98.1 The Sports Animal live

98.1 The Sports Animal is Oklahoma City's sports station. It broadcasts as WWLS-FM on 98.1 FM, is licensed to The Village, Oklahoma, and serves the Oklahoma City metropolitan area with the slogan "Oklahoma's Sports Address". The station is owned by Cumulus Media, and on this page you can listen to The Sports Animal live online, free.

The Thunder

WWLS-FM is the flagship station of the Oklahoma City Thunder of the NBA, so Thunder basketball is at the center of its year. It is also an ESPN Radio affiliate.

Local sports talk

Local hosts are on the air weekday mornings, afternoons and evenings, as well as on weekends.

History

The station signed on on June 28, 1962, as KWHP and went through several call signs — KCFX, KKLR, KTNT-FM, KCYI and KKWD — before becoming WWLS-FM. The call letters come from a former owner, Larry Steckline.

Sister stations

In Oklahoma City, Cumulus also owns KATT-FM, KKWD, KYIS, WKY and KWPN.

Thunder, anywhere

Press play and The Sports Animal starts in seconds — at Paycom Center, on I-40 or anywhere you follow the Thunder. The stream on this page carries the same programming you hear on 98.1 FM.

How to listen

You can hear The Sports Animal on the radio on 98.1 FM across Oklahoma City, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a Thunder game or the drive home, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find The Sports Animal's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer