Cleveland Browns Radio Network

See also: List of Cleveland Browns broadcasters
Cleveland Browns Radio Network
TypeRadio network
BrandingThe University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network
Country
United States
HeadquartersCleveland, Ohio
Broadcast area
OwnerCleveland Browns
Established
Affiliation(s)
Affiliates
  • English: 25 (including 3 flagships)
  • Spanish: 4 (including 1 flagship)
WebcastListen live (via TuneIn)
Official website
Browns Radio Network

The University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network is an American radio network composed of 24 radio stations which carry English-language coverage of the Cleveland Browns, a professional football team in the National Football League (NFL). Andrew Siciliano is the team's lead announcer, Nathan Zegura serves as commentator and Je'Rod Cherry is the sideline analyst/reporter.[3] Jim Donovan served as lead announcer following the team's return in 1999 until his retirement prior to the 2024 season.[4][5]

Since 2013, Cleveland market stations WKNR (850 AM), WKRK-FM (92.3 FM), and WNCX (98.5 FM) have served as the network's three flagships, an arrangement noted for competing ownership among the stations: WKNR is owned by Good Karma Brands, while WKRK-FM and WNCX are owned by Audacy, Inc. (formerly CBS Radio).[6] The network also includes 22 affiliates in the U.S. states of Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York: ten AM stations, seven of which supplement their signals with a low-power FM translator, and twelve full-power FM stations.[7] Additionally, Spanish-language coverage originates over Cleveland station WJMO (1300 AM) and three affiliates on the FM dial, all in Ohio.

In addition to traditional over-the-air AM and FM broadcasts, network programming airs on satellite radio via Sirius XM and is available online via Sirius XM, TuneIn and NFL+.[8] The University Hospitals Health System of Cleveland, Ohio, has owned the naming rights to the network since the 2017 season.[9]

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  3. ^ DeNatale, Dave; Beeble, Chris (April 27, 2022). "Cleveland Browns name Nathan Zegura as radio color analyst, Je'rod Cherry as sideline reporter". wkyc.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  4. ^ Finnan, Bob (September 6, 2011). "Jim Donovan discusses returning to Browns' radio booth". The News-Herald. Painesville, Ohio. Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  5. ^ DeNatale, Dave (August 29, 2024). "Jim Donovan stepping down as radio voice for the Cleveland Browns amid cancer battle". wkyc.com. Retrieved August 30, 2024.
  6. ^ Kleps, Kevin (March 27, 2013). "Get ready for saturation radio coverage of the Cleveland Browns this year". Crain's Cleveland Business. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
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  9. ^ University Hospitals [@UHhospitals] (August 29, 2017). "The @Browns Radio Network is now the University Hospitals Cleveland Browns Radio Network! Details here: http://bit.ly/2wlFekd #UHBrowns" (Tweet). Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Twitter.