YurView brings live Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball games at Las Vegas Ballpark® to local television audience; 10 games will be featured on Cox Channel 14
(Las Vegas, NV) – April 29, 2021 – YurView, featuring the best of local and regional television content, will return for a second season and broadcast ten live baseball games between the Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of Triple-A West (formerly the Pacific Coast League, PCL), Triple-A affiliate of
(Las Vegas, NV) – April 29, 2021 – YurView, featuring the best of local and regional television content, will return for a second season and broadcast ten live baseball games between the Las Vegas Aviators® professional baseball team of Triple-A West (formerly the Pacific Coast League, PCL), Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, and selected opponents during the 2021 season at Las Vegas Ballpark®. All games will be broadcast live on Cox Channel 14 and 1014 in high-definition. YurView broadcast 10 games during the 2019 inaugural season at Las Vegas Ballpark.
The Aviators are in their 39th season of professional baseball in the Silver State and have the proud distinction of being the longest enduring franchise in the history of professional sports in the state of Nevada.
“We are proud to support our hometown Aviators and to bring these games to local fans,” Cox Media Vice President Tonya Ruby said. “We’re committed to providing regional sports broadcasting for Southern Nevada and that includes the Aviators.”
"We are excited that YurView will return for a second campaign televising Aviators baseball to the Southern Nevada market,” Aviators President/COO Don Logan said. “This provides a great opportunity for fans to see selected home games from Las Vegas Ballpark, one of the premier venues in professional baseball. It also showcases the outstanding caliber of talent on the Triple-A level. Cox Communications has been a long-time sponsor and partner of ours and we thank them for their continued support!”
Each of the games in the ten-game broadcast schedule will begin at 7:05 p.m.
The following is the 2021 YurView broadcast schedule:
Thursday, May 6 vs. Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
Thursday, May 20 vs. Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels
Saturday, June 12 vs. Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Saturday, June 19 vs. Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners
Saturday, July 3 vs. Sacramento River Cats, Triple-A affiliate of the San Francisco Giants
Thursday, July 15 vs. El Paso Chihuahuas, Triple-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres
Saturday, August 7 vs. Salt Lake Bees, Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels
Sunday, August 22 vs. Albuquerque Isotopes, Triple-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies
Thursday, September 9 vs. Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Sunday, September 12 vs. Reno Aces, Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Want to watch an Aviators game from the comfort of your home? We're excited to announce that @CoxComm will be broadcasting 10 home games this season with @YurViewLV! 📺
— Las Vegas Aviators (@AviatorsLV) April 30, 2021
See the YurView broadcasting schedule here: https://t.co/i4pzYi1sFa
Russ Langer, the 10-time Nevada Sportscaster of the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association (NSSA), is in his 21st season behind the microphone calling Aviators baseball. Langer will also call the action for all 10 Aviators games on YurView.
About YurView Las Vegas
YurView, the local origination television network managed by Cox Communications, can be viewed on Cox Channel 14 and 1014HD in Southern Nevada. Cox’s YurView network reaches more than four million homes in 25 Cox markets including Las Vegas. Visit www.yurview.com for a complete broadcast schedule for YurView’s nationwide markets.
About Las Vegas Aviators®
The Las Vegas Aviators® have the proud distinction of being the longest enduring franchise in the history of professional sports in the state of Nevada. The 2021 campaign will mark the 39th season in the Silver State as a proud member of Triple-A professional baseball of Triple-A West (formerly the Pacific Coast League, PCL) and the second season in Las Vegas Ballpark (10,000). The Aviators led all minor league baseball in 2019 attendance with a total of 650,934 for an average of 9,299. Las Vegas recorded 47 sellouts and 23 crowds of 10,000+.
The Stars (1983-2000)/51s (2001-18)/Aviators (2019) have reached the 300,000 mark in “home” attendance in all 37 seasons (36 seasons at Cashman Field, 1983-2018; Las Vegas Ballpark, 2019). The Aviators are also in their second season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics and the franchise won the PCL championship in 1986 and 1988.
About Las Vegas Ballpark**®**
Las Vegas Ballpark®, located on eight acres in Downtown Summerlin® just south of City National Arena – practice facility for the Vegas Golden Knights, is the home of the Las Vegas Aviators®, the city's professional Triple-A baseball team of Triple-A West (formerly the Pacific Coast League, PCL) and affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. The team is wholly owned by The Howard Hughes Corporation®, developer of the award-winning master-planned community of Summerlin® and developer of Las Vegas Ballpark. With a wide range of seating options including 22 suites, club seats, berm seating, party zones and decks, picnic tables, kids' zone, bars and a pool beyond the outfield wall, Las Vegas Ballpark boasts a capacity of 10,000. Designed to host a variety of events in addition to baseball, the site is landscaped to complement the surrounding master-planned community. The site is easily accessed from all regions of the valley via the 215 Beltway. For more on Las Vegas Ballpark, visit www.thelvballpark.com.
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Contact:
Jim Gemma
Media Relations Director
Las Vegas Aviators, Triple-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics
(702) 493-4510
Susie Black-Manriquez
Manager, Communications
COX
(702) 234-5323