The Sharks have parted ways with longtime radio partner KFOX-FM, announcing plans to "move all audio broadcasts of their games for this and future seasons to their website and mobile app," according to Curtis Pashelka of the San Jose MERCURY NEWS. The "Sharks Audio Network" is set to debut Tuesday at 8:00am PT and feature Sharks and AHL San Jose Barracuda-related programming 24 hours a day on the Sharks+SAP Center app and at sjsharks.com. The Sharks’ move is "meant to increase content for fans and designed to expand the team’s reach throughout the Bay Area." KFOX, a classic rock station, has been the Sharks’ radio network flagship since the '00-01 season, but it "does not reach parts of the East Bay, including central Contra Costa County." Sharks VP/Communications Scott Emmert said that the "possibility existed to continue to have broadcasts on both terrestrial radio and the team’s digital platforms, but the organization felt it needed to consolidate all of their game broadcasts into one area." Pashelka reports the team’s audio broadcasts will "still feature longtime play-by-play voice Dan Rusanowsky, who will be joined by color analysts and former Sharks players Scott Hannan and Mark Smith." All Sharks games will "still be televised" (San Jose MERCURY NEWS, 1/8).
