List of Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) broadcasters

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The Major Indoor Soccer League, known in its final two seasons as the Major Soccer League, was an indoor soccer league in the United States that played matches from fall 1978 to spring 1992.

Local broadcasters

Team Television station Television announcers
Baltimore Blast
 WJZ-TV[1] Al Trautwig,[2] Lou Tilley, and Nick Zlatar
Buffalo Stallions[3] WUTV[4] Wayne Fuller,[5][6] Fred Hartrick, and Nancy Drew
Chicago Sting
SportsVision[7]
WPWR-TV[8]
 Chet Coppock,[9] Mark Simanton, Howard Balson,[10] and Dave Huson
Cincinnati Kids WLWT[11][12] Tom Kelly and Bob Trumpy[13]
Cleveland Crunch
SportsChannel Ohio[14]
 Steve French and Ty Keough
Cleveland Force
 WOIO
WUAB[15] 		Denny Schreiner,[16] Bill McDermott,[17] Nev Chandler, and Jack Corrigan[18]
Dallas Sidekicks
HSE
KTXA
 Norm Hitzges, Mike Renshaw,[19] and Timm Matthews[20]
Denver Avalanche KWGN-TV[21] Jim Conrad, Kyle Rote Jr., and Michael Ditchfield[22]
Golden Bay Earthquakes
 KICU-TV Jon Miller[23] and John Shrader[24]
Kansas City Comets
 KCTV
American Cablevision[25] 		Don Fortune,[26] Jack Harry,[27] Kevin Wall,[28][29] Clive Griffiths,[30] and Chuck Heinz[31]
Los Angeles Lazers KCAL-TV
Prime Ticket[32] 		Chick Hearn, Bob Miller, Joel Meyers,[33] and Bill MacDonald[34][35]
Memphis Americans[36] WHBQ-TV Chris O'Donoghue[37]
New York Arrows[38]
SportsChannel New York
 Terry Leiweke,[43][44][45] Kyle Rote Jr.,[46] Spencer Ross,[47] Roy Messing, Steve Albert, Nick Zlatar,[48] and Bob Goldsholl[49]
New York Cosmos[50]
SportsChannel New York
 Al Trautwig,[51] Bob Ley,[52] and Seamus Malin
New York Express[53]
SportsChannel New York
 Steve Grad[54] and Seamus Malin
Philadelphia Fever
PRISM
 Harry Kalas,[55] Rudy Getzinger, Andy Musser, and Walter Chyzowych[56]
Pittsburgh Spirit
CAC[58]
 John Sanders,[59] JP Dellacamera,[60] Terry Leiweke,[61] and Chris Wright[62][63]
San Diego Sockers
 KUSI-TV[64]
KSWB-TV[65]
San Diego Cable Sports Network
Prime Ticket[66][67] 		Randy Hahn,[68][69] Alan Mayer,[70] Richard Saxton,[71] Bill MacDonald,[72] Don Ebert,[73] and Dick Calvert[74][75][76]
St. Louis Steamers
 KDNL-TV[77]
Sports Time[78] 		Bob Carpenter,[79][80][81][82][83][84] Bob Kehoe, Bob Brunette,[85] John Sloan,[86] Joel Meyers,[87][88] and Bill McDermott[89]
St. Louis Storm[90] KPLR-TV Rich Gould[91] and Ty Keough
Tacoma Stars
 KSTW
Prime Sports Northwest 		Bob Robertson,[92][93] Jimmy McAlister,[94] and Scott Coleman[95]
Wichita Wings KSN[96]
KAKE-TV 		Mike Kennedy, Steve Shaad, Dave Phillips,[97] and Roy Turner[98]

Notes

  • In their inaugural season, the Los Angeles Lazers games were broadcast on Cable Radio Network. Beginning in the second season, Bill MacDonald asked Jerry Buss and Ron Weinstein for permission to broadcast the Lazers home games on KBOB radio in Pasadena. MacDonald's family agreed to purchase the air time, and MacDonald's long running career was launched. During the 1983–84 season, the Lazers made the first entree into the television arena by broadcasting a few games on the Lakers and Kings KCAL 9 television network. Chick Hearn, the Lakers broadcaster, and Bob Miller, the Kings broadcaster, shared the play-by-play responsibilities. During the 1984–85 season, the Lazers began to broadcast their games on Prime Ticket, which was the regional sports network created by Dr. Jerry Buss for Southern California. This first Lazers broadcast was only the second event to have ever been aired on the Prime Ticket Network. Joel Meyers, a new and upcoming telecaster, joined MacDonald to become the team that announced every play from then on for the Lazers.[99]
  • The
    KAKE-TV (ABC) take over the broadcast. Mark Allan would be their announcer through the 1988-89 season. The Wings would have no television contract thereafter. KFH Radio (1330 AM) would broadcast the Wings from 1981 through 1986, with first Bruce Haertl and then Jim Hawley announcing. Steve Shaad, Blake Schreck, and Klaus Kollmai served as color commentators on the KFH broadcasts. In 1986, KRZ (1240 AM) took over the radio broadcasting, with Dave Phillips as announcer. As KNSS, they would continue to broadcast the Wings through the 1989-90 season. Phillips would be the voice of the Wings with KZSN (1480 AM) through the 1993 season. Steve Dennis took over KZSN's announcing duties in 1994 and continued through the transition to KFH in 1995-96. Former Wings goalkeeper Kris Peat served as announcer in 1996-97. In 1997, Rob Barzegar and KQAM
    (1480 AM) became the Wings radio broadcaster.

National broadcasters

Further information: Major Indoor Soccer League (1978–1992) on television

The MISL made inroads on national television in 1982–83. While the spring would see the end of the league's two-year deal with the USA Network, CBS would broadcast a playoff game live from Cleveland on May 7 that drew an estimated four million viewers. One game during the 1983–84 season was televised on CBS (Game 3 of the championship series[100] on June 2) as well.

1984–85 would be the final year the MISL would have games aired on network television, CBS broadcast Game 4 of the championship series live on May 25.[101]

For the 1985–86 season, there was a steady national TV contract for the first time since 1983, as ESPN would televise 15 regular-season games and assorted playoff games.[102]

Television network Television announcers
CBS[103][104][105] Gary Bender, Kyle Rote Jr., Dick Stockton, John Tesh, and Al Trautwig[106]
ESPN[107][108]
 JP Dellacamera,[109][110] Ty Keough, Bob Kurtz,[111] Bob Ley,[112] Seamus Malin, Shep Messing, and Bob Carpenter[113]
Hughes[114][115] Jim Karvellas and Kyle Rote Jr.
Score[116][117][118][119][120] JP Dellacamera and Ty Keough
SportsChannel America[121][122][123] JP Dellacamera[124] and Ty Keough[125]
USA[126][127][128][129][130][131][132] Al Trautwig[133] and Kyle Rote Jr.[134][135]

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