General | 8/29/2025 2:18:00 PM

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--WNAV Radio (1430 AM) in Annapolis has announced an extension of its long-running partnership with the Naval Academy Athletic Association through the 2027 season, ensuring continued coverage of Navy sports as the station enters its 77th year of broadcasting Midshipmen athletics.
 
WNAV has carried Navy games since going on the air in 1949, making it one of the most enduring broadcast relationships in college sports. The new agreement strengthens that legacy and sets the stage for expanded programming as Navy football kicks off the 2025 season.
 
"We are very pleased to extend our long-running partnership with WNAV Radio in the Greater Annapolis market.  The station has long been synonymous with Navy Athletics and continues to expand past football to include play-by-play broadcasts of men's & women's basketball, men's and women's lacrosse, baseball and shoulder programming.  WNAV is definitely the go to place for all things Navy Athletics in the Annapolis area," said NAAA Deputy Athletic Director Eric Ruden.  
 
A Historic Partnership
 
"Continuing this tradition of Navy football and Navy sports on WNAV into an 80th anniversary is an awesome responsibility and truly humbling," said Todd Bartley, managing member of Victory Media of Maryland, LLC, licensee of WNAV. "Knowing that Navy service members past and present all over the globe can access the broadcasts and follow the Mids on radio and through the online platforms we provide is incredibly meaningful."
 
New Navy Game Day Lineup
 
Building on its long tradition of Navy sports programming, WNAV will debut Navy GameDay this fall. The expanded broadcast schedule turns Saturdays into a full-day experience for fans, beginning five hours before kickoff:
 

• An encore airing of the Navy Sports Magazine with Tim Nolan, Navy Sports Director of Multimedia leads off.
• Anchors Aweigh Podcast with Bill Wagner and Mike James, followed by the Navy Football Podcast featuring Wagner, former Navy fullback Eric Kettani, and former Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds.
• The WNAV Navy Tailgate Show, hosted by Andre Magaro, Adam Pohl, and Bartley, broadcasting live from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium two hours before each home game and from the studio for road games.
• The WNAV Navy Tailgate Show, hosted by Andre Magaro, Adam Pohl, and Bartley, broadcasting live from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium two hours before each home game and from the studio for road games.

 
"Everyone involved with the Anchors Aweigh and Navy Football podcasts is thrilled to partner with WNAV," said Wagner. "Having both podcasts broadcast each Saturday morning provides tremendous exposure and brings in new listeners. We are proud to be part of the Official Navy Football Tailgate Show on WNAV, which is a legendary station in Annapolis and beyond."