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Wednesday, January 21st, 2015

NBC SPORTS GROUP PRESENTS 25 HOURS OF WORLD’S LARGEST COLLECTOR CAR AUCTION COVERAGE THIS WEEKEND

Live Coverage From Mecum’s Kissimmee Car Auction Starts Tomorrow at Noon ET on NBCSN; Coverage Airs on NBC on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET

25 Cars From Famous Wellborn Musclecar Museum Collection Featured

NBC Sports Live Extra to Provide Comprehensive Streaming Coverage of Kissimmee Car Auction This Weekend

 

STAMFORD, Conn. – Jan. 21, 2015 – NBC Sports Group’s 2015 coverage of the Mecum Collector Car Auctions begins this weekend from the Kissimmee Car Auction, the largest collector car auction in the world, debuting tomorrow on NBCSN. In addition, NBC Sports Live Extra – NBC Sports Group’s live streaming product for desktops, mobile devices, and tablets – will stream all Mecum Auctions Kissimmee coverage this weekend.

This week’s Mecum auction from Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla., features more than 3,000 classic and collector vehicles, headlined by 25 cars from The Wellborn Musclecar Museum Collection, widely regarded as one of the finest muscle car collections in the world. Cars expected to be up for auction from the collection include a 1971 Dodge Hemi Charger R/T Sunroof, a 1969 Dodge Hemi Daytona, and an unrestored 1970 Ford Mustang Boss 429 Fastback.

NBC and NBCSN will combine to present 25 hours of coverage from Kissimmee, beginning with a live, five-hour block tomorrow at Noon ET on NBCSN, followed by continuing coverage at 10 p.m. ET. Friday’s coverage kicks off with another five hours of live coverage at Noon ET on NBCSN, and continues Saturday at 4 p.m. ET on NBCSN. The action from Kissimmee shifts to NBC on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET, and concludes with two final NBCSN telecasts on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET, and Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

Scott Hoke will host NBC Sports Group’s Mecum Auctions coverage on-site in Kissimmee, alongside analysts John Kraman, Stephen Cox, and Bill Stephens. Following is NBC Sports Group’s Mecum Auctions telecast schedule from Kissimmee, Fla.

 

Date Coverage Network Time (ET)
Thurs., January 22 Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee NBCSN Noon
Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee NBCSN 10 p.m.
Fri., January 23 Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee NBCSN Noon
Sat., January 24 Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee NBCSN 4 p.m.
Sun., January 25 Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee NBC 2 p.m.
Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee NBCSN 9 p.m.
Mon., January 26 Mecum Auctions – Kissimmee NBCSN 7:30 p.m.

 

 

NBC SPORTS LIVE EXTRA

NBC Sports Group’s extensive Mecum Auctions coverage will be streamed live on NBC Sports Live Extra via “TV Everywhere,” giving consumers additional value for their subscription service, and making high quality content available to MVPD customers both in and out of the home and on multiple platforms.

NBC Sports Live Extra is available for desktops at NBCSports.com/liveextra. The NBC Sports Live Extra app is available at the App Store for iPad and iPod touch, on select devices within Google Play, and on windows phones and tablets.

 

–NBC SPORTS GROUP–