2012 MAC Football On National and Regional Television
The MAC and ESPN continue to grow national exposure for the conference through its college football television agreement. The 2012 season marks the fourth year of the existing relationship between the MAC and ESPN and this football season the conference will see a record number of games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.
Continuing in the tradition of midweek college football, MAC fans will see nine mid-week league games during the season which will be televised by ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 as the conference race unfolds in both the East and West divisions.
ESPN3 is ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of global sports events annually and accessible online via WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tables via the WatchESPN app and through ESPN on Xbox Live to Gold members. It is currently available to 73 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers connected to on-campus educational networks and on-base military networks.
ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPN3
Thursday, Aug. 30
UCF @ Akron, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Eastern Michigan @ Ball State, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Towson @ Kent State, 7:00 pm (ESPN3)
UMass @ UConn, 7:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Saturday, Sept. 1
Ohio @ Penn State, 12 Noon ET (ESPN)
Western Michigan @ Illinois, 12 Noon ET (ESPNU)
Iowa vs. Northern Illinois, 3:30 pm ET (ESPNU) (at Soldier Field, Chicago)
Bowling Green @ Florida, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN)
Toledo @ Arizona, 10:30 pm ET (ESPNU)
Saturday, Sept. 8
Michigan State @ Central Michigan, 3:30 pm ET (ESPNU)
Indiana @ UMass, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Idaho @ Bowling Green, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Saturday, Sept. 15
Bowling Green @ Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Wednesday, Sept. 19
Kent State @ Buffalo, 7:00 pm (ESPNU)
Saturday, Sept. 22
UConn @ Western Michigan, 2:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Kansas @ Northern Illinois, TBD (ESPNU or ESPN3)
South Florida @ Ball State, 4:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Coastal Carolina @ Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Saturday, Sept. 29
Buffalo @ UConn, Noon ET (Big East Network/ESPN3)
Rhode Island @ Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Saturday, Oct. 6
Central Michigan @ Toledo, 3:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Friday, Oct. 12
Navy @ Central Michigan, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Saturday, Oct. 13
Miami @ Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Saturday, Oct. 20
Army @ Eastern Michigan, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Pittsburgh @ Buffalo, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Cincinnati @ Toledo, TBD (ESPNU or ESPN3)
Saturday, Oct. 27
Eastern Michigan @ Bowling Green, 3:30 pm ET (ESPN3)
Thursday, Nov. 1
Eastern Michigan @ Ohio, 6:00 pm ET (ESPNU)
Saturday, Nov. 3
Western Michigan @ Central Michigan, 1:00 pm ET (ESPN3)
Tuesday, Nov. 6
Ball State @ Toledo, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Wednesday, Nov. 7
Bowling Green @ Ohio, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Wednesday, Nov. 14
Ohio @ Ball State, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)*
Toledo @ Northern Illinois, 9:000 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPNU)*
Tuesday, Nov. 20
Akron @ Toledo, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2)
Friday, Nov. 23
Two windows – ESPNU, 11:00 am ET& ESPN3*
Friday, Nov. 30
Marathon MAC Football Championship, 7:00 pm ET (ESPN2/ESPN3)
*ESPN Multiple Game Selection Date
MAC SYNDICATION WITH ESPN REGIONAL
For the fifth consecutive season, ESPN Regional Television and the Mid-American Conference have announced a six-game regionally syndicated football package that will air in 27 television markets, including Chicago, Washington, DC, Detroit, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Grand Rapids and Buffalo throughout the Midwest, and additional markets
such as Tampa, Orlando, Baltimore and New Orleans.
The games will begin at Noon ET with the telecast window extending to 3:30 p.m. The games will be distributed nationally via the ESPN GamePlan pay-per-view package, which is available to fans via cable, DIRECTV and Dish Network. The telecasts will also be available on ESPN3, ESPN’s multi-screen sports network.
MAC/ERT Syndication: (All games will also air on ESPN Game Plan & ESPN3)
Saturday, Sept. 22
UMass @ Miami, Noon ET
Saturday, Sept. 29
Ball State @ Kent State, Noon, ET
Saturday, Oct. 6
Buffalo @ Ohio, Noon ET
Saturday, Oct. 20
Northern Illinois @ Akron, Noon ET/11:00 am CT
Saturday, Oct. 27
Northern Illinois @ Western Michigan, Noon ET/11 am CT
Saturday, Nov. 17
Kent State @ Bowling Green, Noon ET
MAC Syndication Affiliates: (as of July, 24, 2012)
DMA
Rank/Market State Affiliate
3
Chicago
IL
WPWR
8
Washington
DC
MASN
11
Detroit
MI
WXYZ
14
Tampa-St. Pete,
Sarasota
FL
BRIGHTHOUSE
18
Cleveland
OH
WEWS
19
Orlando-
Daytona Beach-
Melbourne
FL
BRIGHTHOUSE-O
26
Indianapolis
IN
WNDY
27
Baltimore
MD
MASN
32
Columbus
OH
WWHO
35
Cincinnati
OH
EKRC
41
Harrisburg-
Lancaster-
York
PA
EHP-DT2
42
Grand Rapids-
Kalamazoo-
Battle Creek
MI
WZZM
51
Buffalo
NY
WNYO
52
New Orleans
LA
COX-NO
53
Providence-
New Bedford
RI
COX-NE
63
Dayton
OH
WRGT
63
Dayton
OH
WKEF
63
Dayton
OH
WRGT - DT
65
Charleston-
Huntington
WV
WSAZ-DT2
74
Toledo
OH
WTVG
74
Toledo
OH
WTVG-DT2
85
Madison
WI
ETVW
110
Youngstown
OH
WYTV
114
Springfield -
Holyoke
MA
WGGB-DT2
115
Lansing
MI
WHTV
128
La Crosse-
Eau Claire
WI
KQEG
134
Rockford
IL
WTVO
134
Rockford
IL
WTVO-DT2
158
Wheeling-
Steubenville
WV
WTOV-DT2
164
Abilene
TX
KTXS
164
Abilene
TX
KTES
197
San Angelo
TX
KTXE
MAC REGIONAL CABLE WITH SPORTSTIME OHIO
The MAC Regional Television Network, SportsTime Ohio, will broadcast three MAC football games as part of the 2012 Football Season. STO became the regional television home of the MAC in 2010 and provides expanded coverage of football, men’s and women’s basketball, and more.
MAC/STO Regional Cable Package:
(All games will also air on ESPN Game Plan & ESPN3)
Saturday, Oct. 27
Ohio @ Miami, 3:30 pm ET
Saturday, Nov. 3
Akron @ Kent State, 2:00 pm ET
Saturday, Nov. 10
Kent State @ Miami, 1:00 pm ET