Australian Football Association of North America

Nationwide coverage of Aussie rules in 2008 for US fans will be on Setanta Sports [DirecTV ch. 615 (ch. 621 as of 8/27/08), DISH Network ch. 406, and WorldTV (Globecast satellite services)], on NexTV and GekTV (Internet TV providers), and on MHz Worldview (WorldTV ch. 52, DirecTV International ch. 2183, and some local outlets as noted below).  For Canadians, Setanta Canada (various cable systems and Bell ExpressVu ch. 420) 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.  Setanta Broadband carries the same coverage as listed for Setanta USA. Click the following links for schedule info on Setanta USA, plus Setanta Canada and MHz Worldview.  Washington DC area viewers should check our MHz Networks 1 / WNVC listings.   Coverage in 2008 on Setanta will begin with the preseason NAB Cup matches on 16 February and run thru 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. 51-2) in Charleston, IL; KCSM (digital ch. 60.2) 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; and Cox Cable (ch. 114) in Las Vegas, NV; 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.  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 2008 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.

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