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