Comcast Hometown Network (Channel 104) to Air 23 High School Football Games

LIVERMORE, Calif., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast Hometown Network (CHN), Comcast's regional cable network covering Northern and Central California, today announced that it will televise 23 high school football games as part of its ever-expanding Comcast Hometown Sports (CHS) programming (see complete schedule below).  The games, appearing under the banner of "Xfinity High School Sports," will be available on Channel 104 to all Comcast digital cable customers throughout Northern and Central California.  The telecasts kick off on Thursday, September 1st at 7:00 p.m. with 2008 State Champion Grant High School of Sacramento (#22 Max Preps State Ranking) hosting 2010 State Champion Folsom High School (#29 Max Preps State Ranking).

"By more than doubling the number of Northern California prep football games we televise, Comcast Hometown Network remains the clear leader for high school sports coverage," said Jeff Giles, Director of Comcast Hometown Network.  "The reputations and rankings of our local teams continue to rise, and we're excited to be the only television home where viewers can watch these thrilling and emotional match-ups."

The play-by-play announcer for Comcast Hometown Network's Saturday high school football games will be Dan Dibley of The Rise Guys Show on 95.7 FM—The Game, while the play-by-play announcer for Wednesday's high school football games will be UC Berkeley commentator Todd McKim. San Jose SaberCats head coach Darren Arbet and UC Davis football radio announcer Scott Gordon will split the color analyst duties. Myriah Johnson of CHN's Upside program will serve as sideline reporter.

The "Xfinity High School Sports" prep contests will premiere on Comcast Hometown Network (Channel 104), and will be replayed several times.  In addition, all games will also be available any time of the day or night via Comcast's popular ON DEMAND platform, which is free to Comcast digital customers. To view Comcast Hometown Network games ON DEMAND, Comcast Digital Cable customers can tune to Channel 1 on their Digital Cable lineup or press the ON DEMAND button on their remote control, then click on the "Get Local" section, then click on "Sports," and select "High School Sports" and then "Football."

In addition to Grant (Sacramento) and Folsom, CHN's high school football schedule features many of the top prep teams in Northern and Central California, including prominent Bay Area powers De La Salle (#2 Max Preps State Ranking), Valley Christian (#8 Max Preps State Ranking), Bellarmine (#20 Max Preps State Ranking) and California (#30 Max Preps State Ranking); as well as traditionally strong teams such as Pleasant Grove (#13 Max Preps State Ranking) from the Sacramento region plus Clovis West (#27 Max Preps State Ranking) from the Fresno area.

Comcast Hometown Network www.comcasthometown.com continues to be one of the top destinations for local sports coverage.  The network is in its third season of airing LIVE minor league baseball games -- this year televising 44 games from the California League and the Pacific Coast League, featuring the San Jose Giants, Stockton Ports, Modesto Nuts, Visalia Rawhide and the Fresno Grizzlies.  In addition, CHN also televises key high school basketball matchups featuring prominent prep programs throughout Northern and Central California.  Comcast Hometown Network has also televised San Jose SaberCats games from the Arena Football League, Stockton Thunder ECHL hockey contests, and Western Athletic Conference (WAC) football and basketball games.

Following is Comcast Hometown Network's 2011 high school football telecast schedule**:

** SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

About Comcast Hometown Network

Comcast Hometown Network (CHN) is a regional cable network produced by Comcast and available in Northern and Central California on Digital Channel 104. Available to almost 2 million homes in Northern and Central California as a part of Comcast's commitment to the communities that it serves, Comcast Hometown Network is a 24/7 channel that includes original regional programming, Comcast Hometown Sports (CHS), and unique local content that you can't get anywhere else.  Comcast Hometown Network is different from Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and Comcast SportsNet California.

About Comcast

Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) (www.comcast.com) is one of the world's leading media, entertainment and communications companies. Comcast is principally involved in the operation of cable systems through Comcast Cable and in the development, production and distribution of entertainment, news, sports and other content for global audiences through NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone providers to residential and business customers. Comcast is the majority owner and manager of NBCUniversal, which owns and operates entertainment and news cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, local television station groups, television production operations, a major motion picture company and theme parks.

Comcast's California Region, based in Livermore, California, serves more than 2.3 million customers in Northern and Central California.  Comcast employs more than 6,000 local residents across the region.

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