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**bad hammy** · 05-04-2009, 04:37 PM

Sounds great. Anyone have word on the high-defness or lack thereof??

**jamaicantrackfan** · 05-04-2009, 04:52 PM

I guess we have to thank Usain Bolt for all this coverage. Never before have we had this much track and field coverage on TV/cable in the United States. Usain brought track and field to the forefront at the Beijing Olympics to make such a deal (NBC/IAAF ) possible.

As per the USTAF website, ESPN 2 is also scheduled to have US trials coverage on June 26 and 27 (8pm and 6pm respectively) which would either be live or same day tape delay coverage.

As per the link on the front page, the Universal Sports website will provide live and on demand weekday coverage of the World Championships. NBC's coverage is only on the weekend.

**jamaicantrackfan** · 05-04-2009, 05:02 PM

Hey GH,

I think this website needs to put a link on the front page called “Track on TV” which links to this track schedule . Link should also include other track meets on TV such as the NCAA championships which usually comes on CBS or ESPN

**donley2** · 05-04-2009, 06:51 PM

Originally posted by bad hammy

Sounds great. Anyone have word on the high-defness or lack thereof??

Almost all of the Universal Sports channels so far have been sub channels of the main NBC channel. Odds of anything being HD are slim and none. Even if they were to try that it would be guaranteed to be bandwidth starved HD if it was a sub channel.

**Jack Slocombe** · 05-04-2009, 06:58 PM

Originally posted by jamaicantrackfan

Hey GH,

I think this website needs to put a link on the front page called “Track on TV” which links to this track schedule . Link should also include other track meets on TV such as the NCAA championships which usually comes on CBS or ESPN

I agree. That would be a big plus for T&F News.

**jamaicantrackfan** · 05-04-2009, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by donley2

Originally posted by bad hammy

Sounds great. Anyone have word on the high-defness or lack thereof??

Almost all of the Universal Sports channels so far have been sub channels of the main NBC channel. Odds of anything being HD are slim and none. Even if they were to try that it would be guaranteed to be bandwidth starved HD if it was a sub channel.

What about the meets that would be on NBC?

**donley2** · 05-04-2009, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by jamaicantrackfan

Originally posted by donley2

Originally posted by bad hammy

Sounds great. Anyone have word on the high-defness or lack thereof??

Almost all of the Universal Sports channels so far have been sub channels of the main NBC channel. Odds of anything being HD are slim and none. Even if they were to try that it would be guaranteed to be bandwidth starved HD if it was a sub channel.

What about the meets that would be on NBC?

Some of them COULD be in high def. Not normally something we know one way or the other until very close to air time. I don't remember ever seeing any Golden League meets in high def in the US.

**Mighty Favog** · 05-04-2009, 07:57 PM

OK...has the PAL / NTSC business been straightened out with the switch to HD? Or will everything that comes from a European feed still look funny even in hi-def?

**TrakFan** · 05-04-2009, 09:40 PM

Originally posted by jamaicantrackfan

I guess we have to thank Usain Bolt for all this coverage.

LOL - Not quite, but its good to see the coverage. The only event I don't recall seeing in previous years is the youth championship

**TrackDaddy** · 05-05-2009, 02:29 AM

Originally posted by TrakFan

Originally posted by jamaicantrackfan

I guess we have to thank Usain Bolt for all this coverage.

LOL - Not quite, but its good to see the coverage. The only event I don't recall seeing in previous years is the youth championship

Haven't you heard?

There was no track and field before Usain Bolt.

You know... JA is EASILY my second favorite track team

BUT...

TrackDaddy's 'bout to regulate. 8-)

**maroon** · 05-05-2009, 03:07 AM

Originally posted by TrackDaddy

Originally posted by TrakFan

Originally posted by jamaicantrackfan

I guess we have to thank Usain Bolt for all this coverage.

LOL - Not quite, but its good to see the coverage. The only event I don't recall seeing in previous years is the youth championship

Haven't you heard?

There was no track and field before Usain Bolt.

You know... JA is EASILY my second favorite track team

BUT...

TrackDaddy's 'bout to regulate. 8-)

when was the last time a golden league meet or the wc was on network tv?

**TrackDaddy** · 05-05-2009, 03:13 AM

Originally posted by maroon

Originally posted by TrackDaddy

Originally posted by TrakFan

Originally posted by jamaicantrackfan

I guess we have to thank Usain Bolt for all this coverage.

LOL - Not quite, but its good to see the coverage. The only event I don't recall seeing in previous years is the youth championship

Haven't you heard?

There was no track and field before Usain Bolt.

You know... JA is EASILY my second favorite track team

BUT...

TrackDaddy's 'bout to regulate. 8-)

when was the last time a golden league meet or the wc was on network tv?

It seems like I've watched and recorded quite a few Golden League meets on TV over the last couple of years.

And WC has been on every year since 03 at least I believe.

I could be wrong about this though.

And FWIW... I was just teasing about Bolt to make a point.

Actually I believe 01in Edmonton was on TV too.

**maroon** · 05-05-2009, 03:41 AM

network tv, not cable. 2003 wc in paris was last wc on network tv (abc, which was odd given that olympics was on nbc following year).

**jamaicantrackfan** · 05-05-2009, 03:47 AM

Originally posted by maroon

Originally posted by TrackDaddy

Originally posted by TrakFan

Originally posted by jamaicantrackfan

I guess we have to thank Usain Bolt for all this coverage.

LOL - Not quite, but its good to see the coverage. The only event I don't recall seeing in previous years is the youth championship

Haven't you heard?

There was no track and field before Usain Bolt.

You know... JA is EASILY my second favorite track team

BUT...

TrackDaddy's 'bout to regulate. 8-)

when was the last time a golden league meet or the wc was on network tv?

The Golden League(previously the Golden 4) was never on network TV. It has changed cable networks over the year(Versus, ESPN and now Universal Sports)

World Champs have been on NBC a few years now with only weekend coverage. One year, they shared coverage with ESPN which showed weekday coverage.

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