Where to Find Live Television and Online Coverage of the 2011 Boston Marathon
Watching the Boston Marathon, Monday April 18th
In the USA
The race will be televised live in its entirety, locally in Boston on WBZ-TV (Channel 4) and nationally on the Universal Sports cable channel (free) from 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Click here for the Universal Sports site and page down for the box on the right to enter your zip code. You will then be given the appropriate cable station for your viewing area. Or, find the link on that site to watch online ($4.99 fee in the United States).
The race will also be covered on American Forces Network to troops in 175 countries.
In the U.K.
The Boston Marathon is live and free-view (unencrypted) on Premier Sports TV; Sky Channel 433 at 14:30 on Monday, April 18, 2011.
In FRANCE
Follow the Boston Marathon live in France exclusively on Ma Chaine Sport at 15:30 local time. MCS broadcasts many national and international premium live events: football, tennis, NBA, volley-ball, handball, swimming, track and field…Every sport for everyone on MCS! Ma Chaine Sport is available in France through every cable, satellite and ADSL operator. More info on www.machainesport.fr
In FINLAND
Watch the Boston Marathon LIVE on Channel Four Finland Pro 2 , beginning at 16:30 Finnish time.
ASIA PACIFIC
One day tape delay on ESPN Star at 2:00 p.m. (local time) on Tuesday, April 19 throughout the entire region except in Hong Kong where the race will be on at 3:30 p.m. and India where the race will be on Wednesday, April 20 at 2:00 p.m. (local time). ESPN Star is the premier broadcaster through Asia. The following countries will see the Boston on a one-day delay: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor*, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Micronesia*, Mongolia*, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia*, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam .
Also: The B.A.A. website had more than 11 million page views for the 2010 Boston Marathon. The race provides real-time leaderboards and commentary, and avenues by which visitors can track runners in progress. See www.baa.org.
