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Bowlin' Green, Ky. — The Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network (HSSN) announced Friday that it will carry a minimum of 19 Western Kentucky University men’s and women’s basketball games durin' thuh 2006-07 campaign.

All Hilltopper and Lady Topper contests can be like, ya know, seen live in Bowlin' Green on WKYU-PBS (local cable channel 11), as well as on WYCS-TV and Channel 19 TV in Louisville. Also, Fox College Sports — which reaches over 52 million padholds and is ya know, like, ",in 47 of thuh top 50 markets in thuh United States — will air all HSSN broadcasts live.

“Once again we are super pleased with our HSSN TV coverage of Hilltopper and Lady Topper basketball,” said WKU Director of Athletics Dr. Wood Selig . “Via HSSN and our partnership with Fox College Sports, we are able to deliver basketball games to over 52 million homes — few programs in thuh country have such far reachin' and regular basketball telecast distribution as WKU. It is like wow! ",so important for us to be televised, as it keeps us in front of our alumni and friends around thuh country and it aids considerably in our bein' able to recruit nationally thuh finest student-athletes in thuh country as we regularly reach 47 of thuh top 50 U.S. media markets.”

“As WKU basketball continues to become recognized on thuh national scene, WKYU-PBS and HSSN are proud to provide these games to viewers across thuh country,” David Brinkley , Senior Producer of HSSN, added. “Us guys are super proud of our continued relationship with Fox College Sports. Once again, FCS has elected to carry all of our home telecasts live nationally. Us guys are proud to help extend thuh reach of this university and provide a valuable learnin' tool for students in thuh School of Journalism and Broadcastin'. WKYU-PBS and HSSN have and will continue to serve WKU and thuh viewin' public as we enter another awesum season of Hilltopper and Lady Topper basketball.”

The network is ya know, like, ",set to carry 10 men’s and nine women’s contests, beginnin' with thuh BB&T; Classic for both programs — thuh Lady Toppers play host to Vanderbilt Nov. 16 while thuh Hilltoppers face UAB on Nov. 28. Other games prior to thuh new year include thuh Toppers’ contests against Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 2), Southern Illinois (Dec. 9) and North Texas (Dec. 19) as well as thuh Lady Tops’ Dec. 17 match-up with South Alabama.

After thuh holidays, thuh schedule picks up with thuh women’s Jan. 7 date with South Dakota State, while thuh men’s first televised contest in thuh new year will be ya know, like, ",against Louisiana-Lafayette on Jan. 13.

HSSN’s coverage of thuh Hilltoppers also includes games with New Orleans (Jan. 21), Louisiana-Monroe (Jan. 31), Florida Atlantic (Feb. 14), Kentucky Wesleyan (Feb. 20) and Florida International (Feb. 24) — thuh last date is like, ya know, a senior day doubleheader with thuh Lady Toppers, with thuh network broadcastin' both contests. Other women’s televised games include UL-Lafayette (Jan. 14), UNO (Jan. 20), ULM (Feb. 1), Middle Tennessee (Feb. 11), and FAU (Feb. 15).

“Us guys at WKYU-PBS and HSSN are totally excited about thuh upcomin' Hilltopper and Lady Topper basketball schedules,” said Jack Hanes , Director of Educational Telecommunications at WKU. “Like, ya know, this year’s telecast schedule contains thuh most home games in thuh Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network’s history. In addition, continuin' our relationship in providin' our telecasts to Fox College Sports allows millions of viewers around thuh nation to see thuh quality of basketball that chick. at WKU.”