Re: [Swprograms] BBC World Service coverage of the Wimbledon tennistournament

[John Figliozzi <jfiglio1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Sirius has the rights to Wimbledon as far as satellite radio is  
concerned in North America.  Daily coverage will run from 1000-2000  
UT.  Here's a reprint of their publicity piece on sirius.com

John Figliozzi


2006 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament
June 26th - July 9th
6 am - 4 pm ET
Sports Play-By-Play // Ch. 125

SIRIUS will once again serve up a fortnight of top tennis, with  
comprehensive live coverage from the historic All England Club from  
June 26—July 9th. Enjoy baseline-to- baseline broadcasts of the top  
Wimbledon matches, plus tournament statistics, analysis and player  
interviews. 2005 Wimbledon Champions, Roger Federer and Venus  
Williams, have both won this Grand Slam event three times and are  
expected to defend their titles against the world's best players.

Plant your feet in the grass and start a new tennis tradition with  
Strawberries & Cream On SIRIUS. Check back for players' seedings,  
match-ups and air times as The Championship approaches.

Point, Set, Match: SIRIUS.

MEN
SEED
WOMEN


Roger Federer
1
Amelie Mauresmo


Rafael Nadal
2
Kim Clijsters


Andy Roddick
3
Justine Henin-hardenne


David Nalbandian
4
Maria Sharapova


Ivan Ljubicic
5
Svetlana Kuznetsova


Lleyton Hewitt
6
Venus Williams


Mario Ancic
7
Elena Dementieva


James Blake
8
Patty Schnyder


Nikolay Davydenko
9
Anastasia Myskina


Fernando Gonzalez
10
Nicole Vaidisova


Tommy Robredo
11
Francesca Schiavone


Thomas Johansson
12
Martina Hingis


Tomas Berdych
13
Anna-Lena Groenefeld


Radek Stepanek
14
Dinara Safina


Sebastien Grosjean
15
Daniela Hantuchova


Gaston Gaudio
16
Flavia Pennetta


Robby Ginepri
17
Maria Kirilenko


Marcos Baghdatis
18
Ai Sugiyama


Tommy Haas
19
Ana Ivanovic


Dominik Hrbaty
20
Shahar Peer


Gael Monfils
21
Katarina Srebotnik


Jarkko Nieminen
22
Nathalie Dechy


David Ferrer
23
Anabel Medina Garrigues


Juan Carlos Ferrero
24
Marion Bartoli


Andre Agassi
25
Elena Likhovtseva


Olivier Rochus
26
Jelena Jankovic


Dmitry Tursunnov
27
Na Li


Fernando Verdasco
28
Sofia Arvidsson


Paradorn Srichaphan
29
Tatiana Golovin


Kristof Vliegen
30
Anna Chakvetadze


Nicolas Massu
31
Gisela Dulko


Paul-Henri Mathieu
32
Mara Santangelo


On Jun 24, 2006, at 9:14 AM, Sandy Finlayson wrote:

> Richard:
>
> Thanks for your note.  It was good to receive it.
>
> I have to confess that my shortwave listening has dropped to a 30  
> year low.  With the BBC WS pretty much gone from NA and with their  
> restructured and repetitive news schedule, the main reason I  
> purchased a shortwave radio all those years ago has gone.  I now  
> listen to radio on the internet and although the audio quality is  
> not as good as satellite it is not too bad most days.  I have a  
> wireless network at home and simply move my laptop around with me  
> if I want to listen to something.  No it is not as portable as my  
> Grundig radio but it works.  I suppose in doing this I have given  
> in to what broadcasters like the BBC want me to do, but I'm not  
> sure that I had much choice.
>
> By the way, for those wanting fuller coverage of Wimbledon,  BBC  
> Five Live and Sports Extra will have wall to wall coverage which I  
> think will be available on the internet, unlike their World Cup  
> coverage which is blocked for people outside of the UK.
>
> Sandy
>
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: swprograms-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Richard Cuff
> 	Sent: Sat 6/24/2006 9:00 AM
> 	To: Shortwave programming discussion
> 	Cc:
> 	Subject: [Swprograms] BBC World Service coverage of the Wimbledon  
> tennistournament
> 	
> 	
>
> 	Late June means the return of the annual Wimbledon tennis tournament,
> 	generally regarded as the signature event of the sport.  Beginning  
> Monday,
> 	June 26th, the BBC World Service will be airing special weekday  
> programming
> 	summarizing news and results of the tournament every day, and some  
> editions
> 	may be audible to the USA on the European and African shortwave  
> services of
> 	the World Service.
> 	
> 	The program, called "Wimbledon Live", will air to the Americas (XM  
> Satellite
> 	Radio) at 1430, 1630, and 1830 UT; via Sirius satellite radio at  
> 1430; to
> 	Europe (and webcast) at 1430, 1530 and 1830; to Africa at 1830 and  
> 1930 UT.
> 	
> 	Hope all here are well; it has been quite quiet on the list lately.
> 	Anybody still listening to shortwave in the summer months?  What are
> 	you listening to?  Are you instead, like me, more apt to listen to
> 	webcasts or download files to digital MP3 players?
> 	
> 	Best regards,
> 	
> 	Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA  USA
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