WRAL Sports Fan

ACC Tournament

Guide to ACC games and CBS shows

Mar 13, 2009

Atlanta — WRAL is your Hoops Headquarters for the ACC and NCAA tournaments. Use this guide to find all the games, plus your usual favorites – news, soaps and prime time programs.

On WRAL-TV

The ACC Tournament tips off Thursday at noon WRAL-TV/HD. The first game pits Virginia Tech and Miami, followed by Clemson against Georgia Tech at 2 p.m. Tune in over the air to digital ch. 5.1 or Time Warner Cable digital ch. 255 for the games in HD.

An abbreviated WRAL News at Noon will air on WRAL NewsChannel (digital cable ch. 5.2 or Time Warner Cable digital ch. 256).

Soap operas will also air on WRAL NewsChannel Thursday. “The Bold & The Beautiful” begins 1:30 p.m., “As the World Turns” at 2 p.m. and “Guiding Light” at 3 p.m.

Fans of “The Young & The Restless” should set their DVR for 2:37 a.m. Friday to record Thursday’s episode.

Thursday evening, WRAL-TV presents a Hoops Headquarters Special 9 p.m. Jeff Gravley, Bob Holliday and others will preview the postseason hopes of the Tar Heels and Blue Devils, showcase the history of the tournament in Atlanta. Tom Suiter will present awards for the best game, best shot and best fan of the 2008-09 season.

The "CSI" normally scheduled for Thursday night will be broadcast for DVRs Saturday at approximately 3:07 a.m. “Eleventh Hour” will air Sunday at 12:35 a.m.

WRAL-TV will air Boston College against Virginia at 9:30 p.m., followed by a special edition of the WRAL News at 11:30 p.m.

On Friday, WRAL-TV will present four games – two in the afternoon and two in the evening.

Regular programming will be shifted. WRAL News at Noon will air on WRAL NewsChannel (digital cable ch. 5.2 or Time Warner Cable digital ch. 256), followed by “The Bold & The Beautiful” at 1:30 p.m., “As the World Turns” at 2 p.m. and “Guiding Light” at 3 p.m.

Friday’s episode of “The Young and the Restless” will air on WRAL-TV (digital ch. 5.1 or Time Warner Cable digital ch. 255) Monday, March 16, at 12:30 p.m.

On WRAL, top seed North Carolina faces the winner of the Virginia Tech/Miami game at noon, followed by Florida State against the winner of Clemson/Georgia Tech.

At 7 p.m., Wake Forest takes on the winner of N.C. State/Maryland. Duke faces the winner of Boston College/Virginia at 9 p.m.

WRAL’s late night newscast is scheduled to begin after the games, at about midnight Friday night.

Friday’s prime time CBS shows will be broadcast following the late news on Saturday. "Ghost Whisperer" will begin at 1:35 a.m. Sunday, "Flashpoint" at 2:35 a.m. and "Numb3rs" at 3:35 a.m.

WRAL-TV will have the ACC Tournament semi-final games Saturday afternoon beginning at 1:30 p.m.

The ACC Championship game airs on WRAL-TV Sunday at 1 p.m. The championship of the Big 10 conference follows at 3:30 p.m.

CBS will host the exclusive NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Selection Show at 6 p.m.

WRAL’s News at 6 Sunday will air on WRAL NewsChannel (digital cable ch. 5.2 or Time Warner Cable digital ch. 256).

WRAL will carry the games of the NCAA Tournament in full HD on Time Warner Cable. Action begins March 19. Watch up to four games at a time on Time Warner HD channels 1051, 1052, 1053, 1054.

On WRALSportsFan.com

The WRALSportsFan team is in Atlanta to bring you live, interactive coverage of the ACC Tournament when you can’t get to the TV.

Follow the games with live blogs throughout the day, or listen live to the audio from 99.9 The Fan.

Track teams through the interactive brackets with real-time score updates, game summaries and box scores.

Compare notes with WRAL and 99.9 FM The Fan reporters, anchors and hosts during live Web chats.

Go behind the scenes with streaming video of post game interviews with players and coaches.

Enter the ACC Bracket Challenge for a chance to win a $200 gas card. Sink hoops and score for your team in the Tobacco Road Shootout.

On 99.9 The Fan

WRAL’s sports radio network will broadcast 23 hours of live sports talk from the Georgia Dome beginning Wednesday, March 11 at noon.

99.9 The Fan will air live play-by-play of 32 ACC and NCAA Tournament games, including the national championship in Detroit on April 6.