WBIN-TV, which reaches approximately 2,409,000 households in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine via broadcast, cable & satellite TV, will broadcast UMass Lowell hockey games for the first time beginning this season. The five games to be broadcast on WBIN-TV are: Saturday, October 12 vs. Massachusetts; Saturday, November 9 vs. Northeastern; Friday, November 22 vs. Notre Dame; Saturday, January 18 vs. Boston University; Friday, February 14 vs. Massachusetts. WBIN-TV can be found on channel 18/811 on Comcast, 50/8777 on the Dish Network, 50/950 on DirecTV and 6/506 on FIOS (Massachusetts). The October 12 game will be carried on Comcast channel 288. Check
http://wbintv.com/channel-guide.html for additional cable listings in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine.
"We are very pleased to add UMass Lowell to our outstanding line-up of college hockey broadcasts this year," said Gerry McGavick, General Manager of WBIN-TV. "The River Hawks should be one of the top teams in the country, and our five games are against high-profile opponents. It should be an exciting year for our viewers and all UMass Lowell fans."
UMASS LOWELL ANNOUNCES ESPN RIVER HAWK RADIO NETWORK: In addition to the eight televised games, UMass Lowell also announced the formation of a new radio network. With a flagship station of ESPN 900, the
ESPN River Hawk Radio Network will carry all 31 River Hawks hockey games this season. The four-station network spanning the Route 3 corridor from Concord, NH to Burlington, MA will be heard on
ESPN 900 AM (flagship station),
ESPN 1250 AM,
WSMN 1590 AM, and
WCAP 980 AM. Fans worldwide can also listen online at
ESPNNH.com or through the
ESPN Radio smartphone application.
This will be the River Hawks first season on commercial radio with
the radio voice of the River Hawks, Bob Ellis, returning for his 30
th season behind the mic. He will be joined by color commentator
Jim Connelly, a noted college hockey writer and the 2013 winner of the prestigious Joe Concannon Hockey East Media Award.
"We could not be more excited to form this partnership between the University and our ESPN stations for the upcoming winter sports season," said Matt Perrault, General Manager of Absolute Broadcasting LLC. "We would also like to thank our new partners WCAP in Lowell for joining us on this venture to bring the fans of the River Hawks all the exciting action on the radio. We feel like this is the beginning of a tremendous relationship with all involved. In a crowded New England sports radio market, we hope we can give UMass Lowell fans a place to call home this season."
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