Television and Radio Coverage
All three races in the weekend are carried nationwide by Motor Racing Network, NASCAR's principal radio carrier. For 2010, Speed Channel will air the Ford 200, ESPN2 the Ford 300, and ESPN the Ford 400. Prior to 2003, ESPN aired the Ford 200 as part of its contractwith NASCAR to air the Truck Series. NBC and TNT retained their rights to air the Ford 300 and Ford 400 until 2006, when the ESPN family of networks acquired the rights. ABC aired the Ford 400 from 2007–2009, and ESPN aired the Ford 300 during that same time.
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Famous quotes containing the words television and/or radio:
“It is marvelous indeed to watch on television the rings of Saturn close; and to speculate on what we may yet find at galaxy’s edge. But in the process, we have lost the human element; not to mention the high hope of those quaint days when flight would create “one world.” Instead of one world, we have “star wars,” and a future in which dumb dented human toys will drift mindlessly about the cosmos long after our small planet’s dead.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)
“The radio ... goes on early in the morning and is listened to at all hours of the day, until nine, ten and often eleven o’clock in the evening. This is certainly a sign that the grown-ups have infinite patience, but it also means that the power of absorption of their brains is pretty limited, with exceptions, of course—I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings. One or two news bulletins would be ample per day! But the old geese, well—I’ve said my piece!”
—Anne Frank (1929–1945)