FSN Pittsburgh's first live remote from Rivers Casino airs today, January 5 at 6:30 p.m.

PITTSBURGH—January 5, 2010—Rivers Casino and FSN Pittsburgh have teamed up to bring Pittsburgh sports fans an exciting and exclusive pregame show live from the casino’s new Wheelhouse Bar and Grill.  In a first-of-its-kind telecast for the regional sports network and Rivers Casino, FSN Pittsburgh’s live hockey pregame shows will be televised from Pittsburgh’s North Shore casino.Setting the Stage:  Wheelhouse Bar and Grill is Rivers Casino’s newly opened high-tech sports bar.  In its sleek and stylish interior, Wheelhouse boasts more than 40 flat screens for viewing multiple games, plus a high-def theater featuring the largest floor-to-ceiling TV in Pittsburgh.  Like its baseball namesake, Wheelhouse is a sweet spot for players at bat and for Rivers Casino.  It occupies a windowed corner of Rivers’ impressive architecture with tremendous city and shoreline views.

Starting today at 6:30 p.m. for the Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta game and running throughout the season, FSN’s pregame show will be hosted and televised live from Wheelhouse before Pittsburgh away games that FSN Pittsburgh telecasts. The show, hosted by Stan Savran, Rob King or Paul Alexander, typically will begin either a half-hour or one-hour prior to game time. A complete schedule and channel list can be found at http://pittsburgh.fsninsider.com.

Fans are invited to attend and watch the live FSN pregame show while enjoying Wheelhouse’s extensive lineup of pub fare and drinks.

“Wheelhouse at Rivers Casino is the ideal location for a sports telecast,” said Ted Black, senior vice president and general manager, FSN Pittsburgh.  “It’s one of the most exciting venues in town, and for those pregame shows Wheelhouse patrons become our live studio audience.”

“Rivers Casino continues to invigorate entertainment options for Pittsburghers and throughout Western Pennsylvania, and we’re excited to be chosen as FSN Pittsburgh’s home for hockey pregame shows,” said David Patent, acting general manager, Rivers Casino.

About Rivers Casino
Rivers Casino, which opened in August 2009, features 3,000 new and exciting slots, seven distinctive restaurants and bars, a riverside amphitheater, live music performances, free parking and multiple promotions and giveaways daily.  Rivers Casino is one of nine operating casinos in Pennsylvania and employs approximately 1,000 people.  Already, more than $29 million in jackpots have been awarded to slot players there. For more information, visit www.theriverscasino.com.

About FSN Pittsburgh
FSN Pittsburgh telecasts more than 2,000 hours of local programming each year including the Pittsburgh Pirates, Penguins and Steelers. FSN Pittsburgh also carries athletic contests and programming from the University of Pittsburgh, West Virginia and the WPIAL, among others. The network’s extensive offering of live events and ancillary programming is also available in high definition on FSN HD and reaches 2.3 million cable and satellite homes in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. FSN Pittsburgh is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and is a subsidiary of DIRECTV Sports Networks, which also operates the regional sports networks FSN Northwest and FSN Rocky Mountain (and sub-region FSN Utah). The three networks combined reach more than 8.5 million viewers across 17 states and own exclusive programming and distribution partnerships with more than 25 teams and conferences. DIRECTV Sports Networks is a controlled subsidiary of DIRECTV, the world’s most popular television service. For more information, please visit www.fsninsider.com.


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