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MEDIA PASSES:  Arrangements for media passes, both in advance and during the tournament, including print, radio, photo and TV, should be made with Jim Stringer, Tournament Information / Media Chairman.  Media passes may be picked up after 1:00pm on Monday, March 14, at the Tournament Information Center in the Sports Arena and anytime during the tournament.

TOURNAMENT PRESS ROOM:  A Press Room is located in the southeast corner of the second floor of the Sports Arena.  Voice telephone transmission and data transmission lines are provided.  Long distance charges are at the sender's expense.

USE OF PRESS TABLE:  The press table on the Arena floor is for working press only.  Only those persons assigned by the Tournament Information/Media Chairman are allowed at the table.  Except for the last game of the day, seats at the press table shall be vacated no later than ten (10) minutes following the completion of each game to allow for the new seat assignments.  Photographers may not take pictures from the press table.  Downloading and transmitting pictures and recharging cameras are not allowed at the press table.  The Press Room is the designated area at the Sports Arena for locating power strips for recharging cameras and transmitting photographs.  Your cooperation is appreciated.

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PRINT NEWS MEDIA:  Each newspaper is entitled to one working press pass.   If a college has a team in the tournament, the college newspaper shall be entitled to one working press pass.  Proper identification is required before a working member newspaper is issued a press pass.  Press table seats will be assigned daily by the Tournament Information/Media Chairman and posted in the Tournament Information Center at the Sports Arena.  Call the Tournament Information Center at 620-663-2511 starting Sunday, March 13.  See Radio or TV Broadcasting / Tape Delayed Broadcasting below for broadcast media information.

If you have need to contact the local newspaper, it is The Hutchinson News, located at 300 W. 2nd St.   Phone numbers are: 620-694-5742, 1-800-766-5742, or email sports@hutchnews.com.

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RADIO:  KWBW, Hutchinson, Kansas, is the official radio station for the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament and will broadcast all games.  No other radio station within a fifty (50) mile radius of Hutchinson may broadcast any games.  Stations taking a feed from KWBW will be charged a fee of $250.00 per game.  Stations broadcasting with their own crews will be charged a fee of $300.00 per game.  To make arrangements or to obtain additional information regarding feeds or stations sending their own crews, contact Jerry Kershaw at (405) 447-6031.  Arrangements to broadcast must be made at least twelve (12) hours prior to the start of any game.

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VIDEO:  Panhandle Sports Broadcasting is the offical video stream provider to the NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.  In addition to a live video stream of each game, DVDs of the production will be available for purchase at the PSBLive booth located in the lobby of the Hutchinson Sports Arena.

To purchase advance copies of every tournament game, please contact:
Bill Brownell
bill@psblive..com
PSBLive.com
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PHOTOGRAPHERS:  Each newspaper and college newspaper, if the college has a team in The Tournament is entitled to one (1) working photographer pass.  Upon presentation of proper identification, a photographer's pass will be issued by the News Tournament Information/Media Chairman.

Photographers may take pictures or videos from the Arena playing floor only when wearing a media pass.  Flash and strobe lights shall be used in a manner and at times which do not interfere with the play of the game.  Photograhers should familiarize themselves with use of press table restrictions provided in the Press Table section of this bulletin.

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COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS:  Commercial photographers taking still shots of the game action and offering them for sale shall make advanced arrangements with the Tournament Information/Media Chairman and pay a fee of $25 for the right to do so.

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TV NEWS:   Each television station with proper media credentials will be allowed a camera on the Arena playing floor.

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TV BROADCASTING / TAPE DELAY BROADCASTING / VIDEO STREAMING:  PSBLive.com will be the exclusive video stream provider for the 2011 NJCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.  Live and archived feeds of each game will be available on www.njcaa.org/tv.  All live and archived broadcasts on NJCAA TV are the exclusive property of the National Junior College Athletic Association. Any rebroadcast, retransmission, or other use of NJCAA TV broadcasts without the express written consent of the National Junior College Athletic Association is prohibited.

Print News Media | Press Table | Radio | Video | Photographers | Commerical Photographers
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