SportsTime Ohio, WKYC-TV3 to televise all Indians games in HD
Story Highlights
SportsTime
Ohio
and WKYC-TV3 will televise 161 regular season games and eight spring training
games in High Definition (HD). SportsTime
Ohio will televise 141 total Tribe games on
cable/satellite (133 regular-season games and eight Spring Training games).
WKYC-TV3 will air 20 games as the flagship station of the Indians Over-the-Air
network. FOX Sports National (WJW-TV8) will televise eight games during the
regular season.
The Indians will continue to be among the industry leaders
in High Definition broadcasts as all 153 network broadcasts will be in HD —
all 133 STO Cable/Satellite Games and all 20 Over-the-Air Games on WKYC-TV3.
STO will begin their season with eight telecasts from Spring Training,
beginning March 5 at 1:05 p.m. ET when the Tribe plays host to the Atlanta
Braves. STO Spring Training television schedule includes:
March 5 vs. Atlanta Braves
March 8 vs. Philadelphia Phillies
March 11 vs. Detroit Tigers
March 20 vs. Tampa Bay Rays
March 22 vs. New York Mets
March 24 vs. Atlanta Braves
March 25 vs. New York Yankees
March 27 vs. Tampa Bay Rays
“Since the launch of SportsTime Ohio two years ago, our
sole vision for the Indians games has been to produce the best possible
telecasts for Tribe fans, equal or better than any production in the
league,” said SportsTime Ohio President Jim Liberatore. “Producing
all of our 2008 broadcasts in High Definition builds on that mission and allows
the Indians to become the first pro team in
Cleveland to have all games in HD.”
Rick Manning returns to the STO booth with partner Matt
Underwood and WKYC Sports Director Jim Donovan will once again join the Indians
TV broadcast team during the Tribe’s Over-the-Air broadcasts on WKYC-TV3.
The Indians open their 108th season in the American League
with a three-game series against divisional rival Chicago
(March 31 & April 2-3) in
Cleveland.
The Indians will then head west following the opening series with stops in Oakland (April 4-6) and
Los Angeles (April 7-9).
National Rights Holder FOX SPORTS (WJW-TV8 locally) has
designated one (8) Indians game to be broadcast on the FOX Saturday Baseball
Game of the Week:
Home Games — All 3:55 p.m. ET first pitch
April 26 vs. New York Yankees
August 16 vs.
Los Angeles
Angels
August 30 vs. Seattle Mariners
Away Games
April 19 at Minnesota Twins
May 17 at Cincinnati Reds
June 7 at Detroit Tigers
June 21 at Los Angeles Angels
July 19 at
Seattle
Mariners