Lehigh University Athletics
Lehigh announces 2008 football broadcast schedule
8/30/2008 12:00:00 AM | Football
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Lehigh Athletics enters its 21st season of local, regional, and national football coverage on commercial television led by WFMZ-TV in Allentown, Pa. Nationally, Lehigh football can be seen on both DirecTV and DISH Network, as well as on Fox College Sports (available in over 56 million homes via digital cable systems nationwide). Regionally on FSN Pittsburgh, fans in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Scranton and parts of Maryland, West Virginia, and Ohio can follow Lehigh football all season long, and fans in New England can see the Harvard contest live on New England Sports Network (NESN). The WFMZ-TV signal covers the entire Lehigh Valley, while stretching to Philadelphia, Reading, and Western New Jersey. Locally, Lehigh football can be seen in the
Nationally known and respected announcing teams plus high-quality production are also distinctions of Lehigh football telecasts. Steve Degler (voice of Reading Phillies baseball), former Lehigh quarterback and Penske Hall of Fame member Marty Horn ’86 and former Lehigh linebacker Mike Yadush ’93 call the action on a national and regional level. Locally, Mike Zambelli (Service Electric Sports Director and voice of the Lehigh Valley IronPigs baseball team) joins Yadush to handle the announcing duties. In addition to Lehigh football telecasts on WFMZ-TV, MBC Teleproductions remote production facilities routinely work with Major League Baseball the National Football League, and the PGA Tour. In 2008, Service Electric became the first television outlet in the country to broadcast all 72 home games for a Minor League Baseball team when SECTV teamed with the IronPigs – Triple-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies.
Lehigh football can be heard on commercial radio exclusively on the home of Lehigh Athletics, ESPN Radio of the Lehigh Valley (1230 and 1320 AM). Well-respected veteran Matt Kerr is back to call the play-by-play for his 12th season. Kerr will be joined in the booth by former Lehigh standouts Marty Horn '86 and Kody Fedorcha '00, as they team up to provide color commentary. Once again, ESPN Radio’s Matt Markus will patrol the sidelines for every Lehigh football broadcast. Radio coverage begins an hour prior to kick-off with the Countdown to Kick-Off show, hosted by Markus and ESPN Program Director Tom Fallon.
For the first time since the 2002 season, the WLVR-FM will return to Goodman Stadium to broadcast Lehigh’s five home football games. Located at 91.3 FM, WLVR is Lehigh University’s student-run radio station.
Outside of the local broadcast area, Lehigh fans world-wide will continue to have access to the games, thanks to the Lehigh Athletics partnership with Yahoo! College Broadcast. Nine of Lehigh’s 11 games will again feature live and on-demand streaming video in addition to play-by-play audio at no additional charge on Lehighsports.com. All eleven games will feature the radio call both live and on-demand.
The on-line package also includes access to the Lehigh Sports Magazine – Lehigh’s weekly television show featuring highlights and interviews from coaches and student-athletes, including an appearance by head football coach Andy Coen each week. Other exclusive on-line events include streaming video highlights from Lehigh’s weekly football media luncheon, available on-demand each week beginning Wednesday afternoons.
All game broadcasts on-line are aired live, and are available on-demand for enjoyment at any time. A nominal monthly subscription fee of $4.95 is required to access the package.
The 2008 Mountain Hawks open their season on Saturday, September 6, when Lehigh plays host to Drake University at Goodman Stadium. Radio pre-game coverage gets underway at 11:30 a.m., with Service Electric 2 Sports air time at 12:30 p.m.
For more information on the Yahoo! Sports College Broadcast package, or to subscribe, please click on the link above.
Lehigh Sports Magazine (premieres September 1)
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Day |
Time |
Outlet(s) |
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Mondays |
8:30 p.m. |
WFMZ-TV |
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Lehighsports.com |
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Tuesdays |
5:30 p.m. |
SE2 |
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Fridays |
1:30 p.m. |
FCS |
Game Broadcasts
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Date |
Opponent |
Television |
Radio |
Internet |
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Sept. 6 |
Drake |
SE2 |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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Sept. 13 |
at Villanova |
(none) |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com* |
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Sept. 27 |
at Princeton |
WFMZ-TV |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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FSN Pittsburgh |
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FCS |
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Oct. 4 |
Cornell |
SE2 |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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Oct. 11 |
Fordham |
SE2 |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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FCS |
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Oct. 18 |
at Harvard |
WFMZ-TV |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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NESN |
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Oct. 25 |
at Holy Cross |
WFMZ-TV |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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FSN Pittsburgh |
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FCS |
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Nov. 1 |
at Georgetown |
(none) |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com* |
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Nov. 8 |
Colgate |
SE2 |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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FCS |
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Nov. 15 |
Bucknell |
SE2 |
ESPN |
Lehighsports.com |
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Nov. 22 |
at Lafayette |
WFMZ-TV |
ESPN LV |
Lehighsports.com |
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FCS |
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DirecTV ch. 617 |
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* denotes audio only
SE2 = Service Electric 2 Sports
WFMZ = WFMZ-TV, channel 69 (
FSN = FSN Pittsburgh (DirecTV 659, DISH 428)
FCS = Fox College Sports (digital cable, check local listings)
NESN = New England Sports Network (DirecTV 623, DISH 434)
ESPN LV = 1230 AM and 1320 AM in the Lehigh Valley
All broadcast outlets are subject to change. Please log on to Lehighsports.com for the most up-to-date broadcast information.
