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==Media== {{Main|List of Cleveland Guardians broadcasters}} [[File:US Navy 060828-N-1805P-007 Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. chats with broadcasters from Cleveland radio station WTAM 1100 AM during a Major League Baseball game at Jacobs Field between the Cleveland Indian.jpg|right|thumb|170px|Guardians TV announcer [[Matt Underwood]] (seated, center) and longtime lead radio announcer [[Tom Hamilton (broadcaster)|Tom Hamilton]] (right)]] ===Radio=== Cleveland radio stations [[WTAM]] ({{Frequency|1100|[[AM broadcasting|AM]]}} and {{Frequency|106.9|[[FM broadcasting|FM]]}}) and [[WMMS]] ({{frequency|100.7|FM}}), both owned by [[iHeartMedia]], serve as flagship stations for the [[Cleveland Guardians Radio Network]].<ref name="radio">{{cite web |url=http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/schedule/radio_affiliates.jsp |title=Radio Affiliates |website=CLEGuardians.com |access-date=February 16, 2008 |archive-date=September 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110906121532/http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/cle/schedule/radio_affiliates.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Tom Hamilton (broadcaster)|Tom Hamilton]] and [[Jim Rosenhaus]] comprise the announcing team and call all games on-site.<ref name="broadcasters">{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cle |title=Broadcaster |website=CLEGuardians.com |access-date=February 16, 2008 |archive-date=February 12, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212040347/http://mlb.mlb.com/team/broadcasters.jsp?c_id=cle |url-status=live }}</ref> Fellow sister station [[WARF]] ({{frequency|1350|AM}}), while primarily an English language station, airs Spanish broadcasts of home games, complementing the flagship coverage. Rafa Hernández-Brito serves as the primary Spanish announcer, alongside analyst and former Indian [[Carlos Baerga]] (Octavio Sequera fills in when Brito calls [[Cleveland Cavaliers]] Spanish radio broadcasts).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Noga |first1=Joe |title=Los Guardians radio broadcasts in Spanish expand to all 81 home games this season |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2024/04/los-guardians-radio-broadcasts-expand-to-all-81-home-games-this-season.html#:~:text=Cleveland's%20Rafa%20Hernández-Brito%2C%20the,provide%20analysis%20for%20select%20games. |website=Cleveland.com ([[The Plain Dealer]]) |date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024}}</ref> ===TV=== Regular season games not broadcast by MLB's national TV partners are shown exclusively on Guardians TV, operated by [[MLB Local Media]], which launched on February 11, 2025.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hoynes |first1=Paul |title=Guardians offer fans streaming option to watch 2025 season; TV home yet to be announced |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2025/02/guardians-offer-fans-streaming-option-to-watch-2025-season-tv-home-yet-to-be-announced.html |publisher=Cleveland.com |date=February 11, 2025}}</ref> Cleveland [[NBC]] affiliate [[WKYC]] channel 3 simulcasts select games, plus airs a weekly team centered sportscast titled ''Guardians Tonight'' Sunday nights.<ref name="t536">{{cite news |last=Morona |first=Joey |date=April 7, 2025 |title=Cleveland Guardians add 10 over-the-air broadcasts on WKYC |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2025/04/cleveland-guardians-add-10-over-the-air-broadcasts-on-wkyc.html |access-date=April 7, 2025 |work=The Plain Dealer}}</ref> Lead announcer [[Matt Underwood]], analyst and former Indians [[Gold Glove]]-winning centerfielder [[Rick Manning]], and field reporter Andre Knott form the TV broadcast team, with [[Al Pawlowski]] hosting the pre- and postgame shows, alongside former Indian [[Chris Gimenez]] serving as analyst, with various other former Indians/Guardians making guest appearances. Guardians TV airs on cable systems throughout [[Northeast Ohio]], as well as functioning as a [[streaming service]].<ref name="z8262">{{cite news |last1=Morona |first1=Joey |last2=Fenbers |first2=Robert |date=March 27, 2025 |title=Cleveland Guardians announce cable, satellite, streaming partners for 2025 season |url=https://www.cleveland.com/guardians/2025/03/cleveland-guardians-announce-cable-satellite-streaming-partners-for-2025-season.html |access-date=March 27, 2025 |work=The Plain Dealer |location=Cleveland, Ohio}}</ref> ===Past announcers=== Notable former broadcasters include Tom Manning, [[Jack Graney]] (the first ex-baseball player to become a play-by-play announcer), [[Ken Coleman]], [[Joe Castiglione]], [[Van Patrick]], [[Nev Chandler]], [[Bruce Drennan]], [[Mudcat Grant|Jim "Mudcat" Grant]], [[Rocky Colavito]], [[Dan Coughlin (sportscaster)|Dan Coughlin]], and [[Jim Donovan (sportscaster)|Jim Donovan]]. Previous broadcasters who have had lengthy tenures with the team include [[Joe Tait]] (15 seasons between TV and radio), [[Jack Corrigan (radio)|Jack Corrigan]] (18 seasons on TV), [[Ford C. Frick Award]] winner [[Jimmy Dudley]] (19 seasons on radio), [[Mike Hegan]] (23 seasons between TV and radio), and [[Herb Score]] (34 seasons between TV and radio).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2008/11/former_indians_broadcaster_her.html|title=Former Indians broadcaster Herb Score dies at age 75|last=Dolgan|first=Bob|work=Cleveland Plain Dealer|date=November 11, 2008|access-date=February 16, 2008|archive-date=November 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081112121409/http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2008/11/former_indians_broadcaster_her.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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