1997 MLB backhauls as found by Robert Smathers (roberts@nmia.com) Codes: ITC = In The Clear, unscrambled V = Videocipher 1B, audio encrypted VA = Videocipher 1B, audio clear (heard) LEITCH = Leitch Encrypted VC2+ - videocipher 2+ encrypted, distribution feeds Note: KWGN appears to be using their Satcom C1/23 feed for distribution to Rockies TV network affiliates -- I haven't found any backhauls for their telecasts this season. Also, LIN (KXTX, KXAS) seems to be using SSN Extra to distribute their games to home dish owners and their TV Network (for most games). (LIN added to feeds list on June 23 for SSN Extra and other feeds) Your best choices for feeds: GE-2, GE-1, G6, G4, G9, T5 MLB rightsholders appearing to use satellite backhauls this season: ESPN (2 games a week or so), WJZ/O's TV (Orioles), WKBD (Tigers), WUAB (Indians), WVTV (Brewers), KIRO (Mariners), WBFS (Marlins), KPLR (Cardinals), KTVU (Giants), KCWB/KMBC (Royals) All feeds C-band unless otherwise noted. Thursday September 11 KTVU V T5/15 Wednesday September 10 (none) Tuesday September 9 Did not look Monday September 8 Did not look Sunday September 7 MLBINTL/ FSSW ITC GE1/1 KIRO V G7/8 WBFS ITC G4/13 KPLR ITC G6/20 WVTV V G6/21 Saturday September 6 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/13 (Los Angeles/florida) Friday September 5 Did not look Thursday September 4 WJZ V G9/1 KPLR VA G6/21 KTVU VA G6/17 Wednesday September 3 (none) Tuesday September 2 Did not look Monday September 1 WBFS V G7/8 WVTV VA G6/20 Sunday August 31 MLBINTL/ MSG ITC GE1/1 ESPN LTCH SBS6/14 WUAB V G4/12 WVTV V G6/11 KIRO V G4/14 WBFS V G6/17 KPLR V G4/10 Saturday August 30 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 Cubs/Indians WBFS V G6/17 Friday August 29 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates WKBD VA G3R/21 WBFS V G6/17 KPLR VA G4/14 Thursday August 28 Did not look Wednesday August 27 (none) Tuesday August 26 Did not look Monday August 25 KTVU V T5/15 Sunday August 24 ESPN LTCH SBS6/12 MLBINTL/ WWOR ITC GE1/1 KTVU V G6/17 WVTV V G6/11 WKBD ITC G3R/21 WUAB V T5/15 KPLR V G4/10 WBFS V G4/14 Saturday August 23 WBFS V G4/14 WKBD ITC G4/9 Friday August 22 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates KXAS VA G3R/21 KPLR ITC G6/17 KTVU V G4/14 Thursday August 21 WKBD VA GE1/22 WNUV ITC G3R/21 KIRO V GE1/1 Wednesday August 20 (none) Tuesday August 19 Did not look Monday August 18 WVTV VA GE1/1 WBFS V T5/15 KTVU V T5/16 Sunday August 17 MLBINTL/ HTS ITC GE1/1 ESPN LTCH SBS6/12 KIRO V T5/15 KXTX ITC G3R/21 KMBC ITC G6/17 WVTV V G6/11 Saturday August 16 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 Yankees/Rangers KCWB V T5/16 WBFS V G4/14 Friday August 15 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates KCWB V G4/14 KIRO V G6/11 WBFS V G6/17 KPLR V G3R/11 Thursday August 14 Did not look Wednesday August 13 (none) Tuesday August 12 Did not look Monday August 11 WKBD VA G3R/21 Sunday August 10 MLBINTL/ TBS ITC GE1/1 ESPN LTCH SBS5/10 WKBD ITC G3R/21 KTVU ITC G6/20 KMBC V G4/10 WVTV V G4/14 WBFS V G6/11 WUAB ITC T5/15 Saturday August 9 Did not look Friday August 8 Did Not look Thursday August 7 Did Not look Wednesday August 6 (none) Tuesday August 5 Did not look Monday August 4 Did not look Sunday August 3 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 4 Ku/11 Upper MLBINTL/ KWGN ITC GE1/1 WKBD VA G3R/21 WVTV V G6/11 WBFS V G4/13 KPLR ITC G6/17 KTVU V G4/14 Saturday August 2 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 Astros/Mets CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates KIRO VA T5/15 KXTX ITC G3R/21 WBFS V G4/14 Friday August 1 KTVU V G6/11 WBFS ITC G6/17 LIN VA G3R/21 KPLR ITC G4/14 Thursday July 31 WBFS ITC G6/11 KIRO V G6/17 WNUV V G3R/21 KPLR V G4/14 Wednesday July 30 (none) Tuesday July 29 WKBD ITC G3R/21 KIRO V T5/15 WVTV V G4/14 KXTX VC2+ SSN Extra KPLR ITC G6/17 Monday July 28 (none) Sunday July 27 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 4 Ku/11 upper KIRO V G4/10 MLBINTL/ WABU ITC GE1/1 WNUV V GE1/22 KMBC V G6/11 WBFS ITC G6/17 Saturday July 26 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 Cardinals/Marlins CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates WJZ ITC GE1/22 Friday July 25 WNUV ITC GE1/22 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates KCWB V G4/14 WVTV V G7/8 KXAS VA G3R/21 WBFS ITC G6/21 KPLR ITC T5/15 Thursday July 24 KIRO V G6/11 KXTX ITC G3R/21 Wednesday July 23 (none) Tuesday July 22 Did Not Look Monday July 21 (none) Sunday July 20 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 4 Ku/11U MLBINTL/ SCCHI ITC GE1/1 WBFS V G4/10 WUAB ITC G6/17 KTVU VA G6/11 KMBC VA G4/14 Saturday July 19 Did Not Look Friday July 18 Did Not Look Thursday July 17 (none) Wednesday July 16 FSRM ITC GE1/1 (Royals/A's) Tuesday July 15 WVTV VA G6/11 KPLR ITC G7/8 WBFS ITC G6/17 KTVU V GE1/1 Monday July 14 WKBD VA G3R/21 WVTV ITC G4/14 KIRO VA GE1/1 Sunday July 13 ESPN LTCH SBS6/9 MLBINTL/ WVTV ITC GE1/1 WKBD ITC G4/11 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates WUAB ITC G6/11 WVTV V G4/10 WBFS VA G4/14 KPLR V G6/17 Saturday July 12 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 Cubs/Cardinals WVTV V G7/8 WKBD VA G3R/21 WBFS V G4/14 KTVU VA G4/13 Friday July 11 Did not look Thursday July 10 Did not look Wednesday July 9 (none) - All Star Break Tuesday July 8 (none) - All Star Break Monday July 7 (none) - All Star Break Sunday July 6 ESPN LTCH SBS5/10 MLBINTL/ SCNY ITC GE1/1 WKBD VA G3R/21 KMBC ITC G6/21 WVTV V G6/17 WBFS V G4/14 Saturday July 5 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/12 Giants/Rockies WNUV ITC GE1/22 WKBD V G3R/21 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates KXAS VC2+ SSN Extra Friday July 4 Did Not Look Thursday July 3 WJZ ITC G6/2 KIRO V G4/10 WBFS V G4/14 KTVU VA G7/8 Wednesday July 2 (none) Tuesday July 1 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates WVTV V G7/8 WBFS V G4/14 KPLR V G4/13 Monday June 30 KTVU VA GE2/7 WBFS ITC G4/14 KXTX V GE1/12 WVTV V GE2/21 WKBD ITC G3R/21 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates Sunday June 29 WKBD ITC G3R/21 WUAB V G6/17 KMBC V G4/13 WVTV V GE2/7 WBFS ITC G7/8 KPLR ITC G4/14 KTVU VA G6/21 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 4 Ku/11 upper MLBINTL/ TBS ITC GE1/1 Saturday June 28 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 NY Yankees/Cleveland WKBD ITC G3R/21 WVTV V GE2/21 WBFS V GE2/7 Friday June 27 WVTV V GE2/21 WKBD ITC G3R/21 KPLR VA G4/14 KTVU V GE1/1 WBFS V GE1/12 Thursday June 26 KTVU V GE1/1 KIRO VA GE2/21 WVTV ITC G4/14 WKBD VA G3R/21 Wednesday June 25 WBFS ITC G6/17 Tuesday June 24 KPLR VA G6/17 LIN VC2+ SSN Extra KCWB VA G4/14 WJZ V GE1/22 Monday June 23 LIN VC2+ C1/17 (fixed key) WBFS V G6/17 Sunday June 22 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 4 Ku/11 Lower MLBINTL/ WBFS ITC GE1/1 WBFS V G4/14 KIRO VA G4/14 LIN VC2+ SSN Extra (first entry of LIN's SSN Extra feed to this season's haul list) KMBC ITC G4/13 WVTV ITC G7/8 WUAB V GE2/7 Saturday June 21 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 Giants/Dodgers CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates KIRO VA GE1/1 KXTX ITC G4/9 Friday June 20 KPLR V GE2/21 WBFS V G6/17 KXAS ITC G6/2 KCWB V G4/13 WJZ VA GE1/22 Thursday June 19 KIRO VA GE2/7 Wednesday June 18 (none) Tuesday June 17 KPLR VA GE2/21 KIRO V GE1/1 WVTV V GE2/7 WKBD VA G3R/21 Monday June 16 (none) Sunday June 15 ESPN LTCH SBS6/14 MLBINTL/ TBS ITC GE1/1 KTVU V G4/14 WBFS V GE2/21 KMBC V G6/11 WVTV V G4/10 WUAB ITC GE2/7 WKBD VA G4/11 Saturday June 14 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 NY Mets/Red Sox WKBD VA G4/11 KCWB VA GE2/21 WVTV V G4/14 KTVU V G4/10 Friday June 13 WJZ ITC GE1/22 WKBD V G6/2 KCWB V GE2/21 KXTX ITC G3R/21 WBFS V G4/14 KPLR ITC GE2/7 KTVU VA GE1/1 Thursday June 12 WVTV V G6/17 KXTX ITC G3R/21 KTVU VA G4/10 Wednesday June 11 (none) Tuesday June 10 WVTV V G6/11 KPLR ITC GE1/1 Monday June 9 (none) Sunday June 8 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 4 Ku/11 MLBINTL/ WUAB ITC GE1/1 WNUV V GE1/22 CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates WUAB VA GE2/7 WVTV VA GE2/21 KIRO ITC G4/14 KPLR ITC G4/10 Saturday June 7 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 (Rangers/Royals) CBC ITC Anik E2 affiliates KIRO ITC G4/14 Friday June 6 WJZ V GE1/22 WVTV V GE2/21 KIRO ITC G6/17 KXTX ITC GE2/18 WBFS V GE1/1 KPLR ITC G4/14 TBS (feed w/o commercials) ITC GE2/11 Thursday June 5 WBFS V G6/17 KTVU V GE1/1 Wednesday June 4 (none) Tuesday June 3 KCWB VA G4/14 Monday June 2 KTVU V G6/11 (soft VC1B encrypted) Sunday June 1 ESPN LTCH SBS6/14 KMBC VA G7/8 WVTV ITC GE2/21 WBFS ITC G4/13 Saturday May 31 MLBINTL/ FOX ITC GE1/1 Dodgers/Cardinals FOX telecast KTVU V GE2/21 KIRO ITC G7/8 KMBC VA G4/13 Friday May 30 WCCO ITC GE1/22 (rare WCCO feed back to Minnesota) KPLR VA GE2/21 KTVU V G6/17 Thursday May 29 KTVU V GE2/21 Wednesday May 28 (none) Tuesday May 27 Did Not Look Monday May 26 KIRO V G4/13 Sunday May 25 MLBINTL/ TSN ITC GE1/1 KPLR VA G4/14 WVTV V GE2/21 KIRO V G6/17 WBFS V G4/10 Saturday May 24 MLBINTL/ MSG ITC GE1/1 WJZ ITC GE1/22 WVTV V G7/8 KPLR ITC G6/17 KIRO V G4/14 WBFS ITC GE1/1 Friday May 23 Did Not Look Thursday May 22 (none) Wednesday May 21 (none) Tuesday May 20 Did not look Monday May 19 KIRO V G6/17 Sunday May 18 MLBINTL/ KWGN ITC GE1/1 LIN ITC G9/2 WKBD V GE1/22 WBFS V GE2/21 ESPN LTCH SBS6/9 WVTV V G6/17 Saturday May 17 KTVU V GE2/21 MLBINTL/ WUAB ITC GE1/1 WKBD V G4/9 CBC ITC Anik E2 transponders WUAB V G6/11 LIN ITC G3R/21 KPLR ITC G6/11 WVTV (did not look) Friday May 16 WNUV ITC GE1/13 KRON ITC GE1/22 KPLR VA G6/17 MSG(alt) ITC G6/3 and G9/22 Thursday May 15 LIN ITC G3R/21 KTVU V G6/17 NHK/WGN ITC GE2/23 Wednesday May 14 (none) Tuesday May 13 KPLR ITC GE2/21 NHK/TSN ITC GE2/23 KTVU V G6/21 Monday May 12 WNUV ITC G6/2 WVTV V G6/17 Sunday May 11 WVTV V G6/17 KIRO VA GE2/21 WBFS V G6/21 MLBINTL/ WBFS ITC GE1/1 ESPN LTCH SBS6/12 Saturday May 10 WUAB ITC G6/11 WVTV VA G6/17 KIRO VA G4/14 MLBINTL/ KIRO ITC GE1/1 Friday May 9 Did not look Thursday May 8 KIRO VA G6/17 MSG(alt) ITC G6/21 Wednesday May 7 (none) Tuesday May 6 LIN VC2+ C1/17 (didn't use SSN Extra tonight -- SSN Extra was the Pirates game from FS Pittsburgh) MSG (alt) ITC G6/21 SC CHI Plus ITC G7/22 KCWB V G6/17 KPLR VA GE2/21 Monday May 5 (none) Sunday May 4 MLBINTL/ SCNY ITC GE1/1 WKBD V G4/11 WUAB ITC GE2/7 KPLR V GE2/21 KMBC V G4/14 WVTV V G4/10 KCAL ITC GE1/22 and GE2/23 ESPN LTCH SBS6/12 Saturday May 3 MLBINTL/ MSC ITC GE1/1 WUAB ITC GE2/7 WKBD V G3R/21 KCWB V G6/11 WBFS VA GE2/21 WVTV V GE1/1 Friday May 2 Did not look Thursday May 1 WNUV ITC GE1/22 Wednesday April 30 (none) Tuesday April 29 WNUV ITC GE1/22 WVTV ITC G4/14 KPLR VA GE2/7 KIRO V GE2/21 KTVU V G6/17 Monday April 28 KIRO V GE2/3 Sunday April 27 MLBINTL/ TBS ITC GE1/1 WUAB V G4/10 LIN VA G4/9 WVTV V G6/17 KIRO V G6/11 Saturday April 26 Did not look Friday April 25 Did not look Thursday April 24 (none) Wednesday April 23 WBFS V GE1/21 Tuesday April 22 KCWB VA G6/24 KPLR VA GE1/1 WVTV V G6/4 Monday April 21 KCWB ITC GE2/7 Sunday April 20 MLBINTL/ HTS ITC GE1/1 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 4 Ku/11U WBFS VA G6/17 Saturday April 19 MLBINTL/ SCNY ITC GE1/1 WVTV ITC G4/14 Padres 4 ITC T303/4 Padres 4 ITC G4/10 KPLR ITC T303/16 KPLR ITC GE1/1 Friday April 18 WVTV ITC G3R/15 WBFS ITC G6/17 Thursday April 17 WBFS VA GE2/6 WNUV V GE1/22 Wednesday April 16 (none) Tuesday April 15 Did Not Look Monday April 14 KIRO ITC GE2/21 Sunday April 13 WVTV V GE2/7 KTVU ITC GE2/6 KCWB V G6/21 KIRO V G4/14 KXTX VA G4/11 SCCHI+ ITC GE1/17 MLBINTL /HTS ITC GE1/1 ESPN LTCH Galaxy 7 Ku/14L Saturday April 12 WBFS V GE2/7 MLBINTL /WBFS ITC GE1/1 KIRO ITC GE1/12 Friday April 11 KPLR V G6/17 WBFS V GE2/7 Thursday April 10 WJZ V G9/2 WBFS VA GE2/6 Wednesday April 9 (none) Tuesday April 8 WUAB VA G6/4 KPLR ITC GE2/7 KTVU V GE2/21 Monday April 7 KCWB ITC GE1/3 Sunday April 6 LIN VA G9/2 (soft VC1B encryption) MLBINTL /KWGN ITC GE1/1 SCCHI+ ITC GE1/17 (White Sox on this alternate channel) WKBD ITC GE1/22 KPLR VA G4/14 WBFS V GE1/6 KMBC ITC G6/21 KTVU V GE1/21 Saturday April 5 WVTV ITC GE2/6 WKBD VA G6/2 MLBINTL /WGN ITC GE1/1 WUAB V G6/11 WJZ ITC G4/11 KCWB ITC G4/13 WBFS V GE1/21 KIRO ITC GE1/1 LIN V2+ S3/19 (SSN Extra) (looking for my notes up to April 5)