FOOTBALL IS BACK!

The Watchdog is the Ohio Valley’s premier radio station for live coverage of high school sports and is the official radio partner of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference. You can tune into High School Football games Friday Nights and Saturdays throughout the High School Football Season on FM 98.1/ AM 1600 & FM 97.7/ AM 1370.

The Watchdog’s Football Fridays kick off on August 28th, 2020. Below is your Football Friday schedule:

  • Bill DiFabio’s Coaches’ Show from 12:30 PM-3 PM
  • The Quaker Steak and Lube Friday Walk Thru 3 PM-5 PM
  • WTRF News 5 PM-6 PM
  • Tony Cardi Sportsline 6 PM-7 PM
  • High School Football Game 7 PM-9:30 PM
  • 5th Quarter Score Board 9:30 PM-10:30 PM
  •  Metro News Gamenight 10:30 PM-12:00 PM.

Our High School football coverage is broadcast by Jerry Ames, Ryan Storm, Mark Hinerman, and Ross Johnston, and working hard behind the scenes is Brad Leonard, Garret Gilbert, and Wade Auberbright.  This season we will be broadcasting 23 high school football games: 8 Wheeling Central games, 9 John Marshall games, and 8 OVAC games. See the attached schedule for more information. The schedule is subject to change due to COVID-19.

DateHomeAwayTimeFrequency
8/28/2020ShadysideMartins Ferry7PM Both
8/29/2020RiverBellaire12:30PMBoth
9/4/2020PocaWheeling Central7PMWKKX
9/4/2020John MarshallWeirton7PMWVLY
9/5/2020ShadysideBellaire12:30WKKX/OVAC
9/11/2020Wheeling CentralWinfield7PMWKKX
9/11/2020Preston CountyJohn Marshall7PMWVLY
9/18/2020John MarshallOak Glen7PMWVLY/OVAC
9/18/2020Wheeling Central Shadyside7PMWKKX/OVAC
9/25/2020MannWheeling Central7PMWKKX
9/25/2020Parkersburg SouthJohn Marshall7 PMWVLY
10/2/2020Buckhannon-UpshurJohn Marshall7PMWVLY
10/2/2020Oak GlenWheeling Park7PMWKKX/OVAC
10/3/2020Fort FryeWheeling Central1PMWKKX
10/9/2020Wheeling CentralWeirton7PMWKKX
10/16/2020John MarshallBrooke7PMWVLY
10/23/2020John MarshallMorgantown7PMWVLY
10/23/2020Wheeling ParkBrooke7PMWKKX/OVAC
10/24/2020Wheeling CentralMadonna7PMWKKX
10/30/2020BellaireMartins Ferry7PMWKKX/OVAC
10/30/2020KeyserJohn Marshall7PMWVLY
11/6/2020John MarashallWheeling Park7PMWVLY
11/6/2020Wheeling CentralPetersburg7PMWKKX