Portland Timbers announce broadcast schedule for 2016 season

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Timbers today announced their complete broadcast schedule for the 2016 Major League Soccer season. Including 15 nationally televised matches, all 34 of the Timbers’ regular-season matches will be broadcast live both on television and radio for a sixth consecutive season in 2016.

Timbers broadcast partners ROOT SPORTSand KPTV FOX 12 will again air the club’s regional and local television broadcasts, respectively, this season. 750 AM/102.9 FM The Game (KXTG) and La GranD (KGDD) continue to serve as the flagship stations for the club’s English and Spanish radio broadcasts, respectively.

In 2016, ROOT SPORTS will deliver 10 matches across the Northwest region to cable and satellite homes in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. Ninematches will be featured over the air locally on FOX 12 or sister-station PDX TV (KPDX). Additionally, ROOT SPORTS will re-air completed Timbers matches throughout the season.

Calling the action for the Timbers on television broadcasts will be play-by-play announcer Jake Zivin and analyst and former Timbers defender Ross Smith. Reporter Samantha Yarock returns to the broadcast team with contributions to the club’s postgame show on ROOT SPORTS and FOX 12. In addition, Smith and Zivin host the post-match show on every ROOT SPORTS, FOX 12, and PDX TV game, featuring match analysis and interviews with head coach Caleb Porter and Timbers players.

On the radio side, play-by-play announcer Keith Bleyer will be paired with analyst and former MLS assistant coach Brett Jacobs. Fletcher Johnson returns for his sixth season as host of the radio pregame, halftime and postgame shows.

FOX 12 is the home of the Timbers’ weekly program, “Timbers in 30,” which airs each Friday during the season at 6:30 p.m. (Pacific). The show features exclusive, inside access, showing the club’s inner-workings and personalities as well as provides team and game analysis with in-studio appearances from Timbers coaches and players each week.

In addition to match broadcasts, 750 AM/102.9 FM The Game airs the Timbers’ weekly program, “Talk Timbers,” each Wednesday night from 6-8 p.m. (Pacific). “Talk Timbers” features interviews with coaches, players and club representatives and covers both Timbers and MLS news.

Portland’s 15 games on national television include broadcasts on FS1, ESPN, ESPN2, and the league’s debut on the FOX broadcast network.

2016 Portland Timbers Schedule (home matches in bold, CAPS)