
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 23, 1995                   TAG: 9508230059
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-1   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: RALEIGH, N.C.                                LENGTH: Short

MORE TV TIME FOR ACC FANS

The Atlantic Coast Conference has signed another blockbuster television deal, announcing a six-year cable package Tuesday that is being billed as the most comprehensive of any league in the nation.

The all-sports agreement calls for Home Team Sports, SportSouth and Sunshine Network to combine for more than 350 hours of ACC programming annually through the 2000-2001 school year.

HTS covers the ACC region from Greensboro north into Maryland, while SportSouth hits parts of North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. The Sunshine Network covers the state of Florida.

Among other things, the package will televise 21 of the league's championships, 18 live women's basketball games and eight live baseball games.

In addition, 13 men's basketball games will be in the package, including three conference games. With other television agreements in place with major networks, ESPN and ESPN2, the league could have close to 200 basketball appearances in 1995-96.

by CNB