5 EYEWITNESS NEWS to carry Minnesota Twins ALDS playoff games 10/2/06
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS adds the Minnesota Twins American League Division Series (ALDS) Playoff games against the Oakland A’s to its programming schedule as follows:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3
11:00am 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS MIDDAY/Twins Pre-game Special
12:00pm Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland A's - Game 1 of the 2006 Major League Baseball ALDS between the Central Division Champs, the Minnesota Twins and the winners of the Western Division, The Oakland A's. Coverage begins at noon live from the Metrodome. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will provide complete post-game coverage.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
12:00pm Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland A's - Game 2 of the Division Series between the Minnesota Twins and the Oakland A's. Coverage begins at noon live from the Metrodome. 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will provide complete post-game coverage.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
2:00pm Minnesota Twins Pre-game - 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will be live on the scene in California to provide complete pre-game coverage of the Twins/A's series.
3:00pm Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland A's - Game 3 of the Division Series between the Twins and the A's. Coverage begins at 3:00 pm live from the McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, California.
Daytime programming for Tuesday & Wednesday moves to the following time slots:
All My Children will be shown at 1:05 a.m.
One Life to Live will be shown at 2:05 a.m.
General Hospital will be shown at 3:05 a.m.
Daytime programming for Friday moves to the following time slot:
General Hospital will be shown at 1:35am
On Sunday, October 8, 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS will run a half hour Twins Sports Wrap special at 10:35pm followed by Vikings Sports Wrap at 11:05pm. On the Road with Jason Davis moves to 11:35pm.
5 EYEWITNESS NEWS (KSTP-TV, LLC), Minneapolis/St. Paul, is locally-owned and operated by Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. It was the first television station to sign on the air in the upper Midwest. Other HBI television stations in Minnesota include: KSTC.TV, KSAX-TV, KRWF-TV, WDIO-TV, WIRT-TV and KAAL-TV. Minneapolis/St. Paul HBI radio stations include: AM1500 KSTP, KS95-FM, FM107 WFMP, plus the Hubbard Radio Network. HBI also owns two television stations in New York and four television stations in New Mexico.
For more information, contact Andrea Creech at 651.642.4379 or acreech@kstp.com.
