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2008 Grand Final Parties Around North America and the World

admincms — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:42:36 -0500

Looking for an AFL Grand Final Party in your area? You can reach all of our listings by clicking on the drop down box at the bottom of this article. Clicking on the city names above this page will take you a special web page with links to every article we have related to that city including the party page but be sure to scroll down if necessary.

Are you hosting one and would like to promote it? Once again, AFANA is accepting announcements of Grand Final parties. If you are hosting a Grand Final party and want AFANA to post it on our site, send the details to us The page to enter info on your party is here.

Party Planners, looking for a place to hold your party? Try bars and pubs that carry Setanta Sports: Setanta Sports Venue Finder

For more details about the party you're interested in, use the contact information provided. AFANA has no part in organizing the parties and would therefore not be the group you would need to contact regarding party-specific information.

Sponsors of the Grand Final in North America in 2008 include:

If you don't find a party listed below for your city please stop back again. AFANA receives announcements and posts parties right up to Grand Final time and many announcements are not received until a few days before the Grand Final. We also suggest that you do the following:

Post a message asking for help on our forums (site registration required). (Do not post personal blogs for this purpose, please.)
Contact the nearest Australian embassy or consulate. Often they know where they are going to watch!
Contact the nearest chapter of the Australian American Chamber of Commerce
or Canadian American Chamber of Commerce Local chambers often organize parties or know who does.
Contact the nearest footy club in the USA or the nearest footy club in Canada. They are the most common local party hosts.
Look for a venue near your location that has Setanta Sports and see if they will air the match for you.

Please note: All times are listed in their respective time zone. Cities listed more than once have multiple parties so check all links.

RCN Cable To Add Setanta Sports

admincms — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:02:56 -0600

RCN Cable and Setanta Sports announced today (Nov. 26th) that Setanta would be joining the RCN Cable line-up on Nov. 30th, 2008. Carriage will be on all RCN systems that are "all digital" as channel 549. This includes the service areas of Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC as well as other cities in the US. A free preview of Setanta Sports will be available from December 8th through 22nd. Fans who are customers of RCN can call 1-800-746-4726 or visit http://www.rcn.com to subscribe for $14.95 per month. RCN has indicated that areas not currently all digital will gain Setanta when they are converted to all digital in near future. With the addition of RCN, Setanta is now available on at least some of the cable systems of Cox, Comcast, RCN, and AT&T U-verse as well as the satellite services of DirecTV and DISH, the fiber optic Verizon FiOS systems, and the IPTV providers GekTV and NexTV.

2008 Grand Final Party- Chicago, Illinois

mgoblue — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:57:29 -0500

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Venue: Globe Pub

Directions to the party:

The Globe is located in Chicago's northside neighborhood, Northcenter, at 1934 W. Irving Park Rd. (4000N) in Lakeview just east of N. Damen Ave. (2000W)—near to Wrigley Field.

There is parking on the street, metered until 9pm Monday through Saturday, free parking on North Damen Avenue.

You can also arrive at The Globe Pub via the EL-Train by taking the Brown Line towards Kimball and exiting at Irving Park Station. When you exit the station turn right (west) and it is two blocks down on the north side of the street.

URL to the map of the area: http://www.theglobepub.com/location.shtml

Contact e-mail for the organizers: i...@chicagofooty.com

Starting time of the event: 9:00 pm

Party web page:: http://www.chicagofooty.com

Additional Information:

7 wide screen TVs with full audio...limited to 200 tickets only. $20 presale online at www.chicagofooty.com

Each ticket gives you the chance to win 2 return flights from San Francisco to Australia courtesy of QANTAS Airways...plus other prizes-drawn on the night.

Kitchen open until late.

This event has sold out the past 2 years and 2008 doesn't look to be any different.

2008 Grand Final Party- Chicago, Illinois

mgoblue — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:43:24 -0500

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Venue: Timothy O'Toole's

Directions to the party:
Timothy O'Toole's
622 N. Fairbanks
Corner of Fairbanks & Ontario

DRIVING:
Any expressway or major street to Ohio, east on Ohio to Fairbanks, Fairbanks north to Ontario. Parking lot nearby as well as a Holiday Inn for those who don't want to drive home.

Public Transportation: CTA Train or bus to Chicago Ave. Transfer to eastbound Chicago Ave. bus which stops at Ontario & Fairbanks.
CTA Travel Info: 312-876-7200

URL to the map of the area: http://www.timothyotooles.com

Starting time of the event: 10:00 pm

Contact e-mail for the organizers: Aust...@att.net OR danb...@yahoo.com

Additional Information:
Private party room with food and drink throughout the evening. Trivia contest and door prize raffle at half time.

Timothy O’Toole’s
(312) 642-0700

Television Info - Aussie Rules TV Coverage for North America in 2009

admincms — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:29:59 -0500

Australian Rules Football Television Coverage in 2009

We have full schedules at this link.
We have our complete TV Q & A at the TV FAQ page.
We have weekly radio listings for the AFL at our AFL Radio page.

This page will give you the basic facts you need to know about TV Coverage in the USA and Canada in 2009. (Information will be updated as necessary throughout the 2009 season.) The coverage is largely the same as in 2008 but with increasing cable system coverage. Nationwide coverage of Aussie rules in 2009 for North American fans is as follows:

Setanta Sports US (nationally in USA - for Canada see below). This is available on satellite: DirecTV (channel 621); DISH Network (channel 406); WorldTV (powered by Globecast) (channel 752) (WorldTV is a lesser known direct to home satellite service carrying mostly ethnic channels - see below); and on Home2US satellite service (see below); on IPTV or Internet TV providers: NexTV, GekTV, and ConnecTV (see links below); on cable: some Cox Cable systems (Fairfax and Fredericksburg, Virginia with more to follow), on Comcast Cable (Boston metro area as channel 761 and eventually on more "all digital" systems), on RCN Cable (Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and all RCN systems that are "all digital" as channel 549), on AT&T U-verse systems nationally (channel 657). Setanta Sports is by subscription only and runs about $14.99 per month. Coverage on Setanta ONLY is LIVE each week. Up to three matches are carried live and the other five matches are carried on a delayed basis each week. In 2009, coverage will begin with the preseason NAB Cup in mid-February. Setanta also carries the taped one hour AFL Highlights on one week delay. Some bars and pubs carry Setanta Sports, see below. We also expect AFL coverage on...
MHz Worldview (nationally in USA by satellite, by cable, or digital TV in cities listed and via Ustream.tv). This is available on WorldTV (powered by Globecast)(channel 52). This is also available (with the same schedule as MHz Worldview, adjusted for the time zone) on WNVC, Comcast, Cox and RCN cable, as well as Verizon FiOS in Washington, DC; and on MPS on Time Warner ch. 76 in Minneapolis, MN and Comcast Ch. 20 / St. Paul Neighborhood Network in St. Paul, MN; WEIU (digital ch. 50.2) in Charleston, IL; KCSM (digital ch. 43.2) in San Francisco, CA; KBTC in Seattle / Tacoma, WA (digital ch. 28.4) or Centralia, WA (digital ch. 15.4); WYCC-TV (digital ch. 21.2) in Chicago, IL; WHTJ-TV (digital ch. 41.3) in Charlottesville, VA; KUEN-TV (digital ch. 9.2) in Salt Lake City, UT; KBDI-TV (digital ch. 12.4) in Denver, CO; WDCQ-TV (digital ch. 19.1 or Charter Cable ch. 433) in Flint, MI; WCVE-TV (digital ch. 23.3 and Comcast ch. 202) in Richmond, VA; Student Cable ch. 182 at Stanford Univ, CA; WCEU-TV (digital ch. 15.3 and Brighthouse Cable ch. 1153) in Orlando, FL; Cox Cable (ch. 114) in Las Vegas, NV; and KMOS-TV (digital ch. 6.3) in Warrensburg, MO; and DirecTV (international package only, ch. 2183 and requires special dish); all with the same schedule as MHz Worldview. Future coverage on KVCR and KLCS, Los Angeles (date TBA). More schedule info on these outlets will be added as it becomes available. MHz Worldview is also fed live online at: Ustream.tv though the feed appears to be down sometimes. Please check http://www.mhznetworks.org/mhzworldview/carriage/ for the latest in affiliate updates.
Washington DC area viewers (only) on MHz Networks 1 via WNVC-TV (ch. 56 and digital 30-1) over the air and via digital cable. Viewers of MHz Networks 1 over the air in the Washington DC area please note: On 9/1/2008, MHz Networks analog broadcast channel 56 and its digital counterpart DT-57 went away, replaced by the new digital transmitter. MHz Networks' digital broadcast channels DT-30.1 to DT-30.6 will still be in operation. This only affects over the air broadcast viewers in the Washington, DC area. Metro DC viewers who receive MHz Networks channels through cable, DirecTV, Dish Network or Verizon FiOS will not be affected nor will viewers on any of the above outlets elsewhere in the USA. For more information on where to find MHz in the DC area see: http://www.mhznetworks.org/programming/carrier
Setanta Sports Canada (nationally in Canada) carries similar coverage as their US channel with a slightly different schedule. It is available on some cable and satellite systems including Bell ExpressVu ch. 420, Star Choice, Shaw, Rogers, EastLink, and SaskTel.
NexTV, GekTV, and ConnecTV (available anywhere in North America) These services relay Setanta with the same live, delayed, and repeated matches as shown on Setanta USA (refer to the Setanta US schedule on our TV pages for schedule information). These services are viewed on your TV but the box is connected to the Internet rather than a cable or satellite (broadband connection required). Subscriptions cost US$14.99 per month on both services with the first month free on NexTV. With NexTV the set top box can rented or purchased and is free with a one year contract. Shipping is free on the box. GekTV has different but similar terms.

Coverage on MHz Worldview, and MHz Networks 1 consists of taped one hour AFL Highlights and taped 2 hour "Match of the Week" edited matches running one week behind. There is no coverage on ESPN, Fox Sports Net, Fox Soccer Channel, and Fox Sports World Canada. The coverage schedules on Setanta, MHz Worldview, and Setanta Canada are the same everywhere in the USA and Canada respectively. There are no regional feeds of those channels. In other words, you get the same programs at the same times (adjust for your time zone) regardless of what state, province, or city you live in.

To get DirecTV check out this link:
DirecTV

To get DISH Network check out this link:
DISH

To get WorldTV check out these links:
WorldTV: http://www.globecastwtv.com/ or call 1-888-988-5288
Sadoun Sales (installer and hardware provider): http://www.sadoun.com/
A Globecast WorldTV system installed will cost about $250 or so.

To get Home2US check out this link:
Home2US or call 1 888-312-2182

To get NexTV check out this link:
NexTV or call 1-866-645-8792 or e-mail: seta ...@getnextv.com

To get GekTV check out this link:
GekTV or call 1-888-435-8866 or 1-650-871-8138

To get ConnecTV check out this link:
ConnecTV or call 1-800-939-2808

Setanta Sports is available in many bars and pubs. They have a Venue Finder available online.

For further information on coverage of footy on TV in the US and Canada see the TV schedules page and our TV Q & A and don't forget to read our free e-mail media newsletter as recent and urgent info is only in the newsletter! International readers should check our international TV page . Please subscribe to our newsletters and join AFANA today! (Registration at the web site does not make you a member.) Only our newsletter carries the complete weekly news on AFL coverage. Since it's free and we don't send you more than one message a week on average, there is NO reason to be in the dark on the latest info. View a sample here.

Complete AFL TV Schedule for USA and Canada

admincms — Wed, 24 May 2006 11:14:51 -0500

Information and Schedules for 2009

Nationwide coverage of Aussie rules in 2009 for US fans will be on Setanta Sports [Setanta is on satellite: DirecTV ch. 621, DISH Network ch. 406, WorldTV (Globecast satellite services), and on Home2US; on IPTV or Internet based TV: NexTV, GekTV, and ConnecTV; on cable: some Cox Cable systems, and some "all digital" Comcast Cable (ch. 761), AT&T U-verse (ch. 657) and RCN cable (ch. 549) systems], and Aussie rules is also on MHz Worldview (WorldTV ch. 52, DirecTV International ch. 2183, and some local outlets as noted below). For Canadians, Setanta Canada (various cable and satellite systems including Bell ExpressVu ch. 420, Star Choice, Shaw, Rogers, EastLink, and SaskTel) has similar coverage to the US channel with some time differences: mostly for delayed telecasts which are noted on our schedules and AFL Highlights are back for the finals. This web page will have schedules below for those networks each week all season, updated as information becomes available. Coverage on Setanta only is up to 3 matches LIVE each week. Eventually we are promised the remaining 5 matches each week on delay. We do not expect all matches to be aired in this season. Click the following links for schedule info on Setanta USA, plus Setanta Canada and MHz Worldview. If your city is listed above, check the MHz Worldview schedule. Washington DC area viewers should check our MHz Networks 1 / WNVC listings. Coverage in 2009 on Setanta will begin with the preseason NAB Cup on 7 Feb. and runs through to the Grand Final, live at the end of the season in September.

MHz Worldview programming is also available (with the same schedule as below, adjust the times for your time zone) (see listings in next section) on WNVC, Comcast, Cox and RCN cable, as well as Verizon FiOS in Washington, DC; and on MPS on Time Warner ch. 76 in Minneapolis, MN and Comcast Ch. 20 / St. Paul Neighborhood Network in St. Paul, MN; WEIU (digital ch. 50.2) in Charleston, IL; KCSM (digital ch. 43.2) in San Francisco, CA; KBTC in Seattle / Tacoma, WA (digital ch. 28.4) or Centralia, WA (digital ch. 15.4); WYCC-TV (digital ch. 21.2) in Chicago, IL; WHTJ-TV (digital ch. 41.3) in Charlottesville, VA; KUEN-TV (digital ch. 9.2) in Salt Lake City, UT; KBDI-TV (digital ch. 12.4) in Denver, CO; WDCQ-TV (digital ch. 19.1 or Charter Cable ch. 433) in Flint, MI; WCVE-TV (digital ch. 23.3 and Comcast ch. 202) in Richmond, VA; Student Cable ch. 182 at Stanford Univ, CA; WCEU-TV (digital ch. 15.3 and Brighthouse Cable ch. 1153) in Orlando, FL; Cox Cable (ch. 114) in Las Vegas, NV; and KMOS-TV (digital ch. 6.3) in Warrensburg, MO; and DirecTV (international package only, ch. 2183 and requires special dish); all with the same schedule as MHz Worldview below. Future coverage on other outlets to be announced. More schedule info on these outlets will be added as it becomes available. MHz Worldview is also fed live online at: Ustream.tv though the feed appears to be down sometimes. Please check http://www.mhznetworks.org/mhzworldview/carriage/ for the latest in affiliate updates.

For recent and urgent information on coverage of footy on TV in the US and Canada see our e-mail media newsletter as that info will appear there first! International readers should check our international TV page (revised for 2008). Please subscribe to our newsletters and join AFANA today! Only our newsletter carries the full story on AFL coverage each week. Since it's free and we don't send you more than one message a week on average, there is NO reason to be in the dark on the latest info. View a sample here.

If you have a shortwave radio, be sure to check out our shortwave frequencies page (revised for 2008!). For international TV info go to our International TV page (now revised for 2008!).

We have a basic summary of AFL coverage in 2009 at our TV Info page.
We have our complete TV Q & A at the TV FAQ page.
We have weekly radio listings for the AFL at our AFL Radio page.

We strongly recommend that you subscribe to our Media newsletter (available in both HTML and text) to be sure you stay up to date with any developments and TV schedule changes throughout the 2009 season. Many news items related to the coverage appear only in the newsletter.

Setanta USA

Full Matches Each Week:

DirecTV Channel 621, DISH ch. 406, WorldTV (powered by Globecast) ch. 752, and some Cox, Comcast (ch. 761), RCN (ch. 549), and AT&T U-verse (ch. 657) cable systems, and by monthly subscription only. This schedule also applies to NexTV, GekTV, and ConnecTV. Live coverage and repeats times as noted. Repeats 2h 30m unless otherwise noted. Coverage for 2009 begins with the preseason NAB Cup on 7 February.

Date

Start

End

Week

L
R
T
J

C
h
g
d

Match

Sat

Feb

4:30

7:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Collingwood v West Coast

Wed

Feb

2:00

4:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Collingwood v West Coast

Sat

Feb

4:30

7:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Brisbane v St Kilda

Wed

Feb

2:00

4:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Brisbane v St Kilda

Sat

Feb

3:00

6:00

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Geelong v Adelaide

Wed

Feb

2:00

4:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Geelong v Adelaide

Fri

Feb

3:30

6:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 2

Teams TBD

Sun

Mar

12:45

3:45

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 2

Teams TBD

Highlights Program (1 hour)

Programs no longer feature just one match but cover all matches each week.

* Time change (yellow highlights changes)
** Added to schedule
M=Match Change
D=Date Change
F=First Airing (taped program)
L=Live
R=Repeat
T=Tape Delayed
J=Joined in Progress

A note regarding our schedules: 12:00 Midnight is considered the first moment of the new day. This means a telecast listed as Friday 12:00 MN occurs Thursday night / Friday morning. All times are US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) as indicated. Please adjust the times for your time zone. Schedules are, in part, courtesy of Setanta Sports and the AFL. For an explanation of the proper use of Midnight and Noon see: NIST Time and Frequency FAQ.

Our e-mail updates always have the latest schedules and are issued anywhere from 1 to 4 times a month, depending on developments relating to coverage and on the state of the AFL season. They are available free by e-mail subscription. To subscribe go to this link: Subscribe to Newsletters

MHz Worldview and MHz Networks

MHz Worldview

MHz Worldview is a local digital and satellite delivered service available on the WorldTV (powered by Globecast) direct broadcast satellite system ch. 52, DirecTV International ch. 2183, and on selected local TV and cable stations as noted above. Click on the MHz logo for more information on MHz Worldview. For more information on DirecTV International (requires a separate dish and hardware) see the DirecTV web site. For more info on how to get MHz Worldview, see the WorldTV website and Sadoun satellite systems (installer) at these links and check our "TV Info" page:

WorldTV (powered by Globecast): http://www.globecastwtv.com/ or call 1-888-988-5288
Sadoun Sales (installer and hardware provider): http://www.sadoun.com/
DirecTV International:
http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/secondaryIndex.jsp?assetId=1200007 or call 1-888-777-2454

Match of the Week:

Fan voting for match selection will begin in April 2009.

Programming for 2009 will begin in April.

Date

Start

End

Week

F
R

C
h
g
d

Match

Highlights Program (1 hour)

Programs no longer feature just one match but cover all matches each week.

* Time change (yellow highlights changes).
** Substitute match due to technical difficulties.
F=First Airing (taped program)
R=Repeat
BofAR = Best of Aussie Rules

A note regarding our schedules: 12:00 Midnight is considered the first moment of the new day. This means a telecast listed as Friday 12:00 MN occurs Thursday night / Friday morning. All times are US Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) as indicated. Please adjust the times for your time zone. Schedules are, in part, courtesy of MHz and the AFL.

MHz Networks 1 (over the air call letters WNVC)

MHz Networks 1 (a non-commercial television station for Washington DC and surrounding areas). Washington DC Metro viewers should check their local cable or TV guides or: http://www.mhznetworks.org/mhzworldview/carriage/ for the specific channel on your system. MHz Networks 1/MHz Worldview in the DC area is over-the-air digital channel 30-1. The featured match will be the same as on MHz Worldview.

Match of the Week:

Fan voting for match selection will begin in April 2009..

Programming for 2009 will begin in April.

Date

Start

End

Week

F
R

C
h
g
d

Match

Highlights Program (1 hour)

Programs no longer feature just one match but cover all matches each week.

Get the schedules sent to your inbox. Our e-mail updates are issued anywhere from 1 to 4 times a month, depending on developments relating to coverage and on the state of the AFL season. They are available free by e-mail subscription. To subscribe go to this link: Subscribe to Newsletters

Setanta Canada

Full Matches Each Week:

Setanta Canada is on some cable and satellite systems including Bell ExpressVu ch. 420, Star Choice, Shaw, Rogers, EastLink, and SaskTel. Live coverage and repeats times as noted. Repeats 2h 30m unless otherwise noted. Coverage for 2009 begins with the preseason NAB Cup in 7 February.

Date

Start

End

Week

L
R
T
J

C
h
g
d

Match

Sat

Feb

4:30

7:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Collingwood v West Coast

Tue

Feb

3:00

5:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Collingwood v West Coast

Sat

Feb

4:30

7:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Brisbane v St Kilda

Tue

Feb

2:45

5:15

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Brisbane v St Kilda

Sat

Feb

3:00

6:00

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Geelong v Adelaide

Tue

Feb

3:00

5:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 1

Geelong v Adelaide

Fri

Feb

3:30

6:30

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 2

Teams TBD

Sun

Mar

12:45

3:45

EST

NAB Cup Rnd 2

Teams TBD

Highlights Program (1 hour)

Programs no longer feature just one match but cover all matches each week Coverage has concluded for 2008.

* Time change (yellow highlights changes)
** Added to schedule
C=Canadian time different
M=Match Change
D=Date Change
L=Live
R=Repeat
T=Tape Delayed
J=Joined in Progress

A note regarding our schedules: 12:00 Midnight is considered the first moment of the new day. This means a telecast listed as Friday 12:00 MN occurs Thursday night / Friday morning. All times are Canadian Eastern Standard Time (EST) or Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) as indicated. Please adjust the times for your time zone. Schedules are, in part, courtesy of Setanta Canada, and the AFL.

Want to know what's going to be on without checking this page every day? Our e-mail updates are issued anywhere from 1 to 4 times a month, depending on developments relating to coverage and on the state of the AFL season. They are available free by e-mail subscription. To subscribe go to this link: Subscribe to Newsletters