Saturday, September 3, 2011

TV Schedule, Sunday September 4th

Auto Racing:

MotoGP 7am on Speed Channel
Firestone Indy Lights: Streets of Baltimore 11am on VERSUS
IRL: Baltimore Grand Prix 1pm on VERSUS
World Super Bike: 1pm & 2pm on Speed Channel (same day tape)
American LeMans Series: Baltimore Grand Prix 3pm on ABC
NHRA Drag Racing: McTools US Nationals Qualifying 10am & 4pm on ESPN2
Sprint Cup Series: AdvoCare 500 6:30pm on ESPN

College Football:

Bethune-Cookman vs Prairie View A&M 11am on ESPN
Marshal @ West Virginia 2:30pm on ESPN
SMU @ Texas A&M 6:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North

Golf:

European PGA Tour 6am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Deutsche Bank Championship (Third Round) 12pm on Golf Channel & 2pm on NBC
Nationwide Tour: Mylan Classic (Final Round) 6pm on Golf Channel

High School Football:

Pickerington Central (OH) vs St. Xavier (OH) 11am on ESPNU
Archbishop Wood (PA) vs Pittsburgh Central Catholic (PA) 1pm on ESPN2
Springfield (OH) vs Uppper Arlington (OH) 2:30pm on ESPNU

MLB Baseball:

Texas @ Boston 12:30pm on TBS
Cleveland @ Kansas City 1pm on FS Kansas City
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 1pm on FS Midwest
Milwaukee @ Houston 1pm on FS Wisconsin
Minnesota @ LA Angels of Anaheim 2:30pm on FS North
Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on WGN
Chicago White Sox @ Detroit 7pm on ESPN

Track & Field: World Championships 12pm on NBC

US Open Tennis: 11am on CBS & 6pm on Tennis Channel

WNBA Basketball:

Connecticut @ Washington 3pm on NBATV
Indiana @ Chicago 5pm on NBATV

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

Friday, September 2, 2011

TV Schedule, Saturday September 3rd

Auto Racing:

Nationwide Series: Great Clips 300 Final Practice 10am on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: AdvoCare 500 Final Practice 12:30pm on Speed Channel
Nationwide Series: Great Clips 300 Final Practice 2:30pm on Speed Channel
Sprint Cup Series: AdvoCare 500 Qualifying 4pm on Speed Channel
IRL: Baltimore Grand Prix Qualifying 5pm on VERSUS
Nationwide Series: Great Clips 300 6:30pm on ESPN2
AMA Pro Racing: 450cc Steel City 7pm on Speed Channel (same day tape)
AMA Pro Racing: 250cc Steel City 8pm on Speed Channel (same day tape)
AMA Pro Racing: American Superbike 9pm on Speed Channel (same day tape)

College Football:

Big 10:

Akron @ Ohio St. 11am on ESPN
Indiana St. @ Penn St. 11am on BTN*
Middle Tennessee @ Purdue 11am on BTN*
Tennessee Tech @ Iowa 11am on BTN*
Arkansas St. @ Illinois 2:30pm on BTN*
Minnesota @ USC 2:30pm on ABC or ESPN*
UT-Chattanooga @ Nebraska 2:30pm on BTN*
Western Michigan @ Michigan 2:30pm on ABC or ESPN*

*Check local listings for game availability and/or channel number

Big 12:

Miami, OH @ Missouri 11am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
Louisiana Lafayette @ Oklahoma State 6pm on Fox College Sports Central
Tulsa @ Oklahoma 7pm on FX

National Games:

Utah St. @ Auburn 11am on ESPN2
Kent St. @ Alabama 11:20am on SEC Network (MSG Network & Comcast SportsNet California)
South Dakota @ Air Force 1pm on The Mtn.
Delaware @ Navy 2:30pm on CBS Sports Network
Louisiana Monroe @ Florida St. 2:30pm on ESPNU
South Florida @ Notre Dame 2:30pm on NBC
UCLA @ Houston 2:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
BYU @ Ole Miss 3:45pm on ESPN
Colorado St. @ New Mexico 5pm on The Mtn.
East Carolina vs South Carolina 6pm on FS Midwest & FS Wisconsin
Florida Atlantic @ Florida 6pm on ESPNU
Boise St. vs Georiga 7pm on ESPN
LSU vs Oregon 7pm on ABC
Cal Poly @ San Diego St. 9pm on The Mtn.
Louisiana Tech @ Southern Miss 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS Wisconsin
Cloroado @ Hawaii 9:15pm on ESPN2

Golf:

European PGA Tour 6am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Deutsche Bank Championship (Second Round) 2pm on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour: Mylan Classic (Third Round) 5:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

Horse Racing: Forego & Woodward Stakes 4pm on VERSUS

MLB Baseball:

Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs 12pm on WGN
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 3pm on FOX (some Iowa markets may receive Chicago White Sox @ Detroit)
Arizona @ San Francisco 8pm on MLB Network
Minnesota @ LA Angels of Anaheim 8pm on FS North

Track & Field: World Championships 1pm on NBC

US Open Tennis: 11am on CBS & 6pm on Tennis Channel

USL Soccer: Orlando City vs Harrisburg City 6pm on FOX Soccer

WNBA Basketball:

Seattle @ San Antonio 7pm on NBATV
Los Angeles @ Phoenix 9pm on NBATV

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

Dish Network adds MLB Network

In what was just as a big of a surprise that Mediacom was adding the NFL Network, Dish Network has announced that it has added the MLB Network to it's lineup.

According to a a Press Release from Dish Network, MLB Network will be available on channel 153 to customers who have the America's Top 200 or it's sports pack.  MLB Network went live on Dish Network yesterday.  It's an odd time for MLB Network to be joining Dish Network with just a month remaining in the regular season, but for Dish Network of having the stigma of not being sports friendly, this is a welcome addition.

With MLB Network now on Dish Network, I believe that Mediacom is now just about the only major cable & satellite provider who doesn't offer MLB Network.

News & Notes from the Fox Sports Group

Fox Sports has released it's college football broadcast schedule for this weekend on both FSN & FX. You can get the entire schedule at this Web Site.  The debut of the Gus Johnson & Charles Davis team will be calling action for the Tulsa @ Oklahoma game on FX and they will be calling the action for all games on FX.

In addition to the college football schedule at the Web Site linked above, you can also get the schedule for Fox Saturday Afternoon baseball as well as a coverage map.

ABC/ESPN Reverse Mirror

The ABC/ESPN Reverse Mirror returns for the 2011 season. The reverse mirror was added in 2007 as part of the Big 10's TV contract with ABC/ESPN. The reverse mirror ensures national coverage of the Big 10 game that airs during the 2:30 TV window on ABC.

A prime example of how the reverse mirror works is what we'll have tomorrow. Locally on WOI-TV, we will get the Minnesota @ UCLA game and the Western Michigan @ Michigan game will air on ESPN2. In the Quad Cities TV market, it's reversed with the Michigan game on ABC and the Minnesota game on ESPN2.

TV Schedule, Friday September 2

College Football:

Youngstown St. @ Michigan St. 6:30pm on BTN
TCU @ Baylor 7pm on ESPN

Golf:

European PGA Tour: 8am on Golf Channel
PGA Tour: Deutsche Bank Championship (First Round) 2pm on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour: Mylan Classic (Second Round) 5:30pm on Golf Channel (same day tape)

High School Football: Evangel Christian (LA) vs Union (OK) 7pm on ESPNU

MLB Baseball:

Pittsburgh @ Chicago Cubs 1pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Chicago White Sox @ Detroit 6pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Texas @ Boston 6pm on MLB Network
Cincinnati @ St. Louis 7pm on FS Midwest
Cleveland @ Kansas City 7pm on FS Kansas City
Milwaukee @ Houston 7pm on FS Wisconsin
Arizona @ San Francisco 9pm on MLB Network
Minnesota @ LA Angels of Anaheim 9pm on FS North

NASCAR:

Sprint Cup Series: AdvoCare 500 Practice 5pm on Speed Channel
Camping World Series: Atlanta 200 7pm on Speed Channel

NFL Preseason Football: Oakland @ Seattle 9:30pm on NFL Network

Soccer:

College: Stanford @ Maryland 6:30pm on FOX Soccer
United States vs Costa Rica 10pm on ESPN2

Sports Radio on TV:

Mike and Mike in the Morning: 5am on ESPN2
Dan Patrick Show: 8am on Comcast SportsNet Chicago, FS Midwest, & FS North
The Herd: 9am on ESPNU
Tim Brando Show: 9am on CBS Sports Network

US Open Tennis: 10am on Tennis Channel, 12pm & 6pm on ESPN2

WNBA Basketball: Washington @ Atlanta 6:30pm on NBATV

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

Thursday, September 1, 2011

Fox Sports announces their college football studio hosts

Fox Sports today announced their studio hosts for college football coverage on the FOX Broadcast Network, FX, and FSN.

According to a Press Release from Fox Sports, Kevin Frazier and Marcus Allen will team together to form the studio show for college football coverage across multiple Fox Sports platforms this college football season as well as being on-site for the inaugural Big 10 & Pac-12 Championship Games this December.

Bruce Feldman joins CBS Sports and rips into ESPN

Bruce Feldman, who perhaps may be one of the most respected college football writers in the country, announced today via his Twitter account and confirmed by CBS by a Press Release that he has joined CBS Sports and will contribute his talents to a host of CBS platforms.

The internet community erupted in protest back in July when it was announced that Feldman was suspended by ESPN for his work on the book written by former Texas Tech Head Coach Mike Leach that had some not so pleasant things to say about ESPN analyst Craig James, the suspension came after Feldman was given the okay by the suits at ESPN to work on the project.

The following day after reports broke that Feldman was suspended by ESPN, it was reported that ESPN denied that he was suspended.  Well today, Feldman, free of his ties to ESPN, appeared on The Dan Patrick Radio Show (ESPN talent is prohibited from appearing on the show) and unloaded on his former employer, which he was employed by the four letter network for 17 years.

You can hear the interview at this Web Site, during the interview, Feldman basically said he was indeed suspended by ESPN and was banned from using his Twitter account, could not attend SEC Media Days, and was banned from being booked to appear on various local sports shows across the country.

Other than for live game telecasts (i'm watching a college football game on ESPNU as I write this blog entry), ESPN is totally irrelevant to me.  With the partnership that CBS Sports has with Yahoo! Sports Radio to simulcast the Tim Brando Show on Yahoo! Sports Radio on CBS Sports Network, one would think that Feldman could very well contribute to Yahoo! Sports Radio which could lead to growth for that network.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

TV Schedule, Thursday September 1

College Football:

Murray St. @ Louisville 5pm on ESPNU
E. Illinois @ Illinois State 6:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
St. Cloud State @ California (PA) 6:30pm on Fox College Sports Atlantic
UNLV @ Wisconsin 7pm on ESPN
Mississippi St. @ Memphis St.7pm on FS Midwest & FS North
Drake @ North Dakota 7pm on Fox College Sports Central
Massachusetts @ Holy Cross 7pm on CBS Sports Network
Kentucky vs Western Kentucky 8:15pm on ESPNU

Golf:

European PGA Tour 8am on Golf Channel
Nationwide Tour:  Mylan Classic (First Round) 2pm on Golf Channel

MLB Baseball:

St. Louis @ Milwaukee 3pm on FS Midwest & FS Wisconsin
NY Yankees @ Boston 6pm on MLB Network

NFL Preseason Football:

Indianapolis @ Cincinnati 6pm on NFL Network
Cleveland @ Chicago 7pm on KFXA (Cedar Rapids) & KLJB (Quad Cities)
Kansas City @ Green Bay 7pm on KMTV (Council Bluffs/Omaha), KCWI (Des Moines), KGCW (Quad Cities)
Houston @ Minnesota 7pm on KGAN (Cedar Rapids), KPTH (Sioux City), KAAL (Austin, MN/Mason City), and KDMI (Des Moines)
Denver @ Arizona 9pm on NFL 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
Tim Brando: 9am on CBS SportsNetwork
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPNU

US Open Tennis:  10am on Tennis Channel and 12pm & 6pm on ESPN2

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

NBC Sports Group announces new studio shows for VERSUS

The NBC Sports Group today has announced it’s fall schedule of prime time shows on VERSUS (soon to be NBC Sports Network that will debut Thursday, September 8th and it would appear that NBC is serious about being a full-time competitor to ESPN. Courtesy of a Press Release from NBC Sports, here’s the fall prime-time schedule on VERSUS, all times are Central.

Monday 4-5 p.m. College Football Talk hosted by Liam McHugh with Ross Tucker and Roland Williams
Monday 5-6 p.m. NBC SportsTalk /ProFootballTalk with Mike Florio (5-5:30 p.m. beginning October 10)
Monday 5:30-6 p.m. NHL Live (beginning October 10)
Tuesday 5-6 p.m. NBC SportsTalk hosted by Russ Thaler
Wednesday 5-6 p.m. NBC SportsTalk hosted by Russ Thaler
Thursday 5-6 p.m. NBC SportsTalk hosted by Russ Thaler
Thursday 9-10 p.m. NFL Turning Point
Friday 5-6 p.m. NBC SportsTalk hosted by Russ Thaler with Mike Florio and Peter King
Friday 6-6:30 p.m. CNBC Sports Biz: Game On hosted by Darren Rovell

Most of the program descriptions are obvious as to the content, however, NBC Sports Talk will break down and discuss relevant sports topics using talent from multiple platforms including NBC and the regional Comcast sports networks. For more information, please visit the Web Site linked above.

TV Schedule, Wednesday August 31

MLB Baseball:

Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox 1pm on FS North & WGN
Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco 2:30pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago
NY Yankees @ Boston 6pm on ESPN
St. Louis @ Milwaukee 7pm on FS Midwest & FS Wisconsin

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
Tim Brando: 9am on CBS SportsNetwork
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPNU

US Open Tennis: 10am on Tennis Channel and 12pm & 6pm on ESPN2

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

Tuesday, August 30, 2011

BTN announces it's fall prime time schedule

It's finally game week and the attention of college football fans can turn from off the field scandals to that of X's and O's. Courtsey of a Press Release from the BTN, here's a look at the BTN's primetime schedule, all times are Central and hosts/panelists are listed in parenthesis.


Mondays: 
5:30 PM The Big Ten Pulse (Rick Pizzo, Derek Rackley, Tim Doyle)
6 PM Big Ten Football Breakdown (Mike Hall, Howard Griffith, Chris Martin) 
6:30 PM BTN LiveBIG (Dhani Jones)
7:30 PM  Big Ten Women’s Sports Report (Lisa Byington)
Tuesdays: 
5 PM Big Ten Football in 60 
6 PM The Next Level (Pizzo, Jon Jansen, Russ Lande, Brandon Williams) 
6:30 PM Big Ten’s Best 
7 PM Big Ten Icons (Keith Jackson) 
8 PM The Big Ten’s Greatest Games
Wednesdays: 
6 PM  Big Ten Football & Beyond (Dave Revsine, Gerry DiNardo, Chris Martin, Teddy 
Greenstein and Andy Staples) 
7 PM  Various Live Events
Thursdays:
5 PM Big Ten Football in 60 – moves to 4 PM  in October 

6 PM BTN Live (Revsine, DiNardo, Griffith, Glen Mason) – moves to 5 PM  in October 
6 PM Tailgate 48 - starting in October 
7 PM The Big Ten’s Greatest Games 
9 PM Step Into My Office (Mike Hall)
Fridays: 
5:30 PM The Big Ten Pulse (Pizzo, Rackley, Doyle) 
6 PM Big Ten Football Report (Hall, Rosevelt Colvin, Tony Banks) 
7 PM The Big Ten’s Greatest Games

2011 Iowa Hawkeye Radio Network Affiliates

Here is a listing of the 2011 Iowa Hawkeye Radio Network Affiliates:

KJAN (1220) Atlantic
KBUR (1490) Burlington
WMT (600) Cedar Rapids
KCHE (1440) Cherokee
KROS (1340) Clinton
KSIB (101.3) Creston
WOC (1420) Davenport
KDEC (100.5) Decorah
KDSN (1530) Denison
WHO (1040) Des Moines
KDTH (1370) Dubuque
KILR (95.9 & 1070) Estherville
KKFD (95.9) Fairfield
KIAQ (96.9) Ft. Dodge
KVFD (1400) Ft. Dodge
KNOD (105.3) Harlan
KXIC (800) Iowa City
KIFG (95.3 & 1510) Iowa Falls
KOKX (95.3) Keokuk
WCEZ (93.9) Keokuk
KMCH (94.7) Manchester
KFJB (1230) Marshalltown
KGLO (1300) Mason City
KILG (105.5) Mt. Pleasant
KWPC (93.1 & 860) Muscatine
KCZE (95.1) New Hampton
KXSP (590) Omaha
KBOE (104.9 & 740) Oskaloosa
WPRE (980) Prairie Du Chien, WI
KCSI/KOAK (95.3 & 1080) Red Oak
KIHK (106.9) Sioux Center)
KSCJ (1360) Sioux City
KUOO (103.9) Spirit Lake
KCII (106.1 & 1380) Washington
KWAY (99.3) Waverly/Waterloo
KQWC (1570) Webster City

TV Schedule, Tuesday August 30

MLB Baseball:

Kansas City @ Detroit 6pm on FS Kansas City
NY Yankees @ Boston 6pm on MLB Network
Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS North
St. Louis @ Milwaukee 7pm on FS Midwest & FS Wisconsin
Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco 9pm on WGN

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
Tim Brando: 9am on CBS SportsNetwork
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPNU

Tennis: US Open 10am on Tennis Channel, 12pm & 6pm on ESPN2

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

Monday, August 29, 2011

TV Schedule, Monday August 29

MLB Baseball:

Kansas City @ Detroit 6pm on FS Kansas City
Philadelphia @ Cincinnati 6pm on ESPN
Minnesota @ Chicago White Sox 7pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago & FS North
Chicago Cubs @ San Francisco 9pm on Comcast SportsNet Chicago+

NFL Preseason Football:

NY Jets @ NY Giants 6pm on NFL 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
Tim Brando: 9am on CBS SportsNetwork
Scott Van Pelt Show: 2pm on ESPNU

Tennis: US Open 10am on Tennis Channel, 12pm & 6pm on ESPN2

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