Big West Signs TV Package with KVMD Oct. 28– Irvine, Calif.
Big West Conference Commissioner Dennis Farrell announced
today a television deal with Southern California local station KVMD-TV,
Channel 23, to air 14 Big West basketball games for the 2003-04 season.
The primarily Thursday night package will feature nine regular season
men1s
games and one women1s game, in addition to all four contests from the
quarterfinals and semifinals of the Big West Men's Basketball Tournament.
Ron Ulloa, the General Manager of KVMD-TV, also said today that "KVMD-TV
is excited by this opportunity to add the Big West Conference basketball
games to its growing schedule of local high school, college and professional
sports on the Station and looks forward to its new relationship with the
Big
West Conference and its member institutions in Southern California."
All regular season games will tip off at 7:00 p.m. (PST). The first
game of the package takes place on January 8 as UC Irvine makes the first
of
a league-high six appearances with a visit to Cal State Northridge. UC
Irvine returns home the following Thursday to entertain UC Riverside in
the
first of four appearances at the Bren Center. The Utah State men and women
will make consecutive appearances on the station on January 22 and 29,
respectively. The Aggie men travel to Cal State Fullerton, followed by
the
USU women the next week in a trip to UC Irvine. Utah State is resurrecting
its women's basketball program after a 16-year hiatus. The regular season
finale features UC Riverside and Cal State Northridge from The Matadome
on
March 4.
Cal State Northridge follows UC Irvine for the most appearances on the
station with three. Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State, UC Riverside
and
Utah State are making two apiece. UC Santa Barbara, Idaho and Pacific
are
each featured once.
"This is an exciting opportunity for the Big West to partner with
a
television station whose owner has great vision," said Farrell. "Mr.
Ulloa
sees his station having a strong future sports presence in the Los Angeles
market and it's good for the Big West to be one of the initial partners
for
this venture."
The Thursday night broadcasts will continue to increase the Big West's
brand presence in the Southern California region and will give the
conference the most number of televised basketball games it's had since
the
mid-19801s.
At the time that the season begins, KVMD-TV will be available in
approximately 2.1 million cable and satellite served households in the
Southern California market. The station can be viewed on Channel 31 by
DirecTV, Channel 8021 by Dish Network, Channel 23 by digital compatible
television sets, and on Channel 23 in cable television homes.
The agreement is for a three-year period.
BIG WEST BASKETBALL TELEVISION PACKAGE ON KVMD-TV
Date Day Matchup Time
Jan. 8 Thr. UC Irvine @ Cal State Northridge 7:00 pm PST
Jan. 15 Thr. UC Riverside @ UC Irvine 7:00 pm PST
Jan. 22 Thr. Utah State @ Cal State Fullerton 7:00 pm PST
Jan. 29 Thr. Utah State @ UC Irvine (Women's Game) 7:00 pm PST
Feb. 5 Thr. Cal State Northridge @ Long Beach State 7:00 pm PST
Feb. 12 Thr. UC Irvine @ Cal State Fullerton 7:00 pm PST
Feb. 18 Wed. Long Beach State @ UC Irvine 7:00 pm PST
Feb. 19 Thr. Pacific @ UC Santa Barbara 7:00 pm PST
Feb. 26 Thr. Idaho @ UC Irvine 7:00 pm PST
Mar. 4 Thr. UC Riverside @ Cal State Northridge 7:00 pm PST
Mar. 11 Thr. Big West Tournament Men1s Quarterfinals 6:00/8:30 pm PST
Mar. 12 Fri. Big West Tournament Men1s Semifinals 6:00/8:30 pm PST
