HEAT Preseason Begins Sunday With Complete TV & Radio

Coverage
MIAMI, September 30 The Miami HEAT announced today long time broadcast partner, FOX Sports
Sun kicks off their 23rd consecutive season of broadcasting HEAT basketball with the teams
preseason opener on Sunday, October 4th as the HEAT host the Charlotte Hornets at 6:00 p.m. The
game is the first of five the teams exclusive broadcast partner will bring to HEAT fans during the
exhibition season. The local preseason schedule includes coverage of the teams matchup vs. the fivetime NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs on October 12th followed the next night by a matchup with
their intra-state rivals in Orlando. Other highlights include coverage of the Oct 18th game in Atlanta
vs. the Hawks, the team with the top record in the Eastern Conference last season, and the
preseason finale in New Orleans on Friday, October 23rd vs. Anthony Davis and the Pelicans.
In total, six of the teams eight preseason contests will be televised, with the Oct 7th preseason game
in Louisville against the Magic and the Oct 17th game in Houston against the Rockets being the lone
radio-only broadcasts. The Oct 21st home game vs. Washington will be broadcast on ESPN.
Complete radio coverage of every HEAT game during the 2015 preseason can be found on the teams
flagship station in English, 790 The Ticket and 104.3 HD2. Mike Inglis returns for an 18th season to
handle the call and will be joined on all home games by former HEAT point guard and current radio
and TV analyst, John Crotty.
The man who has broadcast more games than any announcer in HEAT history, La VozJos
Paedabegins his 27th season of calling the action in Spanish as HEAT Basketball returns once again
to Radio Mamb 710 AM. Paeda and broadcast partner Joe Pujala will cover each of the teams three
home preseason games on October 4th, 12th and 21st.
The HEAT will continue their tradition of live internet broadcasting as HEATV on HEAT.com will
televise the Red, White & Pink game presented by Baptist Health Breast Center at Miami Cancer
Institute. The HEAT broadcast team, led by Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino and Jason Jackson, will
anchor coverage of the teams open scrimmage on Wednesday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. live on
HEAT.com and on the new Miami HEAT App. 790 The Ticket will also air a special radio broadcast
live from the event, which will be hosted by Jonathan Zaslow.
The Miami HEAT officially kick off broadcast coverage of their 28th season on Saturday, October 3rd
with the first edition of HEAT Weekly, a one-hour program hosted by HEAT Radio Network host,
Tommy Tighe. The show airing at 10:00 a.m. on The Ticket each Saturday, features interviews with
HEAT broadcasters, players, coaches and basketball front office personalities and can once again be
heard throughout the weekend on the member stations of the Miami HEAT Radio Network.
Below is the full preseason broadcast schedule.
Date
Day
Time
Opponent

Coverage
October 3
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
HEAT Weekly Debut
HEAT Radio Network**
October 4
Sunday
6:00 p.m.
Charlotte vs. Miami
FOX Sports Sun, HEAT Radio Network, Radio Mamb
October 7
Wednesday
7:30 p.m.
Orlando vs. Miami (Louisville)
HEAT Radio Network
October 10
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
HEAT Weekly
HEAT Radio Network **
October 12
Monday
7:30 p.m.
San Antonio vs. Miami
FOX Sports Sun, HEAT Radio Network, Radio Mamb

October 13
Tuesday
7:00 p.m.
Miami @ Orlando
FOX Sports Sun, HEAT Radio Network
October 15
Thursday
7:00 p.m.
Red, White & Pink Game
HEATV on HEAT.com
October 17
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
8:00 p.m.
HEAT Weekly
Miami @ Houston
HEAT Radio Network **
HEAT Radio Network
October 18
Sunday
7:00 p.m.
Miami @ Atlanta
FOX Sports Sun, HEAT Radio Network
October 21
Wednesday
7:30 p.m.

Washington vs. Miami

ESPN, HEAT Radio Network, Radio Mamb
October 23
Friday
8:00 p.m.
Miami @ New Orleans
FOX Sun Sports, HEAT Radio Network
October 24
Saturday
10:00 a.m.
HEAT Weekly
HEAT Radio Network**
**HEAT Weekly airs every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on 790 The Ticket and at various
times throughout the weekend on the member stations of the HEAT Radio Network. The HEAT Radio
Network includes ESPN 106.3 FM in West Palm Beach, The Fan AM 1240 WFWN in Ft. Myers and
AM 1270 WNOG in Naples, WPSL 1590 AM in Port St. Lucie and Keys Radio WKWF AM 1600 and
WAVK 97.7 FM The Wave.
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