Hilltopper IMG Sports Network
| City | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
South Central Kentucky Western Kentucky northwest Middle Tennessee southwest Indiana |
| Frequency | Various AM and FM radio stations |
| Format | Sports |
| Power | night |
| Class | Satellite-delivered Regional sports radio network |
| Owner |
IMG College Western Kentucky University |
| Sister stations | WKYU-TV, WKYU-FM |
| Website | WKUSports.com |
The Hilltopper IMG Sports network, also known as the Big Red Radio Network, is the regional sports radio network for the Western Kentucky University's Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers. Headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, the network provides coverage of WKU's athletic teams football, men's and women's basketball. Some select affiliates also clears WKU Men's Baseball games. The network boasts the second-largest radio network in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, behind only their main competitor, the UK IMG Sports Network.[1]
WKYU-TV, the university-owned PBS affiliate, is the sole television affiliate that broadcasts WKU's televised coaches shows, along with some of WKU's sporting events, including those that originate from Sinclair Broadcasting-owned American Sports Network.[2] In addition, some men's and women's basketball games are presented by WKYU with the Fox College Sports cablecast of the game, with the radio network's audio, broadcasting under the branding, "Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network." [3]
Radio affiliates
| Area served | City of License | Station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowling Green [4] | Glasgow | WPTQ-FM 105.3 "The Point" | Network's Flagship #1; Football only |
| Bowling Green | W261BD (100.1 FM) | Men's Basketball only. Low-power FM Translator of WKLX. | |
| Brownsville | WKLX-FM 100.7 Sam FM | Network flagship #3; Men's Basketball only | |
| Cave City | WHHT-FM 103.7 | Women's Basketball only. Also used in programming conflicts of other Bowling Green stations. | |
| Morgantown | WWKN-FM 99.1 | Full-time satellite of WKLX; Men's basketball only | |
| Plum Springs | WWKU-AM 1450 | Network flagship #2; Football and baseball only | |
| Albany KY | Albany | WANY-AM 1390 WANY-FM 100.9 |
Men's basketball only. |
| Campbellsville | Campbellsville | WTCO-AM 1450 | |
| Elizabethtown | Vine Grove | WVKB FM 101.5 | |
| Elizabethtown | WIEL-AM 1400 | ||
| Elkton, KY | Elkton, KY | WEKT-AM "Heavenly 1070" | Football only |
| Franklin, KY | Franklin KY | WFKN-AM 1220 [5] | Can also serve Portland, Orlinda, and Cross Plains (TN). |
| Glasgow/Cave City | Glasgow | WCDS-AM 1230 | |
| Henderson KY/Evansville IN | Henderson, KY | WSON-AM 690 | Football only |
| Hodgenville | Hodgenville | WXAM AM 1430 | |
| Hopkinsville | Hopkinsville | WHOP-AM 1230 | Football only. Also serves Clarksville, TN. |
| W237BV (FM 95.3) | Football only. FM translator of WHOP-AM. | ||
| Louisville | Jeffersonville, IN | WXVW-AM 1450 | Football only |
| Madisonville | Madisonville | WTTL-AM 1310 | |
| Princeton | Princeton KY | WPKY-AM 1580 | Men's Basketball only |
| Somerset | Somerset | WTLO-AM 1480 | Football only |
| Owensboro | Owensboro | WXCM-FM 91.7 | |
| Russell Springs | Russell Springs | WJKY-AM 1060 | Football only |
| WJRS-FM 104.9 | |||
See also
References
- 1 2 Hilltopper IMG Sports Network - Radio Affiliates
- ↑ Greenwell, Zach (October 21, 2014) "HILLTOPPER FOCUS: WKU adds five TV games through American Sports Network" Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved November 25, 2014.
- ↑ "WKU Public Broadcasting". Western Kentucky University. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
- ↑ C-USA Schools Radio Outlets
- ↑ Monneyhan, James (September 3, 2015). "Hilltopper Football is back on 1220 WFKN radio". Franklin Favorite. Retrieved September 3, 2015.