The Chicago Bears’ radio flagship will once again be ESPN 1000 (AM 1000, 100.3 FM HD2), and they’ll broadcast all of Chicago’s preseason and regular-season games for the 2026 season.
Jeff Joniak will be on play-by-play for the 26th consecutive year, while analyst Tom Thayer begins his 30th year in the booth for the Bears radio team. Thayer was a member of Chicago’s Super Bowl XX championship team. Jason McKie will be the sideline reporter for the fourth year in a row, and McKie was on the Bears’ 2006
NFC Championship squad.
Chicago’s Spanish-language feed can be heard locally on Latino Mix 93.5 FM with play-by-play from Omar Ramos.
Here’s a list of all the Midwest radio affiliates carrying the Bears this season, courtesy of their 2026 Media Guide.
Previously, a few stations outside the Midwest markets also carried Bears games, so double-check your local radio listings just in case.
SiriusXM subscribers should check their weekly channel listings for the Bears.
An NFL+ membership also gets you radio broadcasts for every team.
Also, for even more Bears audio content, our 2nd City Gridiron Podcast Channel is available everywhere, including Apple, Spotify, iHeart, Audacy, and all other popular podcast platforms, so hit subscribe so you never miss a thing. Our YouTube home is also called 2nd City Gridiron, so subscribe there for our pods and other video content.
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