CIAA Announces 2022 Football Broadcast Schedule

By: CIAA Press

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) announces its broadcast schedule for the 2022 football season, with games set to be shown on three additional platforms – AspireTV, PRC Communications, and HBCU GO, as well as the conference’s very own CIAA Sports Network.

Five CIAA games will be televised live on AspireTV, including the 2022 CIAA Football Championship, which will be held in Salem, VA on November 12 this year. PRC Communications will be televising 10 CIAA games live through Regional Networks while a total of 30 conference games will be showcased on HBCU GO’s platform.

AspireTV’s four-game regular season slate, which features seven of the league’s 12 teams, begins Saturday, October 15 when Lincoln (PA) visits Elizabeth City State for the Vikings’ homecoming. The next week, Johnson C. Smith hosts Fayetteville State for its homecoming on television. AspireTV will also showcase the October 29 tilt between visiting Johnson C. Smith and host Winston-Salem State and the November 5 battle between Saint Augustine’s and Shaw with the Bears hosting.

PRC Communications will televise at least one game a week beginning with the start of the conference slate on September 17. There will be 10 games over the course of eight weeks and nine of the 12 league teams will be featured.

Multiple contests a week will also be shown on HBCU GO, beginning September 17. All 12 league teams and the homecoming contests of Bowie State, Lincoln (PA), Saint Augustine’s, and Shaw will be featured on the platform.

2022 marks the seventh year of a partnership between the CIAA & AspireTV to provide live broadcast coverage across multiple platforms. This is the second year of a partnership that grants HBCU GO cable, linear, streaming, broadcast, VOD, and pay-per-view rights to CIAA contests. This is also the first year in a collaboration between the conference and PRC Communications. 

Every conference game will also still be available on the CIAA Sports Network. Local listings of each game’s broadcast will be available at a later time.

  1. AspireTV (5 games)- These games will be produced by Van Wagner and will also go through
    the CIAA Digital Network
    Saturday, October 15
    Lincoln (PA) University vs Elizabeth City State University ECSU Homecoming
    Elizabeth City, NC 1 p.m.
    Saturday, October 22
    Fayetteville State University vs Johnson C. Smith University JCSU Homecoming
    Charlotte, NC 1 p.m.
    Saturday, October 29
    Johnson C. Smith University vs Winston-Salem State University
    Winston-Salem, NC 1 p.m.
    Saturday, November 5
    Saint Augustine’s University vs Shaw University
    Raleigh, NC 1 p.m.
    Saturday, November 12
    2022 CIAA Football Championship Salem Football Stadium
    Salem, VA 1 p.m.
  2. PRC Communication (10 games) – These games will be produced by PRC
    Communications and televised through Regional Networks. These will also run through the CIAA
    Digital Network
    o 9/17/22 ▪ Winston-Salem State University vs Elizabeth City State University 12 p.m.
    o 9/24/22 ▪ Virginia Union University vs Fayetteville State University 4 p.m.
    o 10/1/22 ▪ Lincoln University (PA) vs Winston-Salem State University 2 p.m.
    o 10/8/22 ▪ Elizabeth City State University vs Virginia Union University 12 p.m.
    ▪ Bowie State University vs Virginia State University 4 p.m.
    o 10/15/22 ▪ Virginia Union University vs Bowie State University 12 p.m.
    o 10/22/22 ▪ Virginia Union University vs Lincoln University (PA) 12 p.m.
    o 10/29/22 ▪ Shaw University vs Fayetteville State University 4 p.m.
    o 11/5/22 ▪ Virginia Union University vs Virginia State University 12 p.m.
    ▪ Fayetteville State University vs Winston-Salem State University 4 p.m.
  3. HBCU GO (30 games) (This is not finalized just yet)- HBCU GO will ingest the
    current feed through Blueframe and the CIAA Digital Network to be able to use on their network.
    The Home team will produce the games.
    9/17
    Fayetteville State University at Lincoln University (PA)
    Bowie State University at Shaw University
    Saint Augustine’s University at Virginia State University
    Livingstone College at Virginia Union University
    9/24
    Virginia State University at Livingstone College
    Lincoln University (PA) at Johnson C. Smith University
    Bowie State University at Saint Augustine’s University
    Elizabeth City State University at Shaw University
    10/1
    Livingstone College at Bowie State University (Homecoming)
    Elizabeth City State University at Johnson C. Smith University
    Shaw University at Virginia State University
    Saint Augustine’s University at Virginia Union University
    Chowan University at Fayetteville State University
    10/8
    Chowan University at Lincoln University (PA) (Homecoming)
    Saint Augustine’s University at Fayetteville State University
    Winston-Salem State University at Livingstone College
    Shaw University at Johnson C. Smith University
    10/15
    Johnson C. Smith University at Saint Augustine’s University (Homecoming)
    Fayetteville State University at Livingstone College
    Shaw University at Winston-Salem State University
    10/22
    Virginia State University at Elizabeth City State University
    Livingstone College at Shaw University (Homecoming)
    Chowan University at Bowie State University
    Winston-Salem State University at Saint Augustine’s University
    10/29
    Virginia State University at Lincoln University (PA)
    Livingstone College at Saint Augustine’s University
    Bowie State University at Elizabeth City State University
    Chowan University at Virginia Union University
    11/5
    Johnson C. Smith University at Livingstone College (Rivalry)
    Lincoln University (PA) at Bowie State University (Rivalry)
    All games will still be streamed through our own CIAA Sports Network. On the CIAA side, it is our
    responsibility to promote the CIAA Sports Network and make sure people are tuning into our network.