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Friday, February 15, 2019

Oakland Radio: MLB A's Announce 2019 Radio Partners


The MLB Oakland A’s have a new radio home for the 2019 season.

The A’s announced Friday morning that Salem Media's KTRB 860 AM The Answer, the club’s radio home from 2009-10, will broadcast all of their games this upcoming season. That deal will expand to Bonneville's Sports KHTK 1140 AM in the Sacramento area, making it the largest coverage map the A’s have ever had, according to The Mercury News.

In addition to games on traditional radio, the A’s also announced a partnership with TuneIn, a free live audio streaming service, to launch a 24/7 exclusive A’s station which will include free streaming of all A’s games for those living within their territory. The station will also produce exclusive team programming.

The A’s are the first team in MLB to have an exclusive partnership with a free streaming service.

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"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.

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