Yankees Radio Network
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The New York Yankees Radio Network is a CBS
CBS Radio
CBS Radio, Inc., formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States, third behind main rival Clear Channel Communications and Cumulus Media. CBS Radio owns around 130 radio stations across the country...

-owned broadcast radio network
Radio network
There are two types of radio networks currently in use around the world: the one-to-many broadcast type commonly used for public information and mass media entertainment; and the two-way type used more commonly for public safety and public services such as police, fire, taxicabs, and delivery...

 that broadcasts New York Yankees
New York Yankees
The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division...

 baseball games. The network is made up of 52 AM and FM stations in fourteen states. The network's flagship station for the network is WCBS
WCBS (AM)
WCBS , often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880" , is a radio station in New York City. Owned by CBS Radio, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of the CBS Radio Network...

 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

, which produces each broadcast in association with the team.

All-sports-radio sister station WFAN
WFAN
WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...

 has also served as the team's radio flagship station. In a rare move, WFAN carried the live broadcast of the Yankees day / night doubleheader at the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore Orioles
The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. They are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League. One of the American League's eight charter franchises in 1901, it spent its first year as a major league...

 on August 28, 2011, so WCBS
WCBS (AM)
WCBS , often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880" , is a radio station in New York City. Owned by CBS Radio, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of the CBS Radio Network...

 could remain within its usual news format for live, continuing coverage of Hurricane Irene.

The YES Network
YES Network
The Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is a New York City-based, regional cable television channel; it broadcasts a variety of sports events, with an emphasis on New York Yankees baseball games, and New Jersey Nets basketball games. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002...

 provides some technical support for each broadcast, and XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio
XM Satellite Radio is one of two satellite radio services in the United States and Canada, operated by Sirius XM Radio. It provides pay-for-service radio, analogous to cable television. Its service includes 73 different music channels, 39 news, sports, talk and entertainment channels, 21 regional...

 carries the network's feed for every home game the Yankees play as per their contract. A separate, Spanish-language broadcast airs on New York's WADO
WADO
WADO is a radio station on 1280 AM. WADO serves New York City and is owned by Univision. The station carries a Spanish language News and Talk format. Its transmitters are located in Carlstadt, New Jersey.- Early programming :...

, 1280 AM.

The network was formed in 2002 after WCBS outbid former Yankees radio flagship WABC
WABC (AM)
WABC , known as "NewsTalkRadio 77 WABC" is a radio station in New York City. Owned by the broadcasting division of Cumulus Media, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of Cumulus Media Networks...

 for the radio rights to the team.

Broadcasters

Since 2005, John Sterling
John Sterling (sportscaster)
John Sterling is an American sportscaster best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. He has announced every Yankees game since .-Early life:...

 (play-by-play) and Suzyn Waldman
Suzyn Waldman
Suzyn Waldman is a sportscaster and former Broadway actress. Starting with the 2005 season, she has been the color commentator for New York Yankees baseball, working with John Sterling on radio broadcasts for WCBS-AM in New York City...

 (color commentary) have been the Yankees Radio Network broadcast team. Waldman is currently the first and (so far) only woman to hold a full-time position with a major league team, and had previously served as a Yankees beat reporter for the YES Network
YES Network
The Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network is a New York City-based, regional cable television channel; it broadcasts a variety of sports events, with an emphasis on New York Yankees baseball games, and New Jersey Nets basketball games. YES made its debut on March 19, 2002...

 before moving to the broadcast booth; before that Waldman was a longtime reporter for WFAN
WFAN
WFAN , also known as "Sports Radio 66" or "The FAN", is a radio station in New York City. The station broadcasts on a clear channel and is owned by CBS Radio...

 where she covered the Yankees as well as various other teams (including the New York Knicks
New York Knicks
The New York Knickerbockers, prominently known as the Knicks, are a professional basketball team based in New York City. They are part of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

). Sterling has been the radio voice of the Yankees since 1989, not having missed a game since taking the position, and had previously worked with Jay Johnstone
Jay Johnstone
John William Johnstone Jr. is an American former professional baseball player, active from 1966 to 1985 for the California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Chicago Cubs...

, Joe Angel
Joe Angel
Joseph "Joe" Angel is a radio play-by-play announcer for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball. A native of Bogotá, Colombia, Angel is famous for his proper pronunciation of Latin players' names....

, and Michael Kay before joining WCBS. He is widely known (and perhaps infamous) for his home run calls, which often involve one of his player nicknames or catchphrases and for saying Ballgame over! Yankees win! Theeeeeee Yankees win! after a Yankee victory. Sterling will often stretch out "the" for dramatic victories as well as say "Yankees win" in a more excited voice. (Naturally then, if the team loses, Sterling will end with a more subdued Ballgame over, (opposing team) wins)

The original Yankees Radio Network broadcast booth continued the practice that WABC and various other Yankee flagship stations had by having two play-by-play announcers share the booth and alternate as the game went on. After Michael Kay was promoted to the team's lead television voice, the Yankees hired ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....

's Charley Steiner
Charley Steiner
Charles Harris "Charley" Steiner is an American sportscaster and broadcast journalist. He is currently the main play-by-play voice for the Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network, paired with Rick Monday.-Early career:...

 away from the network to share the booth with Sterling. The two stayed together until Game 7 of the 2004 American League Championship Series. After the season, to make room for Suzyn Waldman's move to the broadcast booth, Steiner was to become the YES Network's studio host for Yankee games as well as for its coverage of the New Jersey Nets
New Jersey Nets
The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association...

. However, Steiner elected to join the Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network
Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network
The Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network is a network of 26 radio stations that air Major League Baseball games of the Los Angeles Dodgers. , 23 stations broadcast games in English, while another 3 broadcast them in Spanish.-English:...

 instead after the team decided to fire longtime radio voice Ross Porter
Ross Porter
Ross Porter is an American sportscaster,-Broadcasting career prior to the Los Angeles Dodgers:Porter was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, November 29, 1938 to Elizabeth and Ross Porter, Sr. He graduated from Shawnee High School in 1955 then went on to earn a journalism degree at the University of Oklahoma...

.

Format

The broadcast begins with the pregame show, referred to on air as the "Tri-State BMW
BMW
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 Pregame Show" for 2010, which begins approximately thirty-five minutes prior to first pitch and runs for approximately twenty-five minutes. John Sterling begins by welcoming the fans to the broadcast, reviewing the game's pitching matchup, gives the pregame show's rundown, and introduces the broadcast team in the booth.

"The Manager's Show" is first on the pregame show and features a pre-recorded interview between Sterling and Yankees manager Joe Girardi
Joe Girardi
Joseph Elliott Girardi is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager of the New York Yankees. During a 15-year playing career, he played from 1989–2003 for the Chicago Cubs, the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees, and St. Louis Cardinals...

, where the two discuss the team and the upcoming game. Following this the pregame show returns live for "Diamond Notes", where Suzyn Waldman reports on the baseball news of the day. "The Leadoff Spot" is the last item on the pregame show where Waldman usually interviews a Yankee player but will occasionally speak to opposing players or other broadcasters. Sterling then returns live to wrap up the pregame show.

The game broadcast begins after a short commercial break, and Waldman returns to give the starting lineups and the pitching matchup. Sterling rejoins the broadcast as the game's leadoff hitter steps into the batter's box.

The fifth inning is dubbed "The Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....

Fifth", carrying on a tradition started when the Yankees called WABC home. A reporter from the New York Daily News (almost always team beat writer Mark Feinsand) joins the broadcast team during the opponent's half of the fifth and discusses news in and around the team in between pitches.

For the last inning or so, depending on how long the game continues, Sterling will announce the game by himself to allow Waldman enough time to get to the clubhouse for the postgame. If the Yankees win the game, Waldman will choose a player for her "Star of the Game" interview and then head into the clubhouse; if not, Sterling will recap the totals and reveal the player of the game (which he does anyway, regardless) and close the game broadcast.

After another commercial break the postgame show, which for 2010 is called the "Mini Cooper Postgame Show", begins. The postgame begins with the highlights from the game, which include the top defensive play of the game (referred to as the "Good Hands" Defensive Play and sponsored by Allstate
Allstate
The Allstate Corporation is the second-largest personal lines insurer in the United States and the largest that is publicly held. The company also has personal lines insurance operations in Canada. Allstate was founded in 1931 as part of Sears, Roebuck and Co., and was spun off in 1993...

) and the "Land Rover
Land Rover
Land Rover is a British car manufacturer with its headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom which specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles. It is owned by the Indian company Tata Motors, forming part of their Jaguar Land Rover group...

 Drive of the Game" (which often is a home run but also can show a hard hit that drove in multiple runs). There is also one play dubbed the "WCBS NewsRadio 880 Turning Point of the Game", and listeners can win a prize by correctly remembering the play during the next morning's newscast. Waldman's clubhouse report then follows the highlight show.

After a commercial break the broadcast shifts to WCBS' newsroom where the sports anchor on duty runs down the scores from around the major leagues and hosts the "Sounds of the Game" segment, where a snippet of the postgame news conferences provided by the YES Network is played. Sterling then returns to give one final postgame award (the "Cut Above The Rest", a Supercuts
Supercuts
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-sponsored award given to the player or players who had the highest on base percentage), review the next game's pitching matchup and start time, and close the broadcast.

New York

  • 1380 AM WABH
    WABH
    WABH is a radio station broadcasting a sports format. Located in Bath, New York, USA, the station serves the Elmira-Corning area. The station is owned by Pembrook Pines Mass Media N.a. Corp and features programing from ESPN Radio and Westwood One....

     Bath
  • 1430 AM WENE
    WENE
    WENE is a radio station broadcasting a Sports format. Licensed to Endicott, New York, USA, the station serves the Binghamton. The station is currently owned by Clear Channel Communications and features programing from Premiere Radio Networks, Westwood One and Fox Sports Radio.-External links:...

     Binghamton
  • 1230 AM WECK
    WECK
    WECK is a radio station located in the Buffalo, New York, area. Founded in 1956 as WNIA, the station currently is owned by Culver Communications...

     Cheektowaga/Buffalo
  • 1410 AM WELM
    WELM
    WELM signed on in 1947 as Chemung County's second radio station and the Elmira-Corning, New York market's third. It broadcasts on 1410 kHz. The station uses a three-tower array, broadcasting at 5,000 watts from a single tower until sundown, when the power is lowered to 1,000 watts and the pattern...

     Elmira
  • 1340 AM WENT
    WENT
    WENT is a radio station broadcasting a News Talk Information format. Licensed to Gloversville, New York, USA, the station serves the Albany area. The station is owned by Whitney Radio Broadcasting, Inc and features programing from CNN Radio, CBS Radio and ESPN Radio....

     Gloversville
  • 1240 AM WJTN
    WJTN
    WJTN is a radio station licensed to Jamestown, New York. The mostly local news/talk outlet is owned by Media One Group. The station signed on on December 31, 1924, making the station the oldest in southwestern New York and fourth-longest lived in all of Western New York-- behind only WGR, WBEN and...

     Jamestown (Weekend games only)
  • 94.3 FM WKXP
    WKXP
    WKXP is a country music station licensed to Kingston, New York and serving the Hudson Valley of New York state. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts at 6 kilowatts ERP from a tower in Kingston....

     Kingston
  • 1230 AM WIXT Little Falls
  • 104.5 FM WTMM-FM Mechanicville/Albany/Schenectady
  • 1420 AM WACK
    WACK
    WACK is a radio station broadcasting a news talk information format and licensed to Newark, New York, USA. The station is owned by Waynco Radio, Inc., and features programing from CNN Radio, ESPN Radio and Westwood One....

     Newark
  • 103.1 FM WJGK Newburgh (Associated with 96.7 FM WTSX
    WTSX
    WTSX is a radio station in Lehman Township, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Port Jervis Broadcasting, but operated under a local management agreement by Sunrise Broadcasting. They now offer a simulcast of Fox 103.1 WJGK playing an AC format.-History:...

     Port Jervis)
  • 880 AM WCBS
    WCBS (AM)
    WCBS , often referred to as "WCBS Newsradio 880" , is a radio station in New York City. Owned by CBS Radio, the station broadcasts on a clear channel and is the flagship station of the CBS Radio Network...

     New York City (flagship)
  • 101.1 FM HD3 WCBS-FM HD3
    WCBS-FM
    WCBS-FM is a CBS-owned radio station in New York City. The station's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility at 345 Hudson Street in Manhattan, and its transmitter is located on the Empire State Building....

     New York City
  • 1400 AM WSLB
    WSLB
    WSLB is an all-sports radio station, operating from Ogdensburg, New York, United States. Prior to switching to an all-sports format, WSLB was an oldies radio station. WSLB is the affiliate of ESPN Radio for the St. Lawrence County area.-History:...

     Ogdensburg
  • 1340 AM WIRY
    WIRY
    WIRY is an AM radio station licensed to Plattsburgh, New York. The locally owned and operated radio station broadcasts at 1340 kHz in C-QUAM AM stereo with a full service variety format....

     Plattsburgh
  • 96.7 FM WTSX
    WTSX
    WTSX is a radio station in Lehman Township, Pennsylvania. The station is owned by Port Jervis Broadcasting, but operated under a local management agreement by Sunrise Broadcasting. They now offer a simulcast of Fox 103.1 WJGK playing an AC format.-History:...

     Port Jervis
  • 1280 AM WHTK Rochester
  • 1180 AM WHAM (AM)
    WHAM (AM)
    WHAM is a clear-channel talk radio station in Rochester, New York, owned by Clear Channel Communications. Its 50,000-watt transmitter is located in Chili, New York, and the station broadcasts on 1180 kHz.The station first went on the air in 1922...

     Rochester
  • 1350 AM WRNY
    WRNY (AM)
    WRNY is an American radio station broadcasting at 1350 kHz. The station was owned by Clear Channel until September 2007, when ownership was transferred to Galaxy Utica as a result of Clear Channel's decision to "go private"...

     Rome
  • 570 AM/106.9 FM WSYR
    WSYR (AM)
    WSYR is a 5,000 watt radio station licensed to Syracuse, New York. Owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications, it broadcasts a talk radio format under the moniker "Newsradio 106.9 WSYR." It was previously billed as "Newsradio 570 WSYR" until it became a simulcast with WPHR-FM in January...

     Syracuse (Night and weekend games only)
  • 1160 AM WPIE
    WPIE
    WPIE signed on in 1989 as Tompkins County's third AM radio station and the Ithaca, New York market's 12th station on both radio bands. It broadcasts on 1160 kHz.-History:...

     Trumansburg/Ithaca/Elmira
  • 1310 AM WTLB Utica
  • 1410 AM WNER
    WNER
    WNER is a sports/talk radio station in Watertown, New York. The station broadcasts at 1410 kHz and is owned by Stephens Media Group.WNER broadcasts a national sports format from ESPN Radio. It previously used call letters WGME...

     Watertown
  • 97.3 FM WZAD
    WZAD
    WZAD is country music radio station licenced to Wurtsboro, New York that serves the Catskill Mountains region, Orange County, New York, and Pike County, Pennsylvania...

     Wurtsboro (Associated with 94.3 FM WKXP
    WKXP
    WKXP is a country music station licensed to Kingston, New York and serving the Hudson Valley of New York state. The station is owned by Cumulus Media and broadcasts at 6 kilowatts ERP from a tower in Kingston....

     Kingston)

New Jersey

  • 107.1 FM WWYY
    WWYY
    WWYY is a United States class A radio station broadcasting on 107.1 FM. The station is located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, but is licensed to Belvidere, New Jersey and serves the Poconos and the Lehigh Valley. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners...

     Belvidere/Easton, PA/Stroudsburg, PA (Western NJ/Lehigh Valley/The Poconos)

Connecticut

  • 600 AM WICC
    WICC (AM)
    WICC is a news and information radio station in Bridgeport, Connecticut, owned by Cumulus Media. Its signal reaches down into Long Island, New York.-History:...

     Bridgeport
  • 800 AM WLAD
    WLAD
    WLAD is a radio station licensed to serve Danbury, Connecticut, United States. The station is owned by The Berkshire Broadcasting Corp. It airs a News/Talk format....

     Danbury
  • 1410 AM WPOP
    WPOP
    WPOP is a radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format. Licensed to Hartford, Connecticut, USA, the station serves the Hartford-New Britain-Middletown area...

     Hartford
  • 1300 AM WAVZ
    WAVZ
    WAVZ is a radio station broadcasting a Sports Talk format. Licensed to New Haven, Connecticut, USA. The station is currently owned by Cc Licenses. The station switched formats in time for Super Bowl XLI on February 4, 2007....

     New Haven
  • 1240 AM WWCO
    WWCO
    WWCO is a radio station licensed in Waterbury, Connecticut, broadcasting a News Talk Information format. The station is currently owned by Buckley Broadcasting and features programming from AP Radio, Talk Radio Network and Westwood One. The station provides a blend of issue-oriented talk, news and...

     Waterbury

Pennsylvania

  • 107.1 FM WWYY
    WWYY
    WWYY is a United States class A radio station broadcasting on 107.1 FM. The station is located in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, but is licensed to Belvidere, New Jersey and serves the Poconos and the Lehigh Valley. The station is currently owned by Nassau Broadcasting Partners...

     Easton/Stroudsburg/Belvidere, NJ (Lehigh Valley/The Poconos/Western NJ)
  • 1550 AM WTTC
    WTTC (AM)
    WTTC is a sports radio station in Towanda, Pennsylvania, United States.WTTC AM 1550 is affiliated with WTZN 1310 AM. Both ststions air the ESPN Radio format with lots of local sports included.-External references:...

     Towanda
  • 1340 AM WWPA
    WWPA
    WWPA is an all-news radio station broadcasting at 1340 AM and licensed to serve the community of Williamsport, Pennsylvania, USA....

     Williamsport

Florida

  • 1040 AM WHBO Tampa (Excluding games that conflict with Tampa Bay Rays
    Tampa Bay Rays
    The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field...

     games)
  • 770 AM WWCN Estero/Fort Myers (Carries Marlins, Rays, & Red Sox as well)
  • 640 AM WMEN
    WMEN
    WMEN is a sports talk radio station in Florida. The station currently carries many programs from Sporting News Radio. Up until April of 2009, WMEN was a Fox Sports Radio affiliate, but lost the affiliation to WINZ. WMEN also carries FAU and FSU football and basketball games. Local shows include...

     West Palm Beach/Boca Raton

Nevada

  • 920 AM KBAD
    KBAD
    KBAD AM 920 is a Fox Sports Radio affiliate and local sports station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada and is owned by Lotus Broadcasting. KBAD was formerly known as KORK-AM prior to 1997.-KORK:...

     Las Vegas
  • 1460 AM KENO
    KENO
    KENO is a sports/talk AM radio station in Las Vegas, Nevada owned by the Lotus Broadcasting and featuring programming from the ESPN Deportes Radio network. On March 3, 2008, the station changed its format to ESPN Deportes Radio, and the previous programming was moved to KBAD 920 kHz. KBAD's...

     Las Vegas (Spanish)
  • 1100 AM KWWN
    KWWN
    KWWN is a radio station licensed to Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The station is owned by Lotus Broadcasting Corp. Programming includes the UNLV Rebels football and men's basketball teams, ESPN Radio talk shows and play-by-play, and various local talk shows....

     Las Vegas

Vermont

  • 1450 AM WSNO
    WSNO
    WSNO is a radio station licensed to serve Barre, Vermont. The station is owned by Nassau Broadcasting III, LLC. It airs a Talk radio format featuring Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Doug Stephan.The station also features local news and weather, high school sports, NFL Football and...

     Barre
  • 1450 AM WTSA
    WTSA (AM)
    WTSA is a radio station licensed to serve Brattleboro, Vermont. It first signed on in 1950. The station is an affiliate of ESPN Radio....

     Brattleboro
  • 620 AM WVMT
    WVMT
    WVMT is an English-language American radio station located in Burlington, Vermont.Owned and operated by local businessman Paul S. Goldman, it broadcasts on 620 kHz with a power of 5,000 watts as a class B station, using a directional antenna with slightly different daytime and nighttime directional...

     Burlington
  • 94.5 FM WDVT
    WDVT
    WDVT is a radio station broadcasting a Classic Hits music format branded as "The Drive." Licensed to Rutland, Vermont, USA, the station serves the Lebanon-Rutland-White River Junction area. The station is currently owned by Pamal Broadcasting....

    Rutland

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