After five years, the Sacramento State football program has a new radio home, Classic 93.1 FM.

In an attempt to have game coverage heard all over Northern California, the Sac State football program moved from KRJY 1240 AM to KHLX Classic 93.1 this year, said Sac State Athletics Director Terry Wanless.

The new station can be heard from Fairfield to south Stockton; Classic 93.1’s affiliate in Auburn, KAHI 950 AM, will provide coverage in the foothills up to Lake Tahoe.

The partnership with KAHI 950 AM marks the first time at Sac State that a radio station has teamed up for game coverage.

The change to Classic 93.1, which is part of the Clear Channel family, will not only give fans the opportunity to listen to the Hornets on their car radios all over Northern California, but they can listen online anywhere in the country.

By going to classic931.com and clicking on “Hornet Football,” you can listen to the game anywhere in the country. You can also listen to the game on your smartphone by downloading the “iheartradio” app.

“We are really excited to be the new home of Hornet football. We’re excited to provide fans with a reliable coverage to Hornet football games all year wherever they are,” said Jeff Holden, vice president of Clear Channel. “It took us nine months to work out a deal, but it was well worth it.”

The football program’s previous home for football, KRJY 1240 AM, could only be heard if you were in the Sacramento area. Being that Sac State is a commuter campus, fans were not able to hear the games while they were at home or driving outside of Sacramento.

“I head out to Tahoe some weekends and can’t make it to the games. I miss everything that happens since I can’t listen on the radio,” said Sac State student Tony Flores. “Now that I’ll be able to hear the game on my drive up, I will be able to catch every snap.”

This problem for the fans is what prompted the football program to make the change to Classic 93.1. The program wanted to provide every fan with the opportunity to listen to Hornet football outside of Sacramento.

Another partner with Hornet football and Classic 93.1, KFBK 1530 AM, will air an interview at 6:20 p.m. every Thursday with head coach Marshall Sperbeck. They will discuss the matchup for the Hornets and any thoughts Sperbeck would like to share.

Hornet fan and Sac State student Alex Choi thinks this is a great idea.

“I like to know what the coach is thinking before games. It’s like having a sideline pass,” Choi said. “It’s fun knowing his plans for the game and then seeing if they will work.”

On game day, Classic 93.1 will also air a 15-minute pregame show to get viewers ready for the matchup, and a 15-minute postgame show recapping the outcome of the game and statistics.

The switch to Classic 93.1 is a two-year deal and is only for football at the moment. The voices of Hornet football are Jason Ross, Steve McElroy and Danny Sullivan.

Ross is the play-by-play voice for Hornet football. He is also part of the Maloof Sports & Entertainment broadcast team as a pregame, halftime and postgame host for the Sacramento Kings.

McElroy is the color commentator for Hornet football. He is also the play-by-play announcer for Hornet basketball and has done work with the Modesto A’s (now Nuts) and Saint Mary’s.

Sullivan is the sideline reporter for Hornet football. He has also worked in radio in the past and now works at the State Capitol.

Ross and McElroy have been broadcasting Hornet football games for 15 years and Sullivan has been with the Hornets for the last four seasons.

You can hear the broadcast team of Ross, McElroy and Sullivan at 5:05 p.m. Saturday for the Weber State game.

Weber State comes in with a 0-2 record after losing to Wyoming 35-32 and to Utah State 54-17. Last season against Weber State, Sac State pulled out the victory 24-17 with a last-minute touchdown.

After the upset win 29-28 in overtime against Oregon State on Sept. 3 and the 35-14 loss at Southern

Utah on Sept. 10, the Hornets will look to make back-to-back wins against Weber State and get back to a winning record.

Josh Stanley can be reached at [email protected].