Ohio State Sports Network

Ohio State Learfield IMG Sports Network
Type	Radio network
Country	United States
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio
Broadcast area	Ohio; West Virginia (limited)
Owner	IMG College
Affiliation(s)	Ohio State Buckeyes; Tegna, Inc.
Affiliates	68, including 2 flagships
Official website	Ohio State IMG Sports Network

The Ohio State Learfield IMG Sports Network is an American radio network consisting of 68 radio stations which carry coverage of Ohio State Buckeyes football and men's basketball. WBNS/Columbus (1460 AM) and sister station WBNS-FM/Columbus (97.1 FM) serve as the network's 2 flagship stations. The network also includes 66 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio and West Virginia: 38 AM stations, 24 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators; and 26 full-power FM stations.[1][2][3] Paul Keels has served as play-by-play announcer for both football and men's basketball since 1998; former Ohio State offensive guard Jim Lachey currently serves as color analyst for football; and former Ohio State point guard Ron Stokes currently serves as color analyst for men's basketball.[4][5][6]

History

In 2009, Ohio State announced it had sold its athletic program's media rights to IMG College and RadiOhio, Inc. (member of the Dispatch Broadcasting Group and then-owner of longtime network flagships WBNS and WBNS-FM); the "lucrative multiyear deal" was reportedly worth $110 million, and scheduled to last through 2019. At the time of the announcement, athletic director Gene Smith said Ohio State athletics would be in a better position to confront the then-ongoing economic downturn, referencing an unexpected $1.2 million deficit.[7][8]

Callsign	Frequency	Band	City	State	Network status
WBNS	1460	AM	Columbus	Ohio	Flagship
WBNS-FM	97.1	FM	Columbus	Ohio	Flagship
WAKR	1590	AM	Akron	Ohio	Affiliate
W228EL	93.5	FM	Akron	Ohio	n/a (WAKR relay)
WMTR-FM	96.1	FM	Archbold	Ohio	Football Only
WFUN	970	AM	Ashtabula	Ohio	Affiliate
WATH	970	AM	Athens	Ohio	Affiliate
W246CE	97.1	FM	Athens	Ohio	n/a (WATH relay)
WPKO-FM	98.3	FM	Bellefontaine	Ohio	Football Only
WQEL	92.7	FM	Bucyrus	Ohio	Affiliate
WBCO	1540	AM	Bucyrus	Ohio	Affiliate
WILE-FM	97.7	FM	Cambridge	Ohio	Affiliate
WHBC	1480	AM	Canton	Ohio	Affiliate
WCSM	1350	AM	Celina	Ohio	Affiliate
WCSM-FM	96.7	FM	Celina	Ohio	Affiliate
WDJO	1480	AM	Cincinnati	Ohio	Affiliate
W258CI	99.5	FM	Cincinnati	Ohio	n/a (WDJO relay)
W300CI	107.9	FM	Cincinnati	Ohio	n/a (WDJO relay)
WKNR	850	AM	Cleveland	Ohio	Affiliate
WTNS-FM	99.3	FM	Coshocton	Ohio	Affiliate
WING	1410	AM	Dayton	Ohio	Affiliate
WGTZ	92.9	FM	Dayton	Ohio	Affiliate
WJER	1450	AM	Dover-New Phila.	Ohio	Affiliate
W265DL	100.9	FM	Dover-New Phila.	Ohio	n/a (WJER relay)
WEOL	930	AM	Elyria	Ohio	Affiliate
WFIN	1330	AM	Findlay	Ohio	Affiliate
W238CX	95.5	FM	Findlay	Ohio	n/a (WFIN relay)
WMAN-FM	98.3	FM	Fredericktown	Ohio	Affiliate
WFOB	1430	AM	Fostoria	Ohio	Affiliate
W289CP	105.7	FM	Fostoria	Ohio	n/a (WFOB relay)
WOHF	92.1	FM	Fremont	Ohio	Affiliate
WRAC	103.1	FM	Georgetown	Ohio	Affiliate
WVNU	97.5	FM	Greenfield	Ohio	Affiliate
WIRO	1230	AM	Ironton	Ohio	Affiliate
WYRO	98.7	FM	Jackson	Ohio	Affiliate
WZWB	1420	AM	Kenova-Huntington	West Virginia	Affiliate
WKTN	95.3	FM	Kenton	Ohio	Football Only
WLOH	1320	AM	Lancaster	Ohio	Affiliate
W283BO	104.5	FM	Lancaster	Ohio	n/a (WLOH relay)
WIMA	1150	AM	Lima	Ohio	Affiliate

Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches Retired numbers Statistical leaders
Seasons	1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Ohio State Sports Network

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