Weekend Football TV Listings
By Brian Siguenza
The biggest question on the minds of many football fans here in Eastern Iowa: What channel is showing the Iowa-Iowa State game on Saturday? Officially, it’s being broadcast by FSN, but as Mediacom and ImOn subscribers know, Comcast SportsNet Chicago airs in place of an FSN station. The Cubs will be playing on CSN at noon Saturday, putting the CyHawk Series on the overflow CSN Plus.
Both cable companies will pick up the CSN Plus feed of the game.
- On Mediacom, the game can be found on its Connections channel (22).
- For ImOn customers, CSN Plus will be on channel 4, then move to channel 147 after the game, where it will become part of the digital lineup.
- DirecTV: You must have the Choice package (150+ digital channels) at the least to receive regional sports networks. The three available in this area are: CSN Chicago, FSN Midwest and FSN North. FSN North will be showing the Twins at noon, and I don’t know about the availability of CSN Plus, which is on channel 666 (UPDATE: It appears this channel will have the game), so your best bet is FSN Midwest, channel 671. All info from www.directv.com.
- Dish Network: You must have the Classic Bronze 100+ package at the least to receive regional sports networks. The good news here is that you’ll have a nice selection of which one to watch it on. Nine FSN channels, three CSN channels, Sun Sports (Florida) and MSG Plus (New York) will broadcast Iowa/ISU. All info from www.dishnetwork.com.
So we’ve answered that question, but now you might be wondering if the local stations will show your favorite NFL team’s opening game on Sunday. The506.com has released the NFL coverage maps for Week 1–keep in mind that this is subject to change.
- Kansas City at Baltimore, noon on Ch. 2 — After a dismal 6-26 record the previous two seasons, Chiefs fans are hopeful that a new general manager, new head coach and new quarterback can bring the winning spirit back to Kansas City. (Announcers: Ian Eagle, Rich Gannon)
- Minnesota at Cleveland, noon on Ch. 28 — From the listing on the KFXA website: “Gus Frerotte leads Adrian Peterson and the Vikings in their first game of the regular season against Derek Anderson, D’Qwell Jackson and the Browns.” Brett Favre says nice try, Gus. (Announcers: Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick)
- Washington at N.Y. Giants, 3:15 p.m. on Ch. 28 — A lot could be different about this new NFL season, but it’s nice to know some things don’t change, like Fox making an NFC East matchup its late national game. (Announcers: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman)
Another local note on NFL coverage, Cedar Rapids-born Trent Green will call the Detroit-New Orleans game for Fox with Chris Myers. If you want to see that one, you’ll need DirecTV’s NFL Sunday Ticket. Same goes with any other game that is not airing nationally (Bears and Packers fans will get to see their team in the Sunday night matchup on Channel 7).
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