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By Jerry Feitelberg and Oakland A’s press release
OAKLAND — The long wait is over. The A’s announced on Friday that they have reached an agreement with radio station KTRB 860 AM in San Francisco and KHTK-AM 1140 in Sacramento to broadcast the entire 2019 season. In addition, 17 other stations will join the A’s to form the largest radio network in team history. The A’s press release follows below.
The Oakland A’s today announced a new radio broadcast agreement with KTRB 860 AM and an expanded partnership with KHTK–AM 1140 in Sacramento. The dual stations, along with 17 additional radio network affiliates, will provide the largest coverage map ever for A’s baseball.
The Club also announced a partnership with TuneIn, the leading global live audio streaming service. In addition to free live streaming of all A’s games in-territory, TuneIn will launch a 24/7 A’s channel. The A’s TuneIn channel will air exclusive team content, including special programming and podcasts.
“Our new partnerships with KTRB 860, KHTK-AM 1140, and TuneIn significantly amplify our coverage and reach, ensuring that every Spring Training and regular season game will be available throughout Northern California. These partnerships will allow us to reach A’s fans from as far north as Butte and Mendocino Counties across the Bay Area and down to Fresno and Monterey, with both terrestrial and free streaming broadcasts,” said A’s COO Chris Giles. “We are also thrilled to launch a 24/7 A’s channel on TuneIn and deliver exclusive content and unprecedented coverage throughout the season.”
Ken Korach will return for his 24th season with the A’s and his 14th as the team’s lead radio announcer, pairing with Vince Cotroneo, who will begin his 14th season with the Club. Ray Fosse will also make special appearances in the booth throughout the season. The team will debut expanded pre and postgame shows – A’s Total Access and A’s Clubhouse – hosted by Chris Townsend.
KIQI (1010 AM, San Francisco) and KATD (990 AM, Pittsburg) will serve as the Spanish-language home of Oakland A’s baseball, broadcasting 72 games. Amaury Pi-González, will return for his 26th season with the A’s and 36th season overall in MLB. González will be joined by Manolo Hernández-Douen, who will begin his 11th season as an A’s analyst.
KTRB 860 AM will air every A’s game, and KHTK-AM will air every game, minus Sacramento Kings game conflicts. The A’s TuneIn channel can be accessed at tunein.com/athletics.com.
In addition, the A’s announced that all 162 regular season games will be televised. 147 games will be shown on NBC Sports California, and the other 15 on the MLB Network, Fox Sports 1, and ESPN.
The TV broadcasts will feature the Emmy award team of Glen Kuiper doing play-by-play, and Ray Fosse as the color analyst. Former A’s pitcher Dallas Braden will be featured on select broadcasts as a color commentator and a field analyst. Kara Tsuboi will be a sideline reporter for select home games. The A’s Pregame Live and A’s Postgame Live will be anchored by Brody Brazil and will have analysis from Braden, Dave Stewart, Bip Roberts, and Shooty Babbitt.
Jerry Feitelberg is a Oakland A’s beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com
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