Radio, Internet has tournament covered

    Those unable to get to the new Cross Insurance Center in Bangor will still have opportunities to listen to and view the tournament basketball games beginning this weekend.
Beginning Friday, WHOU 100.1 FM and whoufm.com will provide audio only for all 24 of the Eastern Maine Class B, C and D quarterfinal games and then will follow all Aroostook County teams who advance to the semifinals and finals. Ken Holck, Tim Tweedie, Bobby Russell and Kevin Sjoberg will share announcing duties.
WEGP 1390 AM and wegp.net will provide similar coverage of Aroostook County teams from Mars Hill north throughout the EM tournament. Jim Carter handles play-by-play and Kurt Bates a majority of the color commentary.
Channel X Radio (WCXU 97.7 FM, WCXX 102.3 FM, WCXV 98.1 FM and W276AY 103.1 FM) returns for its 16th consecutive year of tournament coverage, according to vice president/general manager Richard Chandler. Partnering with WZON 620 AM in Bangor, the Caribou-based station will cover all the teams from Houlton north throughout the regional tourney.
Lisa Miles, general manager of Townsquare Media Presque Isle, which had broadcast numerous regular season games on the Rock 101.9 FM this season and covered the tournament each of the last two years, said Tuesday afternoon that the station will not be providing tournament coverage this year.
The National Federation High School Network has the exclusive contract to videostream the quarterfinals only. These 24 games will be offered on a pay-per-view basis. They offer a price of $9.99 for the day or $15 for the month. This will allow viewers to watch games through its website, www.nfhsnetwork.com/channels/maine, from all three Maine tournament sites — Bangor, Portland and Augusta.
For the basketball regional semifinals and finals and the state finals, games will be available on MPBN television and streamed free on the website mpbn.net.