Radio stations set broadcast schedules

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Local radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM have announced their broadcast schedules for the rapidly approaching 2026 high school football season. WKSD will offer a variety of games featuring teams from the Green Meadows Conference and Northwest Conference, while WERT will continue on as “The Voice of the Van Wert Cougars.”

On WKSD, the season opener will feature a pair of former NWC foes, as the Crestview Knights welcome in the Paulding Panthers. Paulding left the NWC in 2021 to join the Green Meadows Conference. On WERT, the traditional opener between Van Wert and Bryan will kickoff the new season.

All games will air live, with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by kickoff at 7 p.m. each Friday night. Games are subject to change. Coverage of local teams will continue into the OHSAA football playoffs.

WKSD

• August 21: Paulding at Crestview
• August 28: Spencerville at Wayne Trace
• September 4: Wayne Trace at Crestview
• September 11: Paulding at Antwerp
• September 18: Wayne Trace at Paulding
• September 25: Hicksville at Antwerp
• October 2: Paulding at Fairview
• October 9: Bluffton at Crestview
• October 16: Antwerp at Wayne Trace
• October 23: Tinora at Paulding

WERT

• August 21: Bryan at Van Wert
• August 28: Elida at Van Wert
• September 4: Van Wert at Bath
• September 11: Van Wert at Celina
• September 18: Defiance at Van Wert
• September 25: Van Wert at Wapakoneta
• October 2: St. Marys Memorial at Van Wert
• October 9: Van Wert at Ottawa-Glandorf
• October 16: Shawnee at Van Wert
• October 23: Van Wert at Kenton