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==Radio and television==
{{See also|Houston Astros Radio Network}}
Since 2013, the Astros' flagship radio station is [[KBME (AM)|KBME]], Sportstalk 790 AM (a [[Fox Sports Radio]] affiliate). Previously, the team had a partnership with [[KTRH (AM)|KTRH]] (740 AM) which went from 1999 to 2012 (both stations are owned by [[iHeartMedia]]). This change suddenly made it difficult for listeners outside of Houston itself to hear the Astros, as KTRH runs 50 kilowatts of power day and night, and KBME runs only five kilowatts. As a result, KTRH is audible across much of Central, East, and South Texas, whereas KBME can only be heard in Houston, especially after dark. [[Milo Hamilton]], a veteran voice who was on the call for [[Hank Aaron]]'s 715th career home run in 1974, retired at the end of the 2012 season, after broadcasting play-by-play for the Astros since 1985. [[Dave Raymond]] and Brett Dolan shared play-by-play duty for road games, while Raymond additionally worked as Hamilton's color analyst (while Hamilton called home games only for the past few seasons before his retirement); they were not retained and instead brought in [[Robert Ford (sportscaster)|Robert Ford]] and [[Steve Sparks (pitcher, born 1965)|Steve Sparks]] to begin broadcasting for the 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/2/13/3986042/robert-ford-steve-sparks-announced-as-astros-radio-team|title=Astros Announce New Radio Team|first=David|last=Coleman|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324135900/http://www.crawfishboxes.com/2013/2/13/3986042/robert-ford-steve-sparks-announced-as-astros-radio-team|archive-date=March 24, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Spanish language radio play-by-play is handled by Francisco Romero, and his play-by-play partner is [[Alex Treviño]], a former backup catcher for the club.

During the 2012 season Astros games on television were announced by [[Bill Brown (sportscaster)|Bill Brown]] and [[Jim Deshaies]]. In the seven seasons before then, Astros games were broadcast on television by [[Fox Sports Houston]], with select games shown on broadcast TV by [[KTXH]]. As part of a ten-year, $1&nbsp;billion deal with [[Comcast]] that includes a majority stake jointly held by the Astros and the [[Houston Rockets]], Houston Astros games moved to the new Comcast SportsNet Houston at the beginning of the 2013 season.<ref name=chron-csnhouston>{{cite web|title=Comcast SportsNet Houston plans October launch|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/article/Comcast-SportsNet-Houston-plans-October-launch-3390518.php|work=Houston Chronicle|date=March 8, 2012|access-date=November 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126024441/http://www.chron.com/sports/article/Comcast-SportsNet-Houston-plans-October-launch-3390518.php|archive-date=November 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On September 27, 2013, CSN Houston filed for [[Chapter 11 Bankruptcy]] and surprising the Astros who own the largest stake.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2013/09/bankruptcy-petition-filed-on-behalf-of-comcast-sportsnet-houston/|title=CSN Houston bankruptcy filing surprises Astros|date=September 28, 2013|access-date=September 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821225917/http://blog.chron.com/sportsupdate/2013/09/bankruptcy-petition-filed-on-behalf-of-comcast-sportsnet-houston/|archive-date=August 21, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> After being brought out of bankruptcy by [[DirecTV Sports Networks]] and [[AT&T]], the channel's name was changed to Root Sports Southwest then later [[AT&T SportsNet Southwest]].

The current television team consists of [[Todd Kalas]], [[Geoff Blum]] and reporter [[Julia Morales]].