Steve Kroner of the Chronicle reports:

Two sources close to the negotiations have confirmed the A’s radio broadcasts will air on KYCY (1550 AM) and KNTS (1220 AM) in 2006.

KYCY will be the flagship station, but its signal does not cover the South Bay well. KNTS is a South Bay station, but apparently it will not carry weekday broadcasts until 6 p.m. So, the plan is for KNTS to skip weekday afternoon games, and to join in progress games that begin between 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Pacific time.

I haven’t yet gone out to check reception on KYCY here in Palo Alto. Does any other MLB team have such a ridiculous scheme for broadcasting their games? And way to cater to the South Bay audience, guys, that’ll sure help your quest to relocate to San Jose.

I have XM, which carries all MLB games, in the Infiniti. Unfortunately, XM runs the home team’s broadcast for each game, so if the A’s (or Giants) are on the road that means I will hear the other team’s broadcast.