ArenaBowl XVI on Sirius Satellite Radio and Armed Forces Radio Network
August 17, 2002 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- ArenaBowl XVI, between the Arizona Rattlers (13-3) and the San Jose SaberCats (15-1), will be broadcast live on Sports Byline, Channel 123 on Sirius Satellite Radio, the Arena Football League announced today. The game will air on Sunday, August 18 at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT live from the Compaq Center at San Jose.
"Sirius Radio will provide yet another cutting-edge medium to allow our fans to follow Arena Football through this live satellite-radio broadcast," said AFL Vice President of Broadcasting Marc Lowitz.
In addition, The Armed Forces Radio Network will once again broadcast the ArenaBowl to US servicemen and women in 177 countries around the world and 400 ships at sea. Larry Kahn (play-by-play), Artie Gigantino (color analyst) and Troy West (sideline reporter) will describe all the action.
ABOUT SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO
From its three satellites orbiting directly over the U.S., Sirius broadcasts 100 channels of digital quality radio throughout the continental United States for a monthly subscription fee of $12.95. Sirius delivers 60 original channels of completely commercial-free music in virtually every genre, and 40 world-class sports, news and entertainment channels. DaimlerChrysler has announced plans to offer Sirius radios in 17 models of Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep vehicles beginning this fall. BMW has announced plans to offer Sirious radios as an accessory in its most popular models through BMW Centers across the country, including select BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and X5 vehicles. Nissan has announced plans to offer Sirius radios as an option this fall on six Infiniti and Nissan 2003 models, and future Audi and Volkswagen models will also offer Sirius. Sirius also has agreements to install AM/FM/SAT radios in Ford, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Volvo and Mazda vehicles. Kenwood, Clarion, Audiovox, and Jensen satellite receivers, including models that can adapt any car stereo to receive Sirius, are available at retailers such as Circuit City, Best Buy, Sears, Good Guys, Tweeter, Ultimate Electronics and Crutchfield. Panasonic satellite radio products will be available in September 2002.
ABOUT ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE
The Arena Football League consists of 23 teams (16 active for 2002 season), including eight in the 10 largest U.S. media markets. An additional seven expansion teams have already been approved to begin to play over the next three years. The AFL and NBC Sports have reached a network broadcast agreement to begin February 2, 2003.
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