PURCHASE SEASON TICKETS
ELON, N.C. – The Southern Conference today announced a three-year partnership with the public television systems in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia to televise the conference’s football package. Elon will have two games, both at Rhodes Stadium, televised in the inaugural year of this partnership. Elon also announced the times for the majority of its 2011 football schedule.
Each of the eight games in the package will kickoff at 3 p.m. The Phoenix will host Chattanooga on Oct. 22 and Appalachian State on Nov. 19 for its two SoCon TV appearances.
Elon's season-opening game at Vanderbilt has not had a time announced at this point. In week two of the season, the Phoenix's home-opener with Concord will kickoff at 7 p.m. Elon will then make the short trip to North Carolina Central for a 6 p.m. game on Sept. 17. Home games with The Citadel (Sept. 24) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 1) will both start at 1:30 p.m. with the games at Western Carolina (Oct. 8) and Samford (Oct. 15) starting at 3 p.m. Eastern. After hosting UTC in the televised game on Oct. 22 at 3 p.m., Elon will head to Wofford for a contest on Oct. 29 at 1:30 p.m. After an bye week, the Phoenix will visit Furman for a 1:30 p.m. game on Nov. 12. Elon's regular season will close with the 3 p.m. TV game at Rhodes Stadium against Appalachian State.
Season tickets are currently on sale and can be purchased by either visiting www.elonphoenix.com or by calling 336-278-6750.
The distribution platform will reach nearly 11 million homes through 32 affiliates, making it the largest regional distribution option across broadcast and cable. This agreement allows the Southern Conference, along with marketing partner CSE, to retain the rights to and produce each telecast. In addition, the league will have control over pregame, halftime and postgame content while both parties will have an equal share of the sponsor breaks. The SoCon, along with the statewide public television networks, will have the ability to simulcast the games on their website so that fans no in-state can view the contests.
The eight-game SoCon TV schedule will get underway with Appalachian State visiting Wofford on Oct. 1. That will be followed by Chattanooga at Georgia Southern on Oct. 8 and Furman at Georgia Southern on Oct. 15 before Elon hosts the Chattanooga Mocs on Oct. 22. The following week will feature Georgia Southern at Appalachian State. The final three games will see Wofford at Western Carolina (Nov. 5), Samford at The Citadel (Nov. 12) and Appalachian State at Elon (Nov. 19).
SoCon Sports Network Television Affiliates
North Carolina (UNC-TV)
Asheville – WUNF
Canton/Waynesville – WUNW
Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham – WUNC
Charlotte/Concord – WUNG
Edenton – WUND
Greenville – WUNK
Jacksonville – WUNM
Linville – WUNE
Lumberton – WUNU
Roanoke Rapids – WUNP
Wilmington – WUNJ
Winston-Salem – WUNL
South Carolina (SCE TV)
Allendale – WEBA
Beaufort – WJWJ
Charleston – WITV
Columbia – WRLK
Conway/Myrtle Beach – WHMC
Florence – WJPM
Greenville – WNTV
Greenwood – WNEH
Rock Hill – WNSC
Spartanburg – WRET
Sumter – WRJA
Georgia Public Broadcasting
Atlanta – WVTV
Chatsworth/Dalton – WNGH
Cochran/Macon – WMUM
Columbus – WJSP
Dawson – WACS
Pelham – WABW
Savannah – WVAN
Waycross – WXGA
Wrens/Augusta - WCES
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