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Channels besides NBC that will provide coverage of Olympic events are
CNBC, MSNBC, Bravo, the USA Network and spanish channel Telemundo. NBC
will also provide separate high definition coverage for NBC affiliates
with HDTV capability. NBC has 124 HDTV affiliates across the country.
NBC says that, between all 7 channels, there will be 1,210 hours of
total coverage from Athens.
From the United States Olympic Committee Press Box website(
http://www.usocpressbox.org/usoc/pressbox.nsf/0/2d7131580d67b1ce85256eaf0053b93e?OpenDocument
):
"NBC
The NBC network schedule is divided into three dayparts: afternoon,
primetime and late night ? for a total of 226 hours of coverage over
17 days beginning with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Aug. 13, at 8
p.m. NBC?s primetime coverage will include gymnastics, swimming,
diving, track and field.
...
HDTV
For the first time by a U.S. broadcaster at a Summer Olympics, NBC
will provide high definition coverage. NBC's separate, unique HDTV
coverage on NBC?s digital affiliates, presented by Sony Electronics
Inc., will provide HDTV coverage on delay of six sports from the only
main Olympic venues provided in high definition by the Olympic host
broadcaster. Those sports include swimming, diving, gymnastics, track
and field, medal rounds of basketball and the men?s soccer gold medal
final. The HDTV coverage will total 399 hours and is a completely
different production from the standard definition broadcast on the
network.
...
MSNBC
MSNBC, available in 82 million households, will carry a total of 133.5
hours over 18 days. MSNBC will be the main provider of live, weekday,
long-form coverage of a full range of Olympic sports, including
softball, soccer, beach volleyball, wrestling, canoeing, basketball,
rowing, and weightlifting. On weekends, MSNBC will cover boxing, while
CNBC carries live coverage of a wide range of Olympic sports. On each
of the two days prior to the Opening Ceremony, Wednesday, Aug. 11 and
Thursday, Aug. 12, MSNBC also will provide coverage of the opening
soccer matches.
...
CNBC
CNBC, available in 86 million households, will carry 111 hours of
Olympic programming over 16 days, beginning Saturday, Aug. 14, 2004.
On weekdays following ?Closing Bell,? CNBC will feature long-form
coverage of Olympic boxing from 5-8 p.m. ET. On weekends, CNBC will
have expanded, live, long-form coverage of a wide variety of Olympic
sports including beach volleyball, soccer and taekwondo while MSNBC
covers boxing.
...
BRAVO
Bravo, available in 76 million households and delivering one of the
most upscale audiences in cable television, will carry a total of 122
hours of Olympic coverage over 14 days, also beginning Saturday, Aug.
14, 2004. Bravo will feature a wide range of sports including tennis,
equestrian, sailing, track cycling, archery, badminton, judo,
synchronized swimming, handball and table tennis.
...
USA
USA Network, available in 88 million homes and billed as the cable
home of the U.S. Olympic Team since it began airing regular U.S.
Olympic Trials coverage in May, will continue with that theme during
the Games with live coverage of many of the USA women?s and men?s
basketball games. USA?s 49 hours of Olympic coverage from Athens
covers 14 days beginning at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 15 with live
start-to-finish coverage of the women?s cycling road race through the
streets of Athens ? an event that has traditionally aired on NBC in
primetime. In addition, USA will provide live, all day, Grand
Slam-style coverage of all the tennis gold medal finals (men?s and
women?s singles and doubles) on the middle weekend of the Games, Aug.
21-22.
...
TELEMUNDO
Telemundo will provide 169.5 hours of Olympic coverage over 18 days.
This marks the first time in U.S. television history that the Olympic
Games have exclusive coverage in any language other than English.
Telemundo will feature soccer, boxing and semifinal and gold medal
final of baseball. Telemundo, in addition to MSNBC, will provide
coverage of opening soccer matches on Wednesday, Aug. 11, and
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2004."
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Unfortunately, a detailed schedule is not yet available, but the
article linked above, dated June 10 2004, notes that one will be
available "in the coming weeks". You may want to keep an eye on the
USOC Press Box website, as that schedule may be released or noted
there.
http://www.usocpressbox.org/
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