ESPN and SEC Strike a Monster Deal

ESPN Regional Television, the new over-the-air syndication home for Southeastern Conference programming, and the SEC announced on Tuesday a regionally-syndicated college sports package that will air in more than 73 television markets, along with the branding of the syndication package as the SEC Network – all part of the groundbreaking 15-year agreement between ESPN, Inc., and the SEC.

Full story at Gator Zone

So what does this mean?

Within the 9 state footprint of the SEC network, it would air on the over-the-air stations of the SEC event. In areas that don’t fall inside the SEC “footprint”, it would air on air on local, over the air TV stations or regionial sports networks.

“As ESPN moves forward in this landmark agreement with the SEC, ESPN Regional Television is thrilled to provide our viewers with a consistent window for Southeastern Conference football and basketball,” said Pete Derzis, senior vice president & general manager, ESPN Regional Television. “With ESPN’s multimedia platforms, we anticipate SEC sports will touch an unprecedented base of college fans nationwide.”

The deal is set to start in the 2009 – 10 season for 15 years.

“The SEC Network, through the efforts of ESPN, will be the largest college sports syndication television package in the country,” SEC Commissioner Mike Slive said. “The comprehensive market coverage in the nine-state SEC area combined with the out-of-market reach gives us significant additional exposure for our programs.”

Below is a list of schools and stations for further breakdown:

SEC Network Markets (confirmed as of release date)

State	City	Station(s)	Affiliation
Alabama	Birmingham-Tuscaloosa-Anniston	WTTO; WABM	CW; MNT
	Dothan	WTVY; WTVY-DT2, -DT3	CBS; MNT; CW
	Huntsville-Decatur (Flor)	WZDX; WAMY	FOX; MNT
	Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt)	WJTC	IND
	Montgomery (Selma)	WCOV; WCOV-DT2	FOX
Arizona	Phoenix	KTVK (Football only)	IND
Arkansas	Fort Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs	KHBS+; KHBS-DT2	ABC; CW
	Jonesboro	KAIT; KAIT-DT2, -DT3	ABC
	Little Rock-Pine Bluff	KATV; KATV-DT2	ABC
Florida	Fort Myers-Naples	WXCW	CW
	Gainesville	WOGX	FOX
	Jacksonville, Brunswick	WJXT	IND
	Miami-Fort Lauderdale	WSFL	CW
	Orlando-Day. Beach-Melbourne	WOFL; WRBW	FOX; MNT
	Panama City	WJHG	MNT
	Tallahassee-Thomasville	WCTV; WCTV-DT2	CBS; MNT
	Tampa-St. Pete, Sarasota	WTTA	MNT
	West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce	TBA
Georgia	Albany	WALB	NBC
	Atlanta	WPCH	IND
	Augusta	WRDW; My 12	CBS; MNT
	Columbus	WXTX; WTVM, WLGA	FOX; ABC; IND
	Macon	WGXA	FOX
	Savannah	WTGS	FOX
Illinois	Chicago	TBA (Football only)
Indiana	Evansville	WTVW	FOX
	Indianapolis	TBA (Football only)
Kansas	Wichita-Hutchinson	KWCH; KSCW	CBS; CW
Kentucky	Bowling Green	WBKO; WBKO-FOX; WBKO-This-TV	ABC; FOX
	Lexington	WKYT; CWkyt	CBS; CW
	Louisville	WAVE	NBC
	Paducah-C.Girard.-Harrbg-Mt VN	WPSD; WPSD-DT2	NBC
Louisiana	Alexandria	KLAX	ABC
	Baton Rouge	WAFB; WBXH	CBS; MNT
	Lafayette	KADN	FOX
	Lake Charles	KVHP	FOX
	Monroe-El Dorado	TBA
	New Orleans	WWL; WUPL	CBS; MNT
	Shreveport	KMSS; KSHV	FOX; MNT
Michigan	Detroit	TBA (Football only)
Missouri	Springfield	KCZ	CW
Mississippi	Biloxi-Gulfport	WXXV; My XXV2	Fox; MNT
	Columbus-Tupelo-West Point	WCBI; My MS	CBS; MNT
	Greenwood-Greenville	WABG; FOX 10	ABC; FOX
	Hattiesburg-Laurel	WHLT; WHLT-DT2	CBS
	Jackson	WJTV; WJTV-DT3	CBS; RTV
	Meridian	WDMN; WGBC; WGBC-DT1	CBS; NBC; FOX
N. Carolina	Charlotte	WAXN	IND
	Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem	WCWG	CW
	Raleigh-Durham	WNCN; WNCN-DT2	NBC
New York	New York	TBA (Football only)
Ohio	Cincinnati	WSTR	MNT
	Columbus	WTTE	FOX
	Dayton	WRGT	FOX
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	KSBI	IND
Pennsylvania	Pittsburgh	WPMY (Football only)	MNT
S. Carolina	Charleston	WMMP	MNT
	Columbia	WIS	NBC
	Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And	WSPA; WYCW	CBS; CW
	Myrtle Beach-Florence	WWMB; WPDE	CW; ABC
Tennessee	Chattanooga	WDSI; WFLI	FOX; CW
	Jackson	WJKT	FOX
	Knoxville	WVLT;  My VLT2	CBS; MNT
	Memphis	WLMT	CW
	Nashville	WUXP	MNT
	Tri-Cities, TN-VA	WCYB; CW4	NBC; CW
Texas	Beaumont-Port Arthur	KUMY	MNT
	Dallas-Fort Worth	KTXA (Football only)	IND
	Houston	KTBU (Football only)	IND
	San Antonio	KMYS (Football only)	MNT
	Tyler-Longview-Lufkin & Ncgd	KLPN; KFXL	MNT; FOX
Virginia	Norfolk-Portsmouth-NN-Hampton	WSKY	IND
West Virginia	Charleston-Huntington	WSAZ; My ZTV	NBC; MNT

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