FOX Sports Ohio Announces 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers Telecast Schedule
Ohio’s premiere regional sports network to televise an unprecedented 65 games in High Definition.
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CLEVELAND, OHIO - October 15, 2008 - Fox Sports Ohio announced today its wire to wire coverage of Cleveland Cavaliers basketball with 70 regular season games beginning with the home opener against Emeka Okafor and the Charlotte Bobcats on Thursday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m. Steve Liverani, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Fox Sports Ohio, made the announcement.
Sixty-five of Fox Sports Ohio’s 70 games will be featured in high definition this season. The 65 HD games are more than double that of last year’s 32 games. Please see the schedule below for the designated games in HD.
As part of the ongoing television agreement with the Cavaliers, WUAB Channel 43 will once again simulcast five Fox Sports Ohio games throughout the season.
Cavaliers legend Austin Carr will once again handle the color analysis for the entire 70-game schedule. Carr will join veteran play-by-play man Fred McLeod on the floor for his third season with Fox Sports Ohio.
Fox Sports Ohio continues its comprehensive coverage of the team by bringing back Cavaliers Live, providing fans with commentary, features, and in-depth pre-game coverage of the Cavaliers 30 minutes prior to every Fox Sports Ohio telecast. The KIA Halftime Report also returns during all games this season on Fox Sports Ohio.
Cavaliers Live, presented by Conrad’s Tire Express and Total Car Care, returns following each game telecast. Host Jeff Phelps and Cavaliers great Campy Russell will provide features, highlights, player interviews and analysis immediately after the game.
Rounding out Fox Sports Ohio’s coverage is Access Cavaliers, a Cavaliers-produced show featuring all the behind-the-scenes information a true fan needs.
“The Cavaliers have become one of the must-see teams in all of sports”, said Liverani. “And Fox Sports Ohio is proud to once again be the only network to deliver 70 games; plus all of the in-depth coverage that Cavs fans from across the state cannot find anywhere else.”
Fox Sports Ohio, the area’s leading provider of local sports programming, is the cable home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Destroyers, Xavier Musketeers, University of Cincinnati Bearcats, Kentucky Wildcats and Mid American Conference (MAC) basketball and football. FSN Ohio reaches 5 million households in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, western Pennsylvania, western New York, and West Virginia.
Fox Sports Net, with its 18-owned regional sports networks, is the nation’s leading provider of local sports programming, and reaches more than 81 million homes. Based in Los Angeles, FSN owned – or affiliated regional sports networks serve as the TV home to 64 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. Fox Sports Net produces over 4,500 live events each year, including close to 500 in High Definition. In addition to its thousands of home team games and a wide variety of locally produced sports programs, FSN televises national sports events and programs, including Pac-10 and ACC basketball; Pac-10 and Big 12 football; Best Damn Sports Show Period; CMI: Chris Myers Interviews; the Mansionpoker.net Poker Dome Challenge, In Focus and The FSN Final Score. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports new and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN website at www.FOXSports.com.
Sixty-five of Fox Sports Ohio’s 70 games will be featured in high definition this season. The 65 HD games are more than double that of last year’s 32 games. Please see the schedule below for the designated games in HD.
As part of the ongoing television agreement with the Cavaliers, WUAB Channel 43 will once again simulcast five Fox Sports Ohio games throughout the season.
Cavaliers legend Austin Carr will once again handle the color analysis for the entire 70-game schedule. Carr will join veteran play-by-play man Fred McLeod on the floor for his third season with Fox Sports Ohio.
Fox Sports Ohio continues its comprehensive coverage of the team by bringing back Cavaliers Live, providing fans with commentary, features, and in-depth pre-game coverage of the Cavaliers 30 minutes prior to every Fox Sports Ohio telecast. The KIA Halftime Report also returns during all games this season on Fox Sports Ohio.
Cavaliers Live, presented by Conrad’s Tire Express and Total Car Care, returns following each game telecast. Host Jeff Phelps and Cavaliers great Campy Russell will provide features, highlights, player interviews and analysis immediately after the game.
Rounding out Fox Sports Ohio’s coverage is Access Cavaliers, a Cavaliers-produced show featuring all the behind-the-scenes information a true fan needs.
“The Cavaliers have become one of the must-see teams in all of sports”, said Liverani. “And Fox Sports Ohio is proud to once again be the only network to deliver 70 games; plus all of the in-depth coverage that Cavs fans from across the state cannot find anywhere else.”
| Day | Date | Opponent | Time | Local | Broadcast in HD |
| Thurs. | 30-Oct | Charlotte | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 1-Nov | @ New Orleans | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Mon. | 3-Nov | @ Dallas | 8:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 5-Nov | Chicago | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | WUAB 43 | HD |
| Fri. | 7-Nov | Indiana | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 8-Nov | @ Chicago | 8:30 p.m. | FSOhio | |
| Tues. | 11-Nov | Milwaukee | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 15-Nov | Utah | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 18-Nov | @ New Jersey | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 19-Nov | @ Detroit | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 22-Nov | Atlanta | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 25-Nov | @ New York | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 26-Nov | Okla. City | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 28-Nov | Golden State | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 29-Nov | @ Milwaukee | 9:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 3-Dec | New York | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 5-Dec | Indiana | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | |
| Sat. | 6-Dec | @ Charlotte | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 9-Dec | Toronto | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 10-Dec | @ Philadelphia | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | WUAB 43 | HD |
| Fri. | 12-Dec | Philadelphia | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 13-Dec | @ Atlanta | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 17-Dec | @ Minnesota | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 19-Dec | @ Denver | 10:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sun. | 21-Dec | @ Okla. City | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 23-Dec | Houston | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sun. | 28-Dec | Miami | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 30-Dec | @ Miami | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 2-Jan | Chicago | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sun. | 4-Jan | @ Washington | 1:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 7-Jan | Charlotte | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 9-Jan | Boston | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 13-Jan | @ Memphis | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Thurs. | 15-Jan | @ Chicago | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 16-Jan | New Orleans | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 21-Jan | @ Portland | 10:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 23-Jan | @ Golden State | 10:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 24-Jan | @ Utah | 9:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 27-Jan | Sacramento | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Thurs. | 29-Jan | @ Orlando | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 30-Jan | LA Clippers | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 3-Feb | Toronto | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 4-Feb | @ New York | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 10-Feb | @ Indiana | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 11-Feb | Phoenix | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 18-Feb | @ Toronto | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 20-Feb | @ Milwaukee | 8:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sun. | 22-Feb | Detroit | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | WUAB 43 | HD |
| Tues. | 24-Feb | Memphis | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 27-Feb | @ San Antonio | 9:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sun. | 1-Mar | @ Atlanta | 6:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Mon. | 2-Mar | @ Miami | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 4-Mar | Milwaukee | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 6-Mar | @ Boston | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 7-Mar | Miami | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 10-Mar | @ LA Clippers | 10:30 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 13-Mar | @ Sacramento | 10:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sun. | 15-Mar | New York | 6:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Tues. | 17-Mar | Orlando | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sat. | 21-Mar | Atlanta | 1:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Sun. | 22-Mar | @ New Jersey | 6:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 25-Mar | New Jersey | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Fri. | 27-Mar | Minnesota | 7:30 p.m. | FSOhio | |
| Tues. | 31-Mar | Detroit | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Thurs. | 2-Apr | @ Washington | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | WUAB 43 | HD |
| Fri. | 3-Apr | @ Orlando | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | |
| Wed. | 8-Apr | Washington | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | WUAB 43 | HD |
| Fri. | 10-Apr | @ Philadelphia | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | |
| Mon. | 13-Apr | @ Indiana | 7:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
| Wed. | 15-Apr | Philadelphia | 8:00 p.m. | FSOhio | HD |
Fox Sports Ohio, the area’s leading provider of local sports programming, is the cable home of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, Columbus Blue Jackets, Columbus Destroyers, Xavier Musketeers, University of Cincinnati Bearcats, Kentucky Wildcats and Mid American Conference (MAC) basketball and football. FSN Ohio reaches 5 million households in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, western Pennsylvania, western New York, and West Virginia.
Fox Sports Net, with its 18-owned regional sports networks, is the nation’s leading provider of local sports programming, and reaches more than 81 million homes. Based in Los Angeles, FSN owned – or affiliated regional sports networks serve as the TV home to 64 of the 82 MLB, NHL and NBA teams based in the United States. Fox Sports Net produces over 4,500 live events each year, including close to 500 in High Definition. In addition to its thousands of home team games and a wide variety of locally produced sports programs, FSN televises national sports events and programs, including Pac-10 and ACC basketball; Pac-10 and Big 12 football; Best Damn Sports Show Period; CMI: Chris Myers Interviews; the Mansionpoker.net Poker Dome Challenge, In Focus and The FSN Final Score. For the latest up-to-the-minute sports new and opinions, visit the FOX Sports/FSN website at www.FOXSports.com.
