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Utah Jazz announce their 2008-09 TV schedule

Published: Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008 3:54 p.m. MDT
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Utah Jazz fans who don't subscribe to a cable or satellite system that carries the Fox Sports Network might want to find a family member or friend who does if they hope to watch the majority of their favorite NBA team's games on TV this season.

That's because all 82 Jazz games will be televised for the fourth straight year, but most of them will not be available to TVs that are only equipped with rabbit-ear antennas.

The Jazz announced their TV schedule Wednesday, and only 16 regular-season games will be broadcast over the air for free on KJZZ-TV. The biggest chunk of the Jazz's slate — 60 of their 82 games — will air on FSN Utah. The sports channel is included in basic Comcast cable and DirecTV packages but not on the lowest DISH Network package.

The remaining six regular-season games will be televised exclusively by TNT. ESPN will carry five Jazz games that will be simulcast on either KJZZ-TV or FSN Utah.

All seven preseason games will be broadcast on KJZZ-TV, putting every single Jazz game on TV for the first time.

For the fourth straight season, Craig Bolerjack will team with longtime Jazz analyst Ron Boone on all KJZZ-TV and FSN Utah broadcasts. All 76 broadcasts on KJZZ-TV and FSN Utah will feature a 30-minute pregame and postgame show, "Jazz Live."

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Jazz broadcaster "Hot Rod" Hundley enters his 35th season calling Jazz games and will once again broadcast the games on radio for 1320 AM/98.7 FM and the Jazz Radio Network. David Locke will host the pregame show on 1320 AM.

FSN Utah will broadcast the Jazz's regular-season opener Oct. 29 against the Denver Nuggets.

The complete HD schedule for both networks will be released at a later date. NBA-TV has still not announced its schedule for the upcoming season, either.

2008-09 Utah Jazz TV schedule

DATE ... OPPONENT ... TIME ... TV
Tue, Oct. 7 ... at L.A. Lakers * ... 8 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Thu, Oct. 9 ... PHOENIX ... 7 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Sun, Oct. 12 ... at Portland ... 4 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Wed, Oct. 15 ... at Denver ... 7 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Fri, Oct. 17 ... at Chicago ** ... 6:30 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Sat, Oct. 18 ... at Chicago ... 6:30 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Thu, Oct. 23 ... PORTLAND ... 7 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Wed, Oct. 29 ... DENVER ... 7 p.m. ... FSN Utah
Sat, Nov. 1 ... L.A. CLIPPERS ... 7 p.m. ... FSN Utah
Mon, Nov. 3 ... at L.A. Clippers ... 8:30 p.m. ... FSN Utah
Wed, Nov. 5 ... PORTLAND ... 7 p.m. ... KJZZ-TV
Fri, Nov. 7 ... OKLAHOMA CITY ... 7 p.m. ... FSN Utah
Sun, Nov. 9 ... at New York ... 1 p.m. ... FSN Utah
Tue, Nov. 11 ... at Philadelphia ... 5 p.m. ... FSN Utah

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