Local Cardinals broadcasts will have new home -- KYRX

~ KZIM will no longer carry the games.

The St. Louis Cardinals announced a change in the radio lineup for Southeast Missouri last week when it released the stations that will make up the Cardinals Radio Network.

The Cardinals network last Wednesday announced the addition of KBDZ (93.1 FM) to serve a new market in Perryville, Mo.

In addition, an FM station, KYRX (97.3 FM), serving Cape Girardeau and Marble Hill, replaced KZIM (960 AM) as the affiliate in the Cape market.

KBXB (97.9 FM) in Sikeston will continue to carry the Cardinals, while a change to KPPL (92.5 FM) was made in Poplar Bluff.

The Cardinals release said the changes in Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff are among seven changes to stations with stronger radio signals in current markets.

The Cardinals changes in the offseason included moving to a new flagship station in St. Louis, choosing KTRS (550 AM) to replace KMOX (1120 AM). The Cardinals Radio Network includes 115 stations in nine states.

"We pledged to Cardinals fans the very best possible radio network in baseball when we entered into our partnership with KTRS, and today's announcement is proof of that commitment," Cardinals president Mark Lamping said while making the announcement. "We will continue to explore broadening the network and look forward to introducing the team of Mike Shannon and John Rooney to our fans and listeners in the coming weeks."