2009 UNH Football Media Guide (Part 1)

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MEDIA INFORMATION University of New Hampshire Football On Radio The UNH athletic department has formed the “UNH Sports Network” which began in 1999 to provide radio coverage of UNH athletics. Veteran play-by-play announcer Jim Jeannotte (pictured on the right), who has been broadcasting Wildcat athletics since 1973, will continue to anchor the show. Handling the color analysis will be Mike Murphy (left). All 11 Wildcat contests will be broadcast live, with a pre-game show airing 30 minutes prior to kickoff. Wildcat Sports Properties has added WGIN-AM 930 (Rochester) and WQSO-FM (Portsmouth) 96.7 as flagship stations on the Wildcat Sports Network, joining WGIR-AM 610 (Manchester), which was added in 2008. All three stations are part of the Clear Channel family, and this change will go into effect at the beginning of the 2009-2010 athletic season. These three aforementioned stations – along with WUVR-AM 1490 (Lebanon), WNTK-FM 99.7 (New London), and WCNL-AM 1010 (Newport)– will carry the following: all UNH football broadcasts, men’s hockey broadcasts, football and men’s hockey weekly coaches’ shows, a select number of men’s basketball, women’s basketball and women’s hockey broadcasts, as well as “Wildcat Sports Today”, a three-minute daily update concerning UNH athletics.

Directions To Cowell Stadium

From the South: Take 95 North to 91 North (at New Haven, Conn.). Take 91 North to 84 East at Hartford. Follow 84 East through Connecticut to the Massachusetts Turnpike (Route 90). Stay on the Mass Pike for 10 miles before taking the exit for Auburn/Worcester and 290 East. Proceed east on 290 until it ends and merges with 495 North -- stay in the left lanes to exit to 495 North. Continue on 495 North -- it UNH football will be on television four times this season on Comcast will end and merge with 95 North. Proceed on 95 North into New Hampshire and SportsNet and Comcast Network thanks to the Colonial Athletic Association continue on to the toll booth. From the toll, go approximately seven miles to Exit 4 television package. UNH games on TV this year include the contest on Oct. for the Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) -- signs that read “NH Lakes and White Mountains,” and “Dover/Concord.” Exit to the left. Go about four miles and take the 3 at Towson, Oct. 17 at Massachusetts, Nov 7 at home vs. Rhode Island and last exit before the toll (Exit 6W) for Concord and Durham. At this point, you are still Nov. 21 vs. Maine at Cowell Stadium. on Route 4 West. Go approximately four miles and continue straight through a traffic light (Madbury Road), and proceed another 1 1/2 miles to the Route 155A exit, marked “University of New Hampshire.” Take a left turn off the ramp and proceed one mile to Field House, which is on the right at the top of the hill.

Wildcat Football On Television

From Maine: Follow 95 South to Spaulding Turnpike (Route 4 West) and continue as above. From the West (Vermont, Concord): Take 89 South to 93 North. Follow 93 North, approximately four miles to 393 East, which will merge with Route 4 East. Follow Route 4 to Route 155A exit for “University of New Hampshire.” Make a right off the ramp and proceed as above. From the West (Manchester, Nashua): Take 93 North to Route 101 East. Follow 101 to Exit 6 (Route 125). Exit and take a left onto 125 and follow straight to Lee Traffic Circle. First right at circle is Route 4 East. Continue as above. For parking: Approximately one-quarter mile before reaching the Field House, make a left turn opposite tennis courts -- Green sign “Field House Parking” -- follow road and turn right at fork. Parking Lot “A” is one-quarter mile ahead on the left.

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