LA Kings Tv Announcers and Radio Broadcast

LA Kings TV commentators are Nick Nickson, Jim Fox, and Daryl Evans. The trio will also handle broadcasts on radio and digital platforms.

Nickson is working with the sportscasting team of the Kings for the past 42 years. Jim and Daryl are the alums who represented the team in NHL games.

Both the former athletes started broadcasting following their retirement. They have now become the King's fan-favorite on-air personalities.

Nick Nickson

Nick Nickson is the play-by-play announcer of the Los Angeles Kings. He started commentating games for the WICB in the early 1970s.

The 69-year-old host graduated from Ithaca College. He started a professional career in broadcasting in 1975 with the AHL team Rochester Americans.

Nickson started calling Kings' games in 1981. He was commentating behind the TV and radio when the team secured their first-ever Stanley Cup victory.

The sportscaster has announced NHL Championship and World Series as well. Moreover, he called the MLB game for the LA Dodgers from 1983 to 1989. 

Nick was honored with the 2015 Foster Hewitt Memorial Award for his contributions. He is the sole play-by-play caller of the team in 2023.

Jim Fox

Jim Fox is a former ice hockey right winger who played 9 seasons in the NHL. Fox spent all his professional years with the Kings.

Following retirement, the franchise hired him as their TV color analyst. He along with then-lead commentator Bob Miller broadcasted the games.

Jim's interest in wine took him to study Oenology at the University of California. In 2011, he co-founded a single-vineyard pinot noir-making company Patine Cellars.

Fox covered the playoff victories of the Kings in 2012 and 2014. After Miller's departure, he worked with Alex Faust till the end of the 2022-23 season.

Jim became the League Commissioner of the LA Kings High School Hockey League in 2015. The following year, he was placed into the Southern California Sports Broadcasters Hall of Fame. 

Daryl Evans

Evans began his professional ice hockey with the Kings in 1981. Daryl then played for Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Whitley Warriors before departing from the arena in 1991.

The former athlete got an offer to join Los Angeles as their radio color analyst in 1998. He has since worked alongside Nick and will continue to do so in the 2023-24 season.

Besides, Daryl has briefly made a TV appearance for the Kings. The 62-year-old is set to make his debut on all broadcasting channels of the Kings at once this year.

LA Kings channel Direct TV stream costs $103 on average. The streaming site is linked to the channels like ESPN and ESPN2 which broadcasts the Kings games.

To watch the NHL games on Direct TV, you will need a satellite or internet connection. Connect the network to your gadget and buy the subscription. The cost can go up from $64 to $154 a month.

Since Direct TV is a streaming platform, you can watch the games on your device from anywhere. Moreover, the games can be streamed on ESPN Plus, Hulu, and the NHL network.

Furthermore, LA Kings game on TV can be watched on cable television by switching the channel to ESPN, TNT, TBS, or Bally Sports. 

Kings matchups might be available on other television channels and digital sites as well. They are yet to give more insights on their broadcasting partners.

LA Kings radio broadcasts were moved to the iHeartRadio in 2018. Previously, the games could be heard on the 1150 AM and 790 AM.

Since everyone was moving to a digital platform, the NHL franchise also took the bold decision five years back. They opted to get rid of all the traditional radio stations.

The team broadcasted two of their preseason games of the 2018-19 season at 1150 AM. Since then, LA Kings Audio Network on iHeartRadio has been their cloud flagship station.

The radio announcement of the Kings games is completely free. You can hear the commentary of the matchups just by downloading the application.

LA Kings Radio 1150 

LA Kings Radio 1150 partnership lasted 12 years. In 2006, they reached an agreement with the station then named KTLK.

The station was rebranded as KEIB and called The Patriot in 2014. It was the flagship outlet of the Kings until the same year. Currently, Kings has no terrestrial radio flagship station.

The frequency currently airs the games of the UCLA Bruins and Anaheim Ducks when they face conflict with their regular networks. The channel formerly hosted the games of the Clippers, Sparks, and Avengers.

LA Kings Radio 790 

LA Kings Radio 790 flagship started in 2015 and concluded in 2018. The station is currently the flagship of the University of Southern California.

The network is named KABC and it is under the ownership of Cumulus Media. It was a pioneer of the talk radio format back in September 1960.

KABC was the home to the Dodgers from 1974 to 1997. The games of the Galaxy Soccer team and the Lakers were formerly broadcasted on the network.

Los Angeles Kings schedule 2023 regular season begins on 12 October. Kings will play their last game of the 2023-24 season on 19 April 2024.

The LA-based NHL franchise will play a home and season opener on 23 September 2023. In the first matchup, they will compete against Arizona Coyotes.

Kings are set to compete in nine games in the pre-tournament games. Besides the Coyotes, they will play Anaheim Ducks, Vegas Golden Knights, and San Jose Sharks. The preseason concludes on 8 October.

Following that, the regular season game starts. Every team in the National Hockey League takes part in 82 games and so will the Kings.

LA Kings Schedule TV