The Mtn. Kicks Off Open Availability this Weekend

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THE MTN. KICKS OFF THE 2010 COLLEGE FOOTBALL SEASON WITH OPEN AVAILABILITY FOR ALL TV DISTRIBUTION PARTNERS THIS WEEKEND

Labor Day Weekend Schedule Features CU-CSU Rocky Mountain Showdown

CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Mtn. – MountainWest Sports Network will be made available to Comcast and other current distributors to place on their most popular package or widely distributed level of service as part of a Mtn. Preview Weekend from 12 p.m. MT on Friday, Sept. 3 through 12 p.m. MT on Monday, Sept. 6.

The Preview Weekend includes The Mtn.’s telecast of the Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown on Saturday, Sept. 4 between the University of Colorado Buffaloes and Colorado State Rams at INVESCO Field at Mile High in Denver. Kickoff is 12 p.m. MT. Ram Pre-Game Live begins at 10:30 a.m. MT and is followed by a special one-hour live presentation of Xfinity Live at the Stadium at 11 a.m. MT. Ram Post Game Live follows the game.

James Bates (PxP) and Todd Christensen (analyst) will call the game with Roger Bailey working the sidelines. Anchors Marius Payton and Bill Doleman are joined on the set on location at INVESCO Field at Mile High with expert analysis provided by Beau Morgan and Ted Sundquist during Xfinity Live at the Stadium as well as at halftime and after the game.

The game will be available throughout the state of Colorado on channel 411 (167 Colorado Springs/Pueblo) on Comcast’s All Digital (AD) tier, meaning any subscriber with a digital set top box will be able to view the free preview. The Cinch Jeans Rocky Mountain Showdown is available in high-definition (HD) throughout the state on Comcast channel 948 (must subscribe to HD service) and on other partner cable providers taking the HD feed beginning at 11 a.m. MT with Xfinity Live at the Stadium.

DIRECTV will carry the game nationwide on channel 616 (CHOICE and above package in Colorado – SportsPack outside the MWC “footprint”) with the HD game feed available on channel 616-1 (must subscribe to HD service).

Availability in other areas is determined by individual cable systems that carry The Mtn. Customers should check with their local cable provider for availability or visit www.themtn.tv for additional details and updated information.

System Name	SA Receiver	Channel
Comcast	Denver	411
	Colorado Springs	167
CC Communications	Fallon, NV	110
Centra Telecom Services	Utah Systems	48
Silver Stat Telecom	Wyoming Systems	151