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ETV’s South Carolina Channel to Broadcast Dixie Youth Baseball World Series
For Immediate Release
July 29, 2010
Columbia, SC… Home runs, line drives and stolen bases aren’t just for the major leagues. Little leaguers also know the art of the game. And this August, the South Carolina Channel, one of ETV’s three channels, will bring LIVE broadcasts of the showdown between the best of the best at the 2010 Dixie Youth Baseball “O” Zone World Series from Lexington, SC.
This will be the first Dixie Youth Baseball tournament to be offered nationally by ETV. The South Carolina Channel will provide coverage of the semi-final games which begin on Aug. 4, with the addition of a Dixie Youth Baseball World Series special program, hosted by former WLTX-Columbia sportscaster Bob Shields.
South Carolina Channel coverage of the semi-finals will also be streamed at www.scetv.org.
Sixteen teams of 11- and 12-year-olds from 11 different states will faceoff at the Lexington Sports Complex in Lexington, South Carolina to compete for the championship. Teams from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia will be vying for World Series bragging rights during the 8-day tournament.
LIVE Broadcast Schedule:
Semi-final Games – Aug. 4 at 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. – Teams to be announced.
From the Diamond – Aug. 4, immediately following the 5:30 p.m. game
South Carolina sportscaster Bob Shields will host From the Diamond, a half-hour special that takes a look at the popular Dixie Youth Baseball tournament, complete with play-off highlights.
Championship Game – Aug. 5 at 10 a.m.
“If” Game – Aug. 5 at 2 p.m.
NOTE: The “If” game is played if both teams have one loss after the first championship game. The teams then compete in the “If” game to determine the overall champion.
Tournament coverage features play-by-play from Derek Scott, color commentary from Jimmy Terrapin, with sideline reporting by WLTX-Columbia sports commentator Ashleigh Messervy.
The games will also be available on ETV's SCPC Feed Service. Please see below for satellite coordinates:
SC ETV SCPC Ku Uplink
SC ETV NewsPath; Slot A
Loral Skynet
Telstar 14
Estrela do Sul 1
63 Degrees West Longitude
Downlink Specifications/Parameters
SCPC
Transponder: K36 Lower
(Carrier ID: 145427)
Service Mode: DVB
Service Type: SCPC
Modulation Type: QPSK
Signal Standard: SD
Coding Type: 3/4 & 188/204RS
D/L Frequency: 11955.400 MHz Vertical
L Band Frequency: 1205.400 MHz Vertical
Symbol Rate: 2.069 MegaSymbols/sec
FEC: 3/4
Number of Services: 1
News media must credit ETV in their newscasts or on their Web sites if they use any of ETV's footage from the games.
South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.
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For more information, contact Dana McCullough at (803) 737-3212 or dmccullough@scetv.org.
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