Kitchener Rangers announce Radio & TV broadcast coverage for 2022-23 season
Kitchener, Ont. – The Kitchener Rangers announced today the club’s radio and television broadcast coverage for the 2022-23 campaign.
“We could not be happier with our broadcast partners at Rogers Sports and Media, CityNews 570 CKGL, and Rogers tv,” said Kitchener Rangers Senior Director of Broadcasting, Communications and Hockey Operations Dominic Hennig. “We’re thrilled to have more than 90-percent of Rangers’ games broadcast live on television and all games covered on the radio this season, keeping Rangers’ fans connected both at home and on the road. We are grateful for Rogers Media and Rogers tv’s continued support and broadcast coverage of Kitchener Rangers Hockey.”
Radio: For the 24th consecutive season CityNews 570 AM CKGL will be the official radio partner of the Kitchener Rangers, broadcasting all 68 regular season home and away games, including all playoff games in the postseason. Veteran play-by-play announcer and local media personality Mike Farwell will provide the play-by-play coverage for all Rangers games, with Chris Pope offering colour commentary. The duo is entering their fifth year in the booth together, having been on the Kitchener Rangers radio broadcast team since the 2017-18 season. Fans can tune in to the radio pregame show 30 minutes prior to puck drop and can be a part of the broadcast with extended postgame shows as Farwell takes phone calls from Rangers Nation after all home games at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Fans can call 519-570-2545 during the radio postgame shows to talk Rangers Hockey.
“CityNews 570 is extremely excited to continue our partnership with the Kitchener Rangers as they enter their 60th season,” said Director of News & Programming, CityNews 570, James Sebastian-Scott. “The Kitchener Rangers broadcasts are an important part of our local programming. We look forward to continue delivering each and every game for the community and for fans of the Kitchener Rangers.”
Kitchener Rangers radio broadcasts can be streamed live on kitchener.citynews.ca here.
Television: The Kitchener Rangers have had a long-standing partnership with television provider Rogers tv, having aired Rangers’ games since the 1990’s. An impressive 64 of the Kitchener Rangers 68 games (94%) this season will be televised live province-wide throughout Ontario on the Super Sports Pak. Fans with Rogers tv, Cogeco/YourTV or Eastlink TV can add the Super Sports Pak to their cable television subscription to watch the Rangers on TV in high-definition all season long.
Of those 64 games, 57 games will be televised live locally on Rogers tv (channel 20 for Rogers cable TV subscribers) in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region. The three-man TV broadcast team will feature Jason Hagholm providing play-by-play coverage, Dan Polischuk adding colour commentary and Sean Furfaro serving as the host, rinkside.
“Rogers tv is extremely excited for the start of another Kitchener Rangers season,” said Rogers tv Station Manager, Southwestern Ontario, Jeremy Parking. “The partnership between the Rangers and Rogers tv has always been a good one and it’s our pleasure to provide the fans watching at home the best coverage possible. The partnership also allows us to execute one of our primary mandates, providing members of our community an opportunity to learn television production. All of our Rangers’ games are made possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of volunteer crews, from operating cameras, to audio and graphics, volunteers are the lifeblood of every Rangers production.”
Select Rangers’ games are televised internationally on both TSN in Canada and the NHL Network in the United States and will be announced at a later date.
Video Stream: Fans can watch the television broadcasts of Kitchener Rangers games online by live streaming OHL Live on CHL TV. OHL Live delivers a high-quality viewing experience, providing access to more than 700 OHL games streamed across a range of platforms including PC and tablet on Safari and Google Chrome web browsers and on iOS and Android mobile devices. Fans can also see the NHL’s stars of tomorrow on the Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Roku platform. New this season, CHL TV will now be streamed exclusively on the CHL App, offering fans one app for all things CHL.
OHL fans can enjoy full access to all scheduled games throughout the 2022-23 Regular Season for $119.99. Fans can also purchase a monthly pass providing access to all OHL games over the span of one month for the price of $29.99. If a 24-hour pass is more your flavour, OHL Live has you covered for the price of $7.99. To create an account today to watch the Rangers online, click here.
About 570 AM CKGL:
CKGL-AM has been serving Waterloo Region since 1929. The radio station launched the news/talk format in 1997. CKGL-AM has been the home of the Kitchener Rangers for the last 25 years where every home and away game has been heard on CityNews Kitchener. Our radio station’s coverage area is wide-ranging including Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo serving Waterloo Region with 10,000 kilowatts. Each Kitchener Rangers broadcast can be accessed across the globe via live stream which can be found on the CityNews Kitchener website. CKGL-AM is number one for breaking news, traffic and weather in Waterloo Region.
About Rogers Sports & Media:
Rogers Sports & Media is a diverse sports and content company that engages more than 32 million Canadians each week. The company’s multimedia offerings include 54 radio stations, 29 local TV stations, 23 conventional and specialty television stations, podcasts, digital and e-commerce websites, and sporting events. Rogers Sports & Media delivers unique storytelling through its range of powerful brands: Citytv, OMNI Television, FX, TSC, KiSS, Breakfast Television, Cityline, CityNews, Sportsnet – Canada’s #1 sports network, and the Blue Jays – Canada’s only Major League Baseball team. Rogers Sports & Media is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX, NYSE: RCI). Visit RogersSportsandMedia.com.
About the Kitchener Rangers:
The Kitchener Rangers are widely regarded as one of the most prominent and successful junior hockey franchises in the world, producing over 180 players and coaches into the NHL since the club’s beginning 60 years ago in 1963. The Rangers are proud members of the 20-team Ontario Hockey League (OHL), which is one of three Major-Junior “A” leagues that constitute the 60-team Canadian Hockey League (CHL). The Rangers are based out of the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada and average a near capacity crowd of just under 7,000 fans per home game, totaling over 200,000 fans in attendance each season. A non-profit organization, the Kitchener Rangers Hockey Club takes pride in supporting the local community, making financial contributions in excess of $15 million over the last 10 seasons. Visit KitchenerRangers.com.
