Seattle Mariners Radio Network

The Mariners Radio Network is the name applied to the radio stations which carry Seattle Mariners baseball games throughout the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.^[1] Alaska Airlines currently serves as the primary sponsor for the network.

Stations are listed by state, then city. All stations broadcast on the AM band unless otherwise noted.

The announcers for the 2010 season were Dave Niehaus with play-by-play from the bottom of the fourth through the bottom of the fifth and again from the top of the eighth until the end of the game and Rick Rizzs with play-by-play starting from the top of the first through the top of the fourth and again for the sixth and seventh innings. If the Mariners went to extra innings, Niehaus did the odd innings and Rizzs did the even innings. ^[2] Niehaus died on November 10, 2010. For the 2011 season, Rizzs teamed with a rotating group of former Mariners announcers and players, including Ron Fairly, Ken Wilson, Ken Levine, Dave Valle, and Dan Wilson;^[3] this lineup was again used in the 2012 season.^[4] Aaron Goldsmith joined Rizzs as the club's radio announcing team at the start of the 2013 season. ^[5]

Flagship history

With the start of the 2009 season, the network's flagship station is once again KIRO 710 in Seattle, which became an affiliate of ESPN Radio in April 2009. Rival station KOMO 1000 had the broadcast rights for six seasons (2003-08). The original flagship station for the franchise was KVI 570, which carried the broadcasts for the M's first eight seasons (1977-84) and the Seattle Pilots' only season (1969). KIRO's first run as the flagship station was for eighteen seasons (1985-2002).^[6]

Stations

English Language Stations

Callsign	Frequency	Location
KTZN	550	Anchorage, Alaska
KINY	800	Juneau, Alaska
KTKN	930	Ketchikan, Alaska
KIFW	1230	Sitka, Alaska
CKST	1040	Vancouver, British Columbia
KVNI	1080	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
KRLC	1350	Lewiston, Idaho
KLER	1300	Orofino, Idaho
KTHH	990	Albany/Corvallis, Oregon
KTIX	1240	Pendleton, Oregon
KFXX	1080	Portland, Oregon
KXRO	1320	Aberdeen, Washington
KPUG	1170	Bellingham, Washington
KELA	1470	Centralia/Chehalis, Washington
KXLE	1240	Ellensburg, Washington
KRKZ	1490	Forks, Washington
KLOG	1490	Kelso, Washington
KWIQ	1020	Moses Lake, Washington
KBRC	1430	Mount Vernon, Washington
KONP	1450	Port Angeles, Washington
KIRO	710 / 97.3 FM HD-2	Seattle, Washington (Flagship station)
KTTH	770	Seattle, Washington (When Seahawks games are on KIRO)
KMAS	1030	Shelton/Olympia, Washington
KXLX	700	Spokane, Washington
KIRO-FM	97.3 FM & HD-1	Tacoma/Seattle, Washington (Select Sunday games only)
KJOX	1340	Tri-Cities, Washington
KMTT	910	Vancouver, Washington / Portland, Oregon
KGDC	1320	Walla Walla, Washington
KKRT	900	Wenatchee, Washington
KTCR	1390 & 104.5 FM	Yakima, Washington

Spanish Language Stations

Callsign	Frequency	Location
KBRO	1490	Seattle/Bremerton, Washington
KNTB	1480	Tacoma/Lakewood, Washington
KNTB (FM)	92.1	Tacoma/Puyallup, Washington
KLDY	1280	Olympia/Lacey, Washington

See also

• List of XM Satellite Radio channels
• List of Sirius Satellite Radio stations

References

1. "Broadcast Affiliates". Mariners Baseball: The official site of the Seattle Mariners. March 2, 2009.
2. Seattle Mariners Official Site - Broadcasters Biographies
3. Johns, Greg (2011-01-19). "Mariners to use committee to fill Niehaus' spot". MLB.com.
4. Johns, Greg (2011-12-01). "Mariners to stick with rotating radio booth in '12". MLB.com.
5. Stone, Larry (2013-01-17). "Mariners Add Aaron Goldsmith to Broadcast Team". seattletimes.com.
6. The Seattle Times - "Seattle Mariners broadcasts returning to KIRO radio," - 2008-07-23 - accessed 2011-09-14