For those Buffalo Bills fans who live to digest their favorite NFL team over the airwaves, coverage of the Bills in that discipline will undergo changes in 2026. Beginning Monday, February 9 “One Bills Drive
will be distributed in-house”, and will no longer broadcast on WGR-550 AM (and 950-AM The Fan in Rochester), ending a 14-year broadcast partnership. This is part of a broader initiative that will see One Bills Drive become more self-reliant in an effort to “produce and distribute radio broadcasts for preseason, regular season and playoff games starting in 2026.”
As to the team’s daily two-hour program hosted by Chris Brown and Steve Tasker, “One Bills Live” will stream exclusively continue to air on MSG, stream via the Buffalo Bills mobile app, and also stream exclusively on BuffaloBills.com. That means for those who spend a chunk of their afternoon driving, they’ll have to plan on accessing the audio portion in podcast form on the mobile app (or other podcast outlets), rather than a quick flick of the radio dial. In addition, segments of each airing of “One Bills Live” will continue to be made available on the official Buffalo Bills YouTube channel following each live airing.
Per the news release:
“In-house distribution will enable the Bills to expand their network of station affiliates across New York State, Southern Ontario, and additional regions throughout the country. The Bills will work with Good Karma Brands, a media and marketing company with expertise in leveraging the power of national and local sports, to build out their content distribution plan.”
WKBW sports director Matt Bové reports that he’s been told the same will apply to the Buffalo Sabres once their season ends, and that none of this news means “games won’t be on WGR 550 in the future, but other radio stations will have a chance to air games.” All told, Bills Mafia isn’t losing any of their favorite go-to programming of the last few seasons, but they may need to adapt to how and where they access it beginning February 9.
