My two cents on this question (perhaps too late, I subscribe via daily
digest so I'm always behind) :-)

On DirectTV, MSC's "Outstate Minnesota" feed is on full-time on channel 641,
and channel 642 is used for MSC's "Wisconsin" feed when there's a different
LIVE event on it, such as Badger hockey.  So one _should_ see the Wild on
641 and the Badgers on 642 tonight, and the Gophers on 641 and Badgers on
642 tomorrow.  One of the problems with a part-time channel is that they
don't tend to show in the channel listings in the various programming
magazines, so one never knows whether the Badger game will actually be on
until a couple hours before game time.

Also, I wouldn't spend too much breath trying to get a separate "full-time"
channel for MSC-Wisconsin, soon to be FSN-Wisconsin.  I'm actually wondering
when DirectTV will start saving bandwidth by eliminating the separate
full-time feeds for FSN-Ohio (i.e. Cleveland) and FSN-Cincinnati - the only
time they're different is when they have a Cleveland or Cincinnati team's
game being broadcast -  and the BlueJackets games are on both!  They could
do with only one full-time station plus a part-timer.

Mike Abegg
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> From: "Maurer, Brant" <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, October 26, 2000 1:07 PM
> Subject: Re: Badgers on MSC
>
> So, if the Badgers are on this Fri. night v. BC and I have DirecTV, which
> gets MSC, will I see the BAdgers or Gophers? Which market does DirecTV's MSC
> come from--Minneapolis (Gophers would most likely be shown) or Madison
> (Badgers would be shown)?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Edward Toberman
> To: [log in to unmask]; Badger List
> Sent: 10/12/2000 11:15 AM
> Subject: Badgers on MSC
>
> The Badgers play 21 games on Midwest Sports Channel.  12 road games and
> 9 home games.  MSC has been sold to Fox Sports Net and will probably
> change it's name to Fox Sports Net Wisconsin early in the new year.
> This shouldn't effect Badger Hockey, but you never know.  Now word on
> when Dish Network will add it as a full time channel.
>
> Fri.  Oct. 27  at Boston College*    6:00 pm
> Sat.  Oct. 28  at Northeastern*      6:00 pm
> Fri.  Nov. 3   at Minnesota          7:05 pm
> Sat.  Nov. 4   at Minnesota          7:05 pm
> Sat.  Nov. 18  COLORADO COLLEGE      7:05 pm
> Fri.  Dec. 1   at Minnesota-Duluth   7:05 pm
> Sat.  Dec. 2   at Minnesota-Duluth   7:05 pm
> Fri.  Dec. 8   at St. Cloud State    7:05 pm
> Sat.  Dec. 9   at St. Cloud State    7:05 pm
> Fri.  Jan. 12  DENVER                7:05 pm
> Sat.  Jan. 13  DENVER                7:05 pm
> Fri.  Jan. 19  MINNESOTA             7:05 pm
> Sat.  Jan. 20  MINNESOTA             7:05 pm
> Fri.  Feb. 9   at North Dakota       7:35 pm
> Sat.  Feb. 10  at North Dakota       7:35 pm
> Fri.  Feb. 16  ST. CLOUD STATE       7:05 pm
> Sat.  Feb. 17  ST. CLOUD STATE       7:05 pm
> Fri.  Feb. 23  at Colorado College   8:35 pm
> Sat.  Feb. 24  at Colorado College   8:05 pm
> Fri.  March 2  MICHIGAN TECH         7:05 pm
> Sat.  March 3  MICHIGAN TECH         7:05 pm
>
> Brad
>
> From: Brad Edward Toberman <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thursday, October 26, 2000 2:01 PM
> Subject: Re: Badgers on MSC
>
> Dish has overflow sports channels.  I get MSC Minnesota on 436, but
> Badger (Bucks, Brewers, and even Minnesota Wild) games show up on 452.
> I don't know how DirecTV works.  Hopefully with the change to Fox Sports
> Net Wisconsin it will get its own channel on both (Dish claims they are
> in negotiation).  You would think NESN would want to show this game
> between the top two teams in the country, but I guess extreme sports are
> far more important to the people of New England.  :-}  MSC Minnesota is
> showing a Minnesota Wild game on Friday.  The Gophs will be on, on
> Saturday.  Go Seawolves!
>
> Brad
>
> "Maurer, Brant" wrote:
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