This article intends to be a weekday programming archive for the current and former sports radio stations in the Detroit market, though this list may not be exact or perfect. Ideally, this article will focus on local hosts and shows, not syndicated programming from a national radio network.

At the time of this writing, WXYT-FM (97.1 FM) dominates the sports radio scene in Detroit, being the flagship station for the Lions, Tigers, Pistons, Red Wings, and Wolverines with overflow programming going to their sister stations.¹⁾ The Spartans have WJR (760 AM) instead.

“97.1 The Ticket”, at WXYT-FM (97.1 FM), is a sports radio station that started out, at WXYT (1270 AM), in 2000, before moving to the FM dial in 2007. It was previously known as “Team 1270” (2000–2002), “The Sports Station” (2002–2007), and “Detroit's Sports Powerhouse” for about a month before settling on its current name on November 6, 2007. The station is currently owned by Audacy.

“Sports Radio 1130 The Fan”, at WDFN (1130 AM), was the first major sports radio station in Detroit which ran from July 11, 1994 to June 29, 2020,²⁾³⁾⁴⁾ though legacy hosts would argue that it technically died on January 20, 2009 after Clear Channel gutted its local programming.⁵⁾⁶⁾ The station never recovered, so it eventually flipped to be a Black Information Network affiliate.

WCAR (1090 AM) was a sports radio station which had local programming in its first few years, but it mainly focused on syndicated national programming. It was an affiliate of ESPN Radio (2012–2013), NBC Sports Radio (2013–2014), and Yahoo! Sports Radio / SB Nation Radio / SportsMap (2014–2018, 2018–2022) with a brief stunt with hip-hop and R&B in 2018, before simulcasting WSDS (1480 AM).

“Detroit Sports 105.1”, at WMGC-FM (105.1 FM), was a sports radio station that had ran from August 12, 2013⁸⁾⁹⁾ to June 29, 2016.^10)11)12) Despite attempts to be a viable competitor, it did not have much success and Greater Media insisted on pulling the plug,¹³⁾ flipping to classic hip-hop¹⁴⁾¹⁵⁾ while still fulfilling the rest of its contract with the Detroit Pistons.¹⁶⁾¹⁷⁾

“The Roar”, at W228CJ (93.5 FM), W256EA (99.1 FM), and WCSX-HD2 (94.7 FM, HD2),¹⁸⁾ was a sports podcast radio station that ran from September 1, 2021 to September 23, 2023. It mostly had syndicated programming from regional and national radio networks and podcasts. The format was eventually dropped, replacing it with Beasley Media Group's “Podcast Radio US” network with a broader focus.¹⁹⁾

“Sports Rap Radio”, at WXYT (1270AM), was a short-lived, black-owned sports and hip-hop station²⁰⁾ that ran from June 3, 2024 to August 27, 2024.²¹⁾ The project was spearheaded by Rob Parker, lamenting the lack of black hosts despite the city's ethnic makeup.²²⁾ It had a two-year lease, but failed to acquire the funds necessary to continue,²³⁾ relinquishing control back to Audacy.

• This article is response to the xkcd comic, 2067: Challengers, which made the odd decision to include WDFN despite the fact that it was generally seen as a dead sports station in 2016.
• Due to the article's focus on all-sports radio stations, it unfortunately cuts out sports shows on WJR and what used to be WKRK-FM before it was replaced with WXYT-FM.