Townsquare Media and WHOU 100.1 FM, as well as an online service based in Easton, are broadcasting high school basketball games this winter on the airwaves and over the internet.
The station 101.9 FM The Rock will air 30 games after taking last year off. Broadcast veteran Bill Casavant returns to the airwaves to handle the play-by-play, while Ryan Guerrette, Jeff Clockedile and Dillon Kingsbury are also part of the broadcast team.
Games will also be streamed on www.1019therock.com
The upcoming schedule through the end of December is as follows:
Wednesday, Dec. 14 — Houlton at Presque Isle boys, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16 — Fort Kent at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 19 — Easton at Washburn boys, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21 — Houlton at Caribou boys, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28 — Washburn at Central Aroostook girls, 7 p.m.
“We will be airing tournament coverage of all Aroostook County teams,” said Guerrette, the station manager. “It will be a mix of our local staff and our sister station 92.9 FM The Ticket in Bangor’s staff.”
For the remaining regular season schedule, visit www.1019therock.com.
Games provided by WHOU 100.1 FM will be broadcast with video on the radio station’s website, www.whoufm.com, with north and south streams available to allow two games to be shown on the same night. The station plans to stream video for over 80 games this winter, with approximately half of those also coming over the radio.
Ken Holck returns for his 19th season calling basketball games, with Rob Moran providing color for most of the contests on radio and the south stream. Among those representing the north stream are play-by-play announcers Steve Carmichael and Kevin Sjoberg and color commentators Bobby Russell and Bill Guerrette.
The station will also cover games at the tournament this coming February involving teams from central and southern Aroostook County.
The upcoming broadcast schedule through the end of the month, which is subject to change, is as follows:
Wednesday, Dec. 14 — Houlton at Presque Isle boys, 7 p.m., radio and North Stream.; Washburn at Southern Aroostook girls, 5 p.m., and boys, 6:30 p.m., South Stream.
Friday, Dec. 16 — Fort Kent at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m. North Stream; Easton at Hodgdon boys, 7 p.m., radio and South Stream.
Saturday, Dec. 17 — Old Town at Presque Isle girls, noon, and boys at 1:30 p.m., North Stream; Central at Houlton boys, 1:30 p.m., and girls, 4:30 p.m., radio and South Stream.
Monday, Dec. 19 — Van Buren at Central Aroostook girls, 5:30 p.m., and boys game, 7 p.m., North Stream.; Fort Fairfield at Southern Aroostook boys, radio and South Stream.
Tuesday, Dec. 20 — Houlton at Caribou girls, 7 p.m., radio and North Stream.
Wednesday, Dec. 21 — Houlton at Caribou boys, 7 p.m., radio and North Stream; Ashland at Southern Aroostook girls, 6:30 p.m., South Stream.
Thursday, Dec. 22 — Hodgdon at East Grand girls, 6:30 p.m., radio and South Stream.
Friday, Dec. 23 — Southern Aroostook at Easton boys, 6:30 p.m., North Stream; Fort Fairfield at Hodgdon girls, 7 p.m., radio and South Stream.
Wednesday, Dec. 28 — Central Aroostook at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m., North Stream; Katahdin at Hodgdon girls, 7 p.m., radio and South Stream.
Thursday, Dec. 29 — LCS/MSSM at Ashland girls, 5:30 p.m., and boys game, 7 p.m.; Hodgdon at Southern Aroostook boys, 2:30 p.m., radio and South Stream.
Friday, Dec. 30 — East Grand at GHCA boys, 6 p.m., radio and South Stream.
To view an up-to-date schedule of games, go to www.whoufm.com.
Brian Lawrence, owner of Aroostook Online Media Services, is producing online broadcasts for the second consecutive year via the website Aroostookonline.com.
Jim Carter is the play-by-play man and Kurt Bates, Larry Worcester and Jack Ireland share color duties.
A total of 38 games are on the schedule. Upcoming ones include:
Wednesday, Dec. 14 — Houlton at Presque Isle boys, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 16 — Fort Kent at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 17 — Foxcroft Academy at Caribou girls, 1:30 p.m., and boys game, 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 20 — Houlton at Caribou girls. 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21 — Houlton at Caribou boys, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec 23 — Southern Aroostook at Easton boys, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 28 — Central Aroostook at Fort Fairfield boys, 7 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 30 — Hodgdon at Easton girls, 7 p.m.
For a complete game schedule, go to aroostookonline.com.
