Summary
Bally Sports South holds the regional cable television rights to the Memphis Grizzlies of the NBA and the Nashville Predators of the NHL. It also carries simulcasts of Major League Baseball games, carrying Cincinnati Reds games televised by Fox Sports Ohio,[1] St. Louis Cardinals games televised by Fox Sports Midwest[2] and (within Tennessee) Atlanta Braves games televised by Fox Sports South, as well as coverage of collegiate sports events from the Southeastern Conference.
Radio edit
On August 15, 2011, it was confirmed that WPRT would switch to a sports format. Adopting the new moniker "102.5 The Game", the format change took effect on Monday, August 29, 2011, at 6 AM, following a weekend of stunting of construction sounds, Nashville Predators highlights, and a loop for several hours of the closing chorus of "The Party's Over" by Journey. The station took over flagship status for the Predators after a one-year stint on sister-station 102.9 The Buzz.[3] Upon its format change, the station announced it would become a primary affiliate of ESPN Radio in six weeks after launch. This delay was due to ESPN Radio exercising an eight-week exit clause (executed two weeks prior to launch) in the contract with secondary affiliate WGFX-FM.[4] Upon assumption of the affiliation, WPRT-FM began to carry various ESPN Radio programming including The Herd with Colin Cowherd, SVP & Russillo, and SportsCenter Nightly.
| Years | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
| 1998–2006 | Pete Weber | Terry Crisp |
| 2006–07 | Eli Gold | Jim McKenzie |
| 2007–08 | Pete Weber | Terry Crisp |
| 2008–10 | Pete Weber | Terry Crisp and Tom Callahan |
| 2010–11 | Tom Callahan | Wade Belak |
| 2011–14 | Tom Callahan | Stu Grimson |
| 2014–15 | Willy Daunic | Brent Peterson |
| 2015–17 | Pete Weber[5] | Brent Peterson |
| 2017–present | Pete Weber[5] | Hal Gill |
Television edit
| Years | Play-by-play | Color commentators |
| 1998–14 | Pete Weber[5] | Terry Crisp |
| 2014–15 | Pete Weber[5] | Stu Grimson |
| 2015–17 | Willy Daunic | Stu Grimson |
| 2017–present | Willy Daunic | Chris Mason |
Current on-air staff edit
- Willy Daunic – play-by-play
- Chris Mason – color commentator
- Lyndsay Rowley – Preds Live anchor, away game bench reporter
- Kara Hammer – home game bench reporter
- Hal Gill – intermission commentator
- Kelsey Wingert – Preds Studio Update Host
References edit
- ^ "FOX Sports Tennessee, SportSouth to Televise 123 Reds Games during 2011 MLB Season". Fox Sports Tennessee. March 8, 2011.
- ^ "2011 Fox Sports Tennessee and SportSouth St. Louis Cardinals Telecast Schedule" (PDF). St. Louis Cardinals.
- ^ Published August 16, 2011 by J.R. Lind (2011-08-16). "On the radio: 102.5 switching to sports". nashvillepost.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Game Time In Nashville – RadioInsight". Radioinsight.com. 2011-08-29. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
- ^ a b c d "Predators broadcasters: Pete Weber, Play-by-play announcer". Predators.NHL.com. Retrieved 2010-08-13.
External links edit
- Preds Announce Broadcast Team for 2017-18 Season
- Preds' TV, radio broadcast teams change
- Pete Weber Celebrates Broadcasting Milestone