Editing Tampa Bay Lightning (section)

==Radio and television==
The Lightning's flagship radio outlet is [[WHPT]], which replaced [[WFLA (AM)|WFLA]] as of the [[2022–23 NHL season]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Staff |first=BSM |date=September 14, 2022 |title=Tampa Bay Lightning Moving to 102.5 The Bone |url=https://barrettsportsmedia.com/2022/09/14/tampa-bay-lightning-moving-to-102-5-the-bone/ |access-date=September 14, 2022 |work=Barrett Sports Media}}</ref> [[Dave Mishkin]] serves as play-by-play announcer, joined by [[Phil Esposito]] as color commentator for home games. Greg Lenelli is the pregame and intermission host. From 1995 to 2020, the television play-by-play announcer was [[Rick Peckham]]. He announced that he would be retiring following the [[2019–20 NHL season|2019–20 season]]. His final game for the Lightning was game five of their first round series during the [[2020 Stanley Cup playoffs]], in which the Lightning won in overtime to win the series.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2020/08/19/lightning-gift-broadcaster-rick-peckham-with-a-thrilling-final-game/ |title=Lightning gift broadcaster Rick Peckham with a thrilling final game|first=Mari|last=Faiello|work=Tampa Bay Times|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=September 29, 2020}}</ref> [[Dave Randorf]] was named as his replacement prior to the [[2020–21 NHL season|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Lightning hire veteran play-by-play announcer Dave Randorf |url=https://www.nhl.com/lightning/news/tampa-bay-lightning-hire-veteran-play-by-play-announcer-dave-randorf/c-320038810 |publisher=Tampa Bay Lightning |date=January 7, 2021 |access-date=January 7, 2021}}</ref> The color commentator is [[Brian Engblom]]. The studio host is [[Paul Kennedy (broadcaster)|Paul Kennedy]]. [[Caley Chelios]], daughter of Hall of Fame defenseman [[Chris Chelios]], was the in-arena host and Lightning reporter for 5 seasons. Former Lightning player [[Dave Andreychuk]] and former color commentator [[Bobby Taylor (ice hockey)|Bobby "The Chief" Taylor]] assist with the television pregame and postgame broadcasts.

On December 10, 2014, long-time color commentator [[Bobby Taylor (ice hockey)|Bobby "The Chief" Taylor]] announced he would be retiring from the broadcast booth at the end of the [[2014–15 NHL season|2014–15 season]]. Taylor had served as the team's color commentator since the 1993–94 season, which was the team's second year of existence. Taylor cited that he desired to be home with his wife Jan more. Taylor said, "The road was starting to get a little stale," and "I've been traveling since I was 15, and that's a long time." However, Taylor announced that he was not completely stepping away from the team broadcasts. He has continued to serve as a studio analyst.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbo.com/sports/lightning/bolts-tv-analyst-bobby-the-chief-taylor-in-final-season-20141210/|title=Bolts TV analyst Bobby 'The Chief' Taylor in final season|first=Erik|last=Erlendsson|work=Tampa Tribune|date=December 10, 2014|access-date=December 10, 2014|archive-date=December 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210214953/http://tbo.com/sports/lightning/bolts-tv-analyst-bobby-the-chief-taylor-in-final-season-20141210/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On August 11, 2015, [[Fox Sports Sun]], the regional television home of the Lightning, announced [[Brian Engblom]] as Taylor's replacement on color commentary for the [[2015–16 NHL season|2015–16 season]].

The team was previously broadcast by [[FanDuel Sports Network Sun]]. On May 14, 2025, after [[Main Street Sports Group]] invoked an exit clause in its contract, it was announced that [[Scripps Sports]] had acquired the regional rights to the Lightning, with games to be carried over the air on [[WXPX]]. A subscription streaming platform will also be available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lightning leaving FanDuel, going over the air in deal with Scripps Sports |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/lightning/2025/05/14/scripps-sports-nhl-televised-games-fanduel-bally/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref>