The award-winning in-house video unit of University of North Georgia Athletics, the Nighthawk Sports Network, will produce a combination of over 100 live events programming during the upcoming academic year for streaming, radio and local television. All broadcast coverage links are also available on the sport's online schedule and on UNGAthletics.com.
The Nighthawk Sports Network has had five different sports (women's soccer, men's basketball, women's basketball, baseball and softball) chosen to be featured as part of the NCAA Division II Showcase with games carried live on ESPN3.
PRODUCTION & STREAMING
The Nighthawk Sports Network is one of NCAA Division II's first commercially-driven digital networks and provides all streaming of cross country, soccer, basketball, baseball, softball and tennis, all at no cost to Nighthawk fans. North Georgia's video platform allows fans to watch events live and on demand in crystal clear high definition on computers, smartphones, tablets, and smart televisions or any HDTV with Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku or any major game console. NSN live streams also feature an active DVR so fans can pause, rewind and even watch in slow motion. The network's basketball productions are also simulcast on radio (Glory Sports) in addition to internet streaming.
RADIO
Nighthawk Athletics also partners with its flagship station, Glory 97.5 FM & 1330 AM WGTJ in Gainesville, to simulcast home basketball games on the local radio airwaves. WGTJ is licensed out of Gainesville, and is owned and operated by Vision Communications. Mike Wofford, a 1979 graduate of North Georgia and general manager at Glory Radio, is a sports broadcasting veteran and was part of the first broadcast team to carry North Georgia basketball on cable television in 1996. Nighthawk fans can listen locally on the airwaves at 97.5 FM or 1330 AM or on mobile devices (tablets and smartphones) through the TuneIn Radio app.
LIVE STATISTICS
Up-to-the-minute live statistics for home games for ALL sports are available courtesy of UNG Athletics. The live stats interface features team names, colors, logos, play-by-play, traditional box score information, and the ability to link up rosters to display player head shots and link to player bios. The live statistics offerings are compatible with all devices and can be viewed on computers, tablets and smartphones (Windows and iOS). Live stats links can be found on specific sport schedules at UNGAthletics.com. |
The University of North Georgia (UNG) holds the exclusive multimedia rights to all UNG intercollegiate athletic events and all intercollegiate athletic events hosted by UNG for exclusive use by the Nighthawk Sports Network (NSN), the commercial multimedia platform of the Department of Athletics. NSN is operated by the UNG Department of Athletics office of External Operations. Through its exclusive rights, NSN allows affiliates to simulcast the original broadcast through platforms not originally supported by NSN (terrestrial radio and television, cable or satellite television, etc.). For information on becoming an NSN affiliate, please contact Lee Glenn, Senior Associate Athletic Director, External Operations at lee.glenn@ung.edu or 706-867-3250. In accordance with Peach Belt Conference and National Collegiate Athletic Association policy, visiting teams participating in intercollegiate athletic events at UNG have the right to produce an audio-only broadcast (terrestrial radio and/or online stream) on site. This is only allowed to the specific school or broadcast rights holder of the school participating in the event.
