Draper Media, which owns and operates local television and radio stations including WBOC and WRDE on the Delmarva Peninsula announces the launch of the area’s first and only local sports television station, Delmarva Sports Network (DSN).
Draper Media, which owns and operates television and radio stations including WBOC and WRDE Salisbury, Md., on the Delmarva Peninsula, has launched a local sports television channel, Delmarva Sports Network (DSN).
The Delmarva Peninsula includes the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore counties of Maryland and Virginia.
DSN will be on the air 24/7. DSN will air a local sports program called The Final Score at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in addition to providing sports coverage in local newscasts on WBOC, WRDE and WBOC’s Fox21 subchannel. DSN will go in depth with sports specials, scoreboards, live and taped games. Coverage will include instant replay, slow-motion, play-by-play and color commentary. DSN will also air local programming such as Outdoors Delmarva, Travels with Charlie, Scorchy Tawes and Delmarva weather coverage.
Here’s how to watch DSN:
Free over-the-air on channel 16.2
XFINITY 1164 & 205
Verizon Fios 486
Mediacom 816
“With the addition of Delmarva Sports Network we will offer a unique channel like nothing else on the Peninsula. DSN will be the premiere, local station for sports,” says Craig Jahelka, Draper Media president.
Jahelka has tapped Sussex County native Bill Vernon to lead the DSN team.
“Growing up in Delmar, I wrestled and played football. I know how passionate people here on Delmarva are when it comes to sports,” says Vernon, DSN VP-GM. “We are giving viewers quality production unlike anything they would expect to see for local sports. Delmarva Sports Network will air games, highlights, and sports news. We’ll cover boy’s and girl’s athletics from area high schools, colleges and minor league pro teams.”
The set was designed in-house and built by TV Set Designs in Charlotte, N.C. The music was produced by Stephen Arnold Music in Dallas.
The announcer is Steve Kamer, who is nationally known for many programs including the Olympics, Inside Edition, and Tamron Hall.
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