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List of New York Islanders broadcasters presents an excerpt as an overview of television and radio broadcasters sorted by year.
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The Islanders had very limited over-the-air television in the 1970s and early '80s as they shared WOR with the Rangers, Knicks and Nets. In their first two seasons, home games were televised by Teleprompter Cable. Cable coverage returned on HBO for the 1975 playoffs and 1975-76 season. Home telecasts went to LI Cable (later renamed SportsChannel) and have remained there since.
| Year | Stations | Play-by-play | Color commentator(s) | Studio host | Intermission Analyst |
| 1972–73 | WNBC & WHN | Al Albert | Jack DeCelles | ||
| 1973–74 | WHN | Al Albert | |||
| 1974–75 | WMCA | Dom Valentino | Jim Garvey | ||
| 1975–76 | WMCA | John Sterling | Bob Lawrence | ||
| 1976–77 | WMCA | John Sterling | Bob Lawrence | ||
| WGBB | |||||
| 1977–78 | WMCA | John Sterling | Bob Lawrence | ||
| WGBB | |||||
| WGLI | |||||
| 1978–79 | WMCA | Simulcast of TV broadcast or Bob Lawrence | No color commentators | Bob Lawrence | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1979–80 | WMCA | Simulcast of TV broadcast or Bob Lawrence | Simulcast of TV broadcast or Jean Potvin | Bob Lawrence | |
| WGBB | |||||
| WALK | |||||
| 1980–81 | WMCA | Simulcast of TV broadcast or Barry Landers | Simulcast of TV broadcast or Jean Potvin | Barry Landers | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1981–82 | WMCA | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | ||
| WGBB | |||||
| 1982–83 | WMCA | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | ||
| WGBB | |||||
| 1983–84 | WOR | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | ||
| 1984–85 | WOR | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | Joel Blumberg | |
| 1985–86 | WOR | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | Joel Blumberg | |
| 1986–87 | WOR | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | Joel Blumberg | |
| 1987–88 | WOR | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | Joel Blumberg | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1988–89 | WEVD | Barry Landers | Jean Potvin | Joel Blumberg | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1989–90 | WEVD | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | Joel Blumberg | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1990–91 | WEVD | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | Joel Blumberg | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1991–92 | WPAT | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | Joel Blumberg | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1992–93 | WPAT | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | Joel Blumberg | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1993–94 | WRCN | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | Joel Blumberg | |
| WGBB | |||||
| 1994–95 | WRCN | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | ||
| 1995–96 | WRCN | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | ||
| 1996–97 | WLIR | Barry Landers | Bob Nystrom | ||
| 1997–98 | WLIR | Jim Cerny | Chris Botta and Wayne Merrick | ||
| 1998–99 | WJWR | Jim Cerny | Chris Botta | ||
| 1999–2000 | WJWR | Jim Cerny | Chris King | ||
| 2000–01 | WJWR | Jim Cerny | Chris King | ||
| 2001–02 | WEPN | John Wiedeman | Chris King | ||
| 2002–03 | WEPN | John Wiedeman | Chris King | ||
| 2003–04 | WEPN | John Wiedeman | Chris King | ||
| 2005–06 | WBBR | John Wiedeman | Chris King | ||
| 2006–07 | WBBR | Steve Mears | Chris King | ||
| 2007–08 | WBBR | Steve Mears | Chris King | ||
| 2008–09 | WMJC | Steve Mears | Chris King | ||
| 2009–10 | WMJC | Simulcast of TV Broadcast | Chris King | ||
| 2010–11 | WRHU | Chris King | Selected Hofstra University radio student | ||
| 2011–12 | WRHU | Chris King | Selected Hofstra University radio student | ||
| 2013 | WRHU | Chris King | Selected Hofstra University radio student | ||
| 2013–14 | WRHU | Chris King | Selected Hofstra University radio student | ||
| WRCN | |||||
| 2014–15 | WRHU | Chris King | Selected Hofstra University radio student | ||
| WRCN | |||||
| 2015–16 | WRHU | Chris King | Greg Picker | Selected Hofstra University radio student | |
| WNYE | |||||
| WRCN | |||||
| 2016–17 | WRHU, WFAN | Chris King | Greg Picker | Selected Hofstra University radio student | |
| WCBS (when not on WFAN) | |||||
| WNYM (when not on WFAN) | |||||
| WRCN (when not on WFAN) | |||||
| 2017–18 | WRHU, WFAN | Chris King | Greg Picker | Selected Hofstra University radio student | |
| WNYM(when not on WFAN) | |||||
| WMCA (when not on WFAN) | |||||
| WRCN (when not on WFAN) | |||||
| 2018–19 | WRHU | Chris King | Greg Picker | Selected Hofstra University radio student | |
| WRCN | |||||
| Radio.com | |||||
| 2019–20 | WRHU | Chris King | Greg Picker | Selected Hofstra University radio student | Cory Wright |
| WEPN (AM) | |||||
| WRCN-FM | |||||
| 2021 | WRHU, WEPN (AM) | Chris King
Alan Fuehring (Emergency) |
Greg Picker | Selected Hofstra University radio student | Cory Wright |
| WNYM, WRCN-FM | |||||
| 2021–22 | WRHU, WEPN (AM), WRCN-FM | Chris King
Greg Picker (Emergency) |
Greg Picker
Cory Wright (Emergency) |
Selected Hofstra University radio student | Cory Wright |
| 2022–23 | WRHU | Chris King | Greg Picker
Cory Wright (Emergency) |
Selected Hofstra University radio student | Cory Wright |
| WEPN (AM) | |||||
| WRCN-FM | |||||
| 2023–24 | WRHU | Chris King | Greg Picker | Selected Hofstra University radio student | Cory Wright |
| WEPN (AM) | |||||
| WRCN-FM | |||||
| 2024-25 | WRHU | Chris King | Greg Picker | ||
| WRCN-FM | |||||
The full schedule was not carried on radio until 1978–79. WHN (1972–74) and WMCA (1974–78) carried all home games and most road games, but conflicts with Nets home games prevented some road games from being on radio.
Television
Play-by-play
- George Michael: 1974–1976
- Steve Albert: 1976–1980
- Stan Fischler: 1977–1978
- Tim Ryan: 1978–1980
- Al Albert circa 1983
- Spencer Ross: 1987-1989
- Barry Landers: 1989-1995
- Mike Crispino: Late 1990s
- Jiggs McDonald: 1981; 2006–present
- Steve Mears: 2008
- Kenny Albert: 2010
Radio
Play-by-play
- Kenny Albert: 1989–1992
- Gary Stanley: circa 1994
- Jim Cerny: 1997–2001
- Chris King: 2008
- Alan Fuehring: 2021
- Greg Picker: 2022
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