The Minnesota Timberwolves will have a new radio home from the 2023-24 season and beyond, the team announced on Wednesday.
The Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx of the WNBA will have all their games air on KFAN 100.3 in Minneapolis. This will be the first time since 2011 that KFAN is the flagship station of the T-Wolves.
Additionally, the T-Wolves and the Lynx will have a dedicated 24/7 streaming channel on the iHeartRadio app and website.
Earlier this month, the Timberwolves announced they were leaving WCCO, which had been their radio home since 2011. At the time, COO Ryan Tanke said the team had a new one-year partnership which he described as a “trial” and “super non-traditional”.
“This is an exciting time for our organization as we launch a multi-faceted distribution partnership with one of the largest media platforms in the country,” Timberwolves and Lynx CEO Ethan Casson said. “Welcoming KFAN 100.3 as our new flagship radio station, creating a 24/7/365 Timberwolves streaming channel on iHeartRadio, and producing cross-promotional opportunities with the entire portfolio of local iHeartMedia stations, will strategically grow our Timberwolves and Lynx fanbase.”
In addition to being a play-by-play hub, KFAN will also have regular appearances by Timberwolves players, head coach Chris Finch and president of basketball operations Tim Connelly, among others, on local programming throughout the season.
Connelly and front office execs will chat with Dan Barreiro in the afternoons, while Finch will have regular check-ins with Paul Allen in middays. Players will make frequent appearances across the nine-station iHeart Minneapolis cluster.
Alan Horton will continue to call play-by-play of Timberwolves games. This year will mark his 17th season with the team. He’s called over 1,000 games in his career. Cal Soderquist will handle pre-game and post-game hosting duties.
