Horizon League Partners with Sirius Satellite Radio To Broadcast Selected Men's Basketball Games

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Jan. 1, 2005




As part of the Collegiate Conference Group, the Horizon League has announced a multi-year agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio to broadcast selected regular-season and League tournament men's basketball games.


Under the agreement, Sirius will air a number of Horizon League games this season using direct feeds from one of the competing schools' official radio network and make them available nationwide via Sirius' satellite radio system.


"We are pleased to be able to partner with such a recognized brand as Sirius Satellite Radio," said Jonathan B. LeCrone, Horizon League Commissioner and member of the NCAA Division I Men' Basketball Committee. "This new venture is another opportunity for our member institutions to expand their reach with a nationally known company and make some of our best games available to a nationwide audience that would not be possible without Sirius. We look forward to a long and prosperous relationship with Sirius."


In addition to the Horizon League, games representing schools from the Big West, Colonial Athletic Association, Metro-Atlantic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Southern, Sun Belt, West Coast and Western Athletic conferences will be broadcast on Sirius. These games join Sirius college sports radio's existing lineup of 27 college basketball programs and total coverage of the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship.


"Schools in these conferences boast some of the most passionate college basketball fans in the nation," said Steve Cohen, Sirius Vice President of Sports Programming. "With this expansion, Sirius provides fans throughout the country with the most college hoops on radio."


The partnership with the 11 conferences -- when added to Sirius' existing rights to broadcast teams that include Syracuse, Kentucky and Kansas -- enables Sirius subscribers to hear the most Division I college basketball broadcasts on satellite radio, including 240 games in January. In March 2005, Sirius will carry live play-by-play radio broadcasts of every game of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship. All games from every round will be offered to Sirius subscribers in their entirety, with no blackouts and at no extra charge over the basic monthly subscription price of $12.95.


For updates throughout the season on Horizon League games scheduled to be broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio, log onto the League's official web site at www.horizonleague.org.