SALT LAKE CITY / SANDY, Utah – Each of Real Monarchs SLC’s remaining 12 home regular-season matches will air locally in Utah on KMYU (2.2 over air / 12 satellite / 22/643 Comcast HD), Monarchs/RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen and KUTV / KMYU General Manager Kent Crawford announced today, in an expansion of the entities’ partnership. Seven of the USL club’s remaining 12 televised home games will air live, five on delay.
This weekend, on Saturday, April 25, KMYU will air both clubs’ games – Real Salt Lake at New England (coverage kicks off from Gillette Stadium at 5p MT) and Monarchs v LA Galaxy II (8p MT kickoff from Rio Tinto Stadium) – LIVE, back-to-back, composing a five-hour window of local soccer on KMYU, which has enjoyed excellent ratings and response to its first four RSL broadcasts this season. This week’s five-hour RSL/Monarchs block on KMYU is the first of four such occurrences throughout the 2015 season (April 25, July 11, August 8, Sept. 12).
“As mentioned in January, we are elated at the alignment of our teams, our brand, our sport with KMYU and KUTV,” said RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen, referring to the announcement of a multi-year carriage and production agreement for RSL and KMYU/KUTV/Sinclair/ASN. “The symbiotic relationship and the manner in which we work cooperatively will certainly deliver not just for both properties, but for sports and soccer fans across the region.”
On top of the 12 remaining Real Monarchs SLC home games in USL competition being added to the KMYU slate, the local independent channel has also chosen to add Real Salt Lake’s May 1 home match against San Jose Earthquakes and the Pioneer Day Celebration on July 24 against Sporting Kansas City, games televised nationally on the Univision family of networks but in need of more extensive local Utah distribution.
“We have always recognized the value of RSL’s passionate fan base, and seeing that translate to viewership for KMYU so early in the partnership has been exciting,” said Kent Crawford, General Manager of KMYU MY UTAH TV / KUTV 2 NEWS. “RSL is a great community asset to the state of Utah, and having the Monarchs extend the very strong “Real” brand provides entertaining content, along with giving our viewers a glimpse of the club’s up-and-coming talent pipeline.”
In arrangement with Sinclair Broadcast Group, parent company of KMYU/KUTV in Utah, a total of 28 RSL games will feature a 30-minute pre-game show as well as a 30-minute post-game wrap-up. In addition to the three-hour game window, KMYU’s Thursday Night “Talkin’ Sports” with David James and Brian Dunseth focuses on all things RSL. The additional dozen Monarchs games and the pair of RSL additions increase the total dedication by KMYU to nearly 130 hours of local soccer content to the entire Utah DMA throughout the 2015 seasons.
All 28 of Real Salt Lake’s local TV games produced by ASN currently appear live on Sinclair-owned affiliates in surrounding areas, including; KYUU Boise, ID; KVMY Las Vegas, NV; and KAME Reno, NV. Distribution opportunities are currently pending in Albuquerque, Tucson and Phoenix, proximate to the club’s revered youth academy in Casa Grande, Ariz.
WHEN / WHERE TO WATCH REAL MONARCHS SLC on KMYU (2.2 AIR / 12 SATELLITE / 643 COMCAST)
DAY / DATE MATCHUP KICKOFF TV WINDOW
SAT, APRIL 25 MONARCHS v LA GALAXY II 8:00 p.m. MT LIVE
WED, APRIL 29 MONARCHS v Sacramento 7:00 p.m. MT DELAYED 11p
FRI, MAY 1 RSL v San Jose Earthquakes 8:00 p.m. MT 7:30 p.m. pre-game
SAT, MAY 16 MONARCHS v Portland Timbers 2 7:00 p.m. MT LIVE
WED, JUNE 3 MONARCHS v Vancouver 7:00 p.m. MT DELAYED 11p
WED, JULY 1 MONARCHS v Sacramento 7:00 p.m. MT DELAYED 11p
SAT, JULY 11 MONARCHS v Austin 7:00 p.m. MT DELAYED 9:30p
FRI, JULY 24 RSL v Sporting Kansas City 9:00 p.m. MT 8:30 p.m. pre-game
SAT, AUGUST 1 MONARCHS v O.C. Blues 7:30 p.m. MT LIVE
SAT, AUGUST 8 MONARCHS v Tulsa 7:30 p.m. MT DELAYED 10:30p
WED, AUGUST 26 MONARCHS v Colo. Springs 7:00 p.m. MT LIVE
FRI, AUGUST 28 MONARCHS v Seattle Sounders 2 7:00 p.m. MT LIVE
WED, SEPT. 2 MONARCHS v OKC Energy 7:00 p.m. MT LIVE
SAT, SEPT. 12 MONARCHS v Arizona United 4:00 p.m. MT LIVE
* part of five-hour Monarchs/RSL programming block
(RSL ADDITIONS TO KMYU SCHEDULE IN RED)
ABOUT KUTV / KMYU: KUTV is the #1 station in Salt Lake City with more viewers than any other station in Utah. Additionally, Talkin’ Sports is the most watched local sports show. KMYU is the sister station to KUTV. KMYU is the My Network TV affiliate for Utah and the new home of Real Salt Lake. KMYU is also home to Friday Night Rivals High School Football and the new American Sports Network, showcasing live collegiate sports from local and regional universities. KMYU is a full-market HD station found on 2.2 over-the-air, 12 on Dish and DirecTV, 22/643 (HD) on COMCAST and 20 on Baja Cable (St. George).
2015 MONARCHS TICKETS: Monarchs single-game tickets remain on sale for the USL club’s Inaugural Season, with all seating on the West Side of Rio Tinto Stadium, ranging from $11 / $14 / $17 and $25. Group Seats begin at just $8 each, with a meal deal added for just $4 more. Contact Group Events for more details at 801.727.2862 or visit http://realmonarchs.com/tickets/group-tickets/. A new “Family Food and Drink” season-ticket package has been added for just $132 for the 12-game season, with each game ticket including a hotdog, a soft drink and popcorn.
Visit www.RealMonarchs.com for the latest news and information, as Head Coach Freddy Juarez welcomes LA Galaxy II Saturday at 8:00 p.m. MT. Monarchs Season Tickets remain on sale as well with the nearly 15,000 existing Real Salt Lake PRIDE members receiving preferred pricing to become a Monarchs Founding Member, while the general public can #EmbraceTheFuture starting at just $8 per game in the club’s pro-rated 12-game package. Packages for the 2015 season, which start at just $96 for lower bowl seating, allow extraordinary access to Rio Tinto Stadium.
RSL Owner Dell Loy Hansen has formed the Monarchs as an elite lower-division professional squad [TH1] which bridges the gap between Real Salt Lake and the club’s highly-lauded academy at the Grande Sports complex in Arizona, which has produced a perennial pipeline of NCAA Division I players, young professionals and has consistently competed for numerous national championships at the U-18 and U-16 levels in recent years.
2015 REAL SALT LAKE TICKETS: All 2015 packages, which start at just $240 for lower bowl seating, allow extraordinary access to RSL at Rio Tinto Stadium. Pro-rated 17-game packages include every remaining RSL regular-season game and additional events, which historically have included MLS Cup Playoffs matches, CONCACAF Champions League participation and/or Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup contests.
“Build Your Own” five-game packages – the best way outside of becoming one of RSL’s 15,000+ season-ticket holders to see Jason Kreis and NYCFC on May 23, Kaka and Orlando City on July 4 and Steven Gerrard and LA Galaxy on Sept. 19 – are also available as a means of securing a place on the 2016 RSL season ticket waiting list. The Rio Tinto Stadium box office is open Mon.-Fri., 10a-6p; more information can be found online at www.RealSaltLake.com/Tickets or via the Fan Relations Hotline at 801-727-2702.
For more information about the venue’s numerous premium seating options – 100 Lions Club, suites, club seating, field-level or ledge boxes, and the new “200 Club” – please call (801) 727-2700. 2015 season tickets can also be ordered the RSL website: www.RealSaltLake.com/tickets.
