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The Pittsburgh Pirates, the Major League Baseball franchise in Pittsburgh are carried on radio stations throughout four states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and Maryland. Beginning in 2012, KDKA-FM in Pittsburgh will be the flagship station, replacing WPGB-FM. ^[1] Greg Brown does play by play. He is joined by either Steve Blass (for home games only) or John Wehner (for all road games and some home games). ^[2]

Affiliate stations

Call sign	Radio frequency	Station identification	Market	State
KDKA-FM	93.7 FM	SportsRadio 93.7 The Fan	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania
WBVP	1230 AM	Beaver County's Hometown Station	Beaver Falls	Pennsylvania
WMBA	1460 AM	Beaver County's Hometown Station	Ambridge	Pennsylvania
WNTJ	1490 AM	The NTJ News Talk Network	Johnstown	Pennsylvania
WJPA	1450 AM		Washington	Pennsylvania
WESB	1490 AM		Bradford	Pennsylvania
WHYP	1370 AM		Corry	Pennsylvania
WMBS	590 AM	Your Local Station, 590 AM	Uniontown	Pennsylvania
WISR	680 AM		Butler	Pennsylvania
WLLF	96.7 FM		Hermitage	Pennsylvania
WFRM	600 AM		Coudersport	Pennsylvania
WCED	1420 AM		DuBois	Pennsylvania
WWGE	1400 AM		Ebensburg	Pennsylvania
WTRN	1340 AM		Tyrone	Pennsylvania
WJET	1400 AM		Erie	Pennsylvania
WCNS	1480 AM		Latrobe	Pennsylvania
WDDH	97.5 FM		Ridgway	Pennsylvania
WNTW	990 AM	The NTJ News Talk Network	Somerset	Pennsylvania
WNAE	1310 AM		Warren	Pennsylvania
WCCS	1160 AM		Indiana	Pennsylvania
WPXZ	104.1 FM		Punxsutawney	Pennsylvania
WJST	1280 AM		New Castle	Pennsylvania
WMGW	1490 AM	The Allegheny NewsTalkSports Network	Meadville	Pennsylvania
WTIV	1230 AM	The Allegheny NewsTalkSports Network	Titusville	Pennsylvania
WFRA	1450 AM	The Allegheny NewsTalkSports Network	Franklin	Pennsylvania
WQWK	1450 AM	ESPN Radio 1450	State College	Pennsylvania
WFBG	1290 AM	Big News, Big Talk	Altoona	Pennsylvania
WCBC	1270 AM		Cumberland	Maryland
WMSG	1050 AM	Where the Pirates sound great	Oakland	Maryland
WHTX	1570 AM	The Fabulous 1570 WHTX	Warren	Ohio
WBBD	1400 AM		Wheeling	West Virginia
WEIR	1430 AM		Weirton	West Virginia
WAJR	1440 AM		Morgantown	West Virginia
WETZ	1330 AM		New Martinsville	West Virginia
WAJR	103.3 FM		Clarksburg	West Virginia
WTCS	1490 AM		Fairmont	West Virginia
WBUC	1460 AM		Buckhannon	West Virginia
WJAW	630 AM	ESPN Radio 630	St. Marys	West Virginia
WKAZ	680 AM		Charleston	West Virginia

References

Pittsburgh Pirates

Formerly the Pittsburgh Alleghenys · Founded in 1882 · Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Franchise

History · Seasons · Records · No-hitters · Awards · Players · Managers · Owners and executives · Broadcasters · Opening Day Starters · First-round draft picks · All articles

Ballparks

Exposition Park · Recreation Park · Exposition Park · Forbes Field · Three Rivers Stadium · PNC Park
Spring Training: Riverside Park · Barrs Field · Rickwood Field · Perris Hill Park · McCulloch Park · Perris Hill Park · Flamingo Field · Gilmore Field · Gran Stadium · Jaycee Park · Terry Park · McKechnie Field

Culture

1960 Game 7 · 1985 Drug Trials · Angels in the Outfield · Chasing 3000 · Francisco Cabrera game · Bob Gessner · Great Pierogi Race · In the Name of the Law · Vince Lascheid · Lore · The Natural · The Odd Couple · Pirate Parrot · Bob Prince · Pittsburgh Stars · Temple Cup · We Are Family · The Winning Season

Retired Numbers

1 · 4 · 8 · 9 · 11 · 20 · 21 · 33 · 40 · 42

Rivalries

Philadelphia Phillies

Minors

AAA: Indianapolis Indians · AA: Altoona Curve · A: Bradenton Marauders · West Virginia Power · State College Spikes · Rookie: Gulf Coast League Pirates · Dominican Summer Pirates · Dominican Summer Pirates 2

World Series
Championships (5)

1909 · 1925 · 1960 · 1971 · 1979

League Pennants (9)

American Association: none · National League: 1901 · 1902 · 1903 · 1909 · 1925 · 1927 · 1960 · 1971 · 1979

Division Titles (9)

East: 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1974 · 1975 · 1979 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · Central: none · Wild Card: none

Media

Root Sports Pittsburgh (Bob Walk · Steve Blass · Greg Brown) · Radio Network (WPGB-FM · Tim Neverett · John Wehner)

Seasons (131)

1880s-1890s	1880 · 1882 · 1882 · 1883 · 1884 · 1885 · 1886 · 1887 · 1888 · 1889 · 1890 · 1891 · 1892 · 1893 · 1894 · 1895 · 1896 · 1897 · 1898 · 1899

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v · d · eBroadcast radio networks in the United States

English major networks	ABC News Radio · CBS · Cumulus · ESPN · Fox News · Fox Sports · NPR · Premiere · Radio Disney · TRN · Triton (Dial Global · Local) · United Stations

Spanish major networks	ESPN Deportes · Univision

Regional/State networks	ARN · Biz Radio · CC Syndication · Colorado Public Radio · Indiana Public Radio · Iowa Public Radio · Jefferson Public Radio · Maine PBN · Michigan Radio · Michigan Talk · Minnesota Public Radio · New Jersey Public Radio · North Carolina News · Northeast Public Radio · Northwest Public Radio · Ohio News · The Point · Prairie Public · Que Pasa · Sound of Life · South Dakota Public Radio · Texas State · Tribune · Vermont Public Radio · Wisconsin Public Radio · Wyoming Public Radio

Minor/specialty networks	American Blues · American Urban · Compass · CRN Digital · Highway advisory radio · IMS Radio Network · Motor Racing · Music of Your Life · NHL · Performance Racing · Pacifica · Radio America · Radio One · RBN · Yahoo! · Sports Byline USA · Sun · Timeless Cool · USA · Wall Street Journal Radio · WestStar · WOR Radio Network

Religious networks	3ABN · Accent · AFR · BBN · CSN International · EMF (Air 1 · K-LOVE) · Family Life Network · Family Radio · Moody Radio · Radio Nueva Vida · Rejoice! Musical Soul Food · Relevant Radio · Salem · Sounds Of the Spirit · WAY-FM · Word FM · VCY · Your Network of Praise

Sports teams	MLB: Atlanta Braves · Baltimore Orioles · Boston Red Sox · Chicago Cubs · Cincinnati Reds · Detroit Tigers · Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim · Los Angeles Dodgers · Miami Marlins · New York Yankees · Philadelphia Phillies · Pittsburgh Pirates · Seattle Mariners · Tampa Bay Rays · Texas Rangers NFL: Buffalo Bills · Dallas Cowboys · Detroit Lions · Green Bay Packers · New England Patriots · New York Giants · Pittsburgh Steelers NBA: Boston Celtics · Los Angeles Lakers NHL: Boston Bruins · Buffalo Sabres · Columbus Blue Jackets · Pittsburgh Penguins Minor/other: Pawtucket Red Sox · Portland Sea Dogs · Providence Bruins College sports: Appalachian State Mountaineers · Boston College Eagles · Clemson Tigers · Florida State Seminoles · ISP Sports · Kentucky Wildcats · Maine Black Bears · New Hampshire Wildcats · North Carolina Tar Heels · Penn State Nittany Lions · Pittsburgh Panthers · Rhode Island Rams · Southern Illinois Salukis · Syracuse Orange · Texas Tech Red Raiders · Virginia Tech Hokies

Defunct networks	ABC · Radio AAHS · Air America · Citadel · Enterprise · God's Country Radio Network · I.E. America · Jones · Liberty Broadcasting System · Michigan Radio Network · Mutual Broadcasting System · NBC Red · NBC Blue · NBG · NBN · Nova M · NRN · Pulse 87 · Progressive Broadcasting System · RKO · Satellite Music Network · Sports Fan · Transtar · UPI · Washington News Desk · Westinghouse · Westwood One

v · d · eMajor League Baseball on the radio

Broadcast partners: CBS · ESPN · Liberty · Mutual · NBC

Major League Baseball owned and operated entities: MLB Network Radio

General media: Game of the Week · Sunday Night

Local broadcasters: Atlanta Braves Radio Network · Baltimore Orioles Radio Network · Boston Red Sox Radio Network · Chicago Cubs Radio Network · Cincinnati Reds Radio Network · Detroit Tigers Radio Network · Los Angeles Angels Radio Network · Los Angeles Dodgers Radio Network · Miami Marlins Radio Network · New York Yankees Radio Network · Philadelphia Phillies Radio Network · Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network · Seattle Mariners Radio Network · Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network · Toronto Blue Jays Radio Network Current broadcasters

International broadcasters: BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra

News radio series: The Baseball Show · Baseball Sunday · Fantasy Focus - XM · Fantasy 411

Broadcasters by event: World Series · ALCS · NLCS · All-Star Game · ALDS · NLDS

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