NASL FC Edmonton

Eddies Ink Television Broadcast Partnership

Published on April 16, 2014 under North American Soccer League (NASL)
FC Edmonton News Release


EDMONTON, AB (April 16, 2014) - FC Edmonton Professional Soccer Club inked a partnership agreement this morning with Rogers Media, which locally includes City Television, OMNI Television, 101.7 World FM, 102.9 SONiC and 91.7 The Bounce.

City Edmonton will air 13 of 14 FC Edmonton home matches as part of the station's regular programming Sundays at 1:30 p.m. starting this Sunday, April 20th. All 13 matches will be broadcast on City Sundays at 1:30pm MST, with the majority being live. 101.7 World FM will be airing live play-by-play for home games, commencing Saturday May 3rd when FC Edmonton entertains Ft. Lauderdale, City Edmonton and Breakfast Television will support the team with weekly highlights and team features. M31 Design Group will once again handle all live production for each game.

"This partnership with City Edmonton is an important one for FC Edmonton," said Rod Proudfoot, general manager of FC Edmonton. "The ability to promote and televise our home matches will assist greatly in growing both our fan base and our FC Edmonton brand in this market place."

Fans will still be able to stream FC Edmonton matches live on www.nasllive.com. Subscriptions for match day broadcasts from across the league start at just $4.99 (USD) for a 30-day pass.

"We are very proud and excited to once again be the media partner of FC Edmonton" stated a Rogers Media source. "City Television strives to be distinctly local and provide quality programming for Edmontonians, so this is a perfect fit for us and our viewers".

City Television has stations in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Saskatchewan, and Montreal. They are committed to offering viewers intensely-local, urban-oriented, culturally-diverse television programming. A distinct alternative to other conventional television stations, City engages its viewers with dynamic on-air personalities and delivers an entertaining mix of news, local-interactive formats such as: Breakfast Television and CityLine; as well as local Canadian and US acquired prime time entertainment programming.

101.7 World FM Radio has been providing information and entertainment to Edmonton's multilingual community for almost thirty-five years. Reflecting the culturally diverse and rich tapestry that defines Edmonton, World FM presents programming in twelve distinct heritage languages, with roots extending from South Asia to South America, from East Europe to East Africa.

The broadcast schedule for 2014 FC Edmonton matches is as follows:

Match Air Date and Time

vs NY Cosmos on Sat. April, 19 Sunday, April 20 at 1:30 p.m. MT

vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Sat. May, 3 Sunday, May 4 at 1:30 p.m. MT

vs Atlanta Silverbacks on Sat. May, 24 Sunday, May 25 at 1:30 p.m. MT

vs Carolina RailHawks on Sunday, June 8 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs Ottawa Fury on Sunday, July 13 LIVE (starting at 3:30 p.m. MT)

vs Indy Eleven on Sunday, July 27 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs San Antonio Scorpions on Sunday, Aug 3 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs Fort Lauderdale Strikers on Sunday, Aug 24 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs Minnesota United FC on Sunday, Aug 31 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs Tampa Bay Rowdies on Sunday, Sept 21 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs NY Cosmos on Sunday, Sept 28 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs Carolina RailHawks on Sunday, Oct 12 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

vs Atlanta Silverbacks on Sunday, Nov 2 LIVE (starting at 1:30 p.m. MT)

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