FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, January 24th, 2013

COMCAST SPORTSNET BAY AREA, CSNBAYAREA.COM ANNOUNCE 49ERS/RAVENS SUPER BOWL XLVII MULTI-PLATFORM COVERAGE, 100+ HOURS OF PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHT NETWORK’S COVERAGE

Northern California’s Most Comprehensive Sports News Team Covers Super Bowl XLVII,
11 On-Air Commentators with a Combined Eight Super Bowl Rings on Site in New Orleans

“SportsNet Central,” “Chronicle Live,” “49ers Central” and “49ers Press Conference Live”
Originating from New Orleans, Coverage Kicks Off Sunday, Jan. 27

“Xfinity Sports Sunday,” Produced by Comcast SportsNet, Airing Jan. 27 on NBC Bay Area
After Pro Bowl, Plus – Comcast SportsNet to Provide Daily Sports News Segments
for NBC Bay Area’s Newscasts Live from New Orleans

“49ers Pregame Live” and “49ers Postgame Live” to Provide News,
Interviews, Matchup Analysis Before and After Game on Sunday, Feb. 3

CSNBayArea.com Delivers In-Depth 49ers/Ravens Analysis and
Reports on the Super Bowl Scene from Around The Big Easy

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 24, 2013) – Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, the home of “Authentic Bay Area Sports” and the official cable television home of the San Francisco 49ers, continues its “Quest for Six” (#QuestforSix) coverage into Super Bowl XLVII as the 49ers seek to win their sixth Lombardi Trophy when they go up against the Baltimore Ravens.  The network’s week of comprehensive, wall-to-wall coverage kicks off Sunday, Jan. 27 and continues through Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 3 –  featuring more than 100 hours of programming – with SportsNet Central, Chronicle Live, 49ers Central, 49ers Press Conference Live, 49ers Pregame Live and 49ers Postgame Live originating from New Orleans.  Additionally, Comcast SportsNet will produce a special Xfinity Sports Sunday for NBC Bay Area and the daily sports segments for the station’s newscasts.

Please note the following on-air and online details:

  • Comcast SportsNet’s Super Bowl week coverage from New Orleans is anchored by Northern California’s most comprehensive news team, a total of 23 personnel, including 11 on-air personalities with a combined eight Super Bowl rings – anchors/reporters Dave Feldman (@FeldyCSN), Greg Papa, Jim Kozimor (@CSNKoz), Mindi Bach (@MBachCSN) and Ahmed Fareed (@AhmedFareedCSN); analysts Dwight Clark (@DwightC87), Bill Romanowski (@billromanowski), Lorenzo Neal (@LorenzoNeal), and Dennis Brown; and CSNBayArea.com’s 49ers Insider Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoCSN) and Senior Insider Ray Ratto (@RattoCSN).
  • SportsNet Central,  the network’s signature news show, presented by AT&T U-verse (6 p.m.) & Hyundai (10:30 p.m.), will provide Northern California’s most extensive 49ers coverage leading up to and following the Super Bowl.  The program will present in-depth, comprehensive news coverage of Super Bowl XLVII, live reports from New Orleans and interviews with players, coaches, alumni and other special guests, beginning Sunday, Jan. 27.  The shows will be anchored by Dave Feldman and Jim Kozimor, along with reports from Ahmed Fareed. The expanded Super Bowl coverage will also include contributions by experts from other NBC Sports Regional Networks, including Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, the official sports network of the Baltimore Ravens.
  • Chronicle Live, presented by Farmers Insurance, is hosted by Jim Kozimor (@CSNKoz) and will air live from New Orleans during Super Bowl week.  The one-hour show will provide up-to-the-minute news, matchup analysis, opinionated commentary and lively debate. Leading up to Super Bowl XLVII, Chronicle Live will feature a number of guests from the 49ers, as well as local and national pro football experts.
  • 49ers Central, hosted by Dave Feldman along with contributions from analysts Dennis Brown, Bill Romanowski and Lorenzo Neal; and CSNBayArea.com’s 49ers Insider Matt Maiocco and Senior Insider Ray Ratto, airs live throughout Super Bowl week.  The half-hour show will preview Super Bowl XLVII with extensive news and analysis, insider reports and interviews with players, coaches and special guests.
  • 49ers Press Conference Live, hosted by Dave Feldman and Greg Papa, will air throughout the week and will originate from the teams’ hotels and from Super Bowl XLVII Media Day.
  • 49ers Pregame Live will provide viewers, before the game’s first snap, a comprehensive preview of the 49ers and Ravens showdown, the latest game-day news, interviews and insightful analysis from the network that has covered the 49ers all-season long.
  • 49ers Postgame Live, “the official postgame show of the 49ers” presented by Esurance, will begin immediately after the game with 90-minute postgame coverage with in-depth game analysis, locker room interviews and player reaction, and full coverage of coaches and players press conferences.

49ers Pregame Live and 49ers Postgame Live will feature the region’s most complete 49ers on-air team – host Dave Feldman; analysts Dwight Clark, Bill Romanowski, Lorenzo Neal, and Dennis Brown; reporters Mindi Bach and Ahmed Fareed; and CSNBayArea.com’s 49ers Insider Matt Maiocco and Senior Insider Ray Ratto.

  • Xfinity Sports Sunday, produced by Comcast SportsNet and airing on NBC Bay Area following the NFL’s Pro Bowl, is a one-hour program hosted by Dave Feldman along with analysts Bill Romanowski and Dennis Brown, that originates live from New Orleans.  The show will preview Super Bowl XVLII and feature interviews with 49ers players, coaches and other special guests.
  • Sports segments for NBC Bay Area’s daily newscasts are anchored by Comcast SportsNet’s Dave Feldman, Jim Kozimor and Ahmed Fareed live from New Orleans.
  • CSNBayArea.com delivers comprehensive 24/7 Super Bowl coverage and showcases 49ers Insider Matt Maiocco (@MaioccoCSN), Senior Insider Ray Ratto (@RattoCSN), and NFL Insider Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezCSN) on the website’s “49ers Talk” section (@CSN49ers).  Fans can stay on top of the latest developments with online chats, analysis and breakdown, special web-exclusive videos, commentator blogs and photo slideshows. CSNBayArea.com is the most extensive local source for exclusive online video, player and coach interviews, press conferences and content from Comcast SportsNet’s SportsNet Central and Chronicle Live.  The network will also collaborate with CSNBaltimore.com and their experts to supply significant Ravens coverage throughout Super Bowl week.

Comcast SportsNet’s 49ers-related programs from Sunday, Jan. 27 to Sunday, Feb. 3:

Date Time (PT) Show Network
Sun. Jan 27 8:30 – 9 a.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  6 – 6:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  6 :30 – 7 p.m. 49ers Press Conference Live CSN Bay Area
  7 – 8 p.m. Xfinity Sports Sunday NBC Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  12 – 12:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  12:30 -1 am 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  2 – 3 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
Mon. Jan 28 6 – 9:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  1:30 – 2:30 p.m. 49ers Press Conference Live CSN Bay Area
  3 – 3:30 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  7 – 7:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  8:30 – 9 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  10 – 10:30 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11p.m. – 12 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  12 a.m.- 1 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN California
  12 – 12:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  2:30 – 3 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
Tues. Jan 29 6 – 9:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  3 – 3:30 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  7 – 7:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  8:30 – 9 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  10 – 10:30 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11p.m.- 12 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  12 – 12:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  12 – 1 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN California
  2:30 – 3 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
Wed. Jan 30 6 – 7:30 a.m. 49ers Press Conference Live CSN Bay Area
  7:30 –  8 a.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  8 – 9:30 a.m. Press Conference Live: Baltimore Ravens CSN Bay Area
  2 – 3:30 p.m. 49ers Press Conference Live CSN Bay Area
  5 – 6 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  6 – 6:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  6:30 – 7:30 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  8:30 – 9 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  9:30 – 10:30 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11 p.m.- 12 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  12 – 12:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  12 – 1 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN California
  12:30 – 1:30 a.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  1:30 -2:30 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
Thurs. Jan 31 6 – 7:30 a.m. 49ers Press Conference Live CSN Bay Area
  7:30 – 8 a.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  8 – 9:30 a.m. Press Conference Live: Baltimore Ravens CSN Bay Area
  2 – 3:30 p.m. 49ers Press Conference Live CSN Bay Area
  5 – 6 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  6 – 6:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  6 – 7 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN California
  6:30 – 7 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  9 – 9:30 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  10 -10:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11 p.m.- 12 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  12 – 12:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  12 – 1 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN California
  2:30 – 3 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
Fri. Feb 1 6 – 9:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  5 – 6 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  6 – 6:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  6:30 – 7 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  7 – 8 p.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  9 – 10 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  10 -10:30 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11 p.m. – 12 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN Bay Area
  12 – 12:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  12:30 – 1 a.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  1- 2 a.m. Chronicle Live CSN California
  2 – 3 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
Sat. Feb 2 6 – 8 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  12 – 12:30 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  5 – 6 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  6 – 6:30 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  6:30 – 7 p.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11 – 11:30 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  12 – 12:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  12:30 – 1 a.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  2:30 -3 a.m. 49ers Central CSN Bay Area
  3- 3:30 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
Sun. Feb 3 6 – 8 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  10 – 11 a.m. Legends: Jerry Rice CSN Bay Area
  11 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. 49ers Total Access CSN Bay Area
  1:30 – 2 p.m. A Conversation with Randy Moss CSN Bay Area
  2 – 3 p.m. 49ers Pregame Live CSN Bay Area
  6:30 – 8 p.m. 49ers Postgame Live CSN Bay Area
  8 – 9 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  9 – 10:30 p.m. 49ers Postgame Live CSN Bay Area
  10:30 – 11 p.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  11 p.m. – 12:30 a.m. 49ers Postgame Live CSN Bay Area
  12:30 – 1 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area
  1- 2:30 a.m. 49ers Postgame Live CSN Bay Area
  2:30 – 3 a.m. SportsNet Central CSN Bay Area

 

Programming is subject to change.

Visit CSNBayArea.com or follow @CSNAuthentic on Twitter for programming updates.

NBC Sports Regional Networks, part of the NBC Sports Group, consists of 13 local networks that deliver more than 2,400 sporting events annually, along with breaking news and comprehensive analysis, to more than 50 million cable and satellite homes. The NBC Sports Regional Networks are: Comcast SportsNet Bay Area, Comcast SportsNet California, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet Houston, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet New England, Comcast SportsNet Northwest, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CSS and SNY. NBC Sports Regional Networks also manages NECN (New England Cable News), the nation’s largest regional news network, and The Comcast Network, based in Philadelphia and Washington, which delivers community-oriented programming. For more information, see ComcastSportsNet.com.