[QuadList] Super Bowl to US Armed Forces today

[Ted Langdell]

Looks like the Superbowl and pregame stuff are available to AFN viewers:
http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/ScheduleChart.aspx

 From the "Mission" page:
The AFRTS vision is to provide multi-channel broadcast quality radio  
and television services and expanded internal information products to  
all DoD members and their families stationed overseas, on contingency  
operations, and onboard Navy ships around the world.  Today, AFRTS  
uses seven satellites along with digital compression technology to  
provide multiple television and stereo audio services to over 1,000  
outlets in more than 175 countries and U.S. territories, and on board  
U.S. Navy ships.

Here's how it's distributed in Germany:
http://myafn.dodmedia.osd.mil/Affiliates.aspx?b=0&c=3

Mostly by cable to barracks and such, but some by "decoder" (satellite?)

Ted

On Feb 6, 2011, at 8:23 AM, C. Park Seward wrote:

> More AFN:
>
>
>
> July, 1969. AFTV Germany. NO money. NO budget. Idea of doing live  
> TELEVISION was
> not even on anyone's radar scope. Yet a week's coverage of the  
> Apollo XI moon
> landing and surrounding events got done, by the creativity,  
> imagination and hard
> work by the guys at AFTV Germany. Fast forward to today. Is the game  
> being shown
> by any of the TV outlets in Germany or surrounding countries? If so,  
> I would
> imagine the rights, contracts, laws, regulations, hoops, barriers  
> and endless
> miles of red tape would preclude any possibility of AFN TV carrying  
> such? If
> not, did DoD even do a cost estimate of a satellite feed? Wonder  
> what it would
> cost today? Would 'host nations' even permit such, IF they were also  
> carrying
> it? Back then in '69 Eurovision and host nations were only too  
> willing to assist
> the USA in serving its troops!! Just sayin'.....
>
> >
> >
> > AFN putting Super Bowl on radio
> > By Rusty Bryan
> > Published: January 31, 2011
> >
> > AFN-Europe has decided to air Super Bowl XLV live on Powernet  
> radio this
> > weekend, network spokesman George Smith said by telephne on Monday  
> morning.
> > He added that the network is guessing the broadcast will begin at  
> midnight
> > (CET) Monday, but is unable to confirm the air time just yet.
> >
> > Now the question becomes, who'll be listening?
> >
> > Readers with long memories will recall the days when the overnight  
> radio
> > airwaves over here nightly were filled with wall-to-wall live sports
> > broadcasts of whatever games were in season. However, budget cuts  
> a few
> > years ago and what AFN cited as declining listenership led the  
> military's
> > radio and television servce to dump live sports radio.
> >
> > Since then, most listeners affected by the change have found  
> Internet and
> > European cable substitutes for what AFN used to air. Will they now  
> tune back
> > in to AFN radio for this year's Super Bowl?
> >
> > Will you listen to the game on the radio? If so, please tell us  
> why. No TV
> > in your area? Have other commitments that will take you away from  
> the tube?
> >
> > And if you appreciate having the game on the radio, how about  
> letting AFN
> > know? Just go to afneurope.net and click on the feedback tab.
>
> Best,
> Park
>
> C. Park Seward
> Technical Manager
>
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> On Feb 5, 2011, at 10:41 PM, Ted Langdell wrote:
>
>> Googling about the rediscovered first Superbowl tape pulled up this  
>> item
>>
>> http://www.dvidshub.net/news/44996/troops-overseas-get-live-super-bowl-feed
>> Which states:
>> Televised Super Bowl coverage was limited at first to videotape  
>> copies of the game distributed after the fact to overseas outlets,  
>> unless AFN outlets contracted with commercial networks to get the  
>> game live.
>>
>> Hmmm.  Hey Park!  Weren't you in Germany in '67?  Did you folks see  
>> the game?
>>
>> Ted
>>
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Ted Langdell
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