
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Chiefs and SWX, Sports and Weather Right Now announced a five-year agreement bringing the Spokane Chiefs to local and regional television. The new partnership kicks off with the 2009-10 season.
"I am very excited about our partnership with SWX. We're proud to be part of Spokane's first live, local sports Channel and this will be great for Spokane Chiefs Hockey fans," Chiefs President Bobby Brett said.
"We've always had a great relationship with KHQ. Now we've entered into a long-term partnership with SWX that will allow us to bring Chiefs Hockey games to sports fans throughout the Inland Northwest," Brett Sports & Entertainment's Chief Marketing Officer Dave Pier said.
"SWX is excited to add the Chiefs to our lineup of local sports. The Chiefs have a great history, enthusiastic fans, and will be an exciting addition to our lineup," added SWX General Manager, Bill Storms.
The broadcast schedule will be announced in August after the Chiefs regular season schedule is finalized.
SWX, Sports and Weather Right Now, airing local and regional sports and weather can be seen free over-the-air in the Spokane viewing area on digital channel 6.2 or on Comcast Cable 115. Comcast digital cable customers can also watch the Spokane Chiefs on SWX-TV via Comcast Video On Demand at no charge. Time Warner customers in North Idaho can get SWX on Time Warner channel 306 and Cable One customers in Lewiston can find SWX on Cable One channel 466.
SWX is also available free over-the-air in the Tri-Cities on digital channel 25.3 or in Yakima on digital channel 23.3 and SWX is offered on Charter Cable on channel 287 in both Tri-Cities and Yakima.
Coming September 1st, SWX will be available on Northland Cable in Moses Lake, Washington and Sandpoint, Idaho.
If you are a satellite subscriber call or e-mail your service and tell them you want SWX. Dish Network customers call 1-888-825-2557 and Direct-TV customers call 1-888-777-2454.
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