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RADIO The Mountaineers Play Here! MSN is your home for all of the excitement of West Virginia football. Week after week, MSN’s complete coverage of the Mountaineers has been a state tradition for more than five decades. MSN Radio blankets West Virginia while extending into five other states. On football game days, fans have the luxury of listening to the Mountaineers from any point statewide thanks to the network’s strong lineup of affi liates. Football on MSN begins with two popular pregame shows “MSN Pregame” and “The Mountaineers Today,” featuring insights with Coach Dana Holgorsen, WVU assistant coaches and Mountaineer players starting 60 minutes prior to kickoff. The network’s coverage continues with an extensive halftime show, and extends well after the final play into the locker room for postgame interviews that provide insight from WVU coaches and players. Fans outside the coverage area will once again be able to listen to Mountaineer games live on the Internet by logging on to WVUsports.com. MSN’s coverage of Mountaineer football is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio. Football Radio Major college football never sounded better than the Mountaineers on MSN Radio. The Mountaineers will compete to win a Big 12 Championship this season. Tony Caridi, Dwight Wallace, Jed Drenning and Hoppy Kercheval call the action for 45 MSN radio stations statewide. Basketball Radio MSN’s coverage of Big 12 basketball includes powerful league matchups with Baylor, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas. Tony Caridi, Jay Jacobs and Kyle Wiggs provide the play-by-play of every Mountaineer game to more than 40 MSN radio stations. Special Events MSN produces special radio programming throughout the WVU sports seasons: • Mountaineer women's basketball • Mountaineer baseball TELEVISION ROOT SPORTS ROOT SPORTS has increased its coverage of the West Virginia University Mountaineers as part of the regional sports network’s statewide programming line-up. ROOT SPORTS will be televising at least one LIVE Mountaineer football game each fall, WVU’s inaugural Big 12 campaign. Prior to each WVU football home game, including games airing on other networks, ROOT SPORTS will air a LIVE Mountaineer Game Time show Saturday mornings at 11:00 a.m. Other ROOT SPORTS programming will include: • Dana Holgorsen’s weekly press conference • Mountaineers 360 specials • Eight Mountaineer men’s basketball games Mountaineers 360 Mountaineers 360, a series of one-hour specials featuring former players and WVU sports heritage, will be produced by the Mountaineer Sports Network and airing on ROOT SPORTS throughout the year. More than 15 cable and satellite providers across the state of West Virginia carry ROOT SPORTS and therefore will be providing the content. Men's Basketball Eight West Virginia men’s basketball games will air on ROOT SPORTS this winter with details to be announced at a later date. SIGNAGE WVU athletics attracts a statewide, regional, local and national following. Signage opportunities are available at Milan Puskar Stadium and in the WVU Coliseum. Each location is highly visible and provides maximum exposure for your company or business for every athletic event in the two venues. The size of the signs varies between locations and will be seen by more than 350,000 fans attending seven football games at Milan Puskar Stadium and more than 150,000 fans attending Mountaineer basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, volleyball and commencements in the Coliseum. Take advantage several signage options at Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum: • Videoboard Digital Signage • Ribbonboard Digital Signage • Scoreboard Digital Signage • Scorer’s Table Rotating Digital Signage INTERNET WVUsports.com WVUsports.com, WVU’s official athletic website, offers the most up-to-date coverage of the Mountaineers 24/7. Designed to drive fans to inside information, WVUsports averages more than 2 million page views per month. WVUsports.com offers advertisers a wide range of opportunities to leverage their message while taking advantage of MSN’s unique ability to cross promote the site through other media. Opportunities Available • Banner advertisements • Video advertisements • Pop-up advertisements • Web event sponsorship • Web shows/features • Live Streaming Social Media WVU ranks in the top 25 amongst its peers on Facebook and Twitter in number of followers. Sponsors can interact with Mountaineer fans worldwide by marketing on WVU’s Facebook, Twitter & YouTube pages. PUBLICATIONS Mountaineer Illustrated The official magazine for all home football and basketball games appeals to fans for more than just a game roster. Mountainer Illustrated allows the advertiser to reach people with buying power, which directly affects a business. Other Opportunities Include: • Mountaineer Illustrated for varsity sports • Ticket backs • Schedule cards • Posters • Schedule magnets PROMOTIONS Corporate Partners Advertisers who reach a certain level of sponsorship with West Virginia University have the opportunity to become CORPORATE PARTNERS with intercollegiate athletics. The CORPORATE PARTNERS, capitalizing on the statewide appeal of the Mountaineer sports team, are dedicated to excellence and their businesses are committed to developing marketing and promotional activities which surround the Mountaineers. Coca-Cola Hospitality Village Take advantage of the football game and the atmosphere to entertain associates, employees and clients by tailgating before the game in the Coca-Cola Hospitality Village. Packages are available for any size tent, supplies and catering. LICENSING Flying WV Logo Companies have the opportunity to associate with one of the most recognized logos in the nation. Whether it is through an approved comprehensive marketing package or an approved retail promotion, associating with the flying WV can take your business to a new level. West Virginia University Sports Marketing |
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