Lamoille County's WLVB FM 93.9 to Air Frost Heaves Games
December 6, 2007 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Vermont Frost Heaves News Release
South Burlington, Vt.-Select Vermont Frost Heaves games will be broadcast in Lamoille County and parts of Washington and Orleans counties over Morrisville-based WLVB, Vermont Country FM 93.3, under an agreement reached this week.
"By adding a Lamoille County affiliate, we're delighted to be able to extend our reach into a natural region north and east of our home venues of Barre and Burlington," said Frost Heaves president and general manager Alexander Wolff. "Towns like Hardwick, Morrisville and Stowe have great basketball traditions, and they've already given the team native sons like [assistant coach and Morrisville native] Wayne Lafley and [founding Frost Heave and Stowe native] Dana Martin, for which we're very grateful."
"The Frost Heaves provide great family entertainment," said Ken Squier, president of the Radio Vermont group of stations, of which WLVB is a member. "They've done a professional job of bringing professional basketball to Vermont and we're excited to be introducing broadcasts of their games to a new part of the state."
The broadcasts over WLVB begin with the Frost Heaves' showdown with the Manchester (N.H.) Millrats tonight. A "Frost Heaves Game of the Week" over WLVB will follow roughly every week to 10 days for the remainder of the season.
The Vermont Frost Heaves Basketball Radio Network originates with flagship WSNO AM 1450 in Barre, with Steve Barone handling the play-by-play and Joe Salerno doing color duties. WJOY 1230 AM in Burlington also carries the broadcasts, which fans can access over the Web at vermontfrostheaves.com.
The current schedule of WLVB broadcasts includes:
Sat., Dec. 15 7:15pm @ Boston
Thurs., Jan. 3 7:05pm vs. Jersey
Sat., Jan. 12 2:05pm vs. Manchester
Thurs., Jan. 24 7:15pm @ Jersey
Thurs., Jan. 31 7:05pm vs. Montreal
Thurs., Feb. 7 7:05pm vs. Halifax
Fri., Feb. 15 7:15pm @ Montreal
Fri., Feb. 22 6:15pm @ Halifax
Additional games after Feb. 22 may be added once high school playoff schedules are set.
Tickets for any Frost Heaves home game may be purchased at the door beginning one hour before tip-off; by going to flynntix.org; by calling 802-86-FLYNN; or by stopping by the Flynn's main box office at 153 Main Street in Burlington. Tickets for games in Barre are also available at First in Fitness in Montpelier and all Allen Lumber locations. Groups of 20 or more may call the Frost Heaves' office at 802-860-0082 for discounted rates.
Vermont home games are also Webcast live and archived for rebroadcast by PlayON! Sports, a division of Turner Broadcasting. In addition. affiliates of the Vermont Access Network in Barre, Burlington, Cavendish, Hartford, Hyde Park, Ludlow, Lyndonville, Montpelier, Newport, Plymouth, St. Albans, St. Johnsbury, Windsor and Woodstock rebroadcast Frost Heaves home games over local cable systems, and Burlington Telecom makes them available to subscribers as a video-on-demand option.
The Frost Heaves Official Team Sponsors are the Vermont State Employees Credit Union and the Vermont Army National Guard.
For more information go to vermontfrostheaves.com.
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