Play ball! Fans get their first look at the new, young Reds when Fox Sports Ohio and WLW-AM broadcast the Reds spring opener 3 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, from Goodyear, Ariz.
FSO will televise the second game, also against the Cleveland Indians from Goodyear, at 3 p.m. Wednesday. FSO will carry two more spring games: Reds-Royals 1 p.m. Tuesday March 15, and Reds-Rockies 4 p.m. Friday March 25, according to the Reds broadcast schedule.
Marty Brennaman and Jeff Brantley will do the opener on WLW-AM, and the Wednesday game on Fox Sports WSAI-AM (1360).
Brennaman, 73, starting his 43rd year on Reds Radio and the last year of his contract, said in January that he was .
As in the past years, WLW-AM will carry the majority of spring games, with WSAI-AM broadcasting about 10 weekday afternoon games in March. Four games again will be internet-only on Reds.com on busy basketball tournament Thursdays and Fridays, March 10-11 and March 17-18.
The spring schedule includes two radio broadcasts by Marty and his son Thom: At 4:10 p.m. Monday, March 14 (Reds-Angels) on WLW-AM, and 10 p.m. Monday, March 28 (Reds-Brewers) on WSAI-AM.
Reds fans also should expect to hear Marty doing games with Jim Kelch or former Reds infielder Doug Flynn; Thom doing games with Kelch or Brantley; or Kelch calling games with Brantley or Flynn.
Opening Day at Great American Ball Park is 4 p.m. Monday, April 4, against the Philadelphia Phillies.
