Broadcasting
The 2010 Indy 500 was broadcast live flag-to-flag in the United States, on ABC in HD. ABC Sports is currently fulfilling a four-year contract extension to continue covering the Indianapolis 500 through 2012. The 2010 race marked the 46th consecutive year (1965—2010) for the race itself on ABC, and the 50th consecutive year of ABC broadcasting events from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (ABC also covered time trials from 1961—1964). The race set an all-time low in U.S. television ratings, as it drew a 3.6 overall. The live race was blacked out in the Indianapolis area and broadcast on a tape-delay basis the same evening.
"Fast Friday" practice, time trials, and Carb Day were broadcast live on Versus in HD.
The race was carried live on TSN and on RDS (in French) in Canada, and on ESPN and ESPNHD in Latin America.
In Brazil, the race was broadcast live on two channels of "Bandeirantes Communications Group": Band TV (not-paid) and BandSports (cable channel).
The race was broadcast live on the radio via the IMS Radio Network.
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“We spend all day broadcasting on the radio and TV telling people back home what’s happening here. And we learn what’s happening here by spending all day monitoring the radio and TV broadcasts from back home.”
—P.J. (Patrick Jake)