Arena Football League And Sirius Satellite Radio Extend Exclusive Broadcast Agreement
February 29, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK - The Arena Football League and SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) have extended their broadcast agreement making SIRIUS the Official Satellite Radio Partner of the AFL.
SIRIUS will broadcast multiple AFL games each week of the regular season, featuring the league's top match-ups, and all 11 playoff games live, culminating with ArenaBowl XXII on Sunday, July 27 in New Orleans. All games will air on SIRIUS channel 130.
"The AFL is excited to be working with SIRIUS Satellite Radio again to bring our fans across the country the best action and insight into Arena Football throughout the entire season," said AFL Network President MARC LOWITZ. "Listeners will be able to hear a great package of games every weekend and also be able to catch up on everything taking place on and off the field with PETER SCHWARTZ and WAYNE MORRIS during their weekly one hour show, This Week in the AFL."
This Week in the AFL, hosted by Peter Schwartz and former AFL player Wayne Morris airs every Thursday (7:00-8:00 pm ET) exclusively on SIRIUS channel 126. Schwartz and Morris cover all the latest AFL news and highlights, take calls from listeners and preview upcoming games.
"We're very pleased to be able to offer our listeners another season of exciting, fast-paced AFL football," said STEVE COHEN, SIRIUS' Vice President and General Manager of Sports Programming. "With SIRIUS, AFL fans from coast to coast will have access to their favorite teams and players and they won't miss a single second of post season action."
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