Columbus Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team competing in the National Hockey League (NHL), based in Columbus, Ohio. As a sports brand, the club's identity is built around its NHL franchise, its game-day broadcasts, and its regional fan footprint across Ohio and neighboring West Virginia. The club's media reach is organized through the Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network, an American radio network consisting of 36 radio stations that carry coverage of the team. Columbus stations WBNS (1460 AM) and WBNS-FM (97.1 FM) serve as the network's two flagship stations, while WODC (93.3 FM) acts as an alternate flagship when schedule overlaps occur with Ohio State Sports Network football or basketball programming on both WBNS and WBNS-FM. Beyond the flagships, the network includes 18 affiliates across Ohio and West Virginia — 14 AM stations, 8 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators, and 4 full-power FM stations. On-air, Bob McElligott serves as the play-by-play announcer and also handles the pre- and post-game shows alongside Dylan Tyrer. The network's naming rights are owned by Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs racino, reflecting the commercial partnership model common in regional sports broadcasting. The Blue Jackets brand therefore spans the franchise itself, its broadcast network, and its commercial sponsorships, positioning it as a regional sports-entertainment property anchored in Columbus and distributed through a multi-station radio footprint.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are a National Hockey League franchise based in Columbus, Ohio. The club's brand history is closely tied to its regional broadcast operations, which distribute game coverage across Ohio and West Virginia. The team's radio coverage is organized as the Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network, an American radio network consisting of 36 radio stations that carry coverage of the Blue Jackets. Columbus stations WBNS (1460 AM) and WBNS-FM (97.1 FM) serve as the network's two flagship stations. WODC (93.3 FM) also serves as an alternate flagship in the event of schedule overlaps with Ohio State Sports Network football or basketball programming on both WBNS and WBNS-FM. The network includes 18 affiliates in Ohio and West Virginia: 14 AM stations, 8 of which extend their signals with low-power FM translators, and 4 full-power FM stations. Bob McElligott serves as the play-by-play announcer and also handles the pre- and post-game shows alongside Dylan Tyrer. Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs racino owns the naming rights to the network.

• Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network organized with WBNS and WBNS-FM as flagship stations

• Eldorado Gaming Scioto Downs acquires naming rights to the radio network

Regional NHL sports-entertainment property with a multi-station radio broadcast network across Ohio and West Virginia.

• Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network

  A 36-station American radio network carrying Columbus Blue Jackets game coverage.

• Flagship coverage on WBNS 1460 AM and WBNS-FM 97.1 FM

  The network's two Columbus flagship stations.

• Alternate flagship WODC 93.3 FM

  Overflow flagship used during schedule overlaps with Ohio State Sports Network programming.

1. 1Columbus Blue Jackets Radio Network — Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org