List of Las Vegas Raiders broadcasters
Raider games are broadcast in English on 36 radio stations across the western United States, including flagship stations KOMP 92.3 FM The Rock Station and KRLV Raider Nation Radio 920AM in Las Vegas. Games are broadcast on radio stations in Nevada, California, Oregon, Colorado, Hawaii, and Arkansas. Brent Musburger is the play-by-play announcer, with former Raiders tackle Lincoln Kennedy doing commentary. Former Raiders George Atkinson and Jim Plunkett offer pre- and post-game commentary. Compass Media Networks is responsible for producing and distributing Raiders radio broadcasts.
Raider games are broadcast in Spanish on 8 radio stations across Nevada and California, including flagship Spanish language station KENO 1460 Deportes Vegas in Las Vegas. Cristian Echeverria is the Spanish-language play-by-play announcer with Harry Ruiz doing commentary.[1]
From 2004 to 2009, the flagship was KSFO (560 AM) in San Francisco with a network of thirty radio stations in Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, New Mexico, and British Columbia.[2] During most of the 1970s, KGO (810 AM) was the flagship station.
Bill King, the Voice of the Raiders called the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders from 1966 to 1992. He called approximately 600 games. The Raiders awarded him all three rings. King left after the 1992 season. It's Bill's radio audio heard on most of the NFL Films highlight footage of the Raiders. King's color men in Oakland included former San Francisco 49ers tight end Monty Stickles and Scotty Stirling, a sports writer for the Oakland Tribune. Many of the years, KGO 810 did promos as Raider Radio - 81. King's call of the Holy Roller has been labeled (by Chris Berman, among others) as one of 5 best in NFL history. King died in October 2005 from complications after surgery. Scotty Stirling, an Oakland Tribune sportswriter served as the "color man" with King. The Raider games were called on radio from 1960–62 by Bud (Wilson Keene) Foster and Mel Venter; from 1963–65 by Bob Blum and Dan Galvin.
Until their dismissal prior to the 2018 season, Greg Papa was the voice of the Raiders with former Raiders quarterback and head coach Tom Flores doing commentary from 1997 until 2017.[3]
Radio affiliates
Raiders Radio Affiliates (2017 season)
California
City | Call Sign | Frequency |
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San Francisco Bay Area | KSRO | 1350 AM |
Bakersfield | KGEO | 1230 AM |
Chico | KPAY-FM | 93.9 FM |
Eureka | KINS | 106.3 FM |
Fresno | KFPT | 92.5 FM |
King City | KRKC | 1490 AM |
Lakeport | KXBX | 1270 AM |
Los Angeles | KLAA | 830 AM |
Merced | KDJK | 103.9 FM |
KBRE | 1660 AM/105.7 FM | |
Modesto | KHKK | 104.1 FM |
Monterey | KHIP | 104.3 FM |
Napa | KVON | 1440 AM |
Ontario | KDEY | 93.5 FM |
Paso Robles | KPRL | 1230 AM |
Redding | KNRO | 1670 AM |
Sacramento | KHTK | 1140 AM |
San Luis Obispo | KXTK | 1280 AM |
San Diego | KIOZ | 105.3 FM |
Santa Rosa | KSRO | 1350 AM |
Stockton | KQOD | 100.1 FM |
Colorado
City | Call Sign | Frequency |
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Colorado Springs | KRDO | 1240 AM |
KRDO | 105.5 FM | |
Denver, Colorado | KKSE | 92.5 FM |
References
- "Deportes Vegas 1460AM to serve as the Las Vegas Raiders Spanish Flagship Radio Station". Las Vegas Raiders. Retrieved 2020-09-20.
- Kroner, Steve (2005-03-04). "KSFO makes 3-year deal as voice of the Raiders". SFGATE. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
- Matt Kawahara (2018-07-17). "Raiders: Musburger in, Papa out as announcer". sfgate.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.