ESPN Regional Television Announces Big East Game of the Week

ESPN Regional Television has announced today the return of the Big East Game of the Week which is normally aired on local stations or regional sports networks on Saturdays. Taking strategy from the SEC Network, for the first time the Big East Game of the Week will air outside the conference footprint and be seen on the West Coast. Here’s the release:

ESPN Regional Television and BIG EAST Conference Announce BIG EAST Network College Basketball Game of the Week Syndication Package
 
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – ESPN Regional Television, Inc., and the BIG EAST Conference have announced that their 2009-10 BIG EAST Network Game of the Week regionally syndicated basketball package will air in nearly 50 television markets covering 24 states. Once again, the BIG EAST Network Game of the Week has the most substantial coverage of any regionally syndicated college basketball network, with the designated market areas of the network’s affiliates covering nearly 50 million households (41% of the U.S.).
 
Sixteen of the nation’s top 35 television markets will have clearance, including New York; Chicago; Philadelphia; Washington DC; Boston; Tampa, Fla.; Orlando, Fla.; St. Louis; Pittsburgh; Indianapolis; Baltimore; Hartford, Conn.; Kansas City, Kan.; Cincinnati; Milwaukee; and for the first time, Los Angeles.
 
The package will consist of 12 BIG EAST Conference matchups, beginning Saturday, Jan. 2, with a battle between perennial BIG EAST powers and long-time rivals: undefeated Syracuse, ranked No. 5 in the nation, and Pittsburgh, a No. 1 seed in last season’s NCAA Tournament. Each of the BIG EAST Conference’s 16 member institutions is represented on the 2010 Game of the Week schedule.
 
“We are again pleased to provide our viewers with a consistent window for BIG EAST Conference basketball,” said Pete Derzis, senior vice president & general manager, ESPN Regional Television. “ESPN’s multimedia platforms continue to help deliver BIG EAST content to a significant base of college basketball fans. This season’s schedule of games is a fantastic representation of the BIG EAST Conference and its member institutions and will showcase the exceptional quality and competitiveness of the league.”
 
The games will be distributed nationally via the ESPN GamePlan pay-per-view package, which is available to fans via cable, DIRECTV and Dish Network.
 
“Providing our 16 member institutions and student-athletes with maximum television exposure is always one of our highest priorities,” said BIG EAST Commissioner John Marinatto. “With a reach that includes more than one-third of the nation’s households – and still growing — no regional syndicated television package provides more exposure than ESPN Regional’s BIG EAST Network Game of the Week. Fans in markets that stretch across the country can continue to count on seeing the best of BIG EAST basketball at the same time each week during the season.”
 
Along with Pittsburgh at No. 5 Syracuse on Jan. 2, the BIG EAST Network will feature preseason No. 23 Louisville at Pittsburgh on Jan. 16, No. 13 Georgetown at No. 8 Villanova on Jan. 17 and a Feb. 13 showdown between Cincinnati and No. 10 Connecticut. The schedule concludes with a special 2 p.m. ET start on Feb. 27 with Cincinnati at No. 6 West Virginia. All other games will tip off at noon ET.
 
2010 BIG EAST Network ‘Game of the Week’ Schedule
 
Date Time (ET) Matchup
Sat, Jan 2 Noon Pittsburgh at Syracuse
Sat, Jan 9 Noon St. John’s at Louisville
Sat, Jan 16 Noon Louisville at Pittsburgh
Sun, Jan 17 Noon Georgetown at Villanova
Sat, Jan 23 Noon Rutgers at Georgetown
Sat, Jan 30 Noon Marquette at Connecticut
Sat, Feb 6 Noon Marquette at Providence
Sun, Feb 7 Noon USF at Notre Dame
Sat, Feb 13 Noon Cincinnati at Connecticut
Sun, Feb 14 Noon DePaul at Seton Hall
Sat, Feb 20 Noon St. John’s at USF
Sun, Feb 27 2 p.m. Cincinnati at West Virginia
 
BIG EAST Network Basketball Affiliates
 
State             City                                              Station                 Affiliation    
California       Los Angeles                                  KJLA                    LATV
 
Connecticut    Hartford-New Haven                    WTNH, WCTX     ABC, MyNet     
 
Florida           Orlando-Daytona Beach-Mel.       BrightHouse          RSN
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p;         Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota   WFTS,                  ABC
                                                                            BrightHouse          RSN
 
llinois             Chicago                                         WCIU-DT 4           IND
                      Rockford                                        WTVO-DT 2         My Net
 
Indiana          Evansville                                      WAZE, WAZE-DT  CW
                      Indianapolis                                   WTTV                    CW
                     South Bend-Elkhart                        WBND,WCWW,    ABC, IND

                                                                            WMYS                   IND
                   

Kansas          Wichita-Hutchinson                       KSCW, KWCH       CW, CBS
 
Kentucky       Lexington                                       WTVQ, WTVQ-DT ABC, MyNet
                      Louisville                                       WHAS                    ABC
 
Louisiana      New Orleans                                  Cox-New Orleans  RSN
 
Maryland       Baltimore                                       MASN                    RSN
 
Mass.            Boston-Manchester                       WCVB                    ABC
 
Missouri        Kansas City                                   Metro Sports          RSN
                      St. Louis                                        Charter                  RSN
 
New York      New York                                       SNY                      RSN
                      Albany-Schenectady-Troy            Time Warner          RSN
    
                  Binghamton                                  Time Warner          RSN    
                      Buffalo                                          Time Warner          RSN
                      Elmira                                           Time Warner          RSN
                      Rochester                                     Time Warner          RSN
                      Syracuse                                      Time Warner          RSN
                      Utica                                             Time Warner          RSN
                      Watertown                                    Time Warner          RSN
 
Ohio              Cincinnati                                      WKRC, EKRC       CBS
                      Columbus                                     WWHO                  CW
                      Dayton                                          WBDT                    CW
                      Youngstown                                  WYTV, WYTV-DT ABC
 
PA                 Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York WHP, WLYH     CBS, CW
                      Johnstown-Altoona                       WHVL                    MyNet
                      Philadelphia                                  WPHL                    MyNet
                      Pittsburgh                                     WTAE                    ABC
                      Wilkes Barre-Scranton                 WSWB                   CW
 
Rhode Island Providence-New Bedford             Cox-New England  RSN
 
W. Virginia    Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill            WOAY                    ABC
                     Charleston-Huntington                  WCHS, WVAH       ABC, FOX
                     Clarksburg-Weston                       WVFX                    FOX
                     Parkersburg                                  WTAP-DT 2           MyNet
                     Wheeling-Steubenville                  WTOV                    NBC
               
Wisconsin     Green Bay-Appleton                     WACY                    MyNet
                      La Crosse-Eau Claire                  KQEG                    FamilyNet
                      Madison                                       WMSN                   FOX
                      Milwaukee                                    WMLW                  IND

Certainly a huge station list for the Big East Network.

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