COX 4 Set To Carry 7 Home Games in 2013
Friday March 8, 2013
NEW ORLEANS (March 8, 2013) –The New Orleans VooDoo will have all nine home games appear on live television this season with 7 games broadcasted by Cox4, announced the VooDoo front office on Friday. The other two home games were selected as the AFL's National Game of the Week, and are set to be shown on the CBS Sports Network.
All games televised by Cox4 will be shown in the Baton Rouge and Acadiana areas as well as the Greater New Orleans area.
“We are excited about the enthusiasm fans in southeast Louisiana show for the New Orleans VooDoo and for arena football in general,” said Dan Newman, owner of the VooDoo. “Cox4 is known for its live high school football coverage in three Louisiana markets and has been recognized nationally for its outstanding sports coverage.”
The majority of VooDoo home games will be on Saturdays at 7 p.m. This season, the first three home games will be played in the New Orleans Arena and due to arena renovations, the final six home games will be played in the Mercedes Benz Superdome.
Cox4, Louisiana’s Local Television, is carried in all or part of 18 parishes in south Louisiana including the metropolitan markets of New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette.
The following games on Cox4 will be broadcast live in the Baton Rouge and Acadiana markets and tape-delayed in New Orleans:
· Sunday, March 24 vs. Orlando Predators
· Friday, April 19 vs. Pittsburgh Power
· Saturday, April 27 vs. San Jose SaberCats
· Saturday, June 1 vs. Cleveland Gladiators
· Saturday, June 15 vs. Tampa Bay Storm
· Saturday, June 22 vs. San Antonio Talons
· Saturday, July 20 vs. Jacksonville Sharks
Replays of the game will appear on Cox Sports Television, CST, a regional sports network which airs 24 hours a day, seven days a week on channel 37 and 737. Times of those replays are to be announced at a later date.
“We are thrilled to add arena football to our program line up and even more thrilled to offer coverage of the New Orleans VooDoo for the third year in a row,” said Jason Furrate, Director of Programming and Production for Cox4. “Coach Pat O’Hara is an experienced AFL coach who knows how to build and put a high caliber team on the field. Also, the format of the AFL league is high on scoring and excitement.”
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About the New Orleans VooDoo
The New Orleans VooDoo will play in the New Orleans Arena, an SMG managed facility directly across the street from the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, as well as, in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome for the last six home games. Single game tickets for VooDoo regular season home games are on sale now by calling 504-875-3900. For more information call (888) 277-5526 for Vice President and Director of Operations, Jason Coffel. To shop all things VooDoo, visit www.voodoostuff.com and get your gear today.
About the AFL
Since its inception in 1987, the Arena Football League has showcased their fast-paced and exciting game to millions of fans in a myriad of markets across the country. CBS Sports Network will broadcast an AFL National Game of the Week on Saturday nights for the entire regular season and postseason through the semifinal round. The ArenaBowl XXVI Championship Game will air on the CBS Television Network on August 17, 2013.
