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NFL preseason telecasts in your area

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With NFL preseason having finally arrived, I thought it would be neat to have a discussion of how these extravaganzas of bad football are covered throughout the country. I'm especially curious about "border" areas where fans' allegiances are split between two or more teams such as Columbus, Erie, Des Moines, Youngstown, etc. as well as areas with no NFL team such as LA and Las Vegas...whose, if any, preseason games get broadcast in these cities?

Having lived in the Chicago area for much of my life, I became accustomed to having each Bears preseason game live on local TV, but I've heard that some teams tape-delay their games in hopes of having more fans come out to the game.

I also have some experience in "border zones"...for the two years I recieved TV from Rockford, a market split between Bears and Packers fans, the Bears' preseason games were carried by local Fox affiliate WQRF, but the Packers' were not...even though WQRF would air the Sunday morning pregame show "Inside The Pack" during the regular season. Looking at the TV listings for Rockford I now notice that the Bears' preseason games have moved to CBS affiliate WIFR, but apparently there still is no station picking up the Packers' games there. Kind of surprising.

In northwest Ohio where I've recently moved, we have both Browns and Lions fans, but only the Browns' preseason games seem to be aired by NBC affiliate WNWO in Toledo. Perhaps this is because Detroit stations which air the Lions are carried on cable here, while no Cleveland stations which carry the Browns are.

So, what's the situation like in your area?
 
In the Des Moines market, the Chiefs are on the local WB station.

> With NFL preseason having finally arrived, I thought it
> would be neat to have a discussion of how these
> extravaganzas of bad football are covered throughout the
> country. I'm especially curious about "border" areas where
> fans' allegiances are split between two or more teams such
> as Columbus, Erie, Des Moines, Youngstown, etc. as well as
> areas with no NFL team such as LA and Las Vegas...whose, if
> any, preseason games get broadcast in these cities?
>
> Having lived in the Chicago area for much of my life, I
> became accustomed to having each Bears preseason game live
> on local TV, but I've heard that some teams tape-delay their
> games in hopes of having more fans come out to the game.
>
> I also have some experience in "border zones"...for the two
> years I recieved TV from Rockford, a market split between
> Bears and Packers fans, the Bears' preseason games were
> carried by local Fox affiliate WQRF, but the Packers' were
> not...even though WQRF would air the Sunday morning pregame
> show "Inside The Pack" during the regular season. Looking at
> the TV listings for Rockford I now notice that the Bears'
> preseason games have moved to CBS affiliate WIFR, but
> apparently there still is no station picking up the Packers'
> games there. Kind of surprising.
>
> In northwest Ohio where I've recently moved, we have both
> Browns and Lions fans, but only the Browns' preseason games
> seem to be aired by NBC affiliate WNWO in Toledo. Perhaps
> this is because Detroit stations which air the Lions are
> carried on cable here, while no Cleveland stations which
> carry the Browns are.
>
> So, what's the situation like in your area?
>
 
> So, what's the situation like in your area?

Houston Texans preseason flagship is KTRK/13, the ABC O&O here.

The preseason games are also carried on (per the Texans website):
KEYE-TV (Austin), KAMR-TV (Amarillo), KYTX-TV (Tyler), KTOV-TV (Corpus Christi), KPXL-TV (San Antonio), KBTX-TV (Bryan/College Station), KBMT-TV (Beaumont), KIDY-TV (San Angelo), KXVA-TV (Abilene)

Not sure how many of these carry the games live vs. delay.
 
Here in Denver..

KCNC/CBS4, the CBS O&O is the Denver Broncos flagship station. They will produce and broadcast live 3 of the Broncos preseason games (as one of the Broncos preseason games is a NFL on CBS national broadcast).

KCNC/CBS4's preseason games will also be replayed on FSN Rocky Mountain and will be broadcast on CBS affliates KREX in Grand Junction and KKTV in Colorado Springs.
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> > In the Des Moines market, the Chiefs are on the local WB
> > station.
> >
> Patriot games are on WCVB 5 in Boston.
>
Also WMUR-9 Manchester,NH and WMTW-8 Poland Spring (Portland), ME. All are owned by Hearst-Argyle. I am not sure if H-A's two stations in the Burlington,VT DMA (WPTZ-Plattsburg, NY and WNNE Hartford, VT-Hanover, NH) carry the Patriots.
 
The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders kick off their preseason against one another Saturday (8/13) at 7pm PT.

The 49ers originate at KPIX-5 CBS San Francisco; and are carried on Viacom sister CBS station KOVR-13 Stockton/Sacramento.

Raiders originate at KTVU-Fox 2 Oakland/SF, with coverage on Viacom sisters KCBS-2 Los Angeles and KMAX-31 Sacramento. The last two preseason games will be shown on KTVU's duopoly partner, KICU-36 San Jose/SF.

Translation: the 49ers and Raiders will be seen on sister Viacom-owned TV stations in Sactown at the same time, with different game feeds.
 
Phoenix

Here in Phoenix, where the natives cheer for the Cowboys, newcomers root for the Pats, Bears, Packers, or Vikings, and nobody cheers for the Cardinals, Bill Bidwill's bunch are on KNXV-TV ABC-15. Home games are tape-delayed (tonight at midnight) unless there is a sellout (yeah, right!) and the road games will be live.

There will be a replay of tonight's gave vs Dallas tomorrow at noon on Fox Sports Net Arizona.

No broadcast TV in Arizona outside of the Phoenix market, although a thread below indicates that the game will be carried live on KFBT/33 Las Vegas. Areas outside of metro Phoenix will get the games only if they're within range of a KNXV translator.

(Edited by Keith Elster to add the FSNAZ replay & KFBT live coverage)

<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Keith Elster on 08/13/05 05:14 PM.</FONT></P>
 
In New York:
The Giants are on WNBC.
The Jets are on WCBS.

There is a preseaon game on August 26th between the two which will be on WNBC.<P ID="signature">______________
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In Jacksonville, WTEV 47 (CBS) is the Jaguars television flagship. They are slated to air three of the four preseason games (the 8/25 game will be televised by ESPN).

The Jaguars' preseason games are also seen on WRBW 65 (UPN) in Orlando and WYPN-CA 45 (UPN) in Gainesville. In the latter two markets, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' preseason games are also carried.
 
ALL the Patriots pre-season affiliates

> > > In the Des Moines market, the Chiefs are on the local WB
>
> > > station.
> > >
> > Patriot games are on WCVB 5 in Boston.
> >
> Also WMUR-9 Manchester,NH and WMTW-8 Poland Spring
> (Portland), ME. All are owned by Hearst-Argyle. I am not
> sure if H-A's two stations in the Burlington,VT DMA
> (WPTZ-Plattsburg, NY and WNNE Hartford, VT-Hanover, NH)
> carry the Patriots.
>

Funny how you omitted the LIN stations carrying the game.
Anyways, here is the complete list.

WCVB 5 Boston, MA
WMUR 9 Manchester, NH
WMTW 8 Poland Spring, ME
WNAC 64 Providence, RI
WWLP 22 Springfield, MA

WPTZ, WNNE are not carrying the game.
 
Cleveland, Youngstown, Columbus

Cleveland Browns, from their website:

"In addition to games being shown on WOIO-CBS 19 in Cleveland, Browns preseason games will also be aired throughout northeast Ohio on the following affiliates:

WNWO-NBC Toledo

WSYX-ABC Columbus

WYTV-ABC Youngstown"

As expected, Youngstown gets both the Browns and the Steelers, as WKBN/27 (CBS) will be on the Steelers' preseason network again this year, which originates at KDKA/2 (CBS) in Pittsburgh.

And also as expected, Columbus gets both the Browns and Bengals, as Cincinnati's pre-season games are on WCMH/4 (NBC). Their originating station is WKRC/12 (CBS) in Cincinnati.

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Las Vegas Preseason Football

Vegas:

KTNV TV-13 (ABC) will carry all of the Oakland Raiders pre-season games. They also carry The Silver & Black show every Saturday night for the entire season.

KVBC TV-3 (NBC) will carry all of the San Diego Charger's pre-season games.

KFBT TV-33 (Ind.) will carry all of the Arizona Cardinals pre-season games.<P ID="edit"><FONT class="small">Edited by Demodave on 08/12/05 11:48 PM.</FONT></P>
 
> >
> Patriots games are on WCVB 5 in Boston.
>

They're still carried by WCVB-TV? Are the games being produced in HD on WCVB-DT channel 20?

For the last few years, the Patriots preseason games were tape delayed in Hartford/New Haven (CT) by WTXX-TV (WB) channel 20 of Waterbury/Hartford. I'm not sure who (if anybody) carried the Jets or Giants.
 
Re: ALL the Patriots pre-season affiliates

> > > > In the Des Moines market, the Chiefs are on the local
> WB
> >
> > > > station.
> > > >
> > > Patriot games are on WCVB 5 in Boston.
> > >
> > Also WMUR-9 Manchester,NH and WMTW-8 Poland Spring
> > (Portland), ME. All are owned by Hearst-Argyle. I am
> not
> > sure if H-A's two stations in the Burlington,VT DMA
> > (WPTZ-Plattsburg, NY and WNNE Hartford, VT-Hanover, NH)
> > carry the Patriots.
> >
>
> Funny how you omitted the LIN stations carrying the game.
> Anyways, here is the complete list.
>
> WCVB 5 Boston, MA
> WMUR 9 Manchester, NH
> WMTW 8 Poland Spring, ME
> WNAC 64 Providence, RI
> WWLP 22 Springfield, MA
>
> WPTZ, WNNE are not carrying the game.
>
No offense to LIN at all. I've only watched one of your stations (WAVY) and was quite impressed with it.

Silly me presumed that H-A only would put it on their stations.
 
Re: Cleveland, Youngstown, Columbus

> Cleveland Browns, from their website:
>
> "In addition to games being shown on WOIO-CBS 19 in
> Cleveland, Browns preseason games will also be aired
> throughout northeast Ohio on the following affiliates:
>
> WNWO-NBC Toledo
>
> WSYX-ABC Columbus
>
> WYTV-ABC Youngstown"

It seems the Browns need to take a look at a map of the state.

Columbus. Toledo. In Northeast Ohio?!

Someone responsible for travel arrangements better make sure they're going the right direction when they need to be in Pittsburgh and/or Buffalo. ;)

I certainly hope THAT isn't the sign of things to come for the team this season. LOL
 
> In northwest Ohio where I've recently moved, we have both
> Browns and Lions fans, but only the Browns' preseason games
> seem to be aired by NBC affiliate WNWO in Toledo. Perhaps
> this is because Detroit stations which air the Lions are
> carried on cable here, while no Cleveland stations which
> carry the Browns are.

First of all, welcome to northwest Ohio; it gets a little cold & windy in the winter, other than that it's not too bad.

The Lions preseason games used to air in Toledo; either WTVG/13 or WUPW/36 would air them. You're probably right about why they aren't airing anymore, as WKBD/50 has cable coverage all the way down to Findlay on the Time Warner system.

WNWO is owned by Raycom, whose WOIO/19 in Cleveland has snatched up the rights to the preseason telecasts. Before this, WKYC/3 had the rights and the games did not air in Toledo.<P ID="signature">______________
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The Cowboys' preseason games (except the Monday night game on ABC) will be carried by KTVT (CBS) in Dallas/Ft. Worth. I don't have an affiliate list, but the Cowboys' TV network reaches all of Texas (except those of us stuck in Houston), and parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico (and maybe Shreveport, LA).
 
Re: ALL the Patriots pre-season affiliates

> Silly me presumed that H-A only would put it on their
> stations.

Sorry for snapping anyways, I wrote it at work while getting paged for the umpeenth time.
 
>
> So, what's the situation like in your area?
>
Philadelphia Eagles' preseason broadcasts are produced by the team, and they have often switched their broadcast partner. They'll have 3 games this season, as the preseason opener against Pittsburgh is an ESPN game.

This season, the station with the 3 Eagle-produced games is WPVI-6 (ABC). I also believe channel 6 will pick up the ESPN broadcast of the opener. Last season it was KYW-3 (CBS). Other seasons it's been WPHL-17 (WB) or WTXF-29 (Fox).

Rebroadcasts often will turn up on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.

There are probably affiliates in the Harrisburg/Lancaster area, and in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, but I can't imagine any other places picking up these broadcasts, as in this part of the country, football allegiances are pretty geographically concentrated.
 
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