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Major League Baseball Teams' TV Stations (Pre-Regional Sports Cable Networks)
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Terrence Clay
Aug 3, 2022, 7:35:53 PM8/3/22
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Here is the list of teams and their local TV stations that broadcasted their games, predominantly road games, long before regional sports cable networks.
NOTES: Some team stations' tenures have overlapped depending on coverage schedule. More recent listings were shared with regional networks.
*Arizona Diamondbacks - 3 KTVK (1998-2007)
*Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves - Milwaukee: 4 WTMJ (1962-65); Atlanta: 2 WSB (1966-72), 17 WTCG/WTBS (1973-2007)
*Baltimore Orioles - 13 WJZ (1958-61; 1964-78), 11 WBAL (1962-63), 2 WMAR (1979-94)
*Boston Red Sox - 5 WHDH (1957-71), 4 WBZ (1972-74), 38 WSBK (1975-95), 68 WABU (1996-98), 56 WLVI (1999), 25 WFXT (2000-02)
*California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels - 9 KHJ (1961-63), 5 KTLA (1964-95), 9 KCAL (1996-2005)
*Chicago Cubs - 9 WGN (1948-2020; the longest TV partnership in MLB)
*Chicago White Sox - 9 WGN (1948-67; 1981; 1990-2019), 32 WFLD (1968-72; 1982-89), 44 WSNS (1973-80), 26 WCIU (2000-14), 50 WPWR (2015-16)
*Cincinnati Reds - 5 WLWT (1948-95), 64 WSTR (1996-98), 12 WKRC (1999)
*Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) - 5 WEWS (1948-49; 1956-60), 8 WXEL/WJW/WJKW 1950-59; 1961-79), 43 WUAB (1980-2001), 3 WKYC (2002-22)
*Colorado Rockies - 2 KWGN (1993-2002), 20 KTVD (2003-08)
*Detroit Tigers - 4 WWJ/WDIV (1950-53; 1975-89), 2 WJBK (1954-74; 2007), 50 WKBD (1990-2003), 20 WMYD (2006)
*Florida/Miami Marlins - 33 WBFS (1993-98), 69 WAMI (1999-2001), 35 WPXM (2002-05)
*Houston Astros - 13 KTRK (1962-72), 2 KPRC (1973-78), 26 KRIV (1979-82), 20 KTXH (1983-97; 2005-08; 2010-11), 51 KNWS (1998-2007)
*Kansas City Royals - 9 KMBC (1969-71; 1997-2002), 41 KBMA (1972-79), 4 WDAF (1980-92), 62 KSMO (1993-96), 29 KCWB/KCWE (1997-2002), 38 KMCI (2003-07)
*Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers - Brooklyn: 9 WOR (1950-57); Los Angeles: 11 KTTV (1958-92), 5 KTLA (1993-2001), 13 KCOP (2002-05), 9 KCAL (2006-13)
*Milwaukee Brewers - 4 WTMJ (1970-80), 18 WVTV (1981-88; 1993-97), 24 WCGV (1989-92; 1998-03)
*Minnesota Twins - 11 WTCN (1961-72; 1975-78), 4 WCCO (1973-74; 1989-97), 9 KMSP (1979-88; 1998-2001)
*Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals) - English: 6 CBMT (1969-89), 12 CFCF (1990-93); French: 2 CBFT (1969-99), 35 CFJP (1995-98)
*New York Mets - 9 WOR/WWOR (1962-98), 11 WPIX (1999-present)
*New York Yankees - 5 WABD (1947-51), 11 WPIX (1951-98), 5 WNYW (1999-2001), 2 WCBS (2002-03), 9 WWOR (2004-14), 11 WPIX (2015-19; 2021)
*Kansas City/Oakland Athletics - Kansas City: 4 WDAF (1959-61), 5 KCMO (1962-67); Oakland: 44 KBHK (1968-72, 1982-84, 1995), 2 KTVU (1973-74), 5 KPIX (1975-81, 1985-92), 36 KICU (1988-92, 1999-2008), 4 KRON (1993-98)
*Philadelphia Phillies - 3 WPTZ/WRCV/KYW (1947-58; 2005-08), 6 WFIL/WPVI (1949-70),10 WCAU (1948-54), 17 WPHL (1971-82, 1993-99), 29 WTAF/WTXF (1983-92), 57 WPSG (1999-2008)
*Pittsburgh Pirates - 2 KDKA (1957-94), 11 WPXI (1995-96), 53 WPGH (1997-2000), 22 WPTT/WCWB (1997-2002)
*St. Louis Cardinals - 5 KSD/KSDK (1949-87, 2007-10), 11 KPLR (1988-2006)
*San Diego Padres - 10 KOGO (1969-70), 39 KCST (1971-72; 1984-86), 6 XETV (1977-79), 8 KFMB (1980-83; 1995-96), 51 KUSI (1987-94; 1997-2003); 69 KTTY (1995), 45 XHBJ (Spanish, 1991-93)
*New York/San Francisco Giants - New York: 4 WNBT (1947-48), 11 WPIX (1949-57); San Francisco: 2 KTVU (1961-2007), 11 KNTV (2008-2021)
*Seattle Mariners - 5 KING (1977-80), 11 KSTW (1981-85; 1989-92; 2001-07), 7 KIRO (1986-88; 1990-91; 1995-2000)
*Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays - 10 WTSP (1998-99; 2001), 32 WWWB/WMOR (1998-2002), 13 WTVT (2001), 66 WXPX (2003-08)
*Washington Senators/Texas Rangers - Washington: 9 WTOP (1961-71); Texas: 39 KDTV/KXTV (1972; 1996-), 4 KDFW (1973; 2001-02; 2004-09), 5 WBAP/KXAS (1974-84; 1996-), 11 KTVT (1985- 27 KDFI (2001-09), 21 KTXA (2010-14)
*Toronto Blue Jays - 5 CBLT (1977-80; 1992-2002), 9 CFTO (1981-91)
*Washington Nationals - 5 WTTG (2005), 20 WCDA (2005-08), 50 WDCW (2009-12); 9 WUSA (2013-17)
Here is the list of teams and their local TV stations that broadcasted their games, predominantly road games, long before regional sports cable networks.
NOTES: Some team stations' tenures have overlapped depending on coverage schedule. More recent listings were shared with regional networks.
*Arizona Diamondbacks - 3 KTVK (1998-2007)
*Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves - Milwaukee: 4 WTMJ (1962-65); Atlanta: 2 WSB (1966-72), 17 WTCG/WTBS (1973-2007)
*Baltimore Orioles - 13 WJZ (1958-61; 1964-78), 11 WBAL (1962-63), 2 WMAR (1979-94)
*Boston Red Sox - 5 WHDH (1957-71), 4 WBZ (1972-74), 38 WSBK (1975-95), 68 WABU (1996-98), 56 WLVI (1999), 25 WFXT (2000-02)
*California/Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels - 9 KHJ (1961-63), 5 KTLA (1964-95), 9 KCAL (1996-2005)
*Chicago Cubs - 9 WGN (1948-2020; the longest TV partnership in MLB)
*Chicago White Sox - 9 WGN (1948-67; 1981; 1990-2019), 32 WFLD (1968-72; 1982-89), 44 WSNS (1973-80), 26 WCIU (2000-14), 50 WPWR (2015-16)
*Cincinnati Reds - 5 WLWT (1948-95), 64 WSTR (1996-98), 12 WKRC (1999)
*Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) - 5 WEWS (1948-49; 1956-60), 8 WXEL/WJW/WJKW 1950-59; 1961-79), 43 WUAB (1980-2001), 3 WKYC (2002-22)
*Colorado Rockies - 2 KWGN (1993-2002), 20 KTVD (2003-08)
*Detroit Tigers - 4 WWJ/WDIV (1950-53; 1975-89), 2 WJBK (1954-74; 2007), 50 WKBD (1990-2003), 20 WMYD (2006)
*Florida/Miami Marlins - 33 WBFS (1993-98), 69 WAMI (1999-2001), 35 WPXM (2002-05)
*Houston Astros - 13 KTRK (1962-72), 2 KPRC (1973-78), 26 KRIV (1979-82), 20 KTXH (1983-97; 2005-08; 2010-11), 51 KNWS (1998-2007)
*Kansas City Royals - 9 KMBC (1969-71; 1997-2002), 41 KBMA (1972-79), 4 WDAF (1980-92), 62 KSMO (1993-96), 29 KCWB/KCWE (1997-2002), 38 KMCI (2003-07)
*Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers - Brooklyn: 9 WOR (1950-57); Los Angeles: 11 KTTV (1958-92), 5 KTLA (1993-2001), 13 KCOP (2002-05), 9 KCAL (2006-13)
*Milwaukee Brewers - 4 WTMJ (1970-80), 18 WVTV (1981-88; 1993-97), 24 WCGV (1989-92; 1998-03)
*Minnesota Twins - 11 WTCN (1961-72; 1975-78), 4 WCCO (1973-74; 1989-97), 9 KMSP (1979-88; 1998-2001)
*Montreal Expos (now Washington Nationals) - English: 6 CBMT (1969-89), 12 CFCF (1990-93); French: 2 CBFT (1969-99), 35 CFJP (1995-98)
*New York Mets - 9 WOR/WWOR (1962-98), 11 WPIX (1999-present)
*New York Yankees - 5 WABD (1947-51), 11 WPIX (1951-98), 5 WNYW (1999-2001), 2 WCBS (2002-03), 9 WWOR (2004-14), 11 WPIX (2015-19; 2021)
*Kansas City/Oakland Athletics - Kansas City: 4 WDAF (1959-61), 5 KCMO (1962-67); Oakland: 44 KBHK (1968-72, 1982-84, 1995), 2 KTVU (1973-74), 5 KPIX (1975-81, 1985-92), 36 KICU (1988-92, 1999-2008), 4 KRON (1993-98)
*Philadelphia Phillies - 3 WPTZ/WRCV/KYW (1947-58; 2005-08), 6 WFIL/WPVI (1949-70),10 WCAU (1948-54), 17 WPHL (1971-82, 1993-99), 29 WTAF/WTXF (1983-92), 57 WPSG (1999-2008)
*Pittsburgh Pirates - 2 KDKA (1957-94), 11 WPXI (1995-96), 53 WPGH (1997-2000), 22 WPTT/WCWB (1997-2002)
*St. Louis Cardinals - 5 KSD/KSDK (1949-87, 2007-10), 11 KPLR (1988-2006)
*San Diego Padres - 10 KOGO (1969-70), 39 KCST (1971-72; 1984-86), 6 XETV (1977-79), 8 KFMB (1980-83; 1995-96), 51 KUSI (1987-94; 1997-2003); 69 KTTY (1995), 45 XHBJ (Spanish, 1991-93)
*New York/San Francisco Giants - New York: 4 WNBT (1947-48), 11 WPIX (1949-57); San Francisco: 2 KTVU (1961-2007), 11 KNTV (2008-2021)
*Seattle Mariners - 5 KING (1977-80), 11 KSTW (1981-85; 1989-92; 2001-07), 7 KIRO (1986-88; 1990-91; 1995-2000)
*Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays - 10 WTSP (1998-99; 2001), 32 WWWB/WMOR (1998-2002), 13 WTVT (2001), 66 WXPX (2003-08)
*Washington Senators/Texas Rangers - Washington: 9 WTOP (1961-71); Texas: 39 KDTV/KXTV (1972; 1996-), 4 KDFW (1973; 2001-02; 2004-09), 5 WBAP/KXAS (1974-84; 1996-), 11 KTVT (1985- 27 KDFI (2001-09), 21 KTXA (2010-14)
*Toronto Blue Jays - 5 CBLT (1977-80; 1992-2002), 9 CFTO (1981-91)
*Washington Nationals - 5 WTTG (2005), 20 WCDA (2005-08), 50 WDCW (2009-12); 9 WUSA (2013-17)
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