News release
8 December 2006
Elmira, NY The Elmira Jackals announced today that they will have four of their regular season home games broadcasted on Television on WETM-2, Time Warner Cable Channel 11.
In addition to their radio broadcasts on Magic 92.7 & 97.7 FM and streaming over the Internet at www.jackalshockey.com, the Jackals will air 4 home games on WETM-2, the Twin Tiers first digital television channel.
The first Jackals hockey game will be Friday night, December 8th against the Fort Wayne Komets. The play-by-play commentator for the broadcast will be Voice of the Jackals Owen Newkirk, 2005-06 UHL Broadcaster of the Year, and WETM-TVs Chief Meteorologist Scott Mayer, a former goaltender for Cornell Universitys club hockey team, will provide color commentary. Fridays broadcast will be seen on a tape delayed basis on WETM-2 (Time Warner Cable Channel 11) on Saturday December 9th at 12:00 pm.
Jackals 2006-2007 WETM-2 TV Broadcast Schedule
12/8/06 vs. Fort Wayne (airdate: 12/9/06 at 12 PM)
1/12/07 vs. Flint (airdate: 1/13/07 at 12 PM)
2/9/07 vs. Chicago (airdate: 2/10/07 at 12 PM)
3/16/07 vs. Muskegon (airdate: 3/17/07 at 12 PM)
WETM-2 can be seen on Time Warner Cable Channel 11 in Elmira, Corning, Watkins Glen, Elkland and Lawrenceville. For more information about WETM-2s Jackals broadcasts, please contact WETM Director of Marketing & Production Scott Iddings at 607-733-5518 ext. 203.