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Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network

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Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network
TypeRadio Network
BrandingBMO Bucks Radio Network
Country
HeadquartersMilwaukee, Wisconsin
Broadcast area
Wisconsin (15 stations)
Michigan (1 station)
OwnerMilwaukee Bucks
Affiliation(s)National Basketball Association
Affiliates16
Official website
BMO Bucks Radio Network

The Milwaukee Bucks Radio Network (branded as the BMO Bucks Radio Network) is a 16-station radio network in Wisconsin and Michigan that broadcasts basketball games and related programming for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. Since the Bucks inaugural season, WTMJ/620 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has served as the flagship station for the network.[1]

Announcers

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Former Dallas Mavericks broadcaster Ted Davis was part of the BMO Bucks Radio Network from 1997 to 2021.[2] Dennis Krause, the sports director of Spectrum's local news channel Spectrum News 1, was part of the Bucks Radio Network from 1996 to 2021.[3] Davis did play-by-play for every game, with Krause providing color commentary at home games.

After the 2021 NBA Finals, which ended with the Bucks' winning their first NBA Championship in 50 years, Davis announced his retirement in August 2021. Davis was replaced by David Koehn, who'd been the play-by-play broadcaster for the University of Virginia men's basketball team. Krause also left as the color commentator prior to the 2021-22 Bucks season for undisclosed reasons, and was replaced by Ben Brust, a former Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball player and analyst for the Big Ten Network.

Programming

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Pre-game

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The pre-game show is Buck Shots.

Post-game

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The post-game show is made up of two parts, the first half hour being the Radio.com Post Game Show, and the last hour being Bucks And-One (branded as Bucks And-One Presented by Noble Vines), which airs only on ESPN Milwaukee and ESPN Madison. Both parts are hosted by Justin Garcia.[1]

Stations

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BMOBucksRadioNetwork

Affiliates (15 stations)

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All radio streams are blacked out beyond their station's coverage area due to NBA streaming rules.

Wisconsin

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City Callsign Frequency
Amery WLAK 1260 AM
107.3 FM
Appleton WHBY 1150 AM
103.5/106.3 FM
Beaver Dam WBEV-FM 95.3 FM
Eau Claire WMEQ 880 AM
106.3 FM
Fond du Lac KFIZ 1450 AM
Fort Atkinson WFAW 940 AM
Green Bay WNFL 1440 AM
101.9 FM
Janesville WCLO 1230 AM
92.7 FM
La Crosse WKTY 580 AM
96.7 FM
Madison WTLX 100.5 FM
Manitowoc WOMT 1240 AM
Milwaukee WTMJ 620 AM
Prairie du Chien WPRE 980 AM
104.3 FM
Oshkosh WISS 1100 AM
98.3 FM
Park Falls WCQM 98.3 FM
Racine WRJN 1400 AM
99.9 FM
Kenosha 98.1 FM
Rice Lake WJMC 1240 AM
Richland Center WRCE 1450 AM
107.7 FM
Waupaca WDUX 92.7 FM
Wausau WRIG 1390 AM
93.9 FM

Bold denotes the Flagship station.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Milwaukee Bucks will stay with WTMJ-AM for game broadcasts". August 22, 2019.
  2. ^ "Milwaukee Talks: Bucks radio broadcaster Ted Davis". January 12, 2015.
  3. ^ "Bucks Game To Air On WTMJ Radio For 52nd Consecutive Season". NBA.com.
  4. ^ "BMO Harris Bucks Radio Network". Bucks.com.