Broadcasts

Online | drop Steve Degler a line at broadcast@readingphillies.com | To listen online please click here

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All Reading Phillies radio broadcasts can be heard online at our web site. Online broadcasts begin at least 20-minutes prior to first pitch. 

Radio | drop Steve Degler a line at broadcast@readingphillies.com

ESPN 1240 AM is the R-Phils flagship station.  ESPN 1240, based in Ephrata, PA, has been broadcasting R-Phils baseball since the 2000 season.  All 142 games will be carried.  The pre-game show starts a half hour before first pitch and an hour before first pitch on Friday's for the extended show Around the Horn.   Post-game shows follow each broadcast.   

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Service Electric and affiliates

Reading, PA – T Service Electric Cable TV-2 Sports will serve as the flagship provider for an extensive television network that will carry many Reading Phillies home games in 2008. 

“Service Electric’s local television production began in 1969 by our founder, and the inventor of cable television, John Walson, Sr.,” said Andy Himmelwright, SECTV general manager. “He understood the importance of quality local programming and today, under the leadership of John Walson, Jr., SECTV continues that tradition. The Reading Phillies are a first-class product that we plan on delivering to our viewers via a first-class production that fans will love to watch.”

SECTV 2 Sports, which reaches homes in the Lehigh Valley, will produce the games which will also be carried by network affiliates Service Electric Cablevision, Service Electric Company, Blue Ridge Cable TV-11, Blue Ridge Cable TV-13 and WYLN-35. Overall, R-Phils games will reach over one million homes during the 2008 season.

Coverage Area

Service Electric TV 2 and Service Electric Company deliver to subscribers in the Lehigh Valley, central and northeastern Pennsylvania and northwestern New Jersey. 

Service Electric Cablevision provides for subscribers in eastern Berks County. 

Blue Ridge Cable TV-11 reaches Ephrata and northern Lancaster County.

Blue Ridge Cable TV-13 covers Carbon, Monroe, Pike, Lehigh, Wayne, and Bradford Counties.

WYLN-35 will bring the R-Phils to households in Hazelton, Conyngham, Drums Valley, Sugarloaf, Weatherly, Berwick, Shenandoah, Wilkes-Barre, Mountaintop, Danville, Williamsport and portions of the Poconos on cable and over the air.

Reading Phillies 2008 Television Schedule

TU 4/1  Capital BlueCross Exhibition Game vs. Lehigh Valley IronPigs at 6:30 PM
F 4/25 vs. Connecticut (SF) at 7:00 PM
W 5/7 vs. Binghamton (NYM) at 6:30 PM
TH 5/8 vs. Binghamton (NYM) at 6:30 PM
F 5/30 vs. Harrisburg (WAS) at 7:00 PM
SA 5/31 vs. Harrisburg (WAS) at 6:00 PM
SU 6/1 vs. Harrisburg (WAS) at 1:00 PM
F 6/20 vs. Akron (CLE) at 7:00 PM
SA 6/21 vs. Akron (CLE) at 6:30 PM
SU 6/22 vs. Akron (CLE) at 1:00 PM
MO 6/23 vs. Harrisburg (WAS) at 7:00 PM
TU 6/24 vs. Harrisburg (WAS) at 7:00 PM
W 6/25 vs. Harrisburg (WAS) at 7:00 PM 
TH 6/26 vs. Harrisburg (WAS) at 7:00 PM
TH 7/10 vs. Erie (DET) at 7:00 PM
F 7/11 vs. Erie (DET) at 7:00 PM
SA 7/12 vs. Erie (DET) at 6:30 PM
F 7/25 vs. New Hampshire (TOR) at 7:00 PM
SA 7/26 vs. New Hampshire (TOR) at 7:00 PM
SU 7/27 vs. New Hampshire (TOR) at 7:00 PM
F 8/15 vs. Trenton (NYY) at 7:00 PM
TU 8/19 vs. Bowie (BAL) at 7:00 PM
W 8/20 vs. Bowie (BAL) at 7:00 PM
TH 8/21 vs. Bowie (BAL) at 7:00 PM

Coverage Maps (Shaded areas can view Reading Phillies games)

The map above represents cable systems from Service Electric TV 2, Service Electric Company, Service Electric Cablevision, Blue Ridge Cable TV-11 and Blue Ridge Cable TV-13. 

The map below represents WYLN-35’s coverage area.

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Broadcasters | drop Steve Degler a line at broadcast@readingphillies.com

Steve Degler, radio, TV & online
Steve Degler, in his 15th season in the booth, is the “dean” of Eastern Leauge play-by-play broadcasters. Degler has Major League experience as well. He hosted the Philadelphia Phillies pre and post-game shows on numerous occasions in 1999 and performed for the big club two weeks in 2000.

During Reading’s off-season Degler handles television play-by-play duties for Lehigh University athletics, Stony Brook University, high school sports on CN8 and provides color commentary for LaSalle University basketball radio broadcasts. Degler is a Kutztown University graduate. He also played baseball for the Golden Bears.

Tony Zonca, radio & online
Pre-game and post-game shows, with interviews by Tony Zonca, are a regular part of R-Phils radio broadcasts.  Zonca's post-game interviews can also be seen on RTV on readingphillies.com.  

With over 40 years of sports writing experience, including several years on the Philadelphia Phillies beat for the Reading Eagle, Zonca is also the lead writer for the club’s Web site at readingphillies.com. 

Kale Beers, radio & online
During the R-Phils 23 televised games the club's radio and online airwaves will be graced by Kale Beers.  Beers is no stranger to Reading, the Eastern League or Minor League Baseball.  Beers has pinch-hit for for Steve Degler while "Degs" has handled TV in the past.  In addition, Beers was the play-by-play voice of the E.L.'s Erie SeaWolves and A-Ball affiliates for the Indians and Pirates.  He's also worked for the big Phillies video services.  

Beers has been in his full-time position as the Director of Athletic Communications at his alma mater at La Salle University in Philadelphia since 2002.  At La Salle, Beers handles broadcasting, sports information and is an adjunct professor.

Tim Neiman, TV
Tim Neiman is in his second season as the analyst on televised Reading Phillies games.  Neiman's insights are fueled by nearly 30 years of experience coaching at the collegiate level, plus scouting experience with the Pirates and White Sox. 

He's been in his current position as the head coach at DeSales University in Center Valley, PA since 1990 and owns a career record of 449-236-3 (.655) and several NCAA appearances including a trip to the 2003 Division III College World Series .  Several of Neiman's players have been signed or drafted by professional teams.