New Berlin, Wisconsin -
Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman,
announced the launch of Sportsman HD in Comcast's Oregon and Washington State
regions, part of the Comcast West Division. Sportsman HD is available on
channel 806 throughout Oregon and channel 636 throughout Washington state.
Sportsman Channel's programming offerings include many of the industry's
leading series as well as ground-breaking lifestyle and adventure shows, like MeatEater and Dropped, as well as the first-ever news-talk
TV series for the outdoors genre called NRANEWS Cam & Co. The programming
matches the network's drive to present more of the lifestyle of people who love
- and live - to hunt, shoot and fish, including stories about travel,
adventure, survival, cooking and eating, work, family, collecting and more.
"We are focused on providing value to our customers through expanding HD
programming choices," said Lars Lofas, Vice
President of Product Management, Comcast West Division. "The addition of
Sportsman HD allows us to expand our high-definition offering and deliver
'outdoor TV'."
"There is no better way to experience the great outdoors and the sportsman
lifestyle than in stunning HD-and we are proud to bring Sportsman HD to the
Northwest where the outdoors and sportsmen activities are a way of life,"
said Sportsman Channel CEO Gavin Harvey. "Comcast is a valued partner and
we look forward to the ongoing expansion of Sportsman HD as we strive to reach
even more of today's 80 million American sportsmen and women nationwide."
About Sportsman Channel: Launched in 2003, Sportsman Channel, and Sportsman HD,
is the only television and digital media company fully devoted to sportsmen in
the United States, delivering entertaining and educational programming focused
exclusively on hunting, shooting and fishing activities. Sportsman Channel
reaches more than 32 million U.S. television households and is available in HD.
Visit www.thesportsmanchannel.com, follow on
Twitter, @SPORTSMANchnl (twitter.com/ SPORTSMANchnl) and Like on Facebook, facebook.com/sportsmanchannel
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