Broadcast area | South Central Kentucky Western Kentucky northwest Middle Tennessee southwest Indiana |
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Frequency | Various AM and FM radio stations |
Programming | |
Format | Sports |
Ownership | |
Owner | IMG College Western Kentucky University |
WKYU-TV, WKYU-FM | |
Technical information | |
Class | Satellite-delivered Regional sports radio network |
Power | night |
Links | |
Website | WKUSports.com |
The Hilltopper Sports 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 member station, 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 Stadium.[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]