to keep the Athletics in Oakland and awarded the broadcast rights to KNEW. Nonetheless, the setup made the A's a laughingstock in the Bay Area. At the time, KALX only operated at 10 watts, rendering it practically unlistenable more than 10 miles from Oakland Coliseum. This led one fan to joke about the A's radio network stretching all the way to Hawaii by asking, "Honolulu? How about here?" In 1981, the station began a successful fundraising drive to boost its power level to the present-day 500 watts, a level that was reached in 1982. As part of the A's 50th anniversary celebration in 2018, Baer was invited back to do play-by-play for one inning of an A's/Giants game. Format KALX offers a diverse range of public affairs programming, and airs many kinds of public service announcements throughout its daily broadcast. Notable alumni KALX has provided a training ground for numerous individuals who have had careers in television and radio. These include: Lisa Stark—ABC News Sarah Wallace—WNBC, WABC-TV's EyeWitness News Andrew Reimer—5aa Kristen Sze—ABC7 John (Long John) Morehouse—past President Long Valley Communications, KALX, KZYX, KAVA, KMUD, KPHT-LP, KFTY-TV50, KRCB-TV22 Bob Sarlatte—Actor and sports announcer References External links KALX homepage with online live streaming broadcast ALX University of California, Berkeley Oakland Athletics Freeform radio stations ALX Mass media in Berkeley, California Radio stations established in 1962