Webstream airing NCAA Mens practice session

HomeTown's sister company, Webstream Productions will be airing the NCAA Mens Basketball practice sessions beginning at 1PM EST on Friday, April 1st. Watch live and catch the Butler Bulldogs practicing at ncaa.com/liveschedule

Rakestraw Selected to call DII World Series

HomeTown's Greg Rakestraw @gregrakestraw has been selected to call the DII College Baseball World series airing on NCAA.com May 28-June 3rd from Cary, North Carolina.  This is the third year Greg has been behind the mic. 

IHSAA Boys Champ on ESPN3.com

All four IHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships will be aired on ESPN3.com.  Click onto ihsaatv.org and you'll be redirected.

We're Covering the DII Womens Basketball Finals

Tuesday, the crew is producing and webcasting the NCAA DII Women's Quarterfinals from St. Joe, Missouri.  Watch live at ncaa.com.

Anderson Speedway Airing 4 Races

Anderson Speedway, the Worlds fastest high banked quarter mile race track, has contracted for 4 nights of racing productions. Airing will be on WRTV 6.2. This year, the HomeTown Team brings digital widescreen presentations to the viewing public. Race nights covered will be July 4, July 16, July 23 and August 1. Air times will be announced at a later date. Never seen school buses race in a figure 8? Hold on!

HomeTown Sports Scores New Home with RTV 6

Indianapolis (March 17, 2011) – RTV 6 Vice President and General Manager, Larry Blackerby, and HomeTown Sports Indiana President, Rick Vanderwielen, announced today, an exciting new partnership between RTV 6 and HomeTown Sports Indiana.

The new partnership will give more than a million Hoosiers access to the HomeTown Sports product and RTV 6 viewers’ access to a mixture of live and encore sporting events. Regional high school and collegiate games will be featured on RTV 6.2, which is available on nine cable systems throughout central Indiana, totaling nearly 830,000 viewers.

“The viewers in central Indiana are going to love this channel,” said Blackerby. “We are going to have high school sports of all types. They’ll get high school football, high school basketball, high school volleyball, high school bowling. You name it and we’re going to have it on this channel. Then you throw in the college sports from across the state, it’s a wonderful opportunity.”

RTV 6.2 can also be seen over the air to all television households in the Indianapolis market, meaning HomeTown Sports will soon be available to more than the 1.1 million Hoosiers.

“We’re excited to make our product accessible to viewers all across central Indiana,” said Vanderwielen. “By partnering with RTV6, we will be able to add digital wide-screen technology that will make our sports programming an exceptional presentation. RTV 6’s commitment to show live events will give viewers a destination for local sports.”

HomeTown Sports Indiana, a division of HomeTown Television Corporation in Noblesville, Ind., is the official producer of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA). Under the partnership, RTV 6.2 will feature a variety of sporting events from the IHSAA, University of Indianapolis, Franklin College, and Wabash College. RTV 6.2 will also feature a live Friday Night Football Game of the Week, beginning this fall.

At one million watts, the RTV 6 digital stream is the strongest broadcast signal available. HomeTown Sports Indiana debuts on RTV 6.2 on May 1.

Semi-State Television Saturday

HomeTown and Channel 4 will be airing the Boys Semi-State from Southport on Saturday.   At 1pm, Indianapolis Metropolitan takes on North Daviess, followed by the North Central and Bloomington South matchup at 3:30pm.

Hinkle Regional Championship on TV

The IHSAA Boys basketball Regional Championship game will air live on Channel 4 at 8pm on Saturday.   The HomeTown crew is partnering with the IHSAA and the folks at 4 to bring the big match up to millions.  Don't miss it.

MVC Womens Basketball

The HomeTown crew will be producing the Missouri Valley Conference Womens Basketball Championship from the Family Arena in St. Charles, Missouri on Thursday and Friday.  Visit mvcsports.com to watch.

Channel 19 Has Ended

After serving the community for 8 1/2 years, HomeTown Television  has been removed from Comcast.  The conditions of this issue were beyond the control of our company.  We would like to thank those citizens who contributed their time and effort to the endeavor of serving the public through community television.  All-told, channel 19 was a staple of the Hamilton County TV lineup for 21 years.   Our company continues!  Last year HomeTown realized 40% growth producing sporting events locally and nationally, including multiple national championships.  We look forward to continued growth as Indiana's Most Prolific Producer of Sports for Television and the Web.

GLVC Basketball Championships This Week

The HomeTown Sports Team will be producing the 2011 Mens and Womens basketball championships on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visit glvcsports.com