Midcontinent, Mediacom to air three Jackrabbit games

 

South Dakota State University Athletics has reached an agreement with Midcontinent Communications to provide live television coverage of three home Jackrabbit basketball games.

Games scheduled to air include the Feb. 13 Summit League doubleheader against North Dakota State and the Feb. 15 women’s matchup versus the University of South Dakota. Coverage for the SDSU-NDSU doubleheader is slated for 5 p.m. Central Time, with the women’s game tipping off at 5:05 p.m. and the men’s game starting at 7:30 p.m.

The SDSU-USD?women’s game will have coverage start at 7 p.m., with tipoff at 7:05 p.m.

Play-by-play duties will be handled by veteran sportscaster Tom Nieman, with Al Bahe providing color commentary. Tyler Merriam, the voice of Jackrabbit women’s basketball, will provide sideline reporting for the broadcasts.

All three games will be televised live on Midcontinent (Ch. 23 in most areas) and Mediacom (Ch. 10) cable systems throughout the Upper Midwest. The SDSU-NDSU women’s game will be carried on Digital Channel 322 in North Dakota.

About Midcontinent Communications
Midcontinent Communications is the Upper Midwest’s leading provider of cable television, local and long distance telephone service, broadband Internet access, and cable advertising services to communities in North and South Dakota, and in Minnesota. Midcontinent’s service area includes 240 communities serving more than 200,000 customers.

About Mediacam
Mediacom Communications is the nation's seventh-largest cable television company and is one of the leading cable operators focused on serving the smaller cities and towns in the United States.  Mediacom Communications offers a wide array of broadband products and services, including traditional video services, digital television, video-on-demand, digital video recorders, high-definition television, high-speed Internet access and phone service.