KYCY 1550 AM will broadcast all 162 regular and postseason games involving the Athletics plus a minimum of 15 Spring Training games. KNTS 1220 AM will broadcast 127 regular season and all postseason games in addition to 12 Spring Training games, strengthening the broadcast distribution in the South Bay. KNTS 1220 AM will carry weekend games and join weeknight games in progress beginning at 6:00 pm.
In addition to KNTS, KVON 1440 AM in Napa will join the 20 station radio network and will carry all regular and postseason games covering the Napa, Santa Rosa and Novato areas.
"We are looking forward to a successful partnership with CBS Radio and Salem Communications," said Ken Pries, A's Vice-President of Broadcasting & Communications. "Both are highly reputable broadcasting companies that understand the important relationship between a team and it's radio broadcasts. Collectively, our radio network will present us with the opportunity to reach A's fans throughout the entire Bay Area."
The Athletics radio broadcast team consists of play-by-play announcers Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo with the addition of Ray Fosse, who will serve as an analyst for non-televised games. Robert Buan also returns for his seventh season hosting the team's "Extra Innings" post-game talk show.