The Bucs are on the air again in 2009-10...
Buccaneer Sports Network unveils 2009-10 schedule for radio, television and live web streaming
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Oct. 29, 2009) – The Buccaneer Sports Network is prepared to begin another exciting year of broadcasting ETSU athletics, a season that will include a combined 60 live radio broadcasts of ETSU men’s basketball, women’s basketball and baseball, over 80 live audio broadcasts of selected Buccaneer events at ETSUBucs.com, 26 television coaches shows, and over 60 live or on-demand video broadcasts courtesy of ASun.TV.
“We are poised for another standard-setting season when it comes to the number and the quality of broadcasts for our network,” said Jay Sandos, the radio “Voice of the Bucs” and ETSU’s Assistant Director for Athletic Media Relations/Broadcast Operations. “Having so many strong radio partnerships, continuing our television relationship with Charter Communications and Fox College Sports Atlantic, and seeing the live video streaming product at ASun.TV continue to grow is exciting.”
BUCS ON THE RADIO ...
For the third straight season, ETSU’s flagship radio station for men’s basketball and the Inside Buc Sports coaches call-in show will be WKOS-FM 104.9, while the home for women’s basketball and baseball broadcasts will be the Holston Valley Broadcasting Corporation’s family of stations, which include WKPT-AM (1400) and WKPT-FM (94.3) in Kingsport, WKPT-AM (1490) and WKPT-FM (97.9) in Bristol, and WKPT-AM (1590) and WKPT-FM (97.7) in Johnson City.
Affiliate stations of the radio portion of the network will include WRGS-AM (1370) in Rogersville, while Holston’s six stations will carry as many as 10 selected men’s basketball games live as an affiliate to the WKOS-FM coverage. And most importantly, all fans can access the live audio broadcasts of all ETSU games by visiting ETSUBucs.com, clicking on the network link and the live audio link.
Along with live game coverage on the radio, fans are also encouraged to stop by or call in to the weekly “Inside Buc Sports” coaches show at Fanatics Sports Restaurant located in the Doubletree Hotel, across from The Mall at Johnson City. Sandos, along with selected ETSU coaches, will visit with fans every Thursday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m., taking phone calls as well as questions from fans inside the restaurant.
2009-10 Radio Affiliates
| WKOS-FM (104.9) | Tri-Cities |
| WRGS-AM (1370) | Rogersville |
| WKPT-AM (1400) | Kingsport |
| WKPT-AM (1490) | Bristol |
| WKPT-AM (1590) | Johnson City |
| WKPT-FM (94.3) | Kingsport |
| WKPT-FM (97.9) | Bristol |
| WKPT-FM (97.7) | Johnson City |
ETSUBucs.com Live Web Broadcasts
BUCS ON THE TELEVISION ...
On the television side, the network will once again partner with Charter Media to bring fans the Inside Buc Sports television show every Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. on Charter Main Street 13 or Comcast Channel 14. Fans not in the immediate Mountain Empire region can also see the show nationally on Fridays at 4 p.m. on Fox College Sports Atlantic.
BUCS ON THE WEB ...
The ASun.TV video web streaming, pay-per-view package will offer over 60 live video streaming broadcasts planned for sports such as women’s soccer, men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and softball. Fans can watch single games for a small charge, or purchase monthly or full season passes. To see a schedule of upcoming events and order the next game, visit ASun.TV or ETSUBucs.com.
And as always, live audio of all ETSU’s broadcast events are available free by visiting ETSUBucs.com and clicking on the network link here: http://etsustream.intellithought.net/radio.aspx
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