As the Flagship station for Tar Heel Sports, 97.9 The Hill WCHL broadcasts live UNC football, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball games and corresponding UNC coaches shows. Find more information about our programming below.

Plus, stay up-to-date with regular sports columns: Art Chansky’s Sports NotebookHolding Court with David Glenn and a visit to Chapelboro.com’s UNC sports page.

On the radio, you can listen to Mondays with Mack with head football coach, Mack Brown, at 8:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Mondays during the football season, and an interview with Jones Angell every Friday at 8:30 a.m. during the football season, Stroman on Sports with Dr. Deborah Stroman at 5:30 p.m. on Fridays year-round, and local sports updates that air six times daily, at 20 minutes past the hour, during This Morning with Aaron Keck and News on The Hill.

Check the Broadcast Calendar for game and show times.

Learn How to Get Tuned In to UNC sports on 97.9 The Hill WCHL.

UNC Football

Game Day Broadcast Line-up

8.5 hours every game – 

  • Inside Carolina Live (2 Hours)
  • Tar Heel Sports Network Pre Game (1 Hour)
  • Football Game Play by Play with Jones Angell (3 Hours)
  • Tar Heel Sports Network Post Game (1.5 Hours)
UNC Football Coach’s Show

Mondays at 7 p.m. (August-November)

 

STREAMING NOTE: Per college football broadcast restrictions, you can access the stream (computer, tablet or phone) through Chapelboro.com, TuneIN or most streaming apps, but you must be within 75-miles of Chapel Hill and have your location services for your device turned on.  This 75-mile rule applies only to Tar Heel Sports Network pre-game, game, and post-game broadcasts (one hour before kickoff until one and a half hours after the game ends). And applies to the UNC Football Coach’s Show on Mondays at 7 p.m. This does not apply to the Inside Carolina Live pre-game show, which you can stream anywhere in the world!  If you live more than 75 miles outside of Chapel Hill, you can access the Tar Heel Sports Network game broadcast stream through the Varsity Network.

UNC Men’s Basketball

Game Day Broadcast Line-up

4 1/2 hours every game –

  • Countdown to Tip-Off with Brighton McConnell (30 minutes)
  • Tar Heel Sports Network Pre Game (1 Hour)
  • Basketball Game Play by Play with Jones Angell (2 Hours)
  • Tar Heel Sports Network Post Game (1 Hour)
Hubert Davis Live

Mondays at 7 p.m. (December-March) Show times and days can change based on basketball schedule, check our broadcast calendar for weekly show times.

STREAMING NOTE: Per NCAA broadcast restrictions, the stream is turned off for all NCAA Tournament games, meaning you can only access the radio broadcast of NCAA games on and AM/FM radio. For regular season and ACC Tournament game broadcasts, you can access the stream (computer, tablet or phone) through Chapelboro.com, TuneIN or most streaming apps, but you must be within 75-miles of Chapel Hill and have your location services for your device turned on.  This applies to Hubert Davis Live but does not apply to Countdown to Tip-Off with Brighton McConnell, which you can stream from anywhere in the world 90 minutes before tip-off! If you live more than 75 miles outside of Chapel Hill, you can access the Tar Heel Sports Network game broadcast stream through the Varsity Network.

UNC Women’s Basketball

Game Day Broadcast Line-up

2 1/2 hours every game –

  • Tar Heel Sports Network Pre Game (30 minutes)
  • Basketball Game Play by Play with Matt Krause (2 Hours)
Holding Court with Courtney Banghart

Wednesdays at 7 p.m. (January-March) Show times and days can change based on basketball schedule, check our broadcast calendar for weekly show times.

 

UNC Baseball

Game Day Broadcast Line-up

4 hours every game –

  • Tar Heel Sports Network Baseball Game Play by Play with Dave Nathan (4 Hours)
The Scott Forbes Show

Wednesdays at 7 p.m. (April-May)

Our UNC sports programming also includes:

Inside Carolina Live

Join InsideCarolina.com‘s  Joey Powell, Da’Norris Searcy and Evan Rogers, with Tommy Ashley joining the broadcast during home games, for Inside Carolina Live, a 2-hour live sports show taking you behind the scenes with fun commentary, insight from InsideCarolina.com reporters, interviews with former players, game previews and more.  Inside Carolina Live starts 3 hours before kickoff for every UNC Football Game.  Listen to past shows here.