UGA Football News
Georgia-Appalachian State TV information
On Saturday, the Georgia Bulldogs host the Appalachian State Mountaineers at Sanford Stadium in Athens. The game will be televised by WSB-TV Channel 2 at 12:30 p.m. ET.
WSB-TV Channel 2 is the ABC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia and has a coverage area that includes the 53 county Atlanta TV market. According to Wikipedia, this includes counties in Northwest Georgia (Catoosa, Dade, Muray, Walker, and Whitfield), Northeast Georgia (Elbert, Franklin, Hart, and Stephens), South Georgia (via Cox Cable as far South as the Florida border), and Coffee County (Charter).
Only cable and satellite customers in the WSB-TV viewing area will receive the game. Dish Network and DirecTV subscribers in the WSB area should be able to view the game on Channel 2 (you must have the local channels package).
If you are outside of the WSB-TV broadcast area, you can view the game online via ESPN3 or you can order the game via ESPN GamePlan as a single pay-per-view event (Dish Network Channel 461; DirecTV Channel 793).
The game is blacked out in most of the WSB broadcast area. The blackout map from ESPN is below (click to view larger image):
To recap, these are your options to watch the Appalachian State at Georgia game:
- WSB-TV Channel 2 (Atlanta ABC affiliate)
- ESPN3 (online or via Xbox Live)
- Dish Network Channel 461 (PPV)
- DirecTV Channel 793 (PPV)
If you have questions about coverage, leave a comment below with the name of the provider and your city and we will attempt to identify a channel number. You can also search for yourself at TVGuide.com.