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Albion College Athletics Media
Contacts
Newspapers
Albion
Recorder (Weekly), 111 W. Center, Albion 49224, 517-629-3984
Sports Staff: 1. Coverage Area: Albion/Homer/Springport areas in Calhoun
and Jackson counties.
Battle
Creek Enquirer (M-F/PM, Sat.-Sun./AM), 155 W. VanBuren, Battle
Creek 49016, 269-966-0678
SE: Bill Broderick. Sports Staff: 4. Coverage Area: Calhoun and Branch
counties, portions of Barry, Eaton and Kalamazoo counties.
Jackson
Citizen Patriot (M-F/PM, Sat.-Sun./AM), 214 S. Jackson, Jackson
49204, 800-878-3267
SE: Chris Iott. Sports Staff: 5. Coverage Area: Jackson County and
portions of Calhoun, Hillsdale, Ingham, Lenawee and Washtenaw counties.
County Press (Weekly), Box 279, Parma
49269, 517-531-4542
Weekly newspaper covering Albion and the western half of Jackson County.
Communities include Concord, Parma, Hanover, Horton, and Spring Arbor.
The
Pleiad (Weekly during school year), Albion College, 611 E.
Porter, Albion 49224, 517-629-1651
Sports Staff: Varies, usually 3. Albion College Student Newspaper.
Radio/TV/Cable/Internet
Yahoo!
Sports (Internet), 2914 Taylor Street, Dallas, Texas
75226, 214-748-6660
Relays audio play-by-play through Albion's computer network to Internet
users world-wide, using audio streaming technology. Albion is the only
NCAA Division III institution to use Broadcast.com for broadcasting
college athletic events live to the world.
Briton
Radio (Internet), 611 E. Porter Street, Albion, Michigan 49224,
517-629-0434
Internet broadcasts of Albion College basketball (men and women) . To
connect, users can log directly from the Windows Media Player, or go to
the Albion College Sports Information Website. Broadcasts for these
events are in Windows Media, so you must have a Windows
Media Player to hear the event.
Hometown TV (Cable TV),
13358 28 Mile Road, Albion 49224
Owner/Operator: Larry Brooks. Coverage Area: Millennium Digital
subscribers for Albion, Sheridan Township and Marshall areas in Calhoun
County, as well as Parma area of Jackson County.
Video tape-delay coverage of selected Albion College athletic events,
mainly football and men's and women's basketball home contests.
Calhoun-Jackson Cable Radio (Play-by-Play),
Box 415, Albion 49224
Live play-by-play of Albion College athletics (audio only) on Millennium
Digital Cable Channel 17 in Albion and Sheridan Township in Calhoun
County. Play-by-play is handled by former Albion College Sports
Information Director Robin Hartman. Also relayed to TeamLine, a service
of TRZ Sports Services of Kent, Ohio. Alumni and fans can call for both
men's and women's games by dialing 800-846-4700. The Albion extension is
1001.
WLBN
(Play-by-Play), Albion College, 611 E. Porter, Albion 49224
Live play-by-play of select home games by student AM-carrier
current/FM-cable radio station.
WWMT (CBS/Channel
3), Kalamazoo, Michigan
WLNS (CBS/Channel 6), Lansing,
Michigan
WOOD-TV (NBC/Channel 8),
Grand Rapids, Michigan
WILX (NBC/Channel 10), Lansing, Michigan
WXMI (Fox/Channel 17), Grand
Rapids, Michigan
WOTV (ABC/Channel 41), Battle
Creek, Michigan
WSYM (Fox/Channel 47),
Lansing, Michigan
WLAJ (ABC/Channel 53), Lansing,
Michigan
These full-service television stations are
available over-the-air and on cable in the Albion area. All eight
stations have fully-staffed news departments with regularly-scheduled
local news and sports programming.
WZZM
(ABC/Channel 13), Grand Rapids
WJRT (ABC/Channel 12),
Flint
WNEM (CBS/Channel 5), Bay City
WEYI (NBC/Channel 25), Saginaw
WTOM/WPBN (NBC/Channels 4-7),
Traverse City
WWTV (CBS/Channels 9-10),
Cadillac
These full-service television stations outside the
Albion area report Albion College scores for football and men's
basketball. Michigan coverage area for these stations include the Lake
Michigan shoreline to Kalamazoo (WZZM); north of Lansing to Sault Ste.
Marie (WWTV, WTOM/WPBN, WNEM) and the Thumb region to Oakland County (WJRT,
WEYI). At least three stations (WWTV, WJRT, WNEM) are also available on
some cable systems in Ontario, in and near Sault Ste. Marie.
For further information on Albion College
Athletics, check out the following:
- Briton Line: Albion's Sports
Information line, providing scores and updates on Briton athletics.
The number is 517-629-0645.
- TeamLine:
Live play-by-play of Albion College athletics via phone, from
anywhere in the world. The 800 number in the US is 800-846-4700.
Albion extension is 1001. Rates start at 50 cents per minute (paid
with VISA or Mastercard) and work downward. Listeners can also save
money by purchasing "Season Tickets" in packages of 500,
1000 and 2000 minutes, saving up to 50 percent in the process. For
more information, call TeamLine Customer Service at 800-225-5321.
TeamLine distributes play-by-play for Albion College football, men's
and women's basketball, plus selected volleyball, baseball and
softball contests.
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