Alright, let me tell you about trying to figure out where to catch the Indiana football game on the radio the other day. It wasn’t exactly rocket science, but it took a little bit of poking around, you know?
So, Saturday was coming up, and I knew I wouldn’t be near a TV. But I definitely wanted to keep up with the Hoosiers. My first thought was, “Okay, gotta be radio stations carrying this.” Simple enough, right? Well, finding which ones was the next step.
I sat down at my computer and just started searching. Typed in things like “Indiana Hoosiers football radio” and “listen to IU game”. Got a bunch of results, naturally. Some looked promising, others were just sports news sites talking about the team.
I figured the best bet would be looking for something official. Maybe the university’s athletics department page or something? Spent a bit of time clicking through different pages, trying to find a schedule or broadcast information section. It wasn’t immediately obvious, gotta say. Lots of stuff about tickets and team rosters, which is great, but not what I needed right then.
Finding the Network Info
Eventually, I stumbled onto a page, or maybe it was a document I found through search, that mentioned the IU Radio Network. That sounded right. It talked about Learfield being the company that managed the broadcasts. Okay, getting warmer.
This led me to information about the actual stations. It wasn’t just one station, but a whole network across the state, which made sense. They partner with local stations in different cities.
I didn’t write down every single one, but I saw the key places listed:
- Bloomington, obviously, the flagship station area.
- Indianapolis had options, which is good, big listener base there.
- Fort Wayne up north.
- Evansville down south.
- Saw some other cities too, like South Bend, Terre Haute, and some smaller towns dotted around Indiana.
They seemed to have a mix of AM and FM stations carrying the games, depending on the location. So, depending on where you are in Indiana, you’ve likely got a local station broadcasting the Hoosiers.
It took maybe 15-20 minutes of searching and clicking around, but I finally got a good sense of the network. Didn’t find one single, super clear list right on the first click, had to dig just a tiny bit. But knowing about the “IU Radio Network” and the broadcast partner company was the key, really. That helped narrow down the search.
So yeah, that was my little adventure in finding the radio affiliates. Now I know where to look or what stations to try and tune into next time I can’t watch the game. Pretty straightforward once you find that network info.
