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The Wollongong Hawks achieve the highest media coverage of all clubs within their own region through tremendous press, television, radio and digital coverage each year. The club also receives strong State and National coverage throughout the NBL Season.
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WIN TV provides very strong coverage and support all year round of the Hawks. WIN TV features a large number of lead stories including game reports, player interviews, corporate news and upcoming Hawks community events. PRIME & SOUTHERN CROSS TEN news provides weekly news bulletins and local coverage of the latest news and updates from the Wollongong Hawks. |
ILLAWARRA MERCURY provides the most extensive coverage of an NBL team of any paper in Australia with almost daily coverage of the Wollongong Hawks during season. The paper provides a full page of basketball news weekly on Tuesdays while providing editorial on all game, community, events and sponsor related news of the Hawks not only in the sport section but also in general news.
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i98fm provides extensive news coverage and promotional support of the Hawks. The radio station is proud to host weekly promotional opportunities in season and also provides up to the minute news and information on Hawks community events. The station also provides prime time player interviews and features. Hawks advertising features on this station. WAVE FM provides up to the minute news coverage of the Wollongong Hawks throughout the season. ABC ILLAWARRA provides up to the minute news coverage of the Hawks throughout the season, the Hawks are a regular on their weekly morning talk-back segments and regularly feature player and coach interviews during the season. |
The club staff, players and coaches have fostered a positive relationship with local journalists and media in the region and the Hawks provide weekly press releases covering major events and activities of the Hawks, including player signings, corporate announcements, community events and upcoming promotional opportunities.
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LIVE TELEVISION COVERAGE
In a move that is set to offer a wide array of commercial opportunities for the NBL, Basketball Australia has signed a five-year agreement to show games live on both ONE and TEN nationally through to the end of the 2014/15 NBL season.
During the 2010/11 NBL Season a minimum of two NBL games per week will be featured live on ONE HD/Channel 10.
This will increase each year with up to five games per week showed live on ONE HD/ Channel 10 during the 2014/15 NBL Season .
HAWKS TELECASTED GAMES
| 2010/11 Live Telecasted Hawks Games | Regular Season | Total Viewership |
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Home Games |
8 | 374,603 |
| Away Games | 10 | 372,952 |
| Hawks Total Viewership |
747,555 Hawks Viewership 24% of total NBL Nine Team Competition |
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