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The 49ers' flagship radio stations are Cumulus Media's KSAN 107.7 FM ("The Bone") in San Jose, while KNBR/FM 680 AM/104.5 FM, and KTCT 1050 AM serve as the San Francisco/Oakland flagships. KSAN airs all 49ers games on FM. On AM, they are simulcasted on KTCT when the San Francisco Giants are playing, and on KNBR when the Giants are not playing. Joe Starkey, best known as the voice of the University of California and The Play, was previously the color commentator on the broadcasts next to legendary announcer Lon Simmons in 1987 and 1988 and took over as lead commentator in 1989. Lon Simmons and Gordy Soltau did the broadcasts on KSFO in the 1949s and 1960s. For a brief period in the late 1970s and early 1980s Don Klein, "the voice of Stanford", did the 49ers' games. Starkey first teamed with former Detroit Lions' and KPIX Sports Director, Wayne Walker and then former 49ers' linebacker Gary Plummer formed the broadcast team from 1998 to 2008, with Starkey retiring after the 2008 season. Ted Robinson replaced Starkey and teamed up with Plummer for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Plummer was relieved of his color commentating duties for the 2011 season and replaced by former teammate Eric Davis.[1] Tim Ryan replaced Davis in 2014.[2] Greg Papa, the longtime voice of the then-Bay Area rival Oakland Raiders, replaced Robinson on play-by-play in 2019.[3]

Pre-season games not shown on national television are shown on CBS owned-and-operated station KPIX-TV (channel 5), along with select Sunday telecasts on CBS during the regular season. When playing in the regular season, those games can be televised on Fox owned-and-operated station KTVU (channel 2). KGO-TV (channel 7) owned-and-operated station of ABC airs select "Monday Night Football" telecasts. NBC owned-and-operated station KNTV (channel 11) airs Sunday Night Football broadcasts.

Radio announcers

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Source: San Francisco 49ers Football on the Radio (1946–2008) – Bay Area Radio Museum & Hall of Fame.

Year Flagship station Play-by-play Color commentator
2020 KNBR, KSAN, KGO[4] Greg Papa Tim Ryan
2019 Greg Papa[3] Tim Ryan
2018 Ted Robinson[3] Tim Ryan
2017 Ted Robinson Tim Ryan
2016 Ted Robinson Tim Ryan
2015 Ted Robinson Tim Ryan, Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2014 Ted Robinson Tim Ryan,[2] Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2013 Ted Robinson Eric Davis,[2] Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2012 Ted Robinson Eric Davis, Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2011 KNBR, KSAN[5] Ted Robinson Eric Davis,[1] Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2010 Ted Robinson Gary Plummer,[1] Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2009 Ted Robinson[6] Gary Plummer, Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2008 Joe Starkey[7] Gary Plummer, Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2007 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer, Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2006 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer, Rod Brooks (sideline reporter)
2005 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer, John Shrader (sideline reporter)
2004 KGO Joe Starkey Gary Plummer
2003 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer
2002 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer
2001 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)[8]
2000 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1999 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1998 Joe Starkey Gary Plummer, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1997 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1996 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1995 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1994 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1993 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1992 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker, Rich Walcoff (home sideline reporter)
1991 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker
1990 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker
1989 Joe Starkey Wayne Walker
1988 Lon Simmons (games 1–5, 8–16), Joe Starkey (games 6–7) Wayne Walker, Joe Starkey (sideline reporter, games 1–5, 8–16)
1987 Lon Simmons Wayne Walker, Joe Starkey (sideline reporter)
1986 KCBS Don Klein Don Heinrich
1985 Don Klein Don Heinrich
1984 Don Klein Don Heinrich, Ted Robinson (sideline reporter)
1983 Don Klein Don Heinrich, Ted Robinson (sideline reporter)
1982 Don Klein Don Heinrich
1981 Don Klein Wayne Walker
1980 KSFO Lon Simmons Wayne Walker
1979 Lon Simmons Wayne Walker
1978 Lon Simmons Gene Nelson
1977 Lon Simmons
1976 Lon Simmons Gordy Soltau
1975 Lon Simmons Gordy Soltau
1974 Lon Simmons Gordy Soltau
1973 Lon Simmons Gordy Soltau
1972 Lon Simmons Hugh McElhenny
1971 Lon Simmons Hugh McElhenny
1970 Lon Simmons Hugh McElhenny
1969 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges, Hugh McElhenny
1968 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges, Hugh McElhenny
1967 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges, Hugh McElhenny
1966 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges, Hugh McElhenny
1965 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges, Jim Lange
1964 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges
1963 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges
1962 Lon Simmons Russ Hodges
1961 Lon Simmons Gordy Soltau
1960 Lon Simmons, Bob Fouts
1959 Bob Fouts Lon Simmons
1958 Bob Fouts Lon Simmons
1957 Bob Fouts Lon Simmons
1956 KFRC Roy Storey
1955 Roy Storey, Bob Fouts
1954 Fred Hessler Frankie Albert
1953 KYA Bud Foster Roy Storey (studio host)
1952 Bud Foster Bob Fouts
1951 Bud Foster Bob Fouts
1950 KSAN Rod Hughes Tommy Greenough, Jack Drees
1949 KSAN, KSBR Bud Foster Gerry Conlee
1948 KYA Bud Foster Gerry Conlee, Bob Fouts (studio host)
1947 Bud Foster Bob Fouts
1946 Bud Foster Bob Fouts

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Source:[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sports digest: Eric Davis replacing former teammate Gary Plummer as 49ers radio analyst". The Mercury News. Associated Press. April 4, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Tim Ryan Named 49ers Color Analyst". 49ers.com. January 22, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c Inman, Cam (January 2, 2019). "49ers call audible, change play-by-play voice to local legend". The Mercury News.
  4. ^ "49ers Sign 12-Year Extension with Cumulus," San Francisco 49ers, Wednesday, September 12, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2020
  5. ^ Farooq, Sajid. "49ers Catch a Radio Extension," NBC Bay Area, Monday, July 25, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2020
  6. ^ Brown, Daniel. "Ted Robinson named new voice of 49ers," Monterey (CA) Herald, Tuesday, January 6, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2020
  7. ^ "Starkey to Retire from 49ers," San Francisco 49ers, Wednesday, December 17, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2020
  8. ^ Kroner, Steve. "KGO relegates Walcoff to postgame show," SFGate.com, Friday, December 14, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2020
  9. ^ "Television & Radio Partners". 49ers.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on October 27, 2018. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  10. ^ "49ers Announce Multi-Year Broadcast Partnership with Sactown Sports 1140AM". www.49ers.com. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
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