For Immediate Release                                                                                Contact: Michelle Harter

March 1, 2013                                                                                                   (717) 730-6000 x 227

EXTENSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF THE PIAA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS ON PCN

High school grapplers will take to the mat for a chance to be named state champion on Saturday, March 9.  PCN will air exclusive LIVE coverage of the PIAA “AA” and “AAA” wrestling championships from the Giant Center in Hershey beginning at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Viewers will also get the chance to watch LIVE online coverage of the preliminary and semi-final rounds thanks to a special partnership with Flowrestling. Visit http://live.flowrestling.org/piaa-250534/ starting Thursday, March 7, to subscribe to watch the preliminary and semi-final rounds leading up to PCN’s LIVE state championship telecast on Saturday, March 9.

 Streaming during PCN’s airing of the finals coverage will be made available online by subscribing to PCN Select at pcntv.com. Visit http://pcntv.com/pcn-plus/subscribe-to-premium-content/ for more information about this streaming service.

 The air schedule for PCN’s coverage of the state finals:

 “AA” PIAA Wrestling Championships

• LIVE coverage begins at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9
• Re-airs at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 9

 “AAA” PIAA Wrestling Championships

• LIVE coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 9
• Re-airs at 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 10

To learn more about wrestlers advancing through the championship brackets, visit www.piaa.org .

As part of an exclusive agreement with PIAA, PCN is able to air a variety of high school championships throughout the fall, winter and spring seasons.  For the remainder of the scholastic year, PCN will provide statewide championship coverage of swimming and diving, basketball, track and field, boys’ volleyball, lacrosse, baseball and softball.

 PCN is a nonprofit, noncommercial news organization created and supported by cable television companies. PCN receives no state or federal funding. Network programming is distributed by participating cable systems in Pennsylvania serving more than 10 million Pennsylvanians in 3.3 million homes.  For more information about PCN as well as network channel designations, visit www.pcntv.com.

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