American Sports Network to show college hockey

[Mr Tony]

I read that the American Sports Network will now show some hockey (in addition to the college basketball). This is the Sinclair owned venture

Saturday's Wisconsin vs. Penn State game will be on there. Both teams have press releases with additional games listed

Wisconsin's press release
http://www.uwbadgers.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/120314aae.html

Three additional games, including Feb. 7 at Penn State, Feb. 14 at Ohio State and March 13 against Ohio State, are also expected to air.
Location Station Affiliation
Madison, Wis. WMSN-2 GetTV
Milwaukee WCGV MyTV
Eau Claire, Wis. WQOW-2 CW
Wausau-Rhinelander, Wis. WFSX-2 MeTV
La Crosse, Wis. WXOW-2 CW
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pa. WLYH CW
Johnstown-Altoona, Pa. WJAC-2 MeTV
Pittsburgh WPMY MyTV


Penn State's press release
http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-hockey/spec-rel/120314aab.html
Additional Penn State Hockey Games on Local Television (All Times Eastern)
Saturday, Dec. 6 at Wisconsin, 9 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 9 vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 10 vs. Ohio State, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 7 vs. Wisconsin, 2 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28 at Ohio State, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 13 at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

On board to televise all six games is WLYH-TV CW15 in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York television market, serving over 700,000 homes.
Additionally, WJAC's secondary channel, MeTV, will televise this Saturday's game in the Johnstown-Altoona-State College market. WJAC will air the Penn State-Ohio State game on Jan. 10, while the other contests will run on MeTV.
Pittsburgh's WPMY (MyTV Channel 22) will air Saturday's game at Wisconsin on a tape delay beginning at 10 p.m.
This distribution agreement also extends to the WQMY (MyTV) in Wilkes-Barre area for four games: Jan. 9, Jan. 10, Feb. 28 and March 13.

 

[SamCdbs]

I think this is great, but I thought the whole purpose of the "great hockey realignment" was so BTN could get hockey rights.

 

[Mr Tony]

correct and they do carry some hockey. Issue is they don't carry ENOUGH of it. So the teams have to scramble to find other networks to show it
usually its the Friday night games that BTN carries.

 

[ejb1980]

I have seen American Sports Network programming on some RSN channels. I hope they carry hockey, too.

 

[hwkn]

CSN in Chicago carries some American Sports Network programming.

 

[Mr Tony]

I have seen American Sports Network programming on some RSN channels. I hope they carry hockey, too.

CSN in Chicago carries some American Sports Network programming.

correct. CSN Chicago, MASN, Altitude and Root Sports have carried the ASN produced basketball games. I have a feeling they wont carry the hockey games (unless there is no other programming to carry). I wish they would have shown the hockey game in Minnesota but I guess a basketball game from New Mexico was "better suited" (rolleyes)

 

[ejb1980]

NESN and one of the Comcast SportsNet in California do too!

 

[Mr Tony]

next weekend (the 9th and 10th) they will have hockey again. Penn State/Ohio State

 

[hwkn]

CSN Chicago Plus is showing the Penn State-Ohio State ASN broadcast now btw and they'll be showing tomorrows game too.

 

[Mr Tony]

very cool. It was weird as OSU said there were no affiliates in Ohio carrying the game and to watch it on "watch btn" or whatever their streaming service is

 

[Mr Tony]

next Saturdays Ohio State/Wisco game will be on ASN
Wisco affiliates
Location Station Affiliation
Madison, Wis. WMSN-2 (47-2) GetTV
Milwaukee WCGV MyTV
Green Bay-Appleton, Wis. WCWF CW
Wausau-Rhinelander, Wis. WFSX-2 MeTV
La Crosse, Wis. WKBT-2 MyTV

 

[ejb1980]

next Saturdays Ohio State/Wisco game will be on ASN
Wisco affiliates
Location Station Affiliation
Madison, Wis. WMSN-2 (47-2) GetTV
Milwaukee WCGV MyTV
Green Bay-Appleton, Wis. WCWF CW
Wausau-Rhinelander, Wis. WFSX-2 MeTV
La Crosse, Wis. WKBT-2 MyTV

And be on at least one of the RSN affiliates, too, I hope...

 

[Mr Tony]

Oh I'm sure it will be. Its a 2PM eastern game so there will be some "filler" time for the RSN's

 

[Mr Tony]

Looking at the ASN schedule for the 14th basketball doesnt start until 5:30 EST so there shouldnt be a conflict of programming

 

[Mr Tony]

from the OSU press release

The game Saturday will be broadcast by American Sports Network and Sam Smith and Joel Goldberg will call the action. The game is available in Columbus and Cincinnati on The CW, in Dayton on MyTV/This TV and in Toledo on RetroTV, as well as in Charleston-Huntington W.Va., on GetTV.