From the Trail Blazers:
TRAIL BLAZERS ANNOUNCE 2008-09 BROADCAST SCHEDULE
A Record 40 Games Will Air in High-Definition
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Trail Blazers announced today the team will televise 76 regular season games, equaling last year’s franchise record, in addition to one preseason game for the 2008-09 season. The remaining six regular season contests will air nationally on TNT.
Of the team’s 82 regular season games, 55 will air on Comcast SportsNet (CSN) and 21 can be seen on KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8. The Oct. 8 preseason game against Golden State will also air on KGW, giving fans a rare preview of the upcoming season. Additionally, five games are scheduled to be televised on ESPN, and will be simulcast locally on either CSN or KGW.
All 22 games on KGW will be broadcast throughout the state on the Trail Blazers Television Network.
The Trail Blazers continue to expand the number of games shown in High-Definition, with 40 dates now being broadcast in HDTV. That number is up from 34 last season and 10 in 2006-07, as Trail Blazers basketball in HD continues to expand. Viewers can experience HD during every locally broadcast home game, in addition to both road contests at the L.A. Clippers. A total of 32 HD games can be seen on CSN and eight on KGW.
Mike Barrett, nine-year veteran of the Trail Blazers broadcast team and author of the popular “Barrett’s Blog” on trailblazers.com, will mark his sixth season as television play-by-play announcer, while Mike Rice enters his fourth season as television commentator and 19th overall as a Trail Blazers broadcaster.
Sideline reporter Rebecca Haarlow, studio host Tony Luftman and studio analyst Michael Holton all return for a second season.
All Trail Blazers games, preseason and regular season, will be broadcast on KXTG 95.5 FM The Game and on the Trail Blazers’ statewide radio network, with Brian Wheeler calling the play-by-play for his 11th season and Antonio Harvey marking his fourth season as commentator. Sideline reporter Jay Allen will host the radio pre- and postgame shows.
The actual schedule is printed after the "Click Here" jump for those who want it. Feel free to consider this an open discussion of anything discussed in the press release, including media talent (Happy they're back?) and the broadcast situation.
--Dave (blazersub@yahoo.com)
All Times are Pacific
October
Wednesday Oct. 8 Golden State (PRE) 7:00 p.m. KGW
Tuesday Oct. 28 at L.A. Lakers 7:30 p.m. TNT
Friday Oct. 31 San Antonio 7:30p.m. ESPN/KGW
November
Saturday Nov. 1 at Phoenix 7:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Nov. 5 at Utah 6:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday Nov. 6 Houston 7:30 p.m. TNT
Saturday Nov. 8 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. KGW
Monday Nov. 10 at Orlando 4:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Nov. 12 at Miami 4:30 p.m. CSN
Friday Nov. 14 at New Orleans 5:00 p.m. CSN
Saturday Nov. 15 at Minnesota 5:00 p.m. CSN
Tuesday Nov. 18 at Golden State 7:30 p.m. KGW
Wednesday Nov. 19 Chicago 7:30 p.m. ESPN/CSN
Friday Nov. 21 at Sacramento 7:00 p.m. CSN
Saturday Nov. 22 at Phoenix 6:00 p.m. KGW
Monday Nov. 24 Sacramento 7:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Nov. 26 Miami 7:00 p.m. CSN
Friday Nov. 28 New Orleans 7:00 p.m. CSN
Sunday Nov. 30 at Detroit 12:00 p.m. KGW
December
Tuesday Dec. 2 at New York 4:30 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Dec. 3 at Washington 4:00 p.m. CSN
Friday Dec. 5 at Boston 5:00 p.m. ESPN/KGW
Sunday Dec. 7 at Toronto 10:00 a.m. CSN
Tuesday Dec. 9 Orlando 7:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday Dec. 11 at Utah 7:30p.m. TNT/KGW
Friday Dec. 12 L.A. Clippers 7:00 p.m. CSN
Tuesday Dec. 16 Sacramento 7:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday Dec. 18 Phoenix 7:30 p.m. TNT
Monday Dec. 22 at Denver 6:00 p.m. KGW
Tuesday Dec. 23 Denver 7:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday Dec. 25 Dallas 7:30 p.m. TNT
Saturday Dec. 27 Toronto 7:00 p.m. CSN
Tuesday Dec. 30 Boston 7:00 p.m. CSN
January
Friday Jan. 2 New Orleans 7:00 p.m. CSN
Sunday Jan. 4 at L.A. Lakers 6:30 p.m. KGW
Wednesday Jan. 7 Detroit 7:00 p.m. CSN
Saturday Jan. 10 Golden State 7:00 p.m. CSN
Monday Jan. 12 at Chicago 5:30 p.m. KGW
Wednesday Jan. 14 at Philadelphia 4:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday Jan. 15 at New Jersey 4:30 p.m. CSN
Saturday Jan. 17 at Charlotte 4:00 p.m. CSN
Monday Jan. 19 Milwaukee 7:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Jan. 21 Cleveland 7:00 p.m. KGW
Saturday Jan. 24 Washington 7:00 p.m. CSN
Monday Jan. 26 at L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Jan. 28 Charlotte 7:00 p.m. CSN
Saturday Jan. 31 Utah 7:00 p.m. KGW
February Monday Feb. 2 at New Orleans 5:00 p.m. KGW
Wednesday Feb. 4 at Dallas 5:30 p.m. CSN
Friday Feb. 6 at Oklahoma City 5:00 p.m. CSN
Sunday Feb. 8 New York 3:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Feb. 11 Oklahoma City 7:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday Feb. 12 at Golden State 7:30 p.m. CSN
Wednesday Feb. 18 Memphis 7:00 p.m. CSN
Friday Feb. 20 Atlanta 7:00 p.m. CSN
Sunday Feb. 22 L.A. Clippers 3:00 p.m. CSN
Tuesday Feb. 24 at Houston 5:30 p.m. KGW
Wednesday Feb. 25 at San Antonio 5:30 p.m. KGW
Friday Feb. 27 at Minnesota 5:00 p.m. CSN
March
Sunday March 1 San Antonio 5:00 p.m. ESPN/CSN
Wednesday March 4 Indiana 7:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday March 5 at Denver 7:30 p.m. TNT
Saturday March 7 Minnesota 7:00 p.m. CSN
Monday March 9 L.A. Lakers 7:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday March 11 Dallas 7:00 p.m. KGW
Friday March 13 New Jersey 7:00 p.m. CSN
Sunday March 15 at Atlanta 10:00 a.m. CSN
Monday March 16 at Memphis 5:00 p.m. KGW
Wednesday March 18 at Indiana 4:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday March 19 at Cleveland 5:00 p.m. TNT/CSN
Saturday March 21 at Milwaukee 5:30 p.m. CSN
Monday March 23 Philadelphia 7:00 p.m. CSN
Thursday March 26 Phoenix 7:30 p.m. TNT
Saturday March 28 Memphis 7:00 p.m. CSN
Tuesday March 31 Utah 7:00 p.m. CSN
April
Friday April 3 at Oklahoma City 5:00 p.m. CSN
Sunday April 5 at Houston 4:00 p.m. KGW
Tuesday April 7 at Memphis 5:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday April 8 at San Antonio 5:30 p.m. KGW
Friday April 10 L.A. Lakers 7:00 p.m. KGW
Saturday April 11 at L.A. Clippers 7:30 p.m. CSN
Monday April 13 Oklahoma City 7:00 p.m. CSN
Wednesday April 15 Denver 7:30 p.m. ESPN/KGW