Football

West Virginia State-Frostburg State Set For Live Broadcast on MASN and SportsNet Pittsburgh

The matchup is set for Thursday, Oct. 19 at Frostburg State’s Bobcat Stadium

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Mountain East Conference today announced that October 19th’s West Virginia State at Frostburg State football matchup will be regionally televised live on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) and SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP). The dual broadcast on MASN and SportsNet Pittsburgh will reach nearly 10 million homes.
 
The Thursday night matchup is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff at Frostburg State’s Bobcat Stadium.

“We are thrilled to once again partner with MASN and SportsNet Pittsburgh to broadcast a Mountain East Conference football matchup this fall,” said Commissioner Reid Amos. “This regional television opportunity gives the league and our members the ability to showcase our talented student-athletes, athletics programs and institutions. We are excited for this key West Virginia State-Frostburg State MEC football matchup to be featured on two regional sports networks across eight states next Thursday.”

Entering week seven of the MEC season this Saturday, West Virginia State is currently second in the league standings at 4-1, with a 4-2 overall record. Frostburg State is tied for third in the MEC standings at 3-1, with a 4-1 overall mark. Charleston leads the MEC standings (5-0, 4-0 MEC).
 
In addition to being available in Maryland, MASN is available in six other states across the region stretching from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Charlotte, North Carolina. MASN is on 25 cable and fiber optic providers, and is televised nationally via satellite provider DirecTV. 
 
SportsNet Pittsburgh, formerly AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, has carried numerous Mountain East Conference events over the last decade, including the MEC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Championship Games each March.
 
SportsNet Pittsburgh stretches across five states and delivers more than 350 live events each year – all of which are available in high definition. SportsNet Pittsburgh is available on cable and satellite providers throughout most of Pennsylvania, almost all of West Virginia, western Maryland, eastern Ohio, and the southwestern border areas of New York – reaching over 2.4 million homes in the region.