Sunday’s 1pm Game Added To TV Schedule
Tucson, Arizona – The Tucson Roadrunners, owned and operated by the Arizona Coyotes, today announced that their home game on Sunday, April 25 against Colorado at 1 p.m. has been added to their television schedule with KWBA-TV, owned and operated by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).
Sunday’s broadcast will be the fifth of six telecasts on The CW Tucson this season as “Voice of the Roadrunners” Adrian Denny will call the game with Alex Kinkopf from ArizonaCoyotes.com. Like all TV broadcasts, the contest will be simulcast on Tucson’s Sports Station Fox Sports 1450 AM and be produced by FLOODstream.
**Please note the game time of 1 p.m. for Sunday, April 25. The original schedule released in January had a different start time.
Remaining Broadcast Schedule
Sunday, April 25: Roadrunners Vs Colorado, 1 p.m.
Sunday, May 16: Roadrunners Vs Ontario, 2 p.m.
“We have been very excited with the popularity of our first season of television broadcasts on The CW Tucson and are looking forward to sharing another game of Roadrunners hockey with Southern Arizona this Sunday,” said Roadrunners President Bob Hoffman.
The CW Tucson can be found on the following stations:
COX – Channel 8 and 1008 in HD,
COMCAST – Channel 8
DIRECT TV – Channel 58 (also in HD)
DISH NETWORK – Channel 58 (also in HD)
ANTENNA – 58.1
Tucson also hosts Colorado Thursday at 6:30 p.m. and Friday at 7 p.m. for the team’s next El Lazo De Tucson night. A limited number of social distanced seating is available for all three games at TucsonRoadrunners.com/WelcomeBack.
About the Roadrunners
In their fifth season owned and operated by the Arizona Coyotes as their AHL affiliate, the Roadrunners have welcomed over 500,000 fans to cheer them on at Tucson Convention Center since 2016. As proud members of the Southern Arizona community, the Roadrunners and Roadrunners Give Back, a branch of the Arizona Coyotes Foundation, take pride in supporting all community organizations with donations, volunteerism and public appearances by: Executives, Coaches, Players and the team’s Mascot Dusty. On the ice, the Roadrunners have secured Pacific Division Championships in two of their first four seasons. Nearly 40 players since 2016 have dressed in games for both the Roadrunners and Coyotes.
About Scripps
Scripps (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As the nation’s fourth-largest local TV broadcaster, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. Scripps’ national networks reach nearly every American through the news outlets Court TV and Newsy and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff and Court TV Mystery. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”
About FLOODstream
FLOODstream is a leading producer of live sports broadcasts and event webcasts. Based in Phoenix, Arizona, FLOODstream owns and operates three high-definition production trucks and a remote production Master Control facility capable of supporting live events nationwide. The company’s clients include high-profile organizations at the high school, college and pro sports levels, including Division I college basketball, baseball and football. FLOODstream’s productions appear regularly on major national and regional sports networks and streaming platforms. Their website can be visited HERE.
About the Announcers
Adrian Denny is in his third season as the “Voice of the Roadrunners” and his 16th season providing play-by-play in professional hockey. This marks his seventh season broadcasting games on television and also doubling as the Executive Producer.
Alex Kinkopf is in his second year covering the Coyotes for ArizonaCoyotes.com as the team’s Manager, Digital Media/Content. He previously spent three seasons in Tucson as Manager of Digital Operations where he also contributed to the Roadrunners radio broadcasts and co-hosted the Roadrunners Insider Podcast on the iHeart Radio app.
