97.3 The Fan live

97.3 The Fan is San Diego's sports station. It broadcasts as KWFN on 97.3 FM, is licensed to San Diego and covers Greater San Diego and the San Diego–Tijuana border region. The station is owned by Audacy, and on this page you can listen to The Fan live online, free. The online stream is offered to listeners inside the United States; outside the country it may not play because of rights restrictions.

The Padres

KWFN is the flagship station of the San Diego Padres Radio Network, so baseball season in San Diego runs through The Fan. It also carries Navy Midshipmen sports and is the market's affiliate for Westwood One Sports and the Sports USA Radio Network.

Sports betting on HD2

The HD2 channel carries The Bet, a sports gambling service.

History

The station signed on on January 15, 1964, as KSEA. For decades it was KSON-FM and KSON, a well-known San Diego name, and briefly KEGY before becoming KWFN — for "Fan".

Sister stations

In San Diego, Audacy also owns KBZT, KSON, KXSN and KYXY.

San Diego sports, anywhere

Press play and The Fan starts in seconds — at Petco Park, on the I-5 or anywhere you follow the Padres.

How to listen

You can hear The Fan on the radio on 97.3 FM across San Diego, but you do not need a radio at all: this page plays the live stream in any browser, on a phone, tablet or computer. Press the play button at the top, wait a second or two for the stream to connect, and keep browsing while it plays — the player stays on as you move between pages. It is ideal for a Padres game or the afternoon drive, and it costs nothing: no account, no subscription and no app to install.

Below the player you will find The Fan's frequency and home city, the genres it plays, answers to common questions and a list of similar stations, so when you want a change you can jump to another station in the same format or the same area with one click.

• 100% free, no sign-up
• Live stream, 24 hours a day
• Listen from anywhere
• Works on phone and computer