News release
12 September 2013
Elmira, N.Y. - The Elmira Jackals, along with Sound Communications, LLC, announced today that they have reached a three-year agreement for Jackals hockey to be broadcast on Gem 98.7 FM. An online audio stream of the broadcasts will also be available, and America One will again produce on-demand internet television broadcasts of all Jackals games.
The agreement between the Jackals and Sound Communications entails all 72 regular season games from 2013 to 2016 being carried on Gem 98.7 FM with a 15 minute pre game show and a 15 minute post game show. Preseason games will not be carried, but there is a provision for playoff games to be picked up.
Additionally, the Jackals will introduce a weekly half-hour talk show that will air on Gem 98.7 FM and will be streamed online. The title of the show, as well as the date and time the show will air, will be announced at a later date. The show will feature interviews with Jackals head coach Dwight Mullins, Jackals players, profile stories, ECHL news and notes, and more. The show will be hosted live at the brand-new brew pub that is under construction at First Arena, and fans will be welcome to attend.
Ray Schmitt, who returns for his second season as the play-by-play voice of the Elmira Jackals, will call all of the action on Gem 98.7 FM. The Johnstown, Pa. native has 458 games of ECHL broadcasting experience, and is set to enter his seventh season in the league. He will also be the host of the to-be-named live talk show.