NBC Bay Area to Air Three Days of AC World Series Coverage
By: Caryn Robbins Oct. 05, 2012
The America's Cup regional media partner NBC Bay Area plans to broadcast three days of live coverage around the AC World Series San Francisco (Oct. 4-7).
Beginning today, Thursday, NBC Bay Area will broadcast the racing live on its digital channel California NonStop (11.2 on over-the-air digital). It will also broadcast live racing on tomorrow, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6.The "Super Sunday" final day of racing on Oct. 7 will be carried live by NBC Network, beginning at 1:30 pm PDT."We are thrilled to be able to bring our viewers closer to the action," said NBC Bay Area President and General Manager Richard Cerussi. "As an official partner the NBC Bay Area team will bring viewers thorough, in-depth reporting of all aspects of the Cup."NBC Bay Area will have live reports during morning, afternoon, and evening newscasts reporting on a variety of America's Cup Stories leading up to and throughout each series.NBC Bay Area will produce and broadcast "Countdown to the Cup," a half-hour program featuring the latest AC World Series races and activities surrounding the events. The show is scheduled to air on Oct. 6 at 8:30 pm PDT, and rebroadcast on Oct. 7 at 3:00 pm PDT.NBC Owned Television Stations is the division of NBCUniversal that includes 10 local television stations and their digital channels and websites, as well as a group of out-of-home properties and a Production Company. The 10 stations produce and deliver compelling and unique local news, information and entertainment programming to viewers in the communities they serve, which include New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco Bay Area, Dallas-Fort Worth, Washington, D.C., Miami, San Diego and Connecticut, with a goal of connecting to their audiences anytime and anywhere.About the America's Cup
One of the most fiercely competitive and sought after trophies in all of sport, the America's Cup was first raced in 1851, 45 years before the modern Olympics. The U.S. yacht America won, giving the international sailing competition its name.
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