The Golden Bear Radio network blankets most of the state of California with affiliates 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 |
Click here for PDF of coverage map.
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.
