The A's have announced that the Bay Bridge Series games will air on KFRC 1550 AM. In addition, the team said regular season broadcast plans will be set later this week.
The A's games have been broadcast on KTRB, 860 AM.
Developing story...
UPDATE: Both the pre-and post-game shows will also air on KFRC...A source close to the situation speculates that this move may be permanent...or that the A's might be playing a leverage game with KTRB/Comerica.
Stay tuned.
UPDATE 2-- 2: 01 PM: I've heard from a few in the know that the KFRC 1550 move is a leverage/power move by the A's and that in the end, KTRB will air the games come Opening night, (Friday)...Not 100% certain, but a good hunch. ...On the other hand, the bank that owns the station, (Comerica), may be playing hardball and the A's have essentially said screw you.
The temp. move to KFRC AM for the Giants series is not that unusual as production on the broadcasts comes from that domain so this development isn't that unusual. Embarrassing? Yes. Lack of respect to fans and the few sponsors? Of course. But since when did both sides use a little common sense here? This should have been handled a long time ago.
Stay tuned for further developments.
UPDATE 3-- 2: 36: Now, an A's source says Comerica is playing its hand here--in essence saying to the A's, "pony up" and the A's have said no. Again, we're getting multiple stories, but the idea of KFRC 1550 AM as a permanent radio site is looking more likely.
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