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“From the blue waters
of the Chesapeake Bay
to the hills of Tennessee,
the Virginia Tech Hokies
are on the air!”
That familiar refrain — delivered by Bill
Roth, the Voice of Virginia Tech basketball
— opens every Tech sports broadcast and
reflects the network’s goal of reaching Hokie
fans across the state. So, whether they’re
sailing off Virginia’s eastern shore, hiking in
the Blue Ridge Mountains, or sitting in their
homes anywhere in the state, Tech fans know
they’re always within range of a Virginia Tech
ISP Sports Network radio station.
The Tech network is comprised of
powerful radio stations that blanket the
region, giving Tech tremendous exposure
throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia
and Washington, DC. As an indicator of the
growth in popularity of Tech’s basketball
program, many of Virginia’s most popular and
powerful radio stations carry Tech basketball
broadcasts, including Newsradio 790 WNIS
in Norfolk, WRNL and WRVA in Richmond,
powerful WZBL in Roanoke, and thirty other
strong affiliates that blast Tech basketball
broadcasts to fans throughout the region
both day and night. This year, Washington,
NETWORK AFFILIATES
Abingdon, Va.................. WFHG............... 92.7 FM
Blacksburg, Va................ WBRW.............105.3 FM
Blackstone, Va................. WBBC................ 93.5 FM
Bluefield, W.Va................ WKOY..............100.9 FM
Bristol, Va.......................... WFHG................ 980 AM
Charlottesville, Va.......... WKAV...............1400 AM
Clifton Forge, Va............ WXCF..............103.9 FM
Clifton Forge, Va............ WXCF...............1230 AM
Clintwood, Va................. WDIC................. 92.1 FM
Galax, Va........................... WWWJ.............1360 AM
Gate City, Va.................... WGAT...............1050 AM
Harrisonburg, Va............ WMXH............105.7 FM
Leesburg, Va.................... WAGE...............1200 AM
Lynchburg, Va................. WLNI...............105.9 FM
Marion, Va........................ WZVA..............103.5 FM
Martinsville, Va............... WMVA..............1450 AM
Norfolk, Va....................... WNIS.................. 790 AM
Richmond, Va.................. WRNL................. 910 AM
Richmond, Va ................. WRVA...............1140 AM
Roanoke, Va..................... WZBL...............104.9 FM
Roanoke, Va..................... WBRW.............105.3 FM
Staunton, Va.................... WTON..............1240 AM
Tazewell, Va..................... WKQY..............100.1 FM
Warsaw, Va....................... WNNT................ 690 AM
Warsaw, Va....................... WNNT.............100.9 FM
Washington, DC............. WWXX.............. 94.3 FM
Washington, DC............. WWXT............... 92.7 FM
Warsaw, Va....................... WXTR................. 730 AM
Winchester, Va................ WINC................1400 AM
Wytheville, Va................. WXBX................ 95.3 FM
Bill Roth and Mike Burnop
DC’s Triple-X ESPN Radio joins the Virginia
Tech ISP Sports Network giving the Hokies
tremendous coverage in the Washington, DC
market. Triple-X ESPN is also the radio home for
Virginia Tech football and Washington Redskins
football and broadcasts on three signals (94.3
FM, 92.7 FM, and 730 AM) in the Washington
market.
ISP Sports also produces The Hokie Hotline
radio talk show, which airs on stations though
out the region, featuring Roth and Tech coach
Seth Greenberg every Monday night from 7-8
p.m. The Hokie Hotline originates from Awful
Arthur’s restaurant in downtown Blacksburg.
Fans are welcome to call the show each week,
or attend in person every Monday night.
The network’s weekly television magazine
show, Virginia Tech Sports Today, airs every
Sunday on a number of TV stations and
cable networks throughout Virginia and the
southeastern United States. The show includes
weekly highlights and previews, focusing on
Tech basketball.
Roth — Virginia’s seven-time Sportscaster
of the Year — is in his 20th season as the Voice
of Virginia Tech’s football and basketball teams.
A native of Pittsburgh, Pa., Roth graduated
from Syracuse University in 1987, earning a
degree in broadcast journalism. In addition to
his duties with Hokies, Roth works for ESPN in
that network’s coverage of NCAA baseball,
basketball and lacrosse, among other sports.
Roth, who was inducted into Virginia Tech’s
Monogram Club in 2000, is on the Board of
Directors of the Montgomery County United
Way and is a frequent public speaker at
Virginia Tech events.
Virginia Tech Hall of Famer Mike Burnop
is in his 12th season as the analyst on Tech
men’s basketball broadcasts. The colorful
Burnop owns and operates New River Office
Supply stores throughout the region.
Burnop, who has also served as color
announcer on the Tech football network for
the past 25 seasons, was a starting tight end
for the Hokies in the early 1970’s. He was
inducted into Virginia Tech’s Hall of Fame in
2000.
Together, Roth and Burnop compose
one of college athletics’ longest-running
broadcasting teams, having described the
action of Tech games dating back to the 1988
season.
Adam Witten is
in his third year as
scoreboard host for
Tech men’s basketball
broadcasts. Witten
anchors the pre-game,
halftime, and postgame
segments of
every broadcast.
Tech game
broadcasts and other
network programs are
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available to fans anywhere in the world via
Tech’s official athletics Web site, hokiesports.
com. In addition, many Virginia Tech ISP
Sports Network broadcasts will be available
on XM Satellite radio.
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