List of Detroit Lions broadcasters The following is a List of broadcasters for the Detroit Lions , both past and present . Radio . Current . The Lions ' flagship radio stations are WXYT - FM , 97 . 1 FM , and WXYT - AM , 1270 AM . Dan Miller does play - by - play , Jim Brandstatter does color commentary , and Tony Ortiz provides sideline reports . If a conflict with Detroit Tigers or Detroit Red Wings coverage arises , only WXYT - FM serves as the Lions ' flagship . In 2005 , the Lions ' flagship became an FM station for the first time in their history , when a long term agreement was signed with WKRK ( which is now WXYT - FM ) . The Lions and WXYT AM / FM renewed their partnership for three more seasons on October 9 , 2009 . Former . WXYT - AM was the sole flagship station from 1988 - 2004 . WXYT - FM became the co - flagship in 2004 . Detroit ' s WWJ was the team ' s flagship station prior to 1998 , and continued to simulcast WXYT - AM ' s broadcasts prior to the team ' s move to WKRK . Prior to 1989 , WJR had served as the Lions ' radio flagship . TV . Current . Preseason . As of 2011 , WXYZ - TV is the flagship station . The announcers are Matt Shepard with play - by - play , Rob Rubick with color commentary , and Tom Leyand with sideline reports . Regular season . Regular season games are broadcasted regionally on FOX , except when the Lions play an AFC team in Detroit , in which case the game airs regionally on CBS . The Thanksgiving Classic game in Detroit is always televised nationally on either FOX or CBS , depending on who the visiting team is . The Lions ' official regular season show of record is " The Ford Lions Report " . For regular season games vs NFC opponents when Fox doesn ' t have a double header , WJBK produces a live postgame show . Former . WKBD was the preseason flagship station from 1992 – 1996 and from 2004 - 2007 . WDIV and WJBK have served as flagships at various times . WWJ - TV was the flagship station from 2008 - 2010 . WJBK ( channel 2 ) has been the Fox affiliate in Detroit since December 1994 , before that it was a CBS affiliate , and as such , WJBK for many years has served as the primary station for most Lions games . For much of 1994 , while WJBK was waiting for its CBS affiliation contract to expire , the Lions games were shown on WKBD - TV ( at the time owned by Viacom , now owned by CBS as a sister to WWJ - TV ) , with the last game being the December 10 game against the New York Jets , on WKBD ' s last day as a Fox affiliate . Interconference home games were first televised in 1973 ( when the NFL first imposed the 72 - hour deadline ) , and for 25 years these were seen on NBC , with WDIV ( channel 4 , originally WWJ - TV ) airing the games locally . The current WWJ - TV ( originally on analog channel 62 ) has aired such games since 1998 , when the AFC contract moved to CBS . Fox Sports Detroit formerly produced a live postgame and Monday press conference show called " Lions Live " . It was canceled after the 2007 season . Blackouts . The Lions ' winless performance in 2008 and 2 – 14 season in 2009 , coupled with the effects of the Late - 2000s recession in Michigan , led to several local broadcast blackouts , as local fans did not purchase enough tickets by the 72 hour blackout deadline . In 2008 , five of the Lions ' final six home games of the season did not sell out , with the Thanksgiving game being the exception . The first blackout in the 7 year history of Ford Field was the October 26 , 2008 game vs the Washington Redskins . The previous 50 regular season home games had been sellouts . Games were also often blacked out at the Lions ' previous home the ( perhaps oversized ) 80 , 000 seat Pontiac Silverdome , despite winning seasons and the success and popularity of star players such as Barry Sanders . Announcers by year . Radio . Other :