PEORIA, Ill. -- As the season-opener Saturday at Illinois-Chicago creeps closer, Insight Communications continues to work at expanding its network of cable providers that will air its nine productions of Bradley men's basketball games this season. Insight today announced the addition of three Mediacom service areas to the network, which will mean its nine productions will be available from near the Illinois-Indiana border to the Iowa border across Central Illinois.
Insight's package of Bradley Basketball telecasts will begin this weekend when Frank Bussone and Chuck Buescher describe the action of Saturday's 7:05 p.m. opener at Illinois-Chicago. The games will air on Insight Communications Channel 44 in Peoria. Insight customers in Bloomington, Ill., can view the games on Channel 22, while Insight subscribers in Galesburg, Morton and Pekin may view the games on Channel 74. The addition of three Mediacom master footprints -- Gibson City, Good Hope and Kincaid -- to the Bradley Basketball TV Network will provide coverage to many of the smaller communities across Central Illinois, all on Mediacom Channel 78.
The following communities are serviced by the added Mediacom master footprints:
Gibson City: Apollo Acres, Atlanta, Bayles Lake, Bayview Gardens, Bellflower, Benson, Bloomington, Champaign, Champaign County, Chatsworth, Chenoa, Clinton, Colfax, Cornell, Cullom, Danvers, Deer Creek, Deland, Downs, Dwight, El Paso, Eureka, Fairbury, Far Hills, Farmer City, Fisher, Forrest, Germantown, Gibson City, Gifford, Goodfield, Heyworth, Hopedale, Hudson, Lamplighter, Leroy, Lexington, Loda, Ludlow, Mackinaw, Mahomet, Mansfield, McLean, Melvin, Metamora, Minier, Minonk, Odell, Paxton, Pontiac, Rantoul, Roanoke, Saunemin, Saybrook, Secor, Spring Bay, Stanford, Thomasboro, Timber Ridge, Toluca, Towanda, Varna, Wapella, Washburn, Waynesville, Weldon, Wenona and Woodford County.
Good Hope: Abingdon, Avon, Carthage, Dallas City, Elmwood, Fairview, Farmington, Glasford, Good Hope, Hanna City, Lomax, London Mills, Maquon, Nauvoo, Oquawka, Pontoosuc, Prairie City, Roseville, Smithville, St. Augustine, St. David, Stronghurst and Yates City.
Kincaid: Buffalo, Bulpitt, Cantrall, Chapin, Clear Lake, Dawson, Delavan, Edinburg, Elkhart, Emden, Green Valley, Greenview, Hartsburg, Harvel, Jacksonville, Jeisyville, Kincaid, Loami, Mechanicsburg, Middletown, Morrisonville, Mt. Auburn, New Berlin, New Holland, Palmer, River Oaks, Sangamon County, San Jose, South Jacksonville and Tovey.
Insight Communications will telecast the following Bradley games during the 2007-08 season: Saturday at Illinois-Chicago (7:05 p.m.), Nov. 14 versus Iowa State (7:05 p.m.), Nov. 28 at Loyola Chicago (7:05 p.m.), Dec. 22 versus VCU (7:05 p.m.), Jan. 2 at Missouri State (7:05 p.m.), Jan. 12 at Northern Iowa (7:05 p.m.), Jan. 23 versus Illinois State (7:05 p.m.), Feb. 2 at Evansville (7:05 p.m.) and Feb. 12 at Indiana State (6:05 p.m.).
