LA Galaxy and FOX Sports West Announce 2011 Local Broadcast Schedule

CARSON, Calif.– The LA Galaxy and FOX Sports West announced today the local broadcast schedule for the 2011 Galaxy season, meaning soccer fans in Southern California will be able to enjoy Galaxy games on FS West and sister network PRIME TICKET throughout the upcoming season.

In 2011, FS West and sister network PRIME TICKET will broadcast 20 of the Galaxy’s 34 MLS regular season games, all in high definition. The network is also bringing back the popular “Galaxy Live” program, a 30-minute pregame or postgame show that offers viewers an inside look at all of the latest and most up-to-date news surrounding the Galaxy.

The two sides also announced that the broadcasting duo of Jim Watson and Mark Rogondino will return for their fifth consecutive season. Watson will once again handle the play-by-play duties while Rogondino will serve as the broadcasts’ color analyst. Also returning is Jackie Pickering, who will be providing sideline reporting for all home games from The Home Depot Center for a fourth consecutive season in addition to hosting a number of segments in all episodes of “Galaxy Live”.

The network will begin their 13th season as the local destination of the LA Galaxy with the club’s home opener on Sunday, March 20 against the New England Revolution, presented by Pechanga Resort & Casino. The match, which will kickoff at 5 p.m., will be broadcast on delay at 8 p.m., including a 30-minute postgame edition of “Galaxy Live.”

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In addition to the Galaxy’s home opener, FS West and PRIME TICKET’s local broadcast schedule is highlighted by both games against 2009 MLS Cup rival Real Salt Lake (away on March 26 and at home on Oct. 1), the club’s first-ever trip to Portland on Aug. 3, a rematch of the 2010 Western Conference Championship against FC Dallas on Aug. 6 and the season finale at Houston on Oct. 23.

Below is the Galaxy’s complete 2011 broadcast schedule on FS West and PRIME TICKET:

LA Galaxy Regular Season Schedule on FOX Sports West/Prime Ticket

All FOX Sports West and Prime Ticket broadcasts will have a 30-minute “Galaxy Live” pregame show prior to the game broadcast, unless noted otherwise.

(D) = Tape Delay
* - Schedule Subject to Change
^ - Broadcast includes 30-minute postgame show

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