The Cleveland Cavaliers are currently heard on the radio via the Cavaliers AudioVerse, with flagship stations WTAM (1100 AM) and WMMS (100.7 FM). Spanish-language broadcasts are heard over Lorain, Ohio, station WNZN (89.1 FM). [1] Tim Alcorn and former Cavalier Jim Chones comprise the announcing team, with Mike Snyder as the in-studio/pre-game/post-game host, the latter duties shared with Cleveland native and former NBA player Brad Sellers. Rafael Hernandez Brito announces the Spanish-language broadcasts on WNZN FM 89.1. [2]
Bally Sports Ohio serves as the team's primary TV home, with select games airing on WUAB channel 43. [3] John Michael handles television play-by-play duties, former Cavalier players Austin Carr and Brad Daugherty alternate as color commentator, and Serena Winters as sideline reporter. [4] [5] Games televised by WUAB will be simulcast on sister stations WTCL-LD and WOHZ-CD (collectively promoted as Telemundo Cleveland) with Rafael Hernandez Brito on the call (simulcast on WNZN for radio)
Years are listed in descending order. Gold shading indicates championship season.
Television
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| Year | Cable | TV | Play-by-play | Commentator(s) | Sidelines |
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| 2023–24 | Bally Sports Ohio |
WUAB WTCL-LD/ WOHZ-CD (Spanish simulcast) |
John Michael Rafael Hernandez Brito (Spanish radio simulcast) |
Serena Winters [6] | |
| 2022–23 | Bally Sports Ohio | John Michael |
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Serena Winters [7] | |
| 2021–22 | Bally Sports Ohio | John Michael | Austin Carr |
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| 2020–21 |
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John Michael | Austin Carr | Angel Gray | |
| 2019–20 | Fox Sports Ohio | John Michael | Austin Carr | Angel Gray | |
| 2018–19 | Fox Sports Ohio | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Angel Gray | |
| 2017–18 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
| 2016–17 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
| 2015–16 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
| 2014–15 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
| 2013–14 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
| 2012–13 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Allie Clifton |
| 2011–12 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Jeff Phelps |
| 2010–11 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | Jeff Phelps |
| 2009–10 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
| 2008–09 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
| 2007–08 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
| 2006–07 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Fred McLeod | Austin Carr | |
| 2005–06 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 2004–05 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 2003–04 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 2002–03 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 2001–02 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 2000–01 | FSN Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 1999–2000 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 1998–99 | Fox Sports Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 1997–98 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 1996–97 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 1995–96 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB | Michael Reghi |
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| 1994–95 | SportsChannel Ohio | WUAB [10] | Michael Reghi |
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| 1993–94 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO | Denny Schreiner [d] | Jim Chones | |
| 1992–93 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO |
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Jim Chones | |
| 1991–92 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO | Jim Chones | ||
| 1990–91 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO |
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Jim Chones | |
| 1989–90 | SportsChannel Ohio | WOIO |
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Jim Chones | |
| 1988–89 | WOIO [12] | Joe Tait | Jim Chones | ||
| 1987–88 | WUAB | Jack Corrigan | Jim Chones | ||
| 1986–87 | WUAB |
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| 1985–86 | WUAB |
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| 1984–85 | WUAB |
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| 1983–84 | Sports Ex | WUAB | Nev Chandler | Austin Carr | |
| 1982–83 | Ten TV [e] | WUAB | Nev Chandler | Austin Carr | |
| 1981–82 | WUAB | Bruce Drennan | |||
| 1980–81 | WUAB [14] | Bruce Drennan | |||
| 1979–80 | WJKW |
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| 1978–79 | WJKW |
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| 1977–78 | WJKW [f] |
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| 1976–77 | WJW-TV |
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| 1975–76 | No games carried on local television [15] [16] | ||||
| 1974–75 | WUAB |
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| 1973–74 | WUAB | Joe Tait | |||
| 1972–73 | WUAB | Frank Sweeney [18] | |||
| 1971–72 | WEWS-TV | ||||
| 1970–71 | WEWS-TV [19] |
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Radio
| Year | Radio | Play-by-play | Commentator | Studio | Spanish Radio | Spanish play-by-play |
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| 2023–24 | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers [20] |
WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito | |
| 2023–22 | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers [21] |
WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito | |
| 2021–22 | Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito | |
| 2020–21 |
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Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WNZN | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
| 2019–20 |
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Tim Alcorn | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WLFM-LP [g] | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
| 2018–19 |
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John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
| 2017–18 |
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John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
| 2016–17 |
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John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
| 2015–16 |
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John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WLFM-LP | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
| 2014–15 |
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John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
WLFM-LP [24] | Rafael Hernandez Brito |
| 2013–14 | WTAM | John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
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| 2012–13 | WTAM | John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
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| 2011–12 | WTAM | John Michael | Jim Chones | Mike Snyder Brad Sellers |
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| 2010–11 | WTAM |
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| 2009–10 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2008–09 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2007–08 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2006–07 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2005–06 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2004–05 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2003–04 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2002–03 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2001–02 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 2000–01 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1999–2000 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1998–99 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1997–98 | WTAM | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1996–97 | WTAM [h] | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1995–96 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1994–95 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1993–94 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1992–93 | WWWE | Joe Tait | Mike Snyder | |||
| 1991–92 | WWWE |
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| 1990–91 | WWWE [26] |
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| 1989–90 | WRMR [j] |
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| 1988–89 | WRMR [27] |
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| 1987–88 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1986–87 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1985–86 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1984–85 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1983–84 | WBBG [k] | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1982–83 | WBBG | Paul Porter [29] | ||||
| 1981–82 | WBBG | Paul Porter | ||||
| 1980–81 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1979–80 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1978–79 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1977–78 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1976–77 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1975–76 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1974–75 | WWWE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1973–74 | Joe Tait | |||||
| 1972–73 | WERE [m] | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1971–72 | WERE | Joe Tait | ||||
| 1970–71 | WERE [19] | Joe Tait [n] |
Notes
- ^ Gray left early in the season to take a job with ESPN, [8] was replaced by Knott on an interim basis, with Winters taking the post full time in January. [9]
- ^ While the season was in progress, Fox Sports Ohio changed its name to Bally Sports Ohio.
- ^ a b Austin Carr filled in for Quinn Buckner and Matt Guokas when they had NBA on NBC commitments.
- ^ Jack Corrigan filled in for Denny Schreiner when Schreiner's ESPN commitments made him unavailable.
- ^ Games were carried over Preview, a subscription television service hosted by WCLQ-TV (channel 61). [13]
- ^ WJW-TV became WJKW in 1977, back to WJW-TV in 1985 and WJW in 1998.
- ^ WLFM-LP was licensed as a low-power television station on channel 6, whose aural analog signal was receivable on 87.7 FM and operated as a conventional radio station. [22] WLFM-LP converted to digital television broadcasting in 2020 and now operates as Telemundo affiliate WTCL-LD. [23]
- ^ WWWE became WTAM on July 30, 1996.
- ^ Jim Johnson broadcast Cavaliers games on radio when Joe Tait was broadcasting games on WOIO. [25]
- ^ WRMR became WKNR in 2001.
- ^ WBBG became WMJI in 1987, WRDZ in 1988, WMIH in 1995, WWMK in 1998 and WCCR in 2015.
- ^ WKYC became WWWE on November 16, 1972.
- ^ WERE became WJMO in 2007.
- ^ Team executive Bob Brown called the first eight games of the 1970–71 season on the radio before the team hired Joe Tait.
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- ^ [ https://www.ballysports.com/ohio-greatlakes/news/bally-sports-ohio-s-2023-24-cavs-broadcast-schedule#:~:text=John%20Michael%20is%20back%20to,to%20co-host%20Cavaliers%20Live. Bally Sports Ohio announces Cavaliers 2023-24 regular season TV schedule & broadcast team - Bally Sports.com]
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