The Oakland Athletics are moving their game broadcasts to their “A’s Cast” 24/7 streaming channel on TuneIn.
The franchise becomes the first MLB franchise to move to a completely streaming audio platform after spending the 2019 season on Salem Media Conservative Talk “860 The Answer” KTRB San Francisco. The games will be available for free in most of Northern California and as part of TuneIn’s premium service elsewhere in the country. The franchise will also continue to operate an eleven station network based at Bonneville’s 1140 KHTK Sacramento.
A’s Cast will also feature one commercial-free game per homestand and multiple shows and podcasts dedicated to the team including the pre and post-game A’s Cast Live hosted by Chris Townsend. Ken Korach and Vince Cotroneo will continue to served as the the play-by-play broadcasters for the A’s games.
TuneIn will also add broadcasts of all Athletics games in Spanish, while weekend games will continue to air on 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 990 KATD Pittsburg with Amaury Pi-González and Manolo Hernández-Douen serving as broadcasters.
A’s Cast, the Oakland A’s 24/7 audio streaming station on TuneIn, is now the official audio home of A’s content, including all 2020 game broadcasts, podcasts, and daily sports shows. Every Spring Training and regular season game in 2020 can be heard exclusively on A’s Cast throughout the Bay Area for free on TuneIn, the leading live global streaming and on-demand audio service. The A’s will also be the first Club to offer a commercial-free broadcast once a homestand. Fans can access the A’s TuneIn station at athletics.com/ascast.
Ken Korach will return for his 25th season with the A’s and his 15th as the team’s lead radio announcer, pairing with Vince Cotroneo, who will begin his 15th season with the Club. Ray Fosse will also make special appearances in the booth throughout the season. The A’s daily live sports talk show, A’s Cast Live, hosted by Chris Townsend, will air before or after every weekday A’s game, including live shows from the field.
The A’s are also expanding their Spanish-language broadcasts on TuneIn to include coverage of every regular season home game. Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday home game Spanish-lanugauge broadcast will also air on KIQI (1010 AM, San Francisco) and KATD (990 AM, Pittsburg). Amaury Pi-González will return for his 27th season with the A’s and 43rd season overall in MLB. González will be joined by Manolo Hernández-Douen, who will begin his 12th season as an A’s analyst.
In addition to game broadcasts, A’s Cast features a daily live sports talk show, A’s Cast Live, and special programming, including, The David Forst Show, a regular sit-down with the A’s general manager; The Bob Melvin Show, a weekly interview with the A’s manager; The Build with Dave Kaval, a podcast on the vision, characters, and stories about the team’s new ballpark project; Taking Effect, a feature hosted by Ken Korach which includes long-form interviews on a number of baseball topics; A Season on the Road, a segment where Vince Cotroneo takes listeners on the road with the team; The Farm; a segment featuring the A’s Minor League affiliates; A’s Unfiltered, a podcast with stories from the A’s scouting, business operations, and baseball operations teams; Green and Gold History, a recurring series focusing on the colorful and engaging history of the A’s franchise; The Path: Building the MLB dream, which profiles a player’s journey to the Majors; A’s All Night; a recap of each A’s game; and High and Tight, up-to-the-minute news and stories from around MLB.
In 2019, A’s Cast eclipsed all other MLB teams to become the No. 1 MLB team podcast, marking the first time the A’s have had the league’s most popular and downloaded property.
The A’s Cast station on TuneIn features 24/7 coverage of the A’s and is free for fans in most of Northern California. The A’s station can be accessed at athletics.com/ascast. A’s fans outside the Bay Area can continue to catch games on the A’s Radio Network, which includes KHTK–AM 1140 in Sacramento and 11 other radio affiliates throughout Northern California and can listen to A’s Cast on-demand material for free at athletics.com/podcasts.
