List of historical Major League Baseball television broadcasters
Local
American League
Team | Stations | Years | Pay TV | Years |
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Baltimore Orioles | WMAR 2 (CBS)/WJZ 13 (ABC)2 WMAR 2 (CBS)/WBAL 11 (NBC)/WJZ 13 (ABC)2 WJZ 13 (ABC/CBS)2 WBAL 11 (NBC) WMAR 2 (CBS/NBC) WNUV 54 (WB) |
1954 1955-1957 1958-1961; 1964-1978; 1994–2017 1962-1963 1979-1993 2001-2006 |
Home Team Sports Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Mid-Atlantic Sports Network |
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Boston Red Sox | WLVI 56 (WB) (Fox)
WFXT 25 |
1948-1954 1955-1957 1958-1971 1972-1974; 2003 (a handful of games) 1975-1995; 2003-2005 1996-1998 1999 2000-2002 |
New England Sports Network
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1984-present |
Chicago White Sox | WGN 9 (CBS/Dumont/Ind/WB/CW)5 WFLD 32 (Ind/Fox)3 WSNS 44 (Ind) WCIU 26 (Ind) WPWR 50 (MNTV) |
1948–1967; 1981; 1990–2019 1968–1972; 1982-1989 1973–1980 2000–2014 2015–2016 |
SportsChannel Chicago Sportsvision (PPV)ON TV (PPV) Sportsvision (basic cable) SportsChannel Chicago Fox Sports Chicago Comcast SportsNet Chicago NBC Sports Chicago |
1981 |
Cleveland Guardians | WKYC 3 (NBC)
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1948-1949 1950-1955 1956-1960 1961-1979 1980-2001 2006–2020's |
Sports Time (not in Cleveland metro) |
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Detroit Tigers | WKBD 50 (UPN)5 (WB; later WMYD)
WDWB 20 |
1948-1952; 1975-1994 1953-1974; 2007; 2014–present 1995-2004 2006 |
ON TV |
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Houston Astros | KTRK 13 (ABC)1 KPRC 2 (NBC) KHTV 39 (Ind; later KIAH)5 KRIV 26(Ind)3 KTXH 20 (Ind/UPN/MNTV) KNWS 51 (Ind) KUBE 57 (Ind) |
1962-1972 1973–1976 1977–1978 (with KPRC 2 on Sundays) 1979–1982 1983–1997; 2008–2012 1998–2007 2013–mid 2010's |
Home Sports Entertainment Comcast SportsNet Houston Root Sports Southwest AT&T SportsNet Southwest Space City Home Network |
1983-1994 |
Kansas City Royals | KMBC 9 (ABC) KBMA 41 (Ind; later KSHB)5 WDAF 4 (NBC) KSMO 62 (Ind/UPN) KMBC 9 (ABC)/KCWE 29 (UPN) KMCI 38 (Ind; Opening Day and Sunday away games) |
1969-1971 1972-1979 1980-1991 1992-1997 1998-2002 2003-2007 |
Sports Time |
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Los Angeles Angels | (UPN/MNTV) | 2006-2019
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ON TV |
1977-1984 |
Minnesota Twins | WTCN 11 (Ind; later KARE) WCCO 4 (CBS)2 KMSP 9 (Ind/Fox/UPN)35 WFTC 29 (Ind/UPN/MNTV) KLGT 23 (Ind/WB; later WUCW) KSTC 45 (Ind) |
1961-1972; 1975-1978 1973-1974; 1989-1997 1979-1988; 1998-2002 1990-1993; 2005-2010 1994-1997 2003-2004 |
Midwest Communications (PPV)Midwest Sports Channel Fox Sports North Victory Sports One Bally Sports North |
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New York Yankees | W2XBS, (NBC; later WNBT, now WNBC)4 WABD 5 (Dumont/Fox; later WNYW)3 WPIX 11 (Ind/WB/CW)5 WCBS 2 (CBS)2 WWOR 9 (UPN/MNTV)5 |
1939-1945 1946-1950; 1999-2001 1951-1998; 2015-2021 1965 (with WPIX 11); 2002-2004 2005-2014 |
SportsChannel New York MSG Network YES Network Amazon Prime Video (Yankees home market only) |
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Oakland Athletics | KBHK-TV 44 (Ind/UPN; later KBCW) KTVU 2 (Ind)35 KPIX 5 (CBS)2 KRON 4 (NBC) KICU 36 (Ind) KOFY 20 (Ind) |
1968-1972; 1992-1996 1973-1974 1975-1981; 1985-1992 1993–1998 1999–2008 2013–present |
SportsChannel Bay Area Comcast SportsNet California NBC Sports California |
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Seattle Mariners | KING 5 (NBC) KSTW 11 (Ind/UPN/CW)5 KIRO 7 (CBS/UPN) KAYU 28 (Fox; Spokane) KXLY 4 (ABC; Spokane) KONG 16 (Ind) |
1977-1980 1981-1985; 1989-1993; 1999; 2003-2007 1986-1988; 1992; 1994-2002 1990 1991 2014–present |
Prime Sports Northwest |
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Tampa Bay Rays | WXPX 66 (Pax/I/Ion) (CW)
WTOG 44 |
1998-2002 2003-2008 2014–present |
SportsChannel Florida |
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Texas Rangers
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(Ind) | 1972; 1995-2000 1973; 2001-2009 1974–1983; 1995-2000 1984-1994 2001-2009 2010–present |
VEU |
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Toronto Blue Jays | CFTO 9 CTV BBS CBLT 5/CBC CITY 57 CBLFT 25 (French) CJMT 69 (Tagalog) |
1977—1996 1977-1991 1992-1996 1992-2002; 2007-2008 2008 (Preseason only); 2015–present (select games) 1979 2013–present (Sundays) |
1985-2009 |
National League
Team | Stations | Years | Pay TV | Years |
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Arizona Diamondbacks | 1998-2007 1998 (Spanish) 2003 (East Coast road games) 2007 (Spanish) |
Fox Sports Arizona |
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Atlanta Braves | WSB 2 (NBC) WTCG 17 (Ind; later WTBS, now WPCH)5 |
1966-1971 1972-2011 |
SportsSouth |
1991-2006 |
Chicago Cubs | WGN 9 (CBS/DuMont/Ind/WB/CW) WCIU 26 (Ind) WLS 7 (ABC)1 WPWR 50 (MNTV) |
1948–2019 2000–2014 2015–2019 2015-2016 |
Fox Sports Chicago Comcast SportsNet Chicago NBC Sports Chicago Marquee Sports Network |
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Cincinnati Reds | WLWT 5 (NBC) WSTR 64 (UPN/WB) WKRC 12 (CBS) |
1948-1995 1996-1998 1999; 2010–present |
Sports Time |
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Colorado Rockies | KWGN 2 (Ind/WB)5 KTVD 20 (UPN/MNTV) |
1993-2002 2003-2008 |
Fox Sports Rocky Mountain |
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Los Angeles Dodgers | KTTV 11 (Ind/Fox)3 KTLA 5 (Ind/WB/CW)5 KCOP 13 (UPN) KCAL 9 (Ind) KDOC 56 (Ind) |
1958-1992 1993-2001; 2017–present (selected games) 2002-2005 2006-2013 2014-2016 |
Dodgervision Z Channel SportsChannel Los Angeles Fox Sports West 2 Prime Ticket Spectrum SportsNet LA |
1977-1984 |
Miami Marlins | WBFS 33 (Ind/UPN) WAMI 69 (Ind) WPXM 35 (Pax/I) |
1993-1998 1999-2001 2002-2005 |
Sunshine Network |
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Milwaukee Brewers | (TMD; Spanish) | 1970-1980 1981-1988; 1993-1997 1989-1992; 1998-2003; 2014–present 2003 (selected Sundays) 2007-2011 2003–present (Sunday home games) |
Sportsvue |
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New York Mets | WOR 9 (Ind/UPN; later WWOR)5 WPIX 11 (WB/CW)5 |
1962–1998 1999–present |
SportsChannel New York Fox Sports New York MSG Network SportsNet New York
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Philadelphia Phillies | WFIL 6 (ABC; later WPVI)1 WPHL 17 (Ind/WB/MNTV) WTXF 29 (Ind/Fox)3 WPSG 57 (UPN/CW) WPIX 11 (Ind; New York) WCAU 10 (NBC)4 |
1959-1970 1971-1982; 1993-1998; 2009-2013 1983-1992 1999-2008 1958-1961 (affiliate) 2014–present |
PRISM |
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Pittsburgh Pirates | KDKA 2 (CBS)2 WPXI 11 (NBC) WPGH 53 (Fox)/WCWB 22 (UPN/WB; later WPNT) |
1958-1994 1995-1996 1997-2001 |
KBL Entertainment Network Prime Sports KBL Fox Sports Pittsburgh Roots Sports Pittsburgh AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh SportsNet Pittsburgh |
1983-1984 |
San Diego Padres | XHBJ 45 (Spanish)
KSEX 42 |
1969-1970 1971-1972; 1984-1986 1977-1979 1980-1983; 1995-1996 1987-1994; 1997-2004 (Opening Day, Home Opener, and Sundays) 1995 1991-1993 unknown |
San Diego Cable Sports Network |
1984-1993 |
San Francisco Giants | KTVU 2 (Ind/Fox)35 KICU 36 (Ind) KNTV 11 (NBC)4 |
1958–2007 1993 (co-coverage with KTVU 2) 2008–present |
GiantsVision |
1986-1989 |
St. Louis Cardinals | KSDK 5 (NBC; formerly KSD) KPLR 11 (Ind/WB) |
1948-1958; 1963-1987; 2007-2010 1959-1962; 1988-2006 |
Sports Time |
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Washington Nationals | WDCA 20 (UPN/MNTV) WDCW 50 (CW) WUSA 9 (CBS) |
2005-2008 2009-2011 2012–present |
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network | 2005–present |
Former teams
See also
- List of current Major League Baseball broadcasters
- Owned-and-operated television stations in the United States
1ABC owned television station.
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3Fox owned television station.
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5Superstation (bold indicates former superstation).
National
Network | Years | Additional notes |
DuMont | 1947–1949 | World Series only from 1947 to 1949 |
NBC | 1947–1989 1994–2000 2022–2023 |
World Series and All-Star Game (beginning in 1950) only from 1947 to 1956 and 1965 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week from 1957 to 1964 and exclusively from 1966 to 1989 Monday Night Baseball games from 1967 to 1969 and 1972–1975 Part of a revenue sharing joint venture with Major League Baseball and ABC called "The Baseball Network" from 1994 to 1995 All-Star Game (in even numbered years) and postseason games only from 1996 to 2000 Weekly Sunday morning games from 2022 on (select games simulcast on NBC) |
ABC | 1948–1950 1953–1954 1960 1965 1976–1989 1994–1995 2020–present |
Wild Card Series games from 2020 on (produced by ESPN ).
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CBS | 1947–1950 1955–1965 1990–1993 |
World Series only from 1947 to 1950 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week from 1955 to 1964 New York Yankees games only in 1965 Sporadic, 16 game coverage of Saturday afternoon Game of the Week plus, exclusive network television broadcaster from 1990 to 1993 |
Fox
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1996–present | Saturday afternoon Game of the Week beginning on Memorial Day weekend from 1996 to 2006 Saturday afternoon Game of the Week for the full season since 2007 Exclusive network television broadcaster since 2001 |
Superstations
Postseason coverage
When the
Since
See also
- Historical NBA over-the-air television broadcasters
- Historical NHL over-the-air television broadcasters
References
- ^ Hiestand, Michael (2007-10-09). "Fox's Buck makes pitch for late show". USA Today.
- ^ Postseason exclusivity boosted the price for TBS. If MLB continued to allow local outlets to air their team's games, the rights would have been "significantly diluted", according to Neal Pilson, the former president of CBS Sports who now runs a broadcast consulting company. "The TBS sales people now can assure advertisers that this is the only place where people can see the games," Pilson said. "It's a judgment baseball had to make. It had to balance the revenue stream, which is formidable, against the loss of a certain number of homes."