Courtesy WIBW

(June 10, 2009) The Kansas City Chiefs and KCTV5 announced on Tuesday that the Chiefs Television Network is set to broadcast all four Chiefs preseason games to 10 different markets in a five-state region that includes Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma. Anchored by KCTV5 in Kansas City, the Chiefs Television Network will broadcast the club’s first three preseason games in HD, while Kansas City’s final preseason contest will be telecast in a 16x9 format in SD.

CBS Sports NFL play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan will officially join the Chiefs Television Network to call a pair of preseason games for Kansas City in 2009. Harlan will be in the booth for the club’s games at Minnesota (8/21) and vs. Seattle (8/29).

FOX Sports NFL analyst Jayice Pearson returns to the Chiefs Television Network for a seventh season in 2009. A cornerback for the Chiefs from ’86-92, Pearson will join Harlan in the broadcast booth for the first time this season. Former Chiefs T Rich Baldinger also returns to handle sideline reports.

Veteran broadcaster Dave Armstrong will cover the play-by-play duties for two games on the Chiefs Television Network. Owning a litany of national and local broadcasting credits, Armstrong has previously broadcast Kansas City Royals and Seattle Seahawks games, in addition to Big 8, Big Ten and Big 12 basketball.