RubberDucks games are live this season on iHeartMedia’s 640 WHLO
(AKRON, OHIO) April 3, 2025 – As the Akron RubberDucks open the 2025 Eastern League season in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday, April 4, their games will return to their radio home, NewsRadio 640 WHLO, continuing a longstanding partnership with iHeartMedia Akron/Canton. RubberDucks games will also be available to stream online
(AKRON, OHIO) April 3, 2025 – As the Akron RubberDucks open the 2025 Eastern League season in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday, April 4, their games will return to their radio home, NewsRadio 640 WHLO, continuing a longstanding partnership with iHeartMedia Akron/Canton. RubberDucks games will also be available to stream online and via mobile apps and MLB streaming platforms.
For a sixth straight season, broadcasters Marco LaNave and Jim Clark, a 2019 Greater Akron Baseball Hall of Famer in his 32nd season with the franchise, return to call the play-by-play from the Audio-Technica Broadcast Booth. This year, they again called a Cleveland Guardians Spring Training contest and the second annual Spring Breakout for the Guardians.
“We are excited to again have Marco and Jim calling the action, and to continue our great partnership with iHeartMedia,” said RubberDucks President and General Manager Jim Pfander. “The powerful signal of 640 WHLO brings RubberDucks baseball to fans across the region, who can follow the future Cleveland Guardians at home and on the road this spring and summer.”
“Baseball fans continue to make radio their first and most popular choice to follow their favorite team. We look forward to another summer of evenings on the back deck, in the garage or on a smart speaker in the kitchen listening to RubberDucks Baseball,” said iHeartMedia Cleveland Regional Senior Vice President of Programming Keith Kennedy.
In addition to radio, live home and road broadcasts will be available for free on the following platforms:
- 640 WHLO on the iHeartRadio App
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- MiLB App
- MLB App (with CLEGUARDIANS.TV, MLB.TV, or MLB At Bat subscription that includes MLB Audio; select Guardians as favorite team on At Bat or MLB.TV)
- Bally Live App
The free iHeartRadio App also carries on-demand interviews and game highlights on the Akron RubberDucks podcast.
RubberDucks home broadcasts on 640 WHLO can be heard free on Bally Live, where fans can watch any Eastern League and MiLB home video broadcast for free.
The home video broadcasts from every Eastern League ballpark and more than 7,000 games across Minor League Baseball are available on the MLB app with any subscription to CLEGUARDIANS.TV, MLB.TV, or MLB At Bat. Subscribers who select the Guardians as their favorite team can watch Cleveland’s minor league affiliates on MLB.TV, in the MLB app or on connected devices.
The “RubberDucks Warmup” pregame show airs 15 minutes or more before each game and will open the 2025 broadcast season live from Richmond on Friday, April 4, at 6:20 p.m. before the scheduled 6:35 p.m. first pitch.
The Akron RubberDucks are the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. The RubberDucks season at Canal Park begins on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 against the Altoona Curve at 6:35 p.m. Fans can purchase tickets by calling 330-253-5151 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, or visit akronrubberducks.com. For more information about the team, please call 330-253-5151, visit the website at akronrubberducks.com, Facebook page facebook.com/AkronRubberDucks, or on Twitter @AkronRubberDuck, and Instagram @akronrubberducks.