Fighting Illini Sports Network

The Fighting Illini Sports Network (also known as the Busey Bank Illini Sports Network for sponsorship reasons) is a group of radio stations in Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa that broadcast Illinois Fighting Illini athletic events. The network is managed by Fighting Illini Sports Properties, a Learfield company, whose offices are located in Champaign, Illinois.^[1]^[2]

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Current radio affiliates

Station	Frequency	City	Format	Sports carried	Notes
WRMJ	FM 102.3	Aledo, IL	Country	football, men's basketball
WBGZ	AM 1570 FM 94.3	Alton, IL	Talk radio	football, men's basketball	Serves Northern St. Louis & Metro-East area
WIBH	AM 1440 FM 102.5	Anna, IL	Classic Country	football, men's basketball
WWHX	FM 100.7	Bloomington, IL	Adult Contemporary	football, men's basketball	Serves Bloomington-Normal area
WCAZ	AM 1510 FM 99.1	Carthage, IL	Country	football, men's basketball
WDWS	AM 1400 FM 93.9	Champaign, IL	Talk radio	football, men's basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, women's basketball	Owned by Community Media Group
WHMS	FM 97.5	Champaign, IL	Adult Contemporary	football, men's basketball	Owned by Community Media Group
WLS-AM	AM 890	Chicago, IL	Talk radio	football, men's basketball	2020-21 was first year of a multi-year agreement.
WDAN	AM 1490	Danville, IL	Talk radio	football, men's basketball
WDNL	FM 102.1	Danville, IL	Adult Contemporary	football, men's basketball
WFXN	AM 1230	Davenport, IA	Sports	football, men's basketball	Serves Quad Cities area
WSOY	AM 1340	Decatur, IL	Talk radio	football, men's basketball
WJEZ	FM 98.9	Dwight, IL	Classic Hits	football, men's basketball
WHQQ	FM 98.9	Effingham, IL	Sports	football, men's basketball
WFIW	AM 1390	Fairfield, Illinois	Talk Radio / Sports	football, men's basketball
WGIL	AM 1400 FM 93.7	Galesburg, Illinois	Talk Radio / Sports	football, men's basketball
WPMB	FM 102.7	Greenville, Illinois	Adult Contemporary	football, men's basketball
WJIL	AM 1550 FM 97.1	Jacksonville, Illinois	Talk radio	football, men's basketball
WJVO	FM 102.9	Jacksonville, Illinois	Country	football, men's basketball
WJBM	AM 1480	Jerseyville, Illinois	Country	football, men's basketball
WAOX	FM 105.3	Litchfield, Illinois	Adult contemporary	football, men's basketball
WGGH	AM 1150 FM 98.1	Marion, Illinois	Talk radio	football, men's basketball
WMMC	FM 105.9	Marshall, Illinois	Classic hits	football, men's basketball
WSJD	FM 100.5	Mt. Carmel, Illinois	Oldies	football, men's basketball
WINI	AM 1420 FM 93.5	Murphysboro, Illinois	Oldies	football, men's basketball
WPXN	FM 104.9	Paxton, Illinois	Adult contemporary	football, men's basketball
WZPN	FM 101.1	Peoria, Illinois	Sports	football, men's basketball
WBBA	FM 97.5	Pittsfield, Illinois	Classic rock	football, men's basketball
WTAD	AM 930 FM 103.3	Quincy, Illinois	Talk Radio	football, men's basketball
WTAY	AM 1570 FM 94.3	Robinson, Illinois	News/Talk/Sports/Classic Hits	football, men's basketball
WTYE	FM 101.7	Robinson, Illinois	Classic hits	football
WROK	AM 1440 FM 96.1	Rockford, Illinois	News/talk	football, men's basketball
WKXQ	FM 92.5	Rushville, Illinois	Adult standards	football, men's basketball
WJBD	FM 100.1	Salem, Illinois	Sports	football, men's basketball
WHCO	AM 1230 FM 97.3	Sparta, Illinois	Country	football, men's basketball
WCVS	FM 96.7	Springfield, Illinois	Adult hits	football, men's basketball
WFMB	AM 1450	Springfield, Illinois	Sports	football, men's basketball
KFNS	AM 590	St. Louis, Missouri	Sports	football, men's basketball
WMKR	FM 94.3-2 FM 104.7	Taylorville, Illinois, Tower Hill, Illinois, Shelbyville, Illinois	Country	football, men's basketball
WPMB	AM 1500 FM 104.7	Vandalia, Illinois	Adult Contemporary	football, men's basketball
WGFA	FM 94.1	Watseka, Illinois	Adult Contemporary	football, men's basketball

Personalities

Brian Barnhart, football and men's basketball play-by-play
Martin O'Donnell, football color analyst
Doug Altenberger, men's basketball color analyst
Deon Thomas, men's basketball color analyst

External links

Fighting Illini Radio Station List

References

^ "Illinois Fighting Illini". LEARFIELD.
^ "General - News Archives". University of Illinois Athletics.

v t e Illinois Fighting Illini football
Venues	Illinois Field (1890–1922) Memorial Stadium (1923–present) Soldier Field (1994–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Michigan Missouri Northwestern Ohio State: Illibuck Trophy Purdue
Culture & lore	Illinois Loyalty "Oskee Wow-Wow" Marching Illini Gene Honda Fighting Illini Sports Network Chief Illiniwek 1960s slush fund scandal 2019 Wisconsin game 2021 Penn State game
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)
Rivalries	Indiana Iowa Missouri Northwestern
Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek 1960s slush fund scandal
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Located in: Urbana and Champaign, Illinois

Academics

Schools and
colleges

Centers and
institutes

Athletics

NCAA sports	Illinois Fighting Illini Baseball Football Men's basketball Men's golf Men's gymnastics Men's tennis Softball Women's basketball Women's volleyball
Club sports	Men's ice hockey Men's volleyball Rowing Wheelchair basketball
Facilities	Activities and Recreation Center Atkins Tennis Center Campus Recreation Center – East Freer Hall Huff Hall Ice Arena Illinois Field Kenney Gym and Kenney Gym Annex Memorial Stadium State Farm Center
Rivalries	Braggin' Rights Missouri Northwestern Ohio State football Purdue
Spirit	Chief Illiniwek Songs ("Hail to the Orange," "Illinois Loyalty," "Oskee Wow-Wow") Orange Krush

Student life

Groups	Fraternities and sororities Graduate Employees' Organization Illinois Business Consulting Illinois Solar Decathlon Marching Illini
Media	Fighting Illini Sports Network Illini Media The Daily Illini WPGU Illinois Public Media
Journals	Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal Illinois Journal of Mathematics Ninth Letter University of Illinois Law Review

Campus

Historic buildings	Altgeld Hall (Altgeld Chimes) Busey–Evans Residence Halls Engineering Hall English Building Foellinger Auditorium Harker Hall Illini Union Lincoln Hall Main Library Natural History Building Noyes Laboratory of Chemistry Observatory Round barns Smith Memorial Hall Uni High School
Other buildings	Business Instructional Facility Grainger Engineering Library Japan House Krannert Art Museum Krannert Center for the Performing Arts Newmark Civil Engineering Laboratory Siebel Center for Computer Science Spurlock Museum
Around campus	History Alma Mater sculpture Arboretum Boneyard Creek Conservatory and Plant Collection Engineering Campus McFarland Memorial Bell Tower Morrow Plots Residence halls

Off campus

History and people

Other

Sports broadcast radio networks in the United States

National

Defunct

ESPN Deportes

Major League Baseball radio networks

East	Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays
Central	Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins
West	Houston Astros Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Oakland Athletics Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers

East	Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals
Central	Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals
West	Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies Los Angeles Dodgers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants

National Football League radio networks

AFC

East	Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets
North	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
South	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans
West	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Los Angeles Chargers Las Vegas Raiders

NFC

East	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles Washington Commanders
North	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings
South	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers
West	Arizona Cardinals Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks

National Basketball Association radio networks

Atlantic	Boston Celtics Brooklyn Nets New York Knicks Philadelphia 76ers
Central	Chicago Bulls Cleveland Cavaliers Detroit Pistons Indiana Pacers Milwaukee Bucks
Southeast	Atlanta Hawks Charlotte Hornets Miami Heat Orlando Magic Washington Wizards

Northwest	Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder Portland Trail Blazers Utah Jazz
Pacific	Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Clippers Los Angeles Lakers Phoenix Suns Sacramento Kings
Southwest	Dallas Mavericks Houston Rockets Memphis Grizzlies New Orleans Pelicans San Antonio Spurs

National Hockey League radio networks
West Division	Anaheim Mighty Ducks Arizona Coyotes Colorado Avalanche (Las) Vegas Golden Knights Los Angeles Kings Minnesota Wild Saint Louis Blues San Jose Sharks
Central Division	Carolina Hurricanes Chicago Blackhawks Columbus Blue Jackets Dallas Stars Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Nashville Predators Tampa Bay Lightning
East Division	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals

Major League Soccer radio networks
Seattle Sounders Radio Network

Minor leagues' radio networks

Baseball

AAA	Buffalo Bisons Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Lehigh Valley IronPigs Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Rail Riders
AA	Hartford Yard Goats Portland Sea Dogs
A	Charleston River Dogs Daytona Tortugas Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Defunct	Pawtucket Red Sox

Hockey

AHL	Providence Bruins

Auto racing
IndyCar NASCAR (Motor Racing Network) Speedway Motorsports (Performance Racing Network)

NCAA radio networks
America East	Maine Black Bears New Hampshire Wildcats
ACC	Boston College Eagles Clemson Tigers Duke Blue Devils Florida State Seminoles Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Louisville Cardinals Miami (FL) Hurricanes North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina State Wolfpack Pittsburgh Panthers Syracuse Orange Virginia Cavaliers Virginia Tech Hokies Wake Forest Demon Deacons
A-10	Rhode Island Rams VCU Rams
Big South	Liberty Flames
Big Ten	Indiana Hoosiers Michigan Wolverines Ohio State Buckeyes Penn State Nittany Lions
Big 12	Baylor Bears & Lady Bears Kansas Jayhawks Oklahoma Sooners TCU Horned Frogs Texas Longhorns Texas Tech Red Raiders West Virginia Mountaineers
C-USA	Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and Lady Techsters North Texas Mean Green UAB Blazers Western Kentucky Hilltoppers & Lady Toppers
MVC	Southern Illinois Salukis
Pac-12	Arizona Wildcats California Golden Bears Colorado Buffaloes Oregon Ducks UCLA Bruins USC Trojans
SEC	Alabama Crimson Tide Arkansas Razorbacks Auburn Tigers Florida Gators Georgia Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs Kentucky Wildcats LSU Tigers and Lady Tigers Mississippi State Bulldogs Missouri Tigers Ole Miss Rebels South Carolina Gamecocks Tennessee Volunteers and Lady Vols Texas A&M Aggies Vanderbilt Commodores
Summit League	North Dakota State Bison
Sun Belt	Appalachian State Mountaineers Arkansas State Red Wolves Georgia State Panthers Texas State Bobcats

See also: American broadcast radio

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