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==Radio and television coverage== {{See also|List of Indianapolis Colts broadcasters}} The Colts' flagship radio stations since [[2007 NFL season|2007]] are [[WFNI]] (1070 AM, currently silent but with its repeater signals at 93.5 FM and 107.5 FM continuing to function as "93.5/107.5 The Fan" using [[WIBC (FM)|WIBC-HD2]] as a signal source) and [[WLHK]] 97.1 FM. The 1070 AM frequency, then known as [[WIBC (FM)|WIBC]], had also been the flagship from 1984 to 1992 and from 1995 to 1997. Matt Taylor is the team's [[play-by-play]] announcer, succeeding [[Bob Lamey]] in 2018.<ref name="m449">{{cite web | last=Doyel | first=Gregg | title=Interim Colts radio voice Matt Taylor chases his childhood dream. | website=IndyStar | date=2018-10-24 | url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2018/10/24/interim-colts-radio-voice-matt-taylor-chases-his-childhood-dream-bob-lamey/1647671002/ | access-date=2024-08-18}}</ref><ref name="b226">{{cite web | title='Voice Of The Colts' Bob Lamey Retires | website=Colts.com | date=2018-08-19 | url=https://www.colts.com/news/voice-of-the-colts-bob-lamey-retires | access-date=2024-08-18}}</ref> Lamey held the job from 1984 to 1991 and again from 1995 to 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 22, 2018 |title=Colts longtime announcer Bob Lamey retired after using racial slur in off-the-air conversation |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24446577/long-indianapolis-colts-voice-bob-lamey-retired-using-slur |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180822194933/http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/24446577/long-indianapolis-colts-voice-bob-lamey-retired-using-slur |archive-date=August 22, 2018 |access-date=August 22, 2018 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Former Colts backup [[quarterback]] [[Jim Sorgi]] serves as the "color commentator<ref name="s736">{{cite magazine | last=Jacobs | first=Melissa | title=Jim Sorgi reflects on backing up Peyton Manning | magazine=Sports Illustrated | date=2016-03-07 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2016/03/07/peyton-manning-retires-jim-sorgi-colts | access-date=2024-08-18}}</ref>". Mike Jansen serves as the public address announcer at all Colts home games.<ref name="z000">{{cite web | last=Johnson | first=Luther | title=Colts make change to public address announcer inside Lucas Oil Stadium | website=Fox 59 | date=2022-09-06 | url=https://fox59.com/news/colts-make-change-to-public-address-announcer-inside-lucas-oil-stadium/ | access-date=2024-08-18}}</ref> Jansen has been the public address announcer since the 1998 season. The team's local TV carriage rights were shaken up in mid-2014 when WTTV's owner [[Tribune Media]] came to terms with [[CBS]] to become the network's Indianapolis affiliate as of January 1, 2015, replacing [[WISH-TV]].<ref name="f441">{{cite web | title=CBS and Tribune Broadcasting Announce New Home for the CBS Television Network in the Indianapolis Market | website=PR Newswire | date=2014-08-11 | url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cbs-and-tribune-broadcasting-announce-new-home-for-the-cbs-television-network-in-the-indianapolis-market-270751361.html | access-date=2024-08-18}}</ref> With the deal, both Tribune Media stations, including [[WXIN]] (channel 59) carry the bulk of the team's regular-season games starting with the [[2015 NFL season]]. Also as of the 2015 season, WTTV and WXIN became the official Colts stations and air the team's preseason games, along with official team programming and coach's shows, and have a signage presence along the fascia of Lucas Oil Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 29, 2014 |title=WXIN-WTTV To Carry Indianapolis Colts |url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/81868/wxinwttv-to-carry-indianapolis-colts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230033446/http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/81868/wxinwttv-to-carry-indianapolis-colts |archive-date=December 30, 2014 |access-date=December 30, 2014 |work=TVNewsCheck}}</ref> WISH's sister station [[WNDY-TV]] aired preseason games from 2011 to 2014, having replaced WTTV at that time.<ref name="x751">{{cite web | title=WNDY to televise Indy Eleven games | website=IndyStar | date=2013-12-20 | url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2013/12/11/wndy-to-televise-indy-eleven-games/3992003/ | access-date=2024-08-18}}</ref> ===Radio station affiliates=== The following are the Colts affiliated radio stations:<ref name="u441">{{cite web | title=Colts Affiliated Radio Stations| website=Colts.com | date=2019-10-02 | url=https://www.colts.com/audio/radio-affiliates | access-date=2024-08-18}}</ref> {{Col-begin}} {{Col-break}} ====Indiana==== {| class="wikitable" |+Indiana affiliates |- ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|City ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|Call Sign ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|Frequency |- | [[Alexandria, Indiana|Alexandria]] || [[WMXQ]] || 96.7 FM |- | [[Angola, Indiana|Angola]] || [[WLKI]] || 100.3 FM |- | [[Bedford, Indiana|Bedford]] || [[WBIW]] || 1340 AM |- | [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]] || [[WGCL (AM)|WGCL]] || 1370 AM |- | [[Columbus, Indiana|Columbus]] || [[WRZQ]] || 107.3 FM |- | [[Crawfordsville, Indiana|Crawfordsville]] || [[WIMC]] || 103.9 FM |- | [[Evansville, Indiana|Evansville]] || [[WGBF (AM)|WGBF]] || 1280 AM |- | rowspan=2|[[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] || [[WOWO (AM)|WOWO]] || 1190 AM |- | [[WFWI]] || 92.3 FM |- | [[Goshen, Indiana|Goshen]] || [[WYXX]] || 97.7 FM |- | [[Greencastle, Indiana|Greencastle]] || [[WREB]]-FM || 94.3 FM |- | rowspan=2|[[Indianapolis|Indianapolis, Indiana]] || [[WFNI]] || 1070 AM |- | [[WLHK]] || 97.1 FM |- | [[Lafayette, Indiana|Lafayette]] || [[WASK-FM]] || 98.7 FM |- | [[Loogootee, Indiana|Loogootee]] || [[WRZR]] || 94.5 FM |- | [[Madison, Indiana|Madison]] || [[WORX-FM]] || 96.7 FM |- | [[Marion, Indiana|Marion]] || [[WMRI]] || 860 AM |- | [[Michigan City, Indiana|Michigan City]] || [[WEFM (FM)|WEFM]] || 95.9 FM |- | [[Monticello, Indiana|Monticello]] || [[WMRS]] || 107.7 FM |- | [[Mount Vernon, Indiana|Mount Vernon]] || [[WMVI (FM)|WMVI]] || 106.7 FM |- | [[Muncie, Indiana|Muncie]] || [[WMUN]] || 1340 AM |- | [[North Vernon, Indiana|North Vernon]] || [[WJCP]] || 1460 AM |- | [[Oxford, Indiana|Oxford]] || [[WIBN]] || 98.1 FM |- | [[Plymouth, Indiana|Plymouth]] || [[WTCA]] || 1050 AM |- | rowspan=2|[[Portland, Indiana|Portland]] || [[WPGW (AM)|WPGW]] || 1440 AM |- | [[WZBD]] || 92.7 FM |- | [[Richmond, Indiana|Richmond]] || [[WKBV]] || 1490 AM |- | [[Rochester, Indiana|Rochester]] || [[WROI]] || 92.1 FM |- | [[Rushville, Indiana|Rushville]] || [[WIFE-FM]] || 94.3 FM |- | [[Santa Claus, Indiana|Santa Claus]] || [[WAXL]] || 103.3 FM |- | [[South Bend, Indiana|South Bend]] || [[WUBU (FM)|WUBU]] || 102.3 FM |- | [[Sullivan, Indiana|Sullivan]] || [[WNDI-FM]] || 95.3 FM |- | [[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]] || [[WTCJ]] || 1230 AM |- | [[Terre Haute, Indiana|Terre Haute]] || [[WVIG (FM)|WVIG]] || 105.5 FM |- | [[Vincennes, Indiana|Vincennes]] || [[WZDM]] || 92.1 FM |- | [[Wabash, Indiana|Wabash]] || [[WJOT-FM]] || 105.9 FM |- | rowspan=2|[[Warsaw, Indiana|Warsaw]] || [[WAOR]] || 102.7 FM |- | [[WRSW (AM)|WRSW]] || 1480 AM |- | [[Washington, Indiana|Washington]] || [[WWBL]] || 106.5 FM |} {{Col-break}} ====Illinois==== {| class="wikitable" |+Illinois affiliates |- ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|City ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|Call Sign ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|Frequency |- | [[Danville, Illinois|Danville]] || [[WDAN]] || 1490 AM |- | [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]] || [[WDZQ]] || 95.1 FM |- | [[Effingham, Illinois|Effingham]] || [[WCRA]] || 1090 AM |- | [[Mount Carmel, Illinois|Mount Carmel]] || [[WYNG (FM)|WYNG]] || 94.9 FM |- | [[Olney, Illinois|Olney]] || [[WVLN]] || 740 AM |} ====Kentucky==== {| class="wikitable" |+Kentucky affiliates |- ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|City ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|Call Sign ! scope="col" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Indianapolis Colts|border=2}};"|Frequency |- | [[Bardstown, Kentucky|Bardstown]] || [[WBRT]] || 1320 AM |- | [[Eminence, Kentucky|Eminence]] || [[WLUE (AM)|WLUE]] || 1600 AM |- | [[Henderson, Kentucky|Henderson]] || [[WGBF-FM]] || 103.1 FM |- | [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]] || [[WLRS (AM)|WLRS]] || 1570 AM |- | [[Owensboro, Kentucky|Owensboro]] || [[WVJS]] || 1420 AM |} {{Col-break}} [[File:Indianapolis Colts radio affiliates.png|thumb|Map of radio affiliates]] {{Col-end}}
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