BOONE, N.C. – App State Athletics welcomes former wide receiver Brandon Turner as the newest member of its football radio broadcast team and has partnered with six affiliates that will broadcast every Mountaineer football game this season, beginning September 3 against North Carolina.
Turner, who helped App State win its first national championship in 2005, will serve as the Mountaineers' analyst alongside Voice of the Mountaineers Adam Witten. Molly Cotten and David Ware will share sideline reporting duties.
A native of Spartanburg, S.C., Turner played under legendary head coach Jerry Moore from 2002-05 and graduated from App State in 2006. As a senior, he helped lead the team to a win over Northern Iowa in the Division I-AA national title game in which he had four catches for 78 yards. He is an insurance manager at Bank of America in Charlotte and has also taught and coached high school football.
The Appalachian Sports Network from Learfield is highlighted by the Mountaineers' flagship station, WKBC (97.3), covering North Wilkesboro, Hickory, Charlotte and the High Country. Additionally, football game broadcasts can be heard on WATA (1450 AM, 96.5 FM) in Boone, WXNC & WNOW (1060 AM, 97.3 FM, 1030 AM, 99.1 FM) in Charlotte, WCOG (1320 AM, 105.3 FM) in Greensboro and the Triad Region, WHKP (107.7 FM, 1450 AM) in Hendersonville, and WETB (790 AM) in Johnson City, Tenn.
The new affiliate lineup will provide App State football with coverage across North Carolina, as well as in parts of Tennessee, Virginia and South Carolina. Fans can also access each broadcast on their mobile device by downloading the Varsity Network App from Learfield.
Each game day broadcast will provide comprehensive pregame coverage beginning two hours before every kickoff, with a one-hour postgame show following each contest.
Additionally, WKBC, WATA, WCOG and WHKP will air the weekly
Mountaineer Talk radio show, presented by UNC Health Blue Ridge, each Tuesday from 7-8 p.m. throughout the season, beginning August 30.
| Primary Station |
Frequency |
Coverage Area |
| WKBC* |
97.3 FM |
North Wilkesboro, Hickory, Charlotte, High Country |
| WATA |
1450 AM, 96.5 FM |
Boone |
| WCOG |
1320 AM, 105.3 FM |
Greensboro, Triad |
| WHKP |
107.7 FM, 1450 AM |
Hendersonville |
| WXNC & WNOW^ |
1060 AM, 97.3 FM & 1030 AM, 99.1 FM |
Charlotte |
| WETB^ |
790 AM, 93.7 FM |
Johnson City (Tenn.) |
| WBRM |
1250 AM, 103.9 FM |
Marion |
* Flagship station
^ Game broadcasts only
