This is my ninth installment on how to listen to the Super Bowl on the radio, and this year there isn’t much change from last. It seems like most of the same outlets will be carrying the big game in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK and Australia. While the match up between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams can be found on television in most other countries, radio broadcasts are harder to come by.
Sure, if you’re doing something where you have to keep your eyes off a screen you can always tune into a TV or video stream and just listen. But the radio play-by-play is designed for screen-less consumption, making sure every play is described for your stadium of the mind.
Each year I hope to find a new international broadcaster – or better yet, a shortwave station – stepping up to provide audio coverage. Alas, the only truly intrepid network is Australia’s SEN, which will be sending their own announcer for the fifth year in a row.
Here’s where to listen to Super Bowl LVI live from Los Angeles, CA on the radio, Sunday, February 13:
Terrestrial Radio
United States
English: Westwood One Sports affiliate stations
Spanish: Entravision stations
Canada
TSN Radio – Edmonton, Hamilton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg
Australia
1116 AM SEN Victoria / 1629 AM SEN South Australia
(also online)
Mexico
United Kingdom
BBC 5 Live (also online in the UK)
Armed Forces Network
Armed services members deployed overseas can listen via AFN Radio on satellite, and AFN 360 Internet Radio.
Internet Radio
NFL Game Pass (subscription required)
Satellite and Internet Radio
United States
Canada
Is there a terrestrial, online or satellite radio broadcast of the Super Bowl we’re missing? Please let us know.
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