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 FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Gary Holden, Sports Info.
Director
(540) 365-4306
October 21, 2005
Ferrum To Begin Offering Athletics Web Broadcasts
FERRUM, Va. -- the
Ferrum College Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has partnered
with
Stretch Internet
and Rocky Mount Communications to begin offering web
broadcasts of selected sporting events. Panther fans will be able to listen to selected
sports contests live throughout the remainder of the 2005-06 academic
year. The current list of web broadcasts can be found at the link
below.
Ferrum Athletics Web Broadcasts
Listeners need only download the free QuickTime Player (it’s already
installed on almost every computer sold in the last three years) and
they’re ready to listen to Ferrum games, press conferences or other
events...live!
This program is being made possible this year through the generous
sponsorship of Rocky Mount Communications, a Verizon Wireless and Dish
Network authorized dealer located in nearby Rocky Mount, Virginia..
Rocky Mount Communications
775 Tanyard Road
Rocky Mount, VA 24151
(540) 483-4657
"This is a tremendous asset to our fans, friends and families," said
Director of Athletics Abe Naff. "We're so pleased to be able to
offer this service and hope our great fans enjoy listening to coverage
of Ferrum sports teams."
Stretch Internet streams its broadcasts at rates under 20 kilobits per second,
which means that the audio is crystal clear, yet everyone can
listen…from the user on the high-bandwidth DSL or cable connection to
the user who dials in on a modem connection. Fans should never
encounter annoying buffering or “skipping” during their listening
experience, and an unlimited number of listeners can tune in to our
broadcasts without a sacrifice in quality.
Earlier this fall, Ferrum began its affiliation with Stretch Internet by
joining
eScores,
Please contact Ferrum Sports Information Director Gary Holden with
questions or concerns at (540) 365-4306 by phone or
gholden@ferrum.edu by e-mail.
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