The Patriots Preseason Television Network is televising three of the Patriots four preseason games through out New England and parts of Canada. The lone game not covered by the Patriots Preseason Television Network will be carried nationally by CBS on Saturday August 27th from Detroit.
Longtime national play by play announcer Don Criqui and former NFL Pro Bowl offensive lineman Randy Cross will call the game with help from WBZ sports anchor Steve Burton on the sidelines.
Stations in the Patriots Preseason TV Network include:
- WBZ-TV Channel 4 in Boston MA
- WNAC-TV Channel 64 in Providence RI
- WMUR-TV Channel 9 in Manchester NH
- WMTW-TV Channel 8 in Portland ME
- WCTX-TV Channel 9 in Hartford/New Haven CT
- WWLP-TV Channel 22 in Springfield MA
- WVII-TV Channel 7 or WFVX-TV Channel 22 in Bangor ME
- WVNY-TV Channel 22 in Burlington VT
- Canadian Maritimes on Rogers Sports Net
Check your local listings for your station.
There is no DirecTV channel designation for preseason games. DirecTV is not allowed to carry preseason games per the NFL Broadcast Rules. Preseason television rights belong to the teams and not to the league, hence no DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket until Week 1 of the regular season.
