Broadcasting
All Whitecaps FC matches are broadcast on television and radio. Regionally, Whitecaps FC matches are broadcast on Sportsnet and Sportsnet One, as Rogers Media has a three-year regional broadcast contact with the club through the end of the 2013 MLS season. Sportsnet and Sportsnet One will broadcast 24 Whitecaps FC matches in each season of the contract. Regional matches are called by Craig MacEwen, who does play-by-play, and former Vancouver 86ers goalkeeper Paul Dolan, who provides color commentary. Dolan replaced former Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Martin Nash, who provided color commentary during the Whitecaps FC inaugural season.
Whitecaps FC matches are broadcast nationally on TSN and TSN2, as Bell Media has a six-year national broadcast contract with MLS through the end of the 2016 MLS season. Under this contract, TSN and TSN2 will combine to broadcast a minimum of thirty regular season matches featuring Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact, and Toronto FC. Luke Wileman is the play-by-play announcer for national matches, broadcasting alongside color commentator Jason de Vos.
Radio broadcasting rights are also held by Bell Media under a two-year contract through the end of the 2012 MLS season. Matches are primarily broadcast on TEAM 1410, with some matches being broadcast on its sister station, TEAM 1040. Matches broadcast on radio are called by play-by-play analyst Peter Schaad, and by former Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder David Norman, who provides color commentary. Norman replaced Paul Dolan prior to the 2012 MLS season, after Dolan joined the Sportsnet broadcasting team.
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