TV20 Detroit Announces 15-Game Schedule for Detroit Tigers

TV20 Detroit Announces 15-Game Schedule for Detroit Tigers

DETROIT, April 17 /PRNewswire/ -- TV20 today announced its new Detroit Tigers schedule of 15 games. The 2006 schedule includes the New York Yankees and the defending World Champion Chicago White Sox.

TV20 President and GM Sarah Norat-Phillips said, "TV20 is thrilled to announce our terrific 2006 15-game schedule of Detroit Tigers baseball. We believe this schedule of free over-the-air broadcasts represents an outstanding sampling of the best teams and the best players in the league today. It is particularly good news for those Tigers fans who may not have access to the extensive cable broadcasts and makes the partnership between TV20, the Detroit Tigers and Fox Sports Network (FSN) Detroit a win-win situation for everyone."

Telecasts begin June 1 against the Yankees and continue through September 2.

FSN's Mario Impemba will handle play-by-play and is joined by analyst Rod Allen.

The TV20 schedule of Detroit Tigers games is as follows:

JUNE

Thu 1-Jun Yankees 7:05P
Sat 3-Jun Red Sox 7:05P
Thu 8-Jun Wh. Sox 8:05P *
Sat 17-Jun Cubs 4:05P *
Sat 24-Jun Cardinals 7:05P
Fri 30-Jun Pirates 7:05P

JULY

Thu 13-Jul Royals 7:05P
Sat 22-Jul Athletics 7:05P
Sat 29-Jul Twins 7:10P *

AUGUST

Thu 3-Aug Dev. Rays 7:15P *
Sat 5-Aug Indians 7:05P *
Fri 11-Aug Wh. Sox 8:35P
Sat 19-Aug Rangers 7:05P
Sat 26-Aug Indians 7:05P *

SEPTEMBER

Sat 2-Sep Angels 7:05P

* Denotes "away" games.

TV20 Detroit is the television home of the Detroit Pistons. Starting in June viewers can look forward to seeing the hit show Friends from 7 - 8 p.m. and in September, Scrubs and Still Standing on TV20 Detroit.

Granite Broadcasting Corporation owns and operates, or provides programming, sales and other services to 20 channels in the following 8 markets: San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; Fresno, California; Syracuse, New York; Fort Wayne, Indiana; Peoria, Illinois; and Duluth, Minnesota-Superior, Wisconsin. The Company's channel group includes affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, and MyNetworkTV, and reaches approximately 6% of all U.S. television households.

Source: TV20 Detroit

CONTACT: Sarah Norat-Phillips of TV20 Detroit, +1-248-355-2020

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