Special LIVE Announcement
on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV
Wednesday, September 18
6 PM ET | 5 PM CT | 4 PM MT | 3 PM PT
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and Rural Media Group (RMG) have announced a multi-year agreement which will see the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) move to The Cowboy Channel (TCC) and RFD-TV beginning in 2020. The ultimate annual rodeo event will now be seen by millions of people live simultaneously on two national TV networks. Also included in the deal is a wide variety of other PRCA programming, including expanded live coverage of the PRORODEO TOUR and the PRCA’s Xtreme Bulls Tour events which will result in a huge increase in the amount, availability and quality of PRCA PRORODEO coverage on The Cowboy Channel, including:
- All 10 nights of the NFR live, and a new East Coast Prime Time encore airing the next day
- Live coverage of at least 18 PRORODEO TOUR final performances each year plus a taped highlight show for encore airings on both The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV
- TV coverage of 10 episodes of PRCA’s Xtreme Bulls, including the Xtreme Bulls Tour Finale with encore airings on both TCC and RFD-TV.
This is a huge milestone in the growth of the PRCA,” PRCA CEO George Taylor said. “Never before has PRORODEO assumed the prime placement and coverage that will be seen under this deal. Our hats are off to Patrick Gottsch and his family, the owners of Rural Media Group, for their enthusiastic interest, support and devotion to our sport.
We are so proud and excited to partner with the PRCA, the rodeo committees, and of course all the PRCA cowboys & cowgirls to aggressively produce and distribute original programming that will support rodeo 365 days-a-year, on networks that are totally dedicated to serving and expanding the western sports community,” stated Patrick Gottsch, Founder & President of Rural Media Group, Inc. “There is a Golf Channel, the NFL Network, a baseball network, a tennis channel, and so on. Now rodeo has its own channel(s). RMG plans to do everything for rodeo and the PRCA that these other media partnerships have done for their sports.
The deal will begin early in 2020 and will be preceded with the launch of the weekly PRORODEO Tonight show on The Cowboy Channel. The PRCA regular-season coverage on The Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV is planned to begin in January. The finals of each televised PRORODEO TOUR event will be shown live on The Cowboy Channel and will be seen in taped highlight form later in the week in prime time and weekend afternoons on RFD-TV. Regular-season coverage also will include 10 episodes of the PRCA’s Xtreme Bulls series, each with multiple runs across dayparts. The coverage will be a co-production of PRCA and RMG.
Source: www.TheCowBoyChannel.Com
Patrick,
I have a yearly subscription to the Cowboy Channel Plus and have enjoyed watching the rodeos very much. Of course, after following along every day, now I want to watch the conclusion of the rodeos at the National Finals Rodeo in December. I want to see the final winners.
However, you have made it VERY difficult to sign up for the streaming pass. There are a lot of long explanations, advertisements, etc. but I can’t go directly to the sign up page! It is very frustrating to me.
I am still searching for the NFR Streaming Pass so I can redeem the coupon I found. I hope I can find it before the Rodeo Finals begin in December!
Larry Nunn
Dissatisfied subscriber
NFR streaming for Canadians……
I have signed up for the Cowboy Channel, RDF-TV and Cowboy Channel +….. I’m now seeing allot of CANADIANS in my boots trying to sign up for the NFR streaming with no success. As we are long time rodeo fans and supporters it’s difficult to cheer on our cowboys. Please help!!!