Cumulus Media Sports “104.5 The Zone” WGFX Gallatin/Nashville TN has announced an extension with the NFL’s Tennessee Titans to keep their game broadcasts on the station through the 2025 season.
As part of the deal WGFX will also air weekly shows with players, coaches, and game analyst Dave ‘Coach Mac’ McGinnis. WGFX has served as flagship station for Titans’ broadcasts since 2010. The station, under previous formats, also carried the team’s games starting from 1996 (ahead of its move to Nashville from Houston) until 2001 and again in 2004.
The Tennessee Titans and Cumulus’s 104.5 The Zone, the unrivaled leader in Nashville and Middle Tennessee sports audio, today announced that they have entered into a multi-year partnership extension designating 104.5 The Zone/WGFX-FM as the official radio broadcasting home of the Tennessee Titans and Titans Radio. The agreement extends broadcasting rights to 104.5 The Zone for Game Day Play-by-Play with Mike Keith and color analyst Dave “Coach Mac” McGinnis, including Pre- and Post-Game programming and weekly shows through the 2025 NFL Season.
In addition to Game Day coverage, 104.5 The Zone will air weekly shows throughout the season that give Titans fans access to top players and coaches via exclusive interviews, including The Mike Vrabel Show, Titans Tonight, and MAC TALK and weekly Players Shows featuring current Titans players.
Titans Radio strongholds Mike Keith and Dave “Coach Mac” McGinnis enter their fifth season together on Titans Radio. The dynamic combination of Keith, a Hall of Fame play-by-play announcer, and McGinnis, a former NFL head coach, provide Titans fans with high voltage excitement, information, and insight that are unmatched.
Gil Beverly, Senior Vice President / Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer, Tennessee Titans, said: “The Tennessee Titans and 104.5 The Zone have had a long-standing partnership and we are excited to continue with a brand that shares our vision for the Titans. The Zone has established itself as preeminent Middle Tennessee sports leader and the Titans Radio Network will continue to create an incredible offering for passionate fans across the state.”
Allison Warren, Vice President and Market Manager, Cumulus Nashville remarked: “As the predominant sports voice in Middle Tennessee, we’re proud to extend our partnership with the Tennessee Titans. We are committed to bringing 104.5 The Zone listeners and Titans fans the compelling sports content they seek.”
Paul Mason, Operations Manager/Program Director, 104.5 The Zone/WGFX-FM and Titans Radio Network, noted: “The Tennessee Titans and 104.5 The Zone are among the best marriages in the NFL, and we are excited to continue as the flagship station for Titans Radio. I am thrilled that our listeners will hear Mike Keith, Coach Dave McGinnis, Rhett Bryan, and Amie Wells on The Zone and on Titans Radio for years to come.”
Along with its incomparable on-air broadcasts, 104.5 The Zone brings the area’s best sports content to Nashville and Middle Tennessee sports fans through Zone TV, streaming, on-demand, live events and the 104.5 The Zone Podcast Network. With expanded sports coverage and entertainment through the station’s new content partnership with A to Z Sports, 104.5 The Zone brings it all together to deliver the best live and local sports content to fans wherever they are and whenever they want it.
This story first appeared on radioinsight.com