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New NASCAR TV Deals Officially Announced

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Joseph_Gallant

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It's official: NASCAR has signed new TV deals that take effect in 2007.

The biggest change: As speculated over the last few weeks, NBC is out. ABC and ESPN will between them broadcast the final 17 Nextel Cup races each season (with most of them, including the "Chase For The Nextel Cup" over the final ten races, on ABC).

TNT, which has carried some NASCAR races the last few years that NBC could not accomodate, will continue to carry some NASCAR action, with six Nextel Cup races during the middle portion of the season including the Firecracker "400" around July 4th at Daytona.

Fox will continue broadcasting early-season NASCAR races; that network will carry the first 13 Nextel Cup races of the season (but sister network FX will not be part of the new TV deal), including the Daytona "500" every year starting in 2007. Since 2001, the Daytona "500" broadcast had alternated between Fox and NBC. Although not stated in the official NASCAR press release, I expect that with Daytona having lights, the Daytona "500" will be moved from the third Sunday afternoon in February to the third Sunday night in February beginning in 2007.

Besides sharing the final 17 Nextel Cup races each year, ABC and ESPN will hold full rights to the Busch series. Four Busch races will air on ABC, the rest on the ESPN networks.

Speed Channel will carry the twin 125-mile qualifying races for the Daytona "500" as well as the Nextel Cup All-Star Challenge race and most of the Craftsmen Truck races (although a couple of the Craftsmen truck races will air on Fox).

All the new deals run for eight years, through the 2014 season.
 
Why can't NASCAR get their own cable channel, that way us normal people aren't subjected to it on regular TV.
 
> Why can't NASCAR get their own cable channel, that way us
> normal people aren't subjected to it on regular TV.
>

lol "us normal people"....

Anyway, NASCAR fans are going to be sorry that ESPN and their brood of hip-hop journalists (cough) are back on board. That net has changed so much since Bob Jenkins and Ned Jarrett called the races.....

How long will it take ESPN news to deliver the first big (non)scandal from the sport?
 
> Why can't NASCAR get their own cable channel, that way us
> normal people aren't subjected to it on regular TV.
>

Well, there is a racing channel called Speed. I don't watch it since I have better things to do besides watching cars covered in company logos go around a circle or oval track for three hours. But since NASCAR can make a lot more money on the major networks, they will not go away just because us "normal people" hate it when it preempts certain tv shows. It's the same way with the NFL, NBA, MLB, and other major sporting leagues. They all can have their own channels, but they won't make as much money as they will being on the major networks.
 
> Why can't NASCAR get their own cable channel, that way us
> normal people aren't subjected to it on regular TV.
>

I can think of $4 billion reasons why.

You may hate it, but NASCAR draws ratings bigger than NBA or NHL finals games, and bigger than any MLB regular season game last year. Advertising rates for races stand behind only NFL telecasts in the realm of sports.
 
NASCAR fans in Central Arkansas are going to be upset.

Because our so-called ABC affilate, KATV seems fit to air a 1950's relic (a college coach's show, actually the Houston Nutt Show) at 4pm Sundays during football season. This to apparently appease the east Arkansas farmers that are not NFL fans. Look for KATV to prempt NASCAR Cup races in 2007. They'll end up on another station, probally *not* in HD though.
 
> NASCAR fans in Central Arkansas are going to be upset.
>
> Because our so-called ABC affilate, KATV seems fit to air a
> 1950's relic (a college coach's show, actually the Houston
> Nutt Show) at 4pm Sundays during football season. This to
> apparently appease the east Arkansas farmers that are not
> NFL fans. Look for KATV to prempt NASCAR Cup races in 2007.
> They'll end up on another station, probally *not* in HD
> though.
>
You have got to be kidding me! Can't they just move the show to another time, like before the races? If I'm the president of ABC I'd be looking for another affiliate if they pull that stunt.
 
> NASCAR fans in Central Arkansas are going to be upset.
>
> Because our so-called ABC affilate, KATV seems fit to air a
> 1950's relic (a college coach's show, actually the Houston
> Nutt Show) at 4pm Sundays during football season. This to
> apparently appease the east Arkansas farmers that are not
> NFL fans. Look for KATV to prempt NASCAR Cup races in 2007.
> They'll end up on another station, probally *not* in HD
> though.
>

Does Nutt coach the Razorbacks? College FB is not a religion with me (and I've never been to the state of AR). But I've been in a few Wally Worlds and Sams.

ixnay
 
This is a regular thing with KATV. Several PGA events, and the Skins Game (note, I am NOT a golf fan) were premepted during football season. Also, a couple of IRL races were prempted (UPN affl KASN picks up the "unclaimed" ABC sports events). KATV is so obcessed with the Razorbacks that it carries the JP SEC syndicated games (leftovers ESPN and CBS pass over) over the early ABC games. This stunt even cost viewers in Central Arkansas ALL of ABC's college football in 1996 (including the first Big 12 Championship game).

What does KATV air fall Sunday afternoons between religion on sunday mornings and the Houston Nutts Razorback high-lite show: Informercials, of course.

And one more thing, KATV has a low-powered DTV/HD signal to boot.

So market 185
 
> This is a regular thing with KATV. Several PGA events, and
> the Skins Game (note, I am NOT a golf fan) were premepted
> during football season. Also, a couple of IRL races were
> prempted (UPN affl KASN picks up the "unclaimed" ABC sports
> events). KATV is so obcessed with the Razorbacks that it
> carries the JP SEC syndicated games (leftovers ESPN and CBS
> pass over) over the early ABC games. This stunt even cost
> viewers in Central Arkansas ALL of ABC's college football in
> 1996 (including the first Big 12 Championship game).

Do they still pre-empt prime time programming for UA basketball?
 
Yes,

The non confernce games are carried by KATV's own syndication arm ARSN-TV (and carried in Jonesboro--KAIT, and Fort Smith/Fayetteville--KPBI). About 4-5 a year in December preempt ABC primetime. KATV's ABC programming on Wed nights (Lost, etc) are bummped for Jefferson Pilot's (syndicated) SEC Basketball. HD viewers are SOL, because the station does not have a way of recording the HD content. Lost is often seen at around 12:30ish on those nights. Last year, GM Dale Niclolnson cut a announcment espousing their excuses.
 
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