The IHSSN will provide a live satellite feed of the following Iowa High School State
Championship Play-offs and Tournaments so local television stations can broadcast these
events on their respective digital stations.
The production provided by the IHSSN will be in a limited capacity to keep expenses low yet be
able to deliver the event to the viewers.
BROADCAST COMPONENTS
Three Cameras
 High Center
 One - tight Shots
 One - wide Shots
Two Announcers – Radio Simulcast
 Play by Play Announcer
 Color Analyst
Graphics Bar
 Score
 Time
 Period
 Sponsors
2011 IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STATE FOOTBALL SEMI-FINALS
November 10, 2011
8 Player semi-finals
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Game One -10:00am
Game Two -1:00pm
November 11, 2011
Class A semi-finals
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Game One-10:30am
Game Two -1:30pm
Class 4A semi-finals
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Game Three 4:30pm
Game Four - 7:30pm
November 12, 2011
Class 1A semi-finals
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Game One-9:30am
Game Two -12:00pm
November 14, 2011
Class 2A semi-finals
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Game One-10:30am
Game Two -1:30pm
Class 3A semi-finals
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Game Three 4:30pm
Game Four - 7:30pm
2012 GIRLS IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STATE BASKETBALL SEMI-FINALS
February 29, 2012
Class 1A Semi-Finals
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Game One - 6:45 pm
Game Two - 8:30 pm
March 1, 2012
Class 2A Semi-Finals
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Game One - 12:00 pm
Game Two - 1:45 pm
March 1, 2012
Class 3A Semi-Finals
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Game Three - 6:00 pm
Game Four - 7:45 pm
March 2, 2012
Class 4A Semi-Finals
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Game One - 12:00 pm
Game Two - 1:45 pm
2012 BOYS IOWA HIGH SCHOOL STATE BASKETBALL SEMI-FINALS
March 8, 2012
Class 1A Semi-Finals
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Game One - 10:30 am
Game Two - 12:15 pm
March 8, 2012
Class 2A Semi-Finals
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Game Three - 2:00 pm
Game Four - 3:45 pm
March 8, 2012
Class 3A Semi-Finals
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Game Five - 6:35 pm
Game Six - 8:15 pm
March 9, 2012
Class 4A Semi-Finals
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Game One - 1:30 pm
Game Two - 3:15 pm
Microcast TV Broadcast Instructions
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The IHSSN radio broadcast will be simulcast on the Microcast broadcast.
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Microcast will go live on the air starting with the pre-game show which will begin 15 minutes
prior to the start of each game. Start time for each game is shown on the schedule show in this
booklet.
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Half-time will be 14 to 18 minutes in length.
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Local Television stations will be responsible for all local commercial insertions.
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Post game will be 10 minutes in length.
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Games will always start as scheduled. Time in between games may vary depending upon the
length of the game. Games may be shorter or may be longer.
When games are scheduled back to back, teams are guaranteed 30 minutes for warm-up at
the conclusion of the previous game. The clock will be set for this 30 minute period at the end
of a short awards ceremony which immediately follows the end of the game.
DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WE WILL BE SHOWING A WIDE ANGLE SHOT OF THE FIELD AND
TEAMS WITH A MUSIC BACKGROUND. STATIONS MAY USE THIS TIME AS THEY SEE FIT.
PLEASE REMEMBER WE WILL COME BACK LIVE FOR THE PRE-GAME 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO
THE START OF EACH GAME.
Overtime scenario
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Run local break number 20
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Overtime as scheduled following the end of regulation play.
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No further breaks during or between any ensuing overtime periods.
IHSSN Semi-Finals - Football Playoff Format
PRE-GAME – 15 minutes
Break 1
Break 2
Break 3
2:00
2:00
2:00
Local
Local
Local
FIRST QUARTER
Break 4
Break 5
Break 6
Break 7– End of 1st Qtr.
1:00
1:00
1:00
1:00
Local
Network
Local
Network
SECOND QUARTER
Break 8
Break 9
Break 10
Break 11– End of 2nd Qtr.
1:00
1:00
1:00
1:00
Local
Network
Local
Network
HALFTIME – 14 to 18 MINUTES
Break 12
2:00
Break 13
2:00
Break 14
2:00
Local
Local
Local
THIRD QUARTER
Break 15
Break 16
Break 17
Break 18 – End of 3rd Qtr.
1:00
1:00
:30
1:00
Local
Local
Network
Network
FOURTH QUARTER
Break 19
Break 20
Break 21
Break 22– End of Game
1:00
1:00
:30
1:00
Local
Local
Network
Network
POST GAME – 10 minutes
Break 23
Break 24
Break 25
2:00
1:00
1:00
Local
Local
Local
Network
Local
Eight (8) Breaks
Seventeen (17) Breaks
Seven (7) Minutes
Twenty-Four (24) Minutes
TELEVISION AFFILIATES
KCWI 23 – Ankeny-Des Moines – All 28 Games
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KDMI 19.1
Mediacom - Channel 20
Dish TV – Channel 56
45 smaller cable companies
KCRG – Cedar Rapids– All 28 Games
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KCRG 9.2
Mediacom - Channel 109
IMON Cable TV- Channel 709
Cedar Falls Utilities
25 smaller cable companies
CHECK YOUR LOCAL LISTINGS TO SEE IF YOUR AFFILIATE
HAS CHOSEN TO BROADCAST THESE GAMES ON THEIR
DIGITAL CHANNELS.