The Chicago White Sox Radio Network is an American radio network airing baseball games from the Chicago White Sox. The English-language flagship is WMVP in Chicago, with Spanish language coverage airing on WLEY-FM HD3 (107.9 HD3). The English language network consists of 19 stationsList of affiliates on the White Sox's site. For the 2019 season, the play-by-play announcers were Ed Farmer and Jason Benetti (who joins the broadcast team for national broadcasts and for White Sox's games where Ken Harrelson and Chuck Swirsky fill in for him); the color commentator was Darrin Jackson.White Sox broadcasters' page on the White Sox site. Farmer died on April 1, 2020, of polycystic kidney disease. Pre-game host Andy Masur substituted for Farmer during 2020's truncated spring training, and was named as Farmer's successor on June 30, 2020, a role that would be temporary due to the team's radio rights expiring at the end of the season.
WSCR's contract with the White Sox expired after the 2015 season. WLS (890) was to be the new White Sox flagship station from the 2016 through the 2021 seasons; however, WLS owner Cumulus Media filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2017 and entered into a restructuring agreement with certain of its lenders to reduce more than $1 billion in debt. The Bankruptcy Court allowed Cumulus and WLS to end its contract with the White Sox. WGN became the new flagship station of the Chicago White Sox on February 14, 2018. WGN's contract expired after the 2020 season, with WMVP, an ESPN Radio-owned station operated by Good Karma Brands (now Good Karma Sports as of August 2026), taking over beginning with the 2021 season, WMVP had previously carried the White Sox for 11 seasons between 1995 and 2005. Shortly thereafter, Len Kasper, formerly the television voice for the Chicago Cubs, was hired as the radio play-by-play announcer for the White Sox. Connor McKnight succeeded Masur as pre-game host and fill-in play-by-play announcer.
Station list
Flagships + Call sign Frequency Band Location Language Additional notes WMVP 1000 AM Chicago English WTBC-FM-HD2 100.3-2 FM HD Radio simulcast of WMVP WLEY-FM HD3 107.9FM-HD3 FM Spanish
Affiliates
Illinois + Call sign Frequency Location WTFN 1280 AM Aurora WCEZ 93.9 FM Carthage WLBK 1360 AM DeKalb WCMY 1430 AM Ottawa WZOE 1490 AM Princeton WRHL 1060 AM Rochelle WSDR 1240 AM Sterling WSPL 1250 AM Streator WVIL 101.3 FM Virginia (Jacksonville area)
Indiana + Call sign Frequency Location WMRI 860 AM Marion WMRS 107.7 FM Monticello WSJD 100.5 FM Princeton WRIN 1420 AM104.5 FM Rensselaer (daytime only on AM) WLQI 97.7 FM Rensselaer WRDI 95.7 FM South Bend WSLM 1220 AM Salem
Iowa + Call sign Frequency Location KCPS 1150 AM Burlington KQWC 95.7 FM Webster City
References
External links
MLB.com Chicago White Sox Radio Affiliates