Event Date: November 16th, 1985
Event Description: New USFL TV Deal
Source: UPI
The U.S. Football League became the first professional sports league to commit to satellite syndication as a means of accessing a nationwide audience by signing an agreement with RCA American Communications, Inc. for the upcoming 1986 season, USFL Commissioner Harry Usher announced Tuesday.
RCA American Communications will launch the nation's most powerful communications satellite via the space shuttle Atlantis Nov. 27.
The satellite will programmed to reach 550 broadcast TV stations, which the USFL will utilize to distribute its 1986 games.
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