Network Affiliates
The Golden Bear Radio network blankets most of the state of California with affililates from San Diego to Redding, leaving very few corners of the state out of range of network. The lineup of networks include:
KGO 810 AM - San Francisco
KMZT 1260 AM - Los Angeles
XSURF 540 AM - San Diego
KNTK 102.3 FM - Weed
KCBL 1340 AM - Fresno
KESP 970 AM - Modesto
KNRO 1670 AM - Redding
KVBL 1400 AM - Visalia
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In The Booth
Joe Starkey, the legendary voice of the Bears, will return for his 33rd season with California in the fall of 2007. He is perhaps best known for his legendary call of "The Play." The famous five-lateral kickoff return for a touchdown against Stanford in 1982 is part of college football lore with Starkey's emotional "the band is on the field" part of gridiron vernacular.
Starkey, also the radio voice of the San Francisco 49ers, has had various NFL and NHL assignments during the course of his career, including a stint with the Minnesota Vikings.
He is joined in the booth by former Cal quarterback Troy Taylor. Taylor, now in his third year on the Cal network, was a California letterman and quarterback from 1986-89. He still holds the school records for career passing yards (8,126) and total offense (8,236), completing 58 percent of his passes with 51 career touchdown passes. Taylor was a member of the Cal coaching staff from 1996-99.
On the sidelines for his third season on the Cal network is Todd McKim. A long-time member of the Oregon media and a television anchor and sports director in Eugene, McKim was the 2000 Oregon broadcaster of the year, becoming the first person outside of the Portland metro area to win the award. He also serves as host of the California Sports Report television show.
Before And After
Each broadcast begins with a 30-minute pregame show that leads to the kickoff. The postgame includes reaction from the Bears' locker room and the "Postgame at the Paragon" live program from the Paragon Bar & Cafe at the Claremont Resort & Spa.
The Flagship Station
The University of California and San Francisco's KGO Radio (810 AM) continue to enjoy the longest running broadcast relationship in the Bay Area. Entering its 34th year as the home of California Golden Bears football, KGO, the 50,000-watt, ABC-owned radio station, serves as the flagship of the California Radio Network. KGO has been carrying California football since the 1974 season.
The University and KGO reached an agreement during the summer of 2005 that will keep the Bears on 810 AM through the 2009 season. The marriage of KGO and Cal football is the longest standing radio association in the Pacific-10 Conference and one of the longest in all of college athletics.
XM Satellite Radio
California fans can also track the Bears through XM Satellite Radio, a corporate partner of the Pacific-10 Conference.
