NASCAR and Tennis Available Live this Weekend on the TSN Alternate Digital Feed

In a continuing effort to offer Canadians as much live sports programming as possible, TSN has made the necessary arrangements for live coverage of this weekend’s NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series qualifying and race from Atlanta, as well as the semis and final of Masters Series tennis from Indian Wells, CA.

TSN is once again making use of the TSN alternate digital feed to provide live coverage of these events, which were not originally scheduled to air in

Canada. Qualifying for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series
Kobalt Tools 500 will air live tomorrow (March 16) at 7 p.m. ET, with live coverage of the entire race on Sunday (March 18) at 1:30 p.m. ET. (Note: TSN HD will join the NASCAR race in progress following the completion of the Raptors vs. Knicks basketball game, which begins at 12 noon ET).

The TSN alternate digital feed will also air live coverage of this weekend’s Men’s semifinal matches and the Women’s final at the ATP Masters Series:
Pacific Life Open.

Live NASCAR and Tennis coverage on the TSN alternate digital feed is available on Bell ExpressVu channel 402, Rogers digital channels 204, 401 and 490 (Ontario and New Brunswick), Star Choice channel 401, Access Communications digital channel 264, Mountain Cablevision digital channel 60, and Shaw digital channel 1 (March 17 and 18 only).

The TSN alternate digital feed live broadcast schedule this weekend is as follows:

Friday, March 16

7 p.m. ET NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Qualifying:
Kobalt Tools 500

Saturday, March 17

3 p.m. ET – ATP Masters Series:
Pacific Life Open Men’s Semifinal #1/Women’s Final

7:30 p.m. ET ATP Masters Series:
Pacific Life Open Men’s Semifinal #2

Sunday, March 18

1:30 p.m. ET NASCAR NEXTEL Cup:
Kobalt Tools 500