I got a message from the programming director at WABI confirming that they
have the local rights to both games.

What that means for the Portland-area, I don't know yet.  But Bangor-area,
you are good to go!  WABI really comes through for Maine hockey fans, again!

-Deron


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne T. Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: TV coverage of Maine vs Harvard


> >My understanding is the  Maine Harvard game on Sat. at noon will be on
> >Empire sports(little dish owners rejoice) but will WABI Chan. 5  pick up
> >the games. Anyone heard?.  Can't wait for Saturday, MAine will have its
> >hands full with Harvard playing well right now.
>
> WABI has a squeak-ball lead-in that I doubt they want to skip, but all
> the other local channels have crap during that time period, so maybe we
> or the U should enourage one or all of them?
>
> Since NESN covers ECAC, maybe they will give their lame programming a
> rest?  Also looks like FSNE has forgettable programming in that timeslot.
>
> Sunday WLBZ (pro squeak-ball) and NESN (red rox think they're the
> patriots) are unavailable, but everyone else has yawners in the
> timeslot.
>
> Guess we can hope, but I haven't heard of anything "in the wind".
>
> cheers, wayne