What makes FRC a sport?

[Jon Stratis]

Originally Posted by MikLast

There are much better channels with wider audiences now. lets think bigger.

I somewhat agree with this... The problem with getting airtime is looking at what that channel is NOT playing during that time as a result. Channels With wider audiences would probably see too much of FIRST as a ratings hit against their normal programming. The nice thing about ESPN in late April is that there isn't too much going on - March Madness is over, Baseball hasn't started yet, football is a distant dream, hockey is finished. It makes for some available airtime.

However, with the inclusion of Disney Imagineering helping with the game design this year, I could see a broadcast happening on Disney affiliates, and there are a lot of them! How cool would it be to have:

FLL Jr on the Disney Junior or ABC Kids channel
FLL on the Disney Channel
FTC on ABC Family
FRC on ABC or ESPN

All channels owned by Disney... And all with target audiences in the same age range our programs target. Building a close relationship with Disney could let us take over the airwaves for a day or two during champs! I'd love to see it happen, but I'm not holding my breath.