FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NFL-107                    1/24/02

 

DAILY DOMESTIC & INTERNATIONAL SUPER BOWL XXXVI SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE BEGINS JANUARY 29; SUPER BOWL WEEK RADIO FEED ALSO AVAILABLE

 

A daily Super Bowl XXXVI Satellite News Service feed for domestic and international use will begin January 29 and run through February 4. 

The Super Bowl XXXVI Satellite News Service is available free-of-charge to TV sports directors for use during regularly scheduled newscasts.

The Super Bowl service will include news, player and game features, plus coverage of events throughout Super Bowl week.  On Super Bowl Sunday, a postgame feed will include player interviews.

The daily domestic feed will run from Tuesday, January 29 through Monday, February 4.  A daily European and Asian feed will run from Tuesday, January 29 through Sunday, February 3:

 

DOMESTIC SUPER BOWL XXXVI SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE

(Coordinates and Times)

 

Tuesday, January 29 through Saturday, February 2:

TELSTAR 5 C/19, AUDIO: 6.2-6.8

 

4:00-4:30 PM ET

 

 

Sunday, February 3, Postgame:

TELSTAR 5 C/19, AUDIO: 6.2-6.8

 

 

Monday, February 4:

TELSTAR 5 C/23, AUDIO: 6.2-6.8

 

1:00-1:30 PM ET

 

EUROPEAN SUPER BOWL XXXVI SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE

(Coordinates and Times)

 

Tuesday, January 29 through Sunday, February 3:

NSSK 

 

TRANSPONDER: H6 UPPER FULL

 

DOWNLINK FREQUENCY: 11,527.0

 

DOWNLINK POLARIZATION: HORIZONTAL

 

SYMBOL RATE 10

 

FORMAT: MPEG-2 4:2:2

 

4:00-4:30 PM ET

 

ASIAN SUPER BOWL XXXVI SATELLITE NEWS SERVICE

(Coordinates and Times)

 

Tuesday, January 29 through Sunday, February 3:

PAS 2 

 

TRANSPONDER: 12 C, 18 MGZ

 

DOWNLINK FREQUENCY: 4031.0

 

DOWNLINK POLARIZATION: HORIZONTAL

 

VIRTUAL CHANNEL 101 (FEB. 2: VIRTUAL CHANNEL 301)

 

SYMBOL RATE 13.24

 

FORMAT: MPEG-2 4:2:2

 

4:00-4:30 PM ET

 

SUPER BOWL XXXVI “NFL ON AIR”

 

The NFL will provide broadcast quality radio actualities of participating players and coaches plus other sound bites daily from Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans beginning Monday, January 28 through Monday, February 4.  The toll-free number to call1-888-NFL-BOWL (635-2695).