Need a sports fix? Lexington radio station will air classic Reds, NFL games.
While sports enthusiasts are suffering from withdrawal due to the lack of live competition brought on by the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, one local radio station is stepping into the void with a plan to help mitigate the loss.
Lexington’s WLXG this week will begin airing re-broadcasts of classic Cincinnati Reds games as well as classic NFL playoff games on channels 1300 on AM and 92.5 on FM. Reds games will air at 7 p.m. every Friday beginning April 10. WLXG has not yet determined which games will be broadcast.
NFL games will air at 8 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays beginning with the 2009 NFC Wild Card matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals on Thursday, April 9.
WLXG’s NFL broadcast lineup will feature several historic games, including Super Bowl I between the Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.
The station will also air the 2020 NFL Draft live over three days beginning at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 23.
Other notable matchups on WLXG’s NFL broadcast schedule include Super Bowl XXIII in 1989 between the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals, Super Bowl XLII in 2008 between the New York Giants and New England Patriots — in which Eli Manning and the Giants ended New England’s bid for an undefeated season — and the 2006 AFC Championship, in which Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts defeated Tom Brady and the Patriots.
WLXG’s broadcasts of both the Reds and NFL games can be streamed live on the station’s website at WLXG.com. In an email to the Herald-Leader, WLXG Program Director Shawn Seay said more past NFL games will be made available after May 28 if sports are still on hiatus at that point. He said it’s also possible the station will air historic college basketball and football games down the road.
NFL radio broadcast schedule
(All game broadcasts will begin at 8 p.m.; Broadcast times for 2020 NFL Draft noted in parentheses)
Thursday, April 9 — 2009 NFC Wild Card: Packers vs. Cardinals
Monday, April 13 — Super Bowl LIV (2020): Chiefs vs. 49ers
Thursday, April 16 — 1992 AFC Wild Card: Houston Oilers vs. Bills
Monday, April 20 — Super Bowl XLII (2008): Giants vs. Patriots
Thursday, April 23 (7 p.m.) — NFL Draft round 1
Friday, April 24 (6 p.m.) — NFL Draft rounds 2-3
Saturday, April 25 (noon) — NFL Draft rounds 4-7
Monday, April 27 — Super Bowl XXXII (1998): Broncos vs. Packers
Thursday, April 30 — 2018 AFC Championship: Patriots vs. Chiefs
Monday, May 4 — Super Bowl XXIII (1989): 49ers vs. Bengals
Thursday, May 7 — 2012 AFC Divisional Game: Ravens vs. Broncos
Monday, May 11 — Super Bowl LI (2017): Patriots vs. Falcons
Thursday, May 14 — 2014 NFC Championship: Packers vs. Seahawks
Monday, May 18 — Super Bowl XLIII (2009): Steelers vs. Cardinals
Thursday, May 21 — 2009 NFC Championship: Vikings vs. Saints
Monday, May 25 — Super Bowl I (1967): Packers vs. Chiefs
Thursday, May 28 — 2006 AFC Championship: Patriots vs. Colts
This story was originally published April 5, 2020 at 6:19 PM.
