BIG EAST Television BIG EAST Network Produces Weekend Package and Local Telecasts The BIG EAST games that are not televised nationally can be found on commercial stations and cable outlets throughout the BIG EAST Network. ESPN Regional Television produces the games. A subsidiary of ESPN, Inc., ERT also produces and distributes a BIG EAST Game of the Week on weekends throughout BIG EAST markets and beyond. The BIG EAST Network Game of the Week will be available to more than 40 percent of the nation in approximately 43 million households. The BIG EAST has 11 institutions located in the top 35 media markets in the United States. In addition to the Game of the Week, the BIG EAST Network will televise other conference and non-conference games for local markets. Every game of the league schedule will be televised on one of the ESPN platforms or CBS. Most games offered by the BIG EAST Network will also be available nationally as part of ESPN Full Court, the pay subscription college basketball outer-market service. BIG EAST play-by-play talent will include Mike Gleason, Bob Picozzi, Beth Mowins, Eamon McAnaney, Lou Canellis, John Sanders, Scott Graham, Dave Kaplan, Jim Barbar, and others. Some of the analysts are Bob Wenzel, Tim Welsh, Mike Kelley, Ron Perry, Dickey Simpkins, Dave Kaplan, Bob Valvano, LaPhonso Ellis, and John Celestand.
The BIG EAST on The Radio In addition to its extensive television coverage, BIG EAST basketball games are broadcast by major commercial stations or wide-ranging radio networks. Many of these games are also broadcast via the internet. Check for links to each school’s audio webcasts on the conference website at www.bigeast.org School Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers
Flagship Station(s) WLW WTIC WSCR ESPN Radio WHAS ESPN Radio WZOW-FM/AM KDKA WEEI-FM WOR WCTC St. John’s WBBR Seton Hall WABC USF WHNZ WDAE Syracuse WTKW-FM WNSS Villanova ESPN Radio West Virginia WAJR
18—2011-12 BIG EAST Media Guide
Dial 700 1080 670 980 840 1510/1290 97.7/102.3 93.7 103.7 710 1450 1130 770 1250 620 99.5 1260 950 1440
BIG EAST Local Station Lineup By Market Cincinnati
FSN Ohio
Connecticut
SNY
DePaul
WCIU-DT2
Georgetown
MASN
Louisville
WHAS (ABC)
Milwaukee
Time Warner
Notre Dame
WMYS (Ind.), WBND (ABC), WCWW (CW)
Pittsburgh
Root Sports Pittsburgh
Providence
Cox New England
Rutgers
SNY, MSG, MSG+
St. John’s
SNY, MSG, MSG+
Seton Hall
SNY, MSG, MSG+
USF
Bright House Sports Network
Syracuse
Time Warner – Upstate New York
Villanova
TBA
WVU
Root Sports Pittsburgh