Wednesday, June 4, 2008 | 12:15 p.m.
Fans of UNLV sports who also happen to be subscribers to DirecTV rejoice: The Mountain West Conference's television network, The Mtn., finally will be added to the satellite service's lineup beginning Aug. 27.
The Mtn. will be available on DirecTV’s Choice and above packages for the states and designated market areas servicing Mountain West Conference institutions: Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming plus the markets of Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego. Customers throughout the remainder of the county will be able to access The Mtn. with a subscription to DirecTV’s SportsPack.
The Mtn. will be carried on channel 616.
"We’re very excited that DirecTV will allow college sports fans across the nation to get unprecedented coverage of their favorite Mountain West team,” said Craig Thompson, MWC Commissioner. “Our fans and alumni have been asking for more accessibility to The Mtn., and the DirecTV launch of the network in August will give them all of the games, news and analysis they’ve been wanting.”
The Mtn. will broadcast 30 live regular-season football games in 2008, including six triple-header Saturdays. The network also will telecast over 100 men’s and women’s basketball games this season in addition to its comprehensive array of news, features, original programming and analysis on MWC teams, coaches and players.
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