The Vol Network is the radio and television network of the University of Tennessee Volunteers men's and women's sports teams known as the Vols and Lady Vols. The network was established in 1949, and since 2019, it has been operated by Learfield IMG College.IMG College - University of Tennessee, Knoxville IMGCollege.com. Retrieved October 21, 2014.
It consists of two regional sports networks, about 67 radio stations (both AM and FM), as well as eight television stations across Tennessee, also serving varied portions of neighboring states, depending on the station and market.
Some of the Tennessee Vols’ pre-season exhibition and early season basketball games are also streamed via UTSports.com
History The first Tennessee Volunteers football game radio broadcast was produced by the Vol Radio Network in 1949. UTSports.com Vol Radio Network Archived from the original October 18, 2000. Retrieved December 11, 2014. The name of the radio network was given by the legendary Robert R. Neyland, with Lindsey Nelson serving as the first-ever play-by-play announcer.
Men's basketball games were added to the Vol Network's portfolio in the early 1950s. The Vol Network began broadcasting Tennessee Lady Vols basketball games in the 1977–78 season.2015-16 Tennessee Lady Vols Basketball Media Guide , page 210. When the Vol Network airs the women's basketball broadcasts, it is identified as the Lady Vol Network. It is claimed to be the largest women's college basketball radio network in the country.
Host Communications managed media rights to University of Tennessee athletics, and operated the Vol Network from 1989 until November 2007, when Host Communications merged with IMG College, a division of IMG.Tennessee Football 2008 Media Guide - p. 209
On-air personalities Mike Keith, Director of programming and Play-by-play announcer (Football and Basketball; 2025–present) Jayson Swain, Booth Color Analyst (football, began 2026) John Wilkerson, Vol Baseball Play-by-Play (1999-present) and Studio Host (football and basketball) Brian Rice, Lady Vol Basketball Play-by-Play (2022-present) Lady Vol Softball (former play-by-play) Chris Lofton, Color Analyst (basketball 2025–present) Steve Hamer Color Analyst (basketball 2025-present) Brent Hubbs, Football sideline reporter and program host (1994-present)
Notable personalities John Ward, the “Voice of the Vols” (1968–1999 football; 1965–1999 basketball), famous for the phrase, “It’s Football Time in Tennessee,” and his touchdown call, ”Give him six!” Vol Network Staff UTSports.com Bill Anderson, former football color analyst and broadcasting partner of Ward Lindsey Nelson, first broadcaster on Vol Network (1948–1951) Tim Priest, Color analyst (football, 1999-2021) Bert Bertelkamp, Color Analyst (basketball 1999-2025) Mickey Dearstone - Play-by-play commentator (Women's Basketball, 1998–present) 2014-15 Tennessee Lady Vols Basketball Record Book, page 206. Pat Ryan, Color Analyst (football, 2022-2025)
Programming Current television programming The Rick Barnes Show (2015–present) - men's basketball coach's show
Recent former television programming The Pat Summitt Show (1974–2012) - women's basketball coach's show The Holly Warlick Show (2012–2019) - women's basketball coach's show The Bruce Pearl Show (2005–2011) - men's basketball coach's show; revived onto the Auburn IMG Sports TV Network in 2015 The Cuonzo Martin Show (2011–2014) - men's basketball coach's show The Donnie Tyndall Show (2014–2015) - men's basketball coach's show The Phillip Fulmer Show (1992–2008) - football coach's show The Derek Dooley Show (2010–2012) - football coach's show The Butch Jones Show (2013–2017) - football coach's show
Radio programming Big Orange Hotline - Monday evenings during football season (Knoxville, Tri-Cities, Nashville, and Chattanooga area affiliates only) Vol Calls - Monday Nights 8:00-9:00 PM ET (7:00-8:00 PM CT) The Rick Barnes Show - men's basketball coach's show (radio version) Tennessee Tip-off Show - men's basketball pre-game show
Television affiliates City of license (Market) Station Channel Primary affiliation Notes Chattanooga WTVC 9.1 ABC Jackson (TN) WJKT 16.1 Fox EPlusTV6 6 (cable only) Independent The Holly Warlick Show only Johnson City WJHL-TV 11.1 CBS 11.2 ABC Knoxville WVLT-TV 8.1 CBS Flagship station of the Vol Network's TV programming 8.2 MyNetworkTV Memphis WATN-TV 24.1 ABC WLMT 30.1 The CW Replays of Vol Network TV shows from WATN Nashville WZTV 17.1 Fox Also serves the Bowling Green, Kentucky area by default WUXP 30.1 MyNetworkTV
Regional Sports Networks Callsign/Station Name Service Area Notes FanDuel Sports Network Southeast (formerly SportSouth and Fox Sports Southeast) Vol Network Coaches ShowsSportSouth Acquires Rights Package to UT Events Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, southeast North Carolina Also available nationwide via Dish Network and DirecTV
Former TV affiliates Callsign/Station Name Service Area Notes Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia Defunct as of June 1, 2014 WMYA Spartanburg, SC-Asheville, NC Licensed to Anderson, SC; Disaffiliated as of 2013 WMC-TV Memphis, Tennessee Disaffiliated in 2013, coach's TV shows moved to WATN and WLMT WPXX-TV Disaffiliated in 2008; secondary TV affiliate WKPT-TV Tri-Cities Disaffiliated in 2013; replaced by WJHL WAPK-CD/WKPT-DT2
Radio affiliates Current affiliates Tennessee Volunteers games played at night used to be heard across 28 states in the eastern half of the United States and three provinces in eastern Canada thanks to a previous affiliation deal with Nashville's 50,000 watt clear-channel station WLAC. This ended in 2010 when that station lost the Vol Network affiliation to WGFX.
All affiliates broadcast men's and women's basketball as well as UT football unless otherwise stated in the notes column.“Vol Network Football Affiliates” . UTsports.com.“Vol Network Basketball Affiliates” . UTsports.com. Fans out of range of all stations can also listen to the game broadcasts via the TuneIn and UT GameDay app or via the University of Tennessee sports website.
Tennessee City (Station location in parentheses if not city of license) Callsign Frequency/Band Notes Knoxville WNML 990 AM Flagship station of the network WNML 99.1 FM Full-time repeater of flagship station WNML-AM 990 WIVK 107.7 FM Football and Men's Basketball only Baxter (Cookeville) WBXE 93.7 FM Bolivar WMOD 96.7 FM Football and women's basketball Bristol (Kingsport/Johnson City, Tennessee/Bristol, Virginia) WOPI 1490 AM Brownsville WTBG 95.3 FM Football only Camden WRJB 98.3 FM Carthage WUCZ 104.1 FM Football only Centerville WNKX 96.7 FM Calhoun (Athens/Cleveland) WCLE 104.1 FM Chattanooga WGOW 1150 AM Women's basketball only WSKZ 106.5 FM Football only Clarksville WNZE 1400 AM Football only; basketball can be heard in this area via WGFX/Gallatin Cleveland WCLE AM 1570 Women ‘s basketball only Cookeville WGSQ 94.7 FM Columbia WKOM 101.7 FM Covington WKBQ 93.5 FM Crossville WOWF 102.5 FM Dickson WDKN 1260 AM Football only W268BN 101.5 FM Football only; translator of WDKN Dredsden (Martin/Paris) WCDZ 95.1 FM Also serves southwest Kentucky, including Fulton and Mayfield Dyersburg WTRO 1450 AM Football only; can also be heard from Carruthersville, Missouri Elizabethton WKPP 1520 AM Football only Erwin WEMB AM 1420 Fayetteville WYTM 105.5 FM Football and men's basketball; can also serve Huntsville, Alabama Franklin WAKM 950 AM Football and men's basketball Gallatin (Nashville) WGFX 104.5 FM All sports broadcasts; also serves as the secondary Vol Network station for the Clarksville, TN/Hopkinsville, KY area, and also serves parts of south-central Kentucky, including Bowling Green Greeneville WGRV 1340 AM Football and women's basketball WIKQ 103.1 FM Hartsville WTNK 1090 AM Men's basketball only Jackson WDXI 1310 AM Football and men's basketball WMXX 103.1 FM Football only Johnson City WQUT 101.5 FM Football only; also serves Kingsport and Bristol Jonesborough (Johnson City) WKTP 1590 AM Kingsport WKPT 1400 AM WKOS 104.9 FM Lafayette WLCT 102.1 FM Football only Lenoir City WLIL 730 AM Football and men's basketball WKZX-FM 93.5 FM Football only Lewisburg WJJM 1490 AM WJJM 94.3 FM Football and men's basketball Lexington (Jackson) WBFG 95.9 FM Livingston WLIV 920 AM WUCH 96.9 FM Livingston (Cookeville) WLQK 95.9 FM Women's basketball only Madisonville WRKZ 1250 AM Men's basketball only Manchester WFTZ 101.5 FM Also serves Tullahoma Martin WCMT 1410 AM Football only McKimmon (Paris) WTPR-FM 101.7 FM McMinnville WAKI 1230 AM Men's basketball only WKZA 107.3 FM Football only Memphis WMFS 680 AM WMFS 92.9 FM Morristown WCRK 1150 AM Newport WLIK 1270 AM Oneida WBNT 105.5 FM Paris WTPR 710 AM Parsons WKJQ 97.3 FM Football only Pulaski WKSR 1420 AM WLXA 98.3 FM Savannah WKWX 93.5 FM Smithville WJLE 1480 AM WJLE 101.7 FM Soddy-Daisy (Chattanooga) WGOW-FM 102.3 FM Football and men's and women's basketball Union City WENK 1240 AM Also serves Fulton, Kentucky and South Fulton, Tennessee Wartburg WECO 101.3 FM Waverly WQMV 1060 AM Football only Winchester WCDT 1340 AM
Other areas City (Station location in parentheses if not city of license) Callsign Frequency/Band Notes Murphy, North Carolina WCVP 600 AM Football only Bridgeport, Alabama WJTW 106.1 FM / 1480 AM Football & Basketball Elsewhere in the USA SiriusXM n/a Tennessee Football 2012 Media Guide - p. 401 Varsity Network All sports
Former affiliates
Tennessee City (Station location in parentheses if not city of license) Callsign Frequency/Band Notes Ashland City WQSV 790 AM Women's basketball only; disaffiliated in 2015 Athens WAYA 93.9 FM Cookeville WHUB AM 1400 Moved to WBXE and WGSQ Cowan (Winchester) WZYX AM 1440 Crossville WCSV AM 1490 Moved to WOWF Knoxville WNOX AM 1440 Former flagship La Follette (Jacksboro) WQLA 104.9 FM Lawrenceburg WDXE 95.9 FM WTNX 106.7 FM station sold to Educational Media Foundation; now K-LOVE WLFM Memphis WREC AM 600 Murfreesboro WBOZ 104.9 FM WGNS AM 1450 Affiliated 199?-2005 Nashville WLAC 1510 AM Affiliation moved to WGFX/Gallatin in 2010. This staton's night-time signal granted access to nighttime Tennessee Vols football and basketball games to listeners in much of the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. and in three Canadian provinces. WNRQ 105.9 FM Disaffiliated in 2010 Portland WQKR AM 1270 Disaffiliated in 2010. Could also serve Franklin, Kentucky. Ripley WTRB AM 1570 South Pittsburg WEPG AM 910 Waynesboro WWON AM 930 Football-only affiliate; Disaffiliated in 2013
Other states Waynesville, North Carolina - WMXF-AM 1400 (football only, disaffiliated in 2010?) Sheffield, Alabama - WSHF AM 1380 (football only, disaffiliated in 1990s)
Sponsors DISH Network Coca-Cola Food City Farm Bureau Insurance Tennessee
See also Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Volunteers basketball Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball Tennessee Volunteers football WKCE - Tennessee Sports Radio - Knoxville's local sports radio station (not part of the Vol Network). UK Sports Network - Kentucky’s statewide radio and TV network for the Vols’ SEC rival Kentucky Wildcats.
References
External links UTSports.com Official Website for University of Tennessee Athletics Vol Network on Facebook @VolNetwork_IMG on Twitter Tennessee Vol Network Online Store