Union announce local TV broadcast schedule
The Union have finally announced their schedule of local broadcasts on WPVI and its secondary digital channel.
Union announce local TV broadcast schedule
Jonathan Tannenwald, Philly.com
The Union have finally announced their schedule of local broadcasts on WPVI and its secondary digital channel.
The secondary channel, Live Well HD Network, can be found on Channel 6.2 over the air if you have a digital television. It’s channel 245 on Comcast and channel 466 on Verizon Fios.
Six of the 18 games will air on WPVI. Nine will air on Live Well HD, and three broadcasts are to be determined. All will be shot in high definition.
All but one of the games on will be preceded by a 30-minute pregame show, and four of the WPVI broadcasts will be followed by a 30-minute postgame show called “Union Extra.” That show might not come right
Here’s the schedule. You’ll note that some of the games are also broadcast nationally. All of the non-national broadcasts are also streamed on Major League Soccer’s website, mlssoccer.com.
April 24: Philadelphia at New York Red Bulls, 4:00 p.m. (Live Well)*
May 1: Philadelphia at Los Angeles Galaxy, 10:30 p.m. (Live Well)*
May 8: Philadelphia at Real Salt Lake, 9:00 p.m. (Live Well)*
May 15: FC Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. (Live Well/Telefutura)*
June 5: Philadelphia at Chicago Fire, 8:30 p.m. (WPVI)**
June 10: Philadelphia at Kansas City Wizards, 8:00 p.m. (Live Well)
July 17: Toronto FC at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. (WPVI)**
July 21: Philadelphia at Colorado Rapids, 9:30 p.m. (Live Well)*
July 31: Philadelphia at New England Revolution, 3:30 p.m. (WPVI)**
August 11: Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. (Live Well)*
August 14: Colorado Rapids at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. (WPVI/Telefutura)*
August 22: Philadelphia at D.C. United, 2:00 p.m. (WPVI)*
August 28: Philadelphia at New England Revolution, 7:30 p.m. (WPVI)**
September 4: Kansas City Wizards at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. (TBD)*
September 15: Philadelphia at San Jose Earthquakes. 10:00 p.m. (Live Well)*
September 25: Chivas USA at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. (TBD/Telefutura)*
October 2: Houston Dynamo at Philadelphia, 4:00 p.m. (TBD/Telefutura)*
October 24: Philadelphia at Columbus Crew, 4:00 p.m. (Live Well)*
* - Includes pregame show.
** - Includes postgame show.
Also, in case you haven't heard yet, the Union will be hosting a pep rally outside City Hall on Friday at noon. All of the players and coaches will be there, so it should be worth checking out.
Never knew I even had that channel. And this won't exactly entice me to start watching!- I wish more games were on 6abc, but Live Well will have to do for now. I am really glad all games will be broadcasted in HD though.— jeff518
- I wish more games were on 6abc, but Live Well will have to do for now. I am really glad all games will be broadcasted in HD though.— jeff518
- Some nice comments. If you are so not interested why even click on the article. Go Union. I guess Livewell is not on Directv?— scphillyguy
- I can't wait!!! UUUUUUUUNIIOON! Soccer is on the rise in America and it makes these guys scared!!!— STICKN2UNION07
Comment removed.- Watching the 1998 World Cup at a bar in Avignon, France?! Funny, I became a fan of baseball after I saw a retrospective of American Urban Cultural History at the Smithsonian. Clearly, Tannenwald is the perfect tool for the job of covering this team.— bobcitydoc
- Jonathan don't pay any attention to bobcitydoc. He's just upset that Project Runway isn't getting its own column here. Let's hope his mom keeps making his bed so he stays happy.— Bob1
- the union should go to 6 abc studios: blow up the rat and picket for more coverage.— give me liberty or death
- thanks for the schedule, it'll warn me to click through or risk falling asleep..— spittooncj
- As long as it's shot/broadcast in HD I don't care which WPVI subchannel it's on. For those of us stuck with over-the-air antennas 6-2 is just the next channel after 6-1.— kami
- Comment removed.
Why do HappyBob and spittooncj insist on commenting on every soccer article to bash it? You two are paying an awful lot of attention to a sport you claim no one will be.
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