The Oakland Athletics and flagship radio station 95.7 FM The Game have extended their partnership for four years, guaranteeing that A’s baseball will be heard on The Game through at least the 2018 season.
The A’s and 95.7 first partnered in 2011 and have enjoyed mutual success over the past four seasons. As part of the new agreement, The Game will again broadcast all 162 regular-season A’s games, select spring training games, and all A’s postseason contests, including the World Series.
Lead play-by-play broadcaster Ken Korach (20 years with Oakland) and his partner Vince Cotroneo (10 years) will continue to serve as the A’s primary broadcast team, while longtime A’s broadcaster Ray Fosse—entering his 30th consecutive season on A’s radio—will again join them during select games.
“We are extremely excited about the partnership extension with The Game,” said Ken Pries, A’s vice president of broadcasting and communications. “It’s been an amazing partnership so far, and we look forward to many more seasons of A’s baseball on 95.7 FM and all of the affiliates across the A’s Radio Network.”
“We are extremely excited about the partnership extension with The Game,” said Ken Pries, A’s vice president of broadcasting and communications. “It’s been an amazing partnership so far, and we look forward to many more seasons of A’s baseball on 95.7 FM and all of the affiliates across the A’s Radio Network.”
The first spring training broadcast on 95.7 FM The Game will be on Saturday, March 7, at 12:05 p.m. PT vs. the Los Angeles Angels. All three games of the annual Bay Bridge Series—scheduled for April 2–4—will also be broadcast, with 2015 Opening Night set for Monday, April 6, at 7:05 p.m. PT against the Texas Rangers. Tickets are available online at athletics.com/tickets or by calling (877) 493-BALL.
Jason Barrett is the President and Founder of Barrett Media since the company was created in September 2015. Prior to its arrival, JB served as a sports radio programmer, launching brands such as 95.7 The Game in San Francisco, and 101 ESPN in St. Louis. He also spent time programming SportsTalk 950 in Philadelphia, 590 The Fan KFNS in St. Louis, and ESPN 1340/1390 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Jason also worked on-air and behind the scenes in local radio at 101.5 WPDH, WTBQ 1110AM, and WPYX 106.5. He also spent two years on the national stage, producing radio shows for ESPN Radio in Bristol, CT. Among them included the Dan Patrick Show, and GameNight.
You can find JB on Twitter @SportsRadioPD. He’s also reachable by email at Jason@BarrettMedia.com.
