Northern Iowa radio affiliates for the 2011 football season

The following is the radio affiliates for the 2011 Northern Iowa football season. This listing is taken from the Panthers Web Site.

KGYM (1600) Cedar Rapids
KCHA (1580) Charles City
KXNO (1460) Des Moines
KQCR (98.9) Hampton
KQMG (95.3) Independence
KRIB (1490) Mason City
KIJL (1130/105.5) Mt. Pleasant
KXEL (1540) Waterloo/Cedar Falls
KQWC (1570) Webster City

Iowa St. radio affiliates for the 2011 football season

The following is the radio affiliates for the 2011 Iowa St. football season. This listing is taken from the Cyclones Web Site.

KIIC (96.7) Albia
KLGA (92.7) Algona
KASI/KCCQ (1430 & 105.1) Ames
KSOM (96.5) Atlantic
KWBG (1590) Boone
KCIM (1380) Carroll
KCNZ (1650) Cedar Falls
KGYM (1600) Cedar Rapids
KCHA (95.9) Charles City
KCHE (92.1) Cherokee
KSIB (1520) Creston
KJOC (1170) Davenport
KDSN (107.1) Denison
KDRB (100.3) Des Moines
KMCD (1570) Fairfield
KIOW (107.3) Forest City/Mason City
KWMT (540) Ft. Dodge
KBKB (1360) Ft. Madison
KLMJ (104.9) Hampton
KHBT (97.7) Humboldt
KXIA (101.1) Marshalltown
KILJ (1130) Mt. Pleasant
KWPC (860) Muscatine
KCZE (95.1) New Hampton/Charles City
KDLS (1310) Perry
KMA (960) Shenandoah
KKYY (101.3) Sioux city
KICD (107.7) Spencer
KQWC (95.7) Webster City

TV Schedule, Saturday August 13

Auto Racing:

Nationwide Series: Zippo 200 Qualifying 8:30am on Speed Channel
Spring Cup Series: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips Qualifying 10:30am on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Zippo 200 1pm on ESPN
AMA Pro Motocross 450 2pm on NBC
Rolex Sports Car Series: Watkins Glen 200 5pm on Speed Channel
AMA Pro Motocross 250 10:30pm on Speed Channel (same day tape)
Boxing: 9pm on HBO

Diving: US Women’s Platform Championships 1pm on NBC

Extreme Sports: Dew Tour, Portland Invite 3:30pm on NBC

Golf:

PGA Championship, Third Round: 10am on TNT & 1pm on CBS
U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship: 2pm on Golf Channel

High School Baseball: Under Armour All-American Game 1pm on MLB Network

Horse Racing:

Sword Dancer Invitational Handicap 4pm on VERSUS
Arlington Million 5pm on WGN

Little League Baseball:

Great Lakes Regional Tinal Teams TBA 10am on ESPN
New England Regional Final Teams TBA 12pm on ESPN2
Northwest Regional Final Teams TBA 4pm on ESPN
Midwest Regional Final Teams TBA 6pm on ESPN
West Regional Final Teams TBA 8pm on ESPN

MLB Baseball:

Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees or Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 3pm on FOX (check local listings)
Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta 6pm on WGN
Colorado @ St. Louis 6pm on FS Midwest
Kansas City @ Chicago White 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS Kansas City
Minnesota @ Cleveland 6pm on FS North
Washington @ Philadelphia 6pm on MLB Network

NFL Preseason Football:

Green Bay @ Cleveland 6:30pm on NFL Network & KGCW (Davenport)
Buffalo @ Chicago 7pm KFXA (Cedar Rapids) & KLJB (Davenport)
Minnesota @ Tennessee 7pm on Vikings TV Network*

*Vikings TV Network Affiliates:

KGAN (Cedar Rapids)
KXVO (Omaha/Council Bluffs)
KPTH (Sioux City)
KAAL (Austin, MN/Mason City)
KCWI (Des Moines)
KSFY (Sioux Falls)

Soccer:

English Premier League: Everton @Tottenham 8:30am on ESPN2
English Premier League: Sunderland @ Liverpool 9am on FOX Soccer
English Premier League: Arsenal @ Newcastle 11:30am on FOX Soccer
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Portugal vs Argentina 4:45pm on ESPNU
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Mexico vs Colombia 7:45pm on ESPNU

Softball: Senior League World Series 1pm on ESPNU

Tennis:

ATP World Tour: Rogers Cup Semifinals 2pm & 7pm on ESPN2
WTA Tour: Rogers Cup Semifinal 4pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackluts are likely for regional MLB telecasts outside of Iowa.

Fox Sports announces it's 2011 college football schedule

Fox Sports yesterday announced their 2011 college football schedule. Most of the schedule are games TBA, but you can see the various broadcast windows for the regional FSN's, FX, and Fox College Sports. You can get the complete schedule here.

TV Schedule, Friday August 12

ArenaBowl: Jacksonville @ Arizona 7:30pm on NFL Network

Boxing: Friday Night Fights 8pm on ESPN2

Golf:

PGA Championship (Second Round) 12pm on TNT
U.S. Women's Amateur Championship 2pm on Golf Channel

Horse Racing: Sword Dancer Invitational

Little League Baseball:

Mid-Atlantic Regional Semi-finals Teams TBA 10am & 2pm on ESPN
West Regional semi-finals Teams TBA 4pm & 10pm on ESPN2
Southeast Regional semi-finals Teams TBA 7pm on ESPN

MLB Baseball:

Minnesota @ Cleveland 6pm on FS North
Tampa Bay @ NY Yankees 6pm on MLB Network
Chicago Cubs @ Atlanta 6:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Colorado @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Kansas City @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on FS Kansas City & WHO-DT 13.3/Mediacom 114
Pittsburgh @ Milwaukee 7pm on FS Wisconsin

Minor League Baseball: Burlington vs Quad Cities 7pm on Mediacom Channel 22

NASCAR:

Sprint Cup Series: Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips Practice 11am on Speed
Channel
Nationwide Series: Zippo 200 Final Practice 1pm on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips Final Practice 3pm on Speed Channel

NFL Preseason Football: Tampa Bay @ Kansas Cithy 7pm on FOX

Soccer: Charlotte @ Charleston 7pm on FOX Soccer

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick Show: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNU
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPNU

Tennis:

ATP World Tour: Rogers Cup quarterfinals 11am on ESPn2
WTA Tour: Rogers Cup quarterfinals 6pm on ESPN2

ESPNU announces it's fall weekday schedule

With the college football season right around the corner, ESPNU has announced it's fall schedule of football related programming and included in that schedule are three new shows.

According to a Press Release from ESPN the new shows include Palmer & Pollack hosted by Jesse Palmer & David Pollack will be a 3-hour Monday afternoon show reviewing the action from the past Saturday and looking ahead to the following week.  CFB Final Verdict is a spin-off of an College Football Final segment and can be seen Monday afternoon as well.  The final new show called Game Room breaking down film in a 30-minute show.

For more information, as well as returning shows for 2011 and a weekday schedule for ESPNU, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV information for pre-season Minnesota Vikings games

The Minnesota Vikings first pre-season game of the 2011 season is this Saturday and with the exception of Eastern Iowa, all of Iowa will be able to catch Vikings preseason games on over the air TV.  I will first provide the schedule with all times Central and then the network affiliates.

August 13:  @ Tennessee 7pm

August 20:  @ Seattle 9pm

August 27:  Dallas 7pm

September 1:  7pm

KGAN (Cedar Rapids; game 3 on tape delay)

KXVO (Omaha/Council Bluffs)

KPTH (Sioux City)

KAAL (Austin, MN/Mason City)

KCWI (Des Moines)

KSFY (Sioux Falls)

Indy 500 will remain on ABC through 2018

Yesterday it was announced that ABC will remain as the TV home of the Indy 500 through 2018.  According to a Press Release from ESPN, beginning in 2012, for the first time ever, coverage will be expanded to include ABC's onboard  coverage on ESPN3.com

TV Schedule, Thursday August 11

ATP Tennis:  Rogers Cup 11am on ESPN2

Golf:

PGA Championship, First Round:  12pm on TNT
U.S. Women’s Amaetur, Day 2:  2pm on Golf Channel

Little League Baseball:

Midwest Regional Semi-final:  Teams TBA 1pm on ESPN & 5pm on ESPN2
Northwest Regional Semi-final:  Teams TBA 3pm & 9pm on ESPN2
Southwest Regional Semi-final:  Teams TBA 7pm on ESPN2

MLB Baseball:

San Diego @ NY Mets 11am on MLB Network
Washington @ Chicago Cubs 1:15pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Detroit @ Cleveland 6pm on MLB Network (DirecTV channel 214)
Milwaukee @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest & FS Wiscosnin

NFL Preseason Football:

Seattle @ San Diego 7pm on ESPN
Baltimore @ Philadelphia 10pm on NFL Network (same day tape)

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning:  5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick Show:  8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd:  9am on ESPNU
Scott Van Pelt Show:  2pm on ESPNU

Disclaimer:  All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional MLB telececasts outside of Iowa.

BTN announces it's football roster of broadcast talent for 2011

The BTN (formerly known as Big 10 Network) as announced it's roster of broadcast talent for the 2011 college football season.

According to a Press Release from BTN, the broadcast talent for college football telecasts is:

Eric Collins (play-by-play), Chris Martin (analyst) and Dionne Miller (sidelines)
Tom Hart (play-by-play), Derek Rackley (analyst) and Lisa Byington (sidelines)
Matt Devlin (play-by-play), Glen Mason (analyst) and Rebecca Haarlow (sidelines)
and for two games, Gus Johnson (play-by-play), and Charles Davis (analyst)

In addition, play-by-play announcers Wayne Larrivee and Tom Werme, game analyst Danan Hughes, and sideline reporters Stacy Paetz and Jay Wilson all return as well.

New faces on BTB for studio shows and game broadcasts include Kelly Stouffer, Kevin Kugler, Russ Lande, and Andy Staples as well as former Michigan player Jon Jansen former Nebraska RB Ahman Green, former Michigan St. QB Tony Banks, and former Purdue coach Joe Tiller.

For a list of other returning studio show hosts and contributors, please visit the website linked above.

ESPN to televise 4 pre-season NFL games

ESPN is to televise four pre-season NFL games this month and the action kicks off tomorrow night, August 11. According to a Press Release from ESPN, San Diego will be hosting Seattle at 7pm (CT) for ESPN's first pre-season telecast.

TV Schedule, Wednesday August 10

ATP Tennis: Rogers Masters 12pm on Tennis Channel

Little League Baseball:

Great Lakes Regional Semi-final: Grosse Point, MI vs La Grange, KY 10am on ESPN2
SE Regional: Fairmont, WV vs Warner Robins, GA 12pm on ESPN2
Great Lakes Regional Semi-final: Evansville, IN vs Hamilton, OH 2pm on ESPN2
SE Regional: Mobile, AL vs Tampa, FL 6pm on ESPN2

MLB Baseball:

Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Kansas City @ Tampa Bay 6pm on FS Kansas City
LA Angels @ NY Yankees 6pm on ESPN
Boston @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North
Milwaukee @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest & FS Wisconsin
Washington @ Chicago Cubs 7pm on WGN

Soccer:

FIFA U-20 World Cup: Spain vs Korea 4:45pm on ESPNU
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Brazxil vs Saudi Arabia 7:45pm on ESPNU
United States vs Mexico 8pm on ESPN2

Softball: Big League World Series, Women's Championship Teams TBA 4pm on ESPN1

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick Show: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNU
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPNU

Sunday's NY Yankee/Boston game most watched on ESPN in 4 years

Last Sunday's NY Yankee/Boston match up on ESPN was ESPN's most watched MLB telecast on ESPN since 2007 which was surprise, surprise it was a Yankee/Boston game.  According to a Press Release from ESPN, viewership averaged over 4.7 million viewers.  Season to date, MLB viewership is up 9% over last year on ESPN.

People complain and complain about about ESPN constantly airing the Yankees & Red Sox, well there's a reason why and the ratings backs it up, fans love this rivalry.

Missouri Valley Conference & ESPN reach an agreement for college football

The Missouri Valley Conference today has announced that it's reached an agreement with ESPN for a handful of college football games this year to be shown on ESPN3.com.

According to a Press Release from the Missouri Valley Conference, five games will be shown exclusively on ESPN3.com including Northern Iowa's October 15 trip to South Dakota St.

For more information, including a partial schedule of games to be shown on ESPN3.com, please visit the Web Site linked above.

FAQ's for Big 12 football on TV

For Big 12 fans, has a really good FAQ's page on their offical Web Site.  With the TV changes in 2011, it's a good read for who's televising the games as well as the picking order for the various TV partners.  The biggest TV addition this year is that Big 12 games will appear on FX

ESPN announces TV coverage for the ACC/Big 10 Challenge

ESPN yesterday announced the start times and networks for the 12 games that will comprise the 2011 ACC/Big 10 Challenge, which this year will be entering its 13th year.

According to a Press Release from ESPN, the marquee games consist of Duke at Ohio St. November 29 at 8:30pm (CT) on ESPN and Wisconsin at North Carolina November 30 at 8:30pm (CT) on ESPN.

For a complete schedule, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule Tuesday, August 9

ATP Tennis: Rogers Masters 12pm on Tennis Channel

Little League Baseball: SW Regional Semi-final Teams TBA 2pm & 5pm on ESPN2

FIFA U-20 World Cup Soccer:

Argentina vs. Egypt 4:45pm on ESPNU
Cameroon vs. Mexico 7:45pm on ESPNU

MLB Baseball:

Chicago White Sox @ Balitmore 6m on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Detroit @ Cleveland 6pm on MLB Network
Kansas City @ Tampa Bay 6pm on FS Kansas City
Boston @ Minnesota 7pm on FS North
Milwaukee @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest & FS Wisconsin
Washington @ Chicago Cubs 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick Show: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNU
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPNU

WNBA Basketball: Seattle @ New York 7pm on ESPN2

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional MLB telecasts outside of Iowa.

BTN starts their tour of Big 10 camps

On air talent and production crews from the BTN have started their bus tour of all 12 Big 10 training camps and will present season previews and coverage from all of the schools.

Courtsey of the BTN's Web Site, here is the broadcast schedule of season previews and camp coverage, check local listings for times and reair information.

Football Tour Stops

August 8:  Wisconsin

August 9:  Minnesota

August 11:  Nebraska

August 12:  Iowa

August 13:  Illinois

August 13:  Indiana

August 15:  Ohio St.

August 16:  Penn St.

August 18:  Michigan

August 19:  Michigan St.

August 21:  Purdue

August 22 Northwestern

Preview Shows:

August 14:  Wisconsin

August 15:  Minnesota

August 16:  Nebraska

August 17:  Iowa

August 18:  Illinois

August 19:  Indiana

August 20:  Ohio St.

August 21:  Penn St.

August 22:  Michigan

August 23:  Michigan St.

August 24:  Purdue

August 25:  Northwestern

Fox Sports announces it's roster of NFL broadcast talent

Below is the roster of NFL talent that will be calling action on Fox Sports this season.  According to a Pres Release from Fox Sports, the duo of Gus Johnson & Charles Davis will call their first NFL game for Fox Sports in week 4. 

Joe Buck, Troy Aikman & Pam Oliver

Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston & Tony Siragusa

Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick & Laura Okmin

Dick Stockton & John Lynch

Chris Myers & Tim Ryan

Ron Pitts & Jim Mora

Sam Rosen & Chad Pennington

Gus Johnson, Charles Davis & Tim Brewster

Westwood One announces it's NFL broadcast talent

Lots of NFL Media news today.  Westwood One has announced their broadcast talent for the upcoming NFL season and that roster is below.  You can get bio's on all of the talent at this Web Site.

Sunday Night Football

Play-by-Play: Dave Sims
Color Analyst: James Lofton

Monday Night Football

Play-by-Play: Kevin Harlan
Color Analyst: Boomer Esiason (or Dan Fouts)

Thursday Night Football

Play-by-Play: Ian Eagle
Color Analyst: Trent Green

Sunday Afternoon Doubleheaders

Play-by-Play: Howard David
Color Analyst: Tony Boselli
Play-by-Play: Kevin Kugler
Color Analyst: Mark Malone

Kurt Warner signs exclusive deal with NFL Network

Former NFL quarterback Kurt Warner has signed an exclusive roll with NFL Network that will increase his presence on the cable & satellite channel.

According to a Press Release from NFL Network, Warner will be a part of the network's Sunday morning pre-game show, NFL GameDay Morning, and increased presence on the nightly news & highlight show, Total Access as well as part of the pregame show for Thursday Night Football.

I enjoy watching Warner on the NFL Network, not because of his Iowa ties, but because he's very well spoken and I think he's one of NFL Network's more intelligent analysts.  For more information, please visit the Web Site linked above.

Turner Sports to have extensive coverage of the PGA Championship

The PGA Championship, Golf's final major of the year is this weekend and Turner Sports is having extensive coverage on TV, online, and on mobile devices.

According to a Press Release from Turner Sports, TNT will have 16 hours of live coverage with coverage beginning this Thursday at 12pm (CT).  In addition to the TV coverage, Turner Sports and the PGA have teamed up to offer free app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users.

For more information, including a roster of broadcast talent, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Monday August 8

ATP Tennis: Rogers Masters 12pm on Tennis Channel

MLB Baseball:

Boston @ Minnesota 6pm on ESPN & FS North (subject to blackout across Iowa on ESPN)
Chicago White Sox @ Baltimore 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+
Kansas City @ Tampa Bay 6pm on FS Kansas City
Washington @ Chicago Cubs 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Pittsburgh @ San Francisco 9pm on MLB Network

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike & Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick Show: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNU
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPN2

Disclaimer: All times are Central and blackouts are likely for regional MLB telecasts outside of Iowa.

Damien Woody joins ESPN as an NFL analyst

ESPN's NFL roster continues to grow as the "Worldwide Leader in Sports" recently announced the addition of Damien Woody as a studio analyst.

According to a Press Release from ESPN, Woody recently announced his retirement from the NFL and will join ESPN on August 15 and will appear on multiple NFL-themed ESPN programs.

For more information, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Sunday August 7

Auto Racing

Sprint Cup Series: Good Sam RV Insurance 500 12pm on ESPN
IRL: Honda Indy 200 1m on VERSUS
NHRA Drag Racing: O'Reilly Auto Parts NW Nationals 6pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)
American Le Mans Series: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge 9pm on ESPN2 (same day tape)

Bull Riding: PBR Tour 7pm on VERSUS (same day tape)

Golf:

WGC Bridgestone Invitational 11am on Golf Channel & 1pm on CBS
Nationwide Tour: Cox Classic (Final Round) 1pm on Golf Channel
Champions Tour: 3M Championship (Final Round) 3pm on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Reno-Tahoe Open (Final Round) 6pm on Golf Channel

Horse Racing: The Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap 4pm on VERSUS

MLB Baseball:

Atlanta @ NY Mets 12pm on TBS
St. Louis @ Florida 12pm on FS Midwest
Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota 1pm on FS North & WGN
Detroit @ Kansas City 1pm on FS Kansas City
Milwaukee @ Houston 1pm on FS Wisconsin
Cincinnati @ Chicago Cubs 1:15pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NY Yankees @ Boston 7pm on ESPN

NFL Football: Green Bay scrimmage 7pm on NFL Network

Soccer:

FA Community Shield: Manchester City vs Manchester United 8:30am on FOX Soccer
WPS: Sky Blue FC @ Philadelphia 5pm on FOX Soccer

Swimming: U.S. Championships 4pm on NBC

Tennis:

ATP Tour: Legg Mason Classic 2pm on ESPN2
WTA Tour: Mercury Insurance Open 4pm on ESPN2

WNBA Basketball:

Seattle @ Atlanta 2pm on NBATV
Connecticut @ Phoenix 5pm on NBATV
Minnesota @ Los Angeles 7:30pm on NBATV

Disclaimer: All times are central and blackouts are likely for regional MLB telecasts outside of Iowa.