Charlotte Bobcats & Sting Announce Agreement with WJZY

April 20, 2004 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Charlotte Sting News Release


The Charlotte Bobcats and Charlotte Sting have selected WJZY UPN46 as their over-the-air television broadcast outlet, it was announced today by Ed Tapscott, Chief Operating Officer of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats, WNBA Charlotte Sting and C-SET (Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television). Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

"We are very excited about our partnership with WJZY. We have said repeatedly that we will have a strong presence on free, over-the-air television and this ensures that every fan can watch Bobcats and Sting games on television," said Tapscott. "Our colleagues at WJZY have shown great interest in promoting our teams and also share with us a strong commitment to the Charlotte region."

WJZY UPN46 will carry up to 15 games during the 2004-05 Bobcats season and two games during the 2004 Sting season. In addition to the game telecasts, WJZY will broadcast an hour-long 2004 Bobcats Draft show in late June plus additional preseason and postseason programming, a weekly team report and weekly vignettes during the Bobcats season.

"With the ongoing migration of sporting events to cable and pay-per-view, we view this as a truly unique opportunity to provide basketball fans in our region with a slate of Charlotte Bobcats and Sting games on free over-the-air television," said WJZY UPN46 Vice President & General Manager Will Davis. "We are thrilled to be associated with the NBA and WNBA and first-class professional sports franchises like the Charlotte Bobcats and Sting."

The schedule of Bobcats games to be broadcast on WJZY UPN46 will be determined following the release of the NBA schedule later this summer. The Sting will be broadcast on WJZY UPN46 on both July 18 when they visit the New York Liberty and on July 31 when they play at the Sacramento Monarchs.

In addition to the 15 games to be broadcast over-the-air on WJZY UPN46, the Bobcats will telecast 60 games on the cable channel C-SET (Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television), the franchise's recently announced regional sports network. Beginning in 2005, the Sting will air up to 15 games on C-SET in one of the most comprehensive local television packages in the WNBA.

The Charlotte Bobcats have the fourth pick in the 2004 NBA Draft on June 24 following an expansion draft of players from other NBA teams on June 22. The Bobcats will tip off their inaugural season in early November 2004 at the Charlotte Coliseum before moving to Charlotte's new Uptown Arena beginning with the 2005-06 NBA season. The Charlotte Sting begin their eighth season in the WNBA on May 21 against the Houston Comets at the Charlotte Coliseum. The Sting will begin play in Charlotte's new Uptown Arena during the summer 2006 season. C-SET will officially launch on air in October 2004.

Visit the Bobcats online at www.bobcatsbasketball.com or the Sting online at www.charlottesting.com. For more information on C-SET, visit the network's website at www.c-set.tv.



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