National Lacrosse League announces weekly US television for 2005 season
February 1, 2005 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League announces its weekly television broadcasts in the United States for the 2005 season. The league will broadcast the "NLL Game of the Week" into millions of homes each week for the remainder of the 2005 regular season through its new broadcast partnerships with the America One Television Network and a host of regional sports networks across the country.
The NLL Game of the Week will be shown on affiliates of the America One Television Network, which consists of 117 local television stations across the country. The broadcasts will air each week on Wednesday at 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. The first of twelve consecutive weekly game broadcasts on America One airs on February 2nd and will continue on each Wednesday night through the conclusion of the regular season.
"We're excited to add the National Lacrosse League to our prime time lineup of sports programming", said Preston Bornman, Executive Vice President of America One Television. "Professional indoor lacrosse is a fast-paced, exciting game that will attract audiences and advertisers alike. We are pleased to provide the NLL Game of the Week on Wednesday nights to our family of affiliated stations across the country."
The NLL Game of the Week matchups are listed below. The games will be aired on a tape delay basis. Please check your local listings for the broadcast in your area. The complete list of America One affiliates can be found at the end of the press release.
The NLL Game of the Week will also air on some of America's leading regional sports networks, including Cox Sports Television New England, Cox Sports Television Louisiana (home network of the NBA New Orleans Hornets) and C-SET, the Charlotte-based network that serves as the television home of the NBA Charlotte Bobcats. Each network will air the games in a weekly time slot on a tape delay basis. Please check your local listings or the TV/Radio page at nll.com for broadcast dates and times.
"We're extremely pleased to broadcast the NLL Game of the Week on the America One stations and the regional sports networks," said NLL Commissioner Jim Jennings. "This is a good start, and we expect additional regional sports networks to join in as the season progresses. We're excited to bring the NLL game to millions of homes, including many who will be seeing our game for the first time. Between today's announcement and our NBC announcement, we're very bullish on the television presence we will have in the United States for this season and beyond."
The NLL recently announced that the 2005 All-Star Game and Champion's Cup Final game will each air live on NBC, bringing the game of lacrosse to a national network television audience for the first time in its history. The All-Star Game from Calgary will air live on NBC on Saturday, February 26th at 2pm Eastern, and the Champion's Cup Final will air live on NBC on Saturday, May 14th at 3:30pm Eastern.
The league also broadcasts national weekly games in Canada on The Score Television Network and regional broadcasts on Rogers Sportsnet East, Ontario and West.
NLL Game of the Week Schedule:
January 28th â Rochester Knighthawks at Toronto Rock
February 4th â Colorado Mammoth at Calgary Roughnecks
February 12th â Calgary Roughnecks at Toronto Rock
February 18th â Rochester Knighthawks at Philadelphia Wings
February 25th â Rochester Knighthawks at Toronto Rock
March 4th â Buffalo Bandits at Toronto Rock
March 12th â Rochester Knighthawks at Philadelphia Wings
March 18th â Arizona Sting at Toronto Rock
March 26th â Toronto Rock at Buffalo Bandits
April 3rd â Arizona Sting at Calgary Roughnecks
April 10th â Philadelphia Wings at Toronto Rock
April 17th â Toronto Rock at Calgary Roughnecks
*Weekly Broadcast Times:
America One stations: Wednesday at 11pm ET
C-SET: Wednesday at 11pm ET, re-airing on Thursday at 9am ET
Cox Sports TV Louisiana: Friday at 2:30pm CT
Cox Sports TV New England: Thursday at 8pm ET
*Subject to change, check local listings each week
About America One:
America One Television Network is an independent full-service syndication and distribution platform for sports and entertainment programming. Via the America One Sports brand, America One is the only broadcast television network providing quality sports programming in a prime time position seven days a week. America One programming can be seen in over 30 million households in the United States and Puerto Rico via 130 major network and independent broadcast television stations and regional sports networks. In addition to the NLL, America One Sports is the U.S. distributor of the Canadian Football League and the American Basketball Association and has quickly become a leader in innovative sports television syndication, sales and marketing. For more information and sports programming schedules, please go to www.americaonesports.com. America One Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of USFR Media Group, Houston, Texas.
About C-SET:
C-SET is home to the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats and the WNBA's Charlotte Sting in addition to college basketball, college football, coaches' shows, original programming and the NLL. C-SET launched in October 2004, and is currently available in nearly 800,000 cable homes across North and South Carolina. Viewers looking for the latest information on C-SET telecast schedules and program information can log onto the network's website at www.C-SET.com.
About Cox Sports Television Louisiana:
Cox Sports Television, the home of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets, is an innovative 24-hour local sports network that delivers exclusive programming, including both professional and collegiate sporting events, available to over 1,000,000 viewers in Louisiana, southern Mississipi, western Alabama, Texas and the Florida panhandle. Cox Sports Television is able to pay television distributors throughout its coverage area and is part of Cox Communications Louisiana LLC, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the state of Louisiana.
About Cox Sports Television in New England:
Cox Sports Television is the home for the Big East Football and Basketball Games of the Week. In addition, CST features live coverage of Providence College, University of Rhode Island, Brown University, Central Connecticut State University, Pawtucket Red Sox, Providence Bruins, New England Revolution and more. The channel also features exclusive, live coverage of Rhode Island Interscholastic football, basketball, hockey and baseball championships as well as original Cox-produced programs, and syndicated sports programming.
America One Affiliates
Alabama WKNI Andalusia
WTZT-LP Athens
WJJN-LP Dothan
WBCF-CA Florence
TV6 Sylacauga
WVUA-CA Tuscaloosa
Arizona K47FW Casa Grande
KCFG Flagstaff
KKAX-LP Kingman
K23BJ Lake Havasu City
Arkansas KEJB El Dorado
K54FH Green Forest
KTKO-LP Harrison
KTSS-LP Hope
K07XL Mountain Home
KSBN-TV Springdale
California KJEO-LP Fresno
KHEM Hemet
K15FJ Lakeport
KAZV-LP Modesto
K29FZ/KMCA Redding
KCCE-LP San Luis Obispo
KHIZ-TV Victorville
OdysseyTV Victorville
Colorado KDEV-LP Aurora
K27FA Craig
K48BK Dove Creek
Florida WGZT Key West
WZRA-CA Oldsmar
WRCF-LP Orlando
WRBD-LP Pensacola
WQXT-CA St. Augustine
Georgia WBEK-CA Augusta
WSST-TV Cordele
W35BB Dublin
Idaho KTYJ-LP Coeur d' Alene
KPIF Pocatello
KBAX-LP Twin Falls
Illinois WPXS Mt. Vernon
WSPY Plano
Indiana WJTS-LP Jasper
WREP-LP Martinsville
HomeTownTV Noblesville
WHAN-LP Salem
Iowa WBQD-LP Davenport
KDAO-LP Marshalltown
Lakes TV Spirit Lake
Kansas KTQW-CA Wichita
Kentucky WYCS Louisville
Louisiana KPBN-LP Baton Rouge
NSU 22 Natchitoches
KWBJ-LP Morgan City
Maine WBGR-LP Bangor
Michigan Shelby TV Shelby Township
WLLZ-LP Traverse City
Minnesota WGTN Worthington
Mississippi WBII-LP Ashland
WPRQ-LP Clarksdale
WHCQ-LP Cleveland
WKFK-LP Pascagoula
WEBU-LP Webb
Missouri K61GJ Aurora
KNJD-LP Branson
KNLJ Jefferson City
KGCS-LP Joplin
K64FW Joplin
K64FQ Lebanon
K68EL Marshfield
K54FX Springfield
KNLC St. Louis
Nevada KHMP-LP Pahrump
New Jersey WPSJ-LP Hammonton
W25AW(WZBN) Trenton
New York WNCE-CA Glen Falls
UPN 23 Hornell
WNYI Ithaca
Princetown Cable Schenectady
WVVH Southampton
North Carolina WAEN-LP Asheville
WLNN-LP Boone
W34AX Henderson
WNCR-LP Rocky Mount
W67CD Sanford
WYBE-CA Southern Pines
Ohio WAOH/W35AX Akron-Cleveland
WBKA-CA Bucyrus
WIVM-LP Canton
WOTH Cincinnati
WCLL-LP Columbus
WFND Findlay
WLMO-LP Lima
WLQP-LP Lima
TV9 Troy
Oklahoma KXOK Enid
KXOC-LP Oklahoma City
KSBI Oklahoma City
KGBN-CA Ponca City
KWEM-LP Stillwater
Oregon KORY-CA Eugene
KORK-CA Portland
KORS-LP Salem
Pennsylvania Image Network Erie
WYLN-LP Hazelton
WLLS-LP Indiana
WBGN Pittsburgh
Puerto Rico WXWZ-LP Guayama
South Carolina W35AY Hilton Head Island
South Dakota KOTA-TV Rapid City
Tennessee EPlus TV Jackson
WJFB Lebanon
TV 2 WEPG S. Pittsburg
WUWT (WOBT) Union City
Texas KIVY-LP Crockett
Utah CTV 12 Cedar City
KKRP St. George
VTV Vernal
Washington KOXI-CA Vancouver
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