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2021 Las Vegas Raiders Format 2021 LAS VEGAS RAIDERS FORMAT Broadcast begins with opening theme and network billboards. There will be a :10 second bed after the pre-produced network billboards for local billboards to be inserted. Station Outcue: "YOU’RE LISTENING TO RAIDERS FOOTBALL" Network Outcue: “YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS RADIO NETWORK" **ALL GAMES WILL BE ON CHANNEL 108** WK DAY-DATE OPPONENT TIME (EST) PRE Saturday-August 14 vs. Seattle Seahawks 8:30pm PRE Saturday-August 21 @ Los Angeles Rams 9:30pm PRE Sunday-August 29 @ San Francisco 49ers 3:30pm 1 Monday-September 13 vs. Baltimore Ravens 7:45pm 2 Sunday-September 19 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 12:30pm 3 Sunday-September 26 vs. Miami Dolphins 3:30pm 4 Monday-October 4 @ Los Angeles Chargers 7:45pm 5 Sunday-October 10 vs. Chicago Bears 3:30pm 6 Sunday-October 17 @ Denver Broncos 3:45pm 7 Sunday-October 24 vs. Philadelphia Eagles 3:30pm 8 Sunday-October 31 BYE WEEK 9 Sunday-November 7 @ New York Giants 12:30pm 10 Sunday-November 14 vs. Kansas City Chiefs 7:45pm 11 Sunday-November 21 vs. Cincinnati Bengals 3:30pm 12 Thursday-November 25 @ Dallas Cowboys 4:00pm 13 Sunday-December 5 vs. Washington Football Team 3:30pm 14 Sunday-December 12 @ Kansas City Chiefs 12:30pm 15 Sunday-December 19 @ Cleveland Browns TBA 16 Sunday-December 26 vs. Denver Broncos 3:45pm 17 Sunday-January 2 @ Indianapolis Colts 12:30pm 18 Sunday-January 9 @ Los Angeles Chargers 3:45pm 2021 CMN/RAIDERS FORMAT Broadcast begins with opening theme and network billboards. There will be a :10 second bed after the pre-produced network billboards for local billboards to be inserted Station Outcue: "YOU’RE LISTENING TO RAIDERS FOOTBALL" Network Outcue: “YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS RADIO NETWORK " PRE-PREGAME SHOW HALFTIME SEGMENT (2 hours before kickoff) Pos #25 - (60) Network Pos #1 - (180) Network Pos #26 - (180) Station Pos # 2- (180) Network Pos #3 - (120) Station START OF THE SECOND HALF Pos #4 - (180) Network Pos #5 - (180) Network THIRD QUARTER Pos #6 - (120) Station Pos #27 - (120) Station Pos #7 - (180) Network Pos #28 - (120) Network Pos #8 - (180) Network Pos #29 - (90) Network Pos #9 - (120) Station Pos #30 - (90) Network Pos #31 - (120) Network END OF THIRD QUARTER NETWORK PREGAME SHOW (30 min before Kickoff) FOURTH QUARTER Pos #10 - (120) Network Pos #32 – (120) Station Pos #11 - (180) Station Pos #33 - (120) Network Pos #12 - (120) Network Pos #34 – (90) Network Pos #13 - (180) Station Pos #35 - (90) Network — Two-Minute Warning Pos #14- (120) Network Pos #36 - (180) Station – END OF FOURTH QUARTER (OR GAME) ** FIRST QUARTER Pos #15 - (120) Station NETWORK POST GAME Pos #16 - (120) Network Pos #37 - Network (120) Pos #17 - (90) Network Pos #38 - Station (180) Pos #18 - (90) Network Network Closing Billboards Pos #19 - (120) Network END OF FIRST QUARTER POST-POST GAME BILLBOARDS SECOND QUARTER Pos #39 - (180) Network Pos #20 - (120) Station Pos #40 - (180) Network Pos #21 - (120) Network Pos #41 - (120) Station Pos #22 - (90) Network Pos #42 - (180) Network Pos #23 - (90) Network — Two-Minute Warning: Pos #43 - (180) Network Pos #24 - (120) Station – Pos #44 - (120) Station END OF SECOND QUARTER Pos #45 - (180) Network Pos #46 - (180) Network Pos #47 - (120) Station **Should the game be tied after the 4th quarter, field will not toss to position #36 prior to overtime. At the conclusion of OT then position #36 will be taken at the conclusion of the game and position #37 will follow as usual. PRODUCTION NOTES COMMERCIAL SEQUENCE CMN is not in control of when commercial breaks can be taken, as it is dictated by game play or the network televising the contest. As a result, some commercial positions may not air in the exact order that they are scheduled on the above format. For example, should a quarter end before all the formatted commercial positions have aired, we will jump ahead to the break scheduled for the end of that quarter. However, any skipped commercial positions will be made good at the first available opportunity. STATION MAKEGOODS If any Station Positions are not accommodated as scheduled, make goods will be given at the first available opportunity with the following cue: "YOU’RE LISTENING TO RAIDERS FOOTBALL" STATION ID At or near the top of every hour stations will have the chance to air a :10 second legal ID, the cue for this will be "Lets pause :10 seconds for station identification, YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE LAS VEGAS RAIDERS RADIO NETWORK FLOATERS As time allows, several network positions may be inserted into the commercial sequence with the cue: THERE'S A BREAK IN THE ACTION, YOU'RE LISTENING TO COMPASS MEDIA NETWORKS, THIS IS THE NFL TECHNICAL FORMAT NOTES CMN NFL games can be received using the Wegener receivers RELAYS Relay 1- stop set start Relay 2- Station ID Relay 3- End of Game There will not be a relay to indicate the start of a program, as they have hard start times. For Troubleshooting/Receiver issues please call our Broadcast control center: 1-888-HELP-450 or 720-873-5177 [email protected] and [email protected] Robert Blum, 602-571-8740 .
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