Vanderbilt IMG Sports Network
| City | Nashville, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area |
Middle Tennessee South Central and Western Kentucky |
| Frequency | various AM and FM radio stations |
| Format | Regional Sports radio network (Satellite-delivered) |
| Owner |
IMG College Vanderbilt University |
| Website | VUCommodores All Access (online game broadcasts) |
The Vanderbilt IMG Sports Network, also known as the Commodore Radio Network, is the sports radio network for the Vanderbilt Commodores, the athletic programs of Vanderbilt University. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, the network consists of 10 radio stations in Middle Tennessee, and one in Kentucky.
There is no television division of this network, but Vanderbilt Commodores fans worldwide can listen to coaches shows and game events on Vanderbilt Access at the athletic department’s website.[1] IMG College has been operating the Vanderbilt Sports network since 2000.[2]
Since 2012, WLAC, known on air as “NewsRadio 1510,” is the Nashville area home (and flagship station) of Vanderbilt sports programming. Because that station is a 50,000 clear-channel AM station, Vanderbilt’s night-time games can be heard in most of the eastern United States and parts of southeastern Canada. WSM, the other clear-channel station in Nashville, previously served as the network’s flagship from the 1950s through 2012. WLAC took over as flagship station two years after losing rival Vol Network’s broadcasts of Tennessee Volunteers basketball and football games to WGFX-FM.
Radio affiliates
Current affiliates
Tennessee
| City of license | Callsign | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | WLAC | AM 1510 | Also serves the Clarksville, Tennessee and Bowling Green, Kentucky radio markets by default. Any of VU’s games that take place at night can be heard in most of the eastern U.S. and southeastern Canada due to the station’s 50,000 watt clear-channel status. Flagship station for the network’s Football, Men's Basketball broadcasts, and the coaches shows. |
| Brentwood (Nashville) | WNSR | AM 560 | Flagship station of broadcasts of women’s basketball and baseball. |
| W240CA | FM 95.9 | FM translator of WNSR/Brentwood | |
| Chattanooga | WPLZ-FM-HD2 | FM-HD 106.9-2 | Football and men’s basketball only; can only be heard on HD Radio tuners. |
| Fayetteville | WEKR | AM 1240 | Airs football and men’s basketball |
| Lewisburg | WJJM | AM 1490 | |
| Manchester | WMSR | AM 1320 | |
| Memphis | WMPS | AM 1210 | |
| Tullahoma | WDUC | FM 93.9 | Football and men’s basketball only; Also serves Fayetteville, McMinnville, Manchester and Shelbyville |
Kentucky
| City of license | Callsign | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drakesboro (Central City) | WNTC | FM 103.9 | FM repeater of WNSR/Brentwood, Tennessee |
Former affiliates[3]
- Ashland City, TN -- WQSV AM 790
- Benton, Kentucky -- WCBL-FM
- Chattanooga, TN -- WDOD
- Clarksville, TN -- WJZM-AM 1400
- Gallatin, TN (Nashville) -- WGFX FM 104.5
- Nashville -- WSM AM 650 (195?-2012)
- West Memphis, Arkansas (Memphis, TN) -- KWAM
- Winchester, TN -- WCDT