LAFAYETTE - As head coach Rickey Bustle addressed the media during his first press luncheon of the season, a deal was being struck to bring the Cajuns season opener to televisions across Acadiana for free. Fans will be able watch Louisiana's Ragin' Cajuns open the season at South Carolina thanks to KLWB-TV.
KLWB is the CW network television affiliate in Lafayette and can be viewed on Cox Cable channel 10.
The station was recently added by DIRECTV to serve as the CW affiliate in the Lafayette market local channels lineup. Previously, DIRECTV used WB affiliates from Ft. Lauderdale, FL and Baltimore, MD, for Lafayette. It is also being added by Dish Network at this time. KLWB is available on DIRECTV and Dish Network local channel 50.
The KLWB transmitter is located in Carencro and has a 60 mile radius ? reaching Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, Evangeline, Iberia, Iberville, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Pointe Coupee, St. Landry, St. Mary, St. Martin, Vermilion, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana parishes.
For more information on KLWB, visit their website, http://www.yourcwtv.com/partners/lafayette/
Bustle's squad opens the 2007 season Saturday, Sept. 1, when the Cajuns travel to Columbia, S.C., to face the South Carolina Gamecocks. USC will be the first of five opponents for the Cajuns this season who played in bowl game last season. The Gamecocks defeated Houston 44-36 in the Liberty Bowl.
Following their trip to South Carolina, UL will enjoy a three-game homestand, beginning with the Ohio Bobcats and ending with defending Sun Belt champion Troy. It makes the first three-game homestand since 2005, when the Cajuns met Northwestern State, UCF and Florida Atlantic. In fact, Bustle's team has enjoyed a three-game homestand in each of his previous five seasons, except for 2006.
The Cajuns-Gamecocks season opener is also available nationally on DIRECTV channel 778. Fans will need to purchase the ESPN Game Plan individual day subscription or season package. The game is subject to a national blackout map which DIRECTV will post late this week.
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