HOUSTON - The Houston Dynamo has yet again made history, this time on the broadcasting front. In 2007, the Dynamo will have the most extensive broadcast schedule in Major League Soccer, airing more content than any other team in league history.
All 30 of the Dynamo's MLS games will be broadcast on TV and radio. Through a combination of mediums, channels and languages, there will be a total of 99 unique game broadcasts. Games will be televised on eight different stations, including ESPN2, Channel 55, TV Informa Channel 43, Fox Soccer Channel, Fox Sports Español, TeleFutura, Galavision and HDNet. Games will be radiocast on three different stations, including 790 AM The Sports Animal and 850 AM and 101.7 FM La Norteña.
"This is another sign of how hot the Dynamo brand is right now," said team president and general manager, Oliver Luck. "To be on the air as often as we are is an indication of our team's popularity and of the market's interest."
Dynamo games will be available on 52 different telecasts: 29 in English and 23 in Spanish, constituting 129 hours of on-air exposure. This unprecedented and historic amount of coverage has never before been seen with any other team in MLS.
The following is a breakdown the Dynamo's historic broadcast schedule:
20 of the 30 regular season games will be broadcast on national television:
A) 5 by Telefutura
B) 6 by Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Sports Español
C) 4 by ESPN2
D) 4 by HDNet
E) 1 by Galavision
15 of the 30 regular season games will be broadcast on local television:
A) 15 on KTBU Channel 55
B) 11 on KHLM TV Informa 43
Games will be aired on 790 AM The Sports Animal (English), and 850 AM & 101.7 FM La Norteña (Spanish)
A) 12 of the 30 games will be available exclusively in Spanish
B) 18 of the 30 games will be broadcast in both English and Spanish
The Dynamo will also have additional television exposure via weekly magazine shows on Channel 55 (TBA) and Channel 43 ("Dynamo TV"), which will constitute 30 hours of on-air exposure. Combining game broadcasts and magazine shows, television coverage will total 159 hours of air time, which equals a total of over six continuous days.
Additional radio exposure will be generated through 60 hours of on-air content with weekly shows on 790 AM ("Dynamo Power Hour") and 850 AM & 101.7 FM ("La Hora del Dynamo").
In total, the Dynamo will have a total of 339 hours of broadcast airtime, which is equivalent to 14 days of continuous coverage.
In addition, the Houston Dynamo will also appear in a minimum of five games on National Television between CONCACAF Champions Cup and SuperLiga.
The Houston Dynamo will start its 2007 season on Sunday, April 8, at 6:00 p.m. CT against the Los Angeles Galaxy. To purchase tickets, please call the Houston Dynamo Ticket Line, at 713-276-7500, or log on to www.houstondynamo.com.
