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EAST LANSING, Mich. – Aug. 26 –  A new look awaits visitors to the MHSAA.tv website this season, a makeover which will allow fans to clip and share highlights, and easily track their favorite school.

MHSAA.tv is one of over 40 states on the NFHS Network, powered by PlayOn! Sports.  The highlights clip and share features, among others, are available with free basic memberships.  Viewers can subscribe to watch live and freshly-uploaded sporting events, with a portion of the subscription going back to their school.  Contests being aired involving schools using Digital Scout for statistics may also include live stats.   Games become available for free viewing after 72 hours.

The MHSAA.tv relaunch coincides with the first full week of competition for the 2014-15 school year and fresh school-created content; plus the season debut of MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit, and MHSAA Perspective on a statewide radio network.

The School Broadcast Program gives members an opportunity to showcase excellence in their schools by  creating video programming of athletic and non-athletic events; with students gaining skills in announcing, camera operation, directing/producing and graphics.  The program also gives schools the opportunity to raise money through advertising and viewing subscriptions.   As many as 60 MHSAA member schools annually participate in the program, which is in its sixth year.

Here’s the schedule of School Broadcast Program members planning to cover varsity competition this week for broadcast at MHSAA.tv  (As of Aug. 25):

Comstock Park Invitational – Volleyball – LIVE – Wednesday, 3 p.m. - Subscription
Cedar Springs at Comstock Park – Football - LIVE – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Subscription
Fenton at Davison – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Video on Demand available following game
Mio at Whittemore-Prescott – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Video on Demand available following game
Northland Pines (Wis.) at Calumet – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. – Video on Demand available following game
St. Johns at East Lansing – Football – Thursday, 7 p.m. - Video on Demand beginning week of Sept. 1

Schools interested in becoming a part of the School Broadcast Program should contact John Johnson at the MHSAA Office.

Beginning this Friday and running for 13 weeks at Midnight is MHSAA Football Friday Overtime on FOX Sports Detroit.  Mickey York and Rob Rubick return to host the weekly 30-minute highlights show.  The show will reair Saturdays at 11 a.m., and Sunday mornings – check your local listings.  (This week at Noon)

The following games are scheduled to be highlighted this week on Football Friday Overtime:

Saginaw Swan Valley at Saginaw Nouvel
Saginaw Arthur Hill at Saginaw Heritage
Macomb Dakota at Clarkston
Orchard Lake St. Mary vs. Southfield at Prep Kickoff Classic, Detroit
Detroit Cass Tech vs. Oak Park at Prep Kickoff Classic, Detroit
Ypsilanti Community at Ann Arbor Pioneer
Westland John Glenn at  Ann Arbor Skyline

Beginning its tenth season this week is the radio commentary MHSAA Perspective – presented by the Michigan Army National Guard, which will air on 80 radio stations and audio outlets across the state, generally during the local broadcasts of high school games.  The program runs for 30 weeks through the end of the winter sports season.  MHSAA Perspective can also be accessed from the home page of the MHSAA Website. 

This week's Perspective: Safety Trumps Everything (Left click to listen, right click to save)  In this edition of Perspective, John Johnson talks about new rules for practice and games in football this season. (4:00)

Stations committed to carry MHSAA Perspective as of Sept. 5 are:

Adrian - WABJ-AM (1490) – Halftime of game broadcasts, Fridays at 8:50 a.m.
Alma - WQBX-FM (104.9) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Alpena – WZTK-FM (105.7) – Fridays, 6:30 p.m.; Halftime of game broadcasts
Alpena – WHSB-FM (107.7) – Intermissions of football, basketball and ice hockey game broadcasts
Battle Creek – WBCK-FM (95.3)  – Halftime of game broadcasts
Bay City – Great Lakes Sports Network.com -  Halftime of game broadcasts
Cadillac - WATT-AM (1240) – Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Cadillac - WKAD-FM (93.7) – Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Cheboygan - WCBY-AM (1240) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Cheboygan - WCBY-FM (100.7) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Coldwater – WTVB-AM (1590) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Coldwater – WTVB-FM (95.5) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Deckerville - ThumbTailgater.com - Halftime of game broadcasts
East Lansing - WVFN-AM (730) – During pregame and postgame of game broadcasts
Escanaba – WCHT-AM (600) – Halftime of football and basketball game broadcasts; intermission of hockey game broadcasts
Escanaba – WYKX-FM (104.7) – Fridays, 5:15 p.m.
Escanaba – WUPF-FM (107.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Ferrysburg – WMPA-FM (93.1) - 6:40 p.m. on Football Fridays
Gaylord - WMJZ-FM (101.5) – Mondays, 7:05 p.m.
Grand Haven – WGHN-FM (92.1) - 6:45 p.m. on Football Fridays
Grand Haven – WGHN-AM (1370) - 6:45 p.m. on Football Fridays
Grand Haven – WAWL-FM (103.5)
Grand Rapids – WMAX-FM (96.1) – Either halftime of postgame of game broadcasts
Grand Rapids – MichiganSportsRadio.com – Halftime of game broadcasts
Grand Rapids - WBBL-FM (107.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Grand Rapids - WJRW-AM (1340) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Grayling – WQON-FM (100.3) – Pregame show of all broadcasts
Hancock – WMPL-AM (920) – Pregame show of all broadcasts
Hancock – WKMJ-FM (93.5) – Pregame show of all broadcasts
Holland - WHTC-AM (1450) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Holland - WYVN-FM (92.7) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Houghton – WHKB-FM (102.3) – Following each game broadcast
Houghton – WCCY-AM (1400) - Following each game broadcast
Houghton – WOLV-FM (97.7) - Following each game broadcast
Indian River – WWSS-FM (95.3) – Tuesdays, 7:05 p.m.
Ironwood – WJMS-AM (590) – Pregame of game broadcasts
Ishpeming – WZAM (970) – Tuesdays between 4 and 5 p.m. on the Sports Pen
Jackson – WIBM-AM (1450) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Jackson – WIBM-FM (101.9) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Kalamazoo – WQLR-AM (1660) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Ludington – WKLA-AM (1450) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Ludington – WKLA-FM (106.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Manistique - WTIQ-AM (1490) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Marquette – WUPZ-FM (94.9) – Wednesdays, 6 p.m.
Marquette – WFXD-FM (103.3) - Pregame of game broadcasts
Midland – WMPX-AM (1490) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Monroe – WERW-FM (94.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Monroe - MonroeCountryRadio.com - Halftime of game broadcasts
Mt. Pleasant – WCZY-FM (104.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Mt. Pleasant – WMMI-AM (830) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Munising – WRUP-FM (98.3) - Pregame of game broadcasts
Munising – WQXO-AM (1400) - Pregame of game broadcasts
Muskegon - WLCS-FM (98.3) - Pregame of game broadcasts, 6 p.m.
Muskegon - WVIB-FM (100.1) - Pregame of game broadcasts, 6 p.m.
Muskegon – WMRR-FM (101.7) - Halftime or postgame of game broadcasts
Negaunee - WKQS-FM (101.9) – Pregame of game broadcasts
Newberry – WNBY-AM (1450) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Newberry - WMJT-FM (96.7) – Wednesdays, 6 p.m.
Newberry – WNGE-FM (99.5) - Halftime of game broadcasts
Niles - Southwest Michigan Sports.com – Halftime of game broadcasts
Ontonagon – WUPY-FM (101.1) – Pregame of game broadcasts
Oscoda – WWTH-FM (100.7) – Intermissions of football, basketball and ice hockey game broadcasts
Pentwater – WLDN-FM (98.7) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Petoskey – WMKT-AM (1270) – Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Petoskey – WMBN-AM (1340) – Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Pinconning - WLUN-FM (100.9) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Plymouth - WSDP-FM (88.1) - Halftime of game Broadcasts
Pontiac - The Oakland Press - MIPrepZone.com/Oakland – Halftime of game broadcasts
Rogers City – WHAK-FM – (99.9) – Intermissions of football, basketball and ice hockey game broadcasts
Saginaw - Swan Valley Sports - MRSN.US - Halftime of game broadcasts
Sault Ste. Marie – WMKD-FM  – (105.5) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Sault Ste. Marie – WSOO-AM (1230) – Saturdays, 11:30 a.m.
Sault Ste. Marie – WUPN-FM (95.1) – Halftime of Friday game broadcasts; Second intermission of Hockey broadcasts
South Haven – WCSY-FM (103.7) – Halftime of game broadcasts
St. Ignace - WCHY-FM (97.7) - Halftime of game broadcasts
St. Joseph – WSJM-AM (1400) – Halftime of game broadcasts
St. Joseph – WSJM-FM (94.9) – Halftime of game broadcasts
Sturgis - WBET-AM (1230)  – Halftime of Friday game broadcasts
Sturgis - WBET-FM (99.3)  – Halftime of Friday game broadcasts
Tawas City - WKJC-FM (104.7) – Halftime of game broadcasts; Wednesdays, 6 p.m.
Tawas City – WQLB-FM (103.3) – Halftime of game broadcasts; Wednesdays, 6 p.m.
Zeeland - WPNW-AM (1260) – Halftime of football, pregame of basketball game broadcasts; Saturdays, 7:30 a.m.

Additional stations will be announced in the coming weeks.

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