Baltimore is the Best Football Tailgating City in America

Baltimore is the Best Football Tailgating City in America

   KVH Industries, DIRECTV and Professional Tailgaters Measure 'Tailgating-                  friendliness' of 31 NFL Cities plus L.A.    WHAT:           After analyzing stadium parking lots, overall tailgating                   environment, fan enthusiasm and the sales of tailgating                   accessories like in-car live TV and mobile programming, an                   alliance of tailgating experts has released for the first                   time America's Best Football Tailgating Cities Index, a                   ranking of the "tailgating-friendliness" of the 31 U.S.                   cities with NFL teams, plus L.A.                    The Index is a joint effort of KVH Industries, the leading                   manufacturer of live mobile TV systems for cars, RVs and                   boats; DIRECTV, the nation's leading satellite television                   service provider; and various tailgating experts who have                   personally visited and ranked every NFL stadium, including                   www.tailgating.com's Joe Cahn and the creators of the                   "Ultimate Sports Road Trip."    LOCAL INTEREST: Baltimore was ranked first in pre- and post-game                   tailgating out of 31 U.S. cities evaluated with an NFL                   franchise, plus NFL-hopeful L.A.                    Denver, Houston, San Diego, Cincinnati, Miami, Tampa,                   Fla., Kansas City, Buffalo, N.Y., Philadelphia and Phoenix                   (tied for tenth) round out the top 10.  The complete                   ranking follows, or go www.hightechtailgating.com.    INTERVIEW OPPS:                   -- Reps from KVH Industries and DIRECTV on the increasing                      popularity of live, in-car TV among tailgating sports                      fans.                   -- Joe Cahn of www.tailgating.com, professional tailgater                      and the self-proclaimed "Commissioner of Tailgating"                   -- Andrew Kulyk and Peter Farrell of "Ultimate Sports Road                      Trip" who have visited every stadium                      (www.thesportsroadtrip.com)    BACKGROUND:     Rankings are based on ratings by nationally recognized                   tailgating experts Joe Cahn, Andrew Kulyk and Peter                   Farrell after visits to every NFL stadium; an evaluation                   of stadium parking lot sizes, fees, accessibility,                   operating hours and tailgating programs and facilities;                   and the sale of DIRECTV NFL SUNDAY TICKET(TM) packages and                   KVH TracVision in-car TV systems for cars and RVs in                   2006-2007.    CONTACTS:       Bob Ochsner -- XPR, LLC                   (949) 748-7000 or (949) 233-0984 mobile or                   www.hightechtailgating.com                 AMERICA'S BEST FOOTBALL TAILGATING CITIES INDEX        A Ranking of the Most 'Tailgating-friendly' Cities in the U.S.           by KVH Industries, DIRECTV and professional tailgaters    1.  Baltimore                  17. Nashville, Tenn.   2.  Denver                     18. New York  (tied)   3.  Houston                    18. Pittsburgh  (tied)   4.  San Diego                  18. Boston  (tied)   5.  Cincinnati                 21. San Francisco   6.  Miami                      22. Cleveland   7.  Tampa, Fla.                23. Charlotte, N.C.   8.  Kansas City                24. Los Angeles   9.  Buffalo, N.Y.              25. Minneapolis   10. Philadelphia (tied)        26. Dallas   10. Phoenix  (tied)            27. Chicago   12. Washington, D.C.           28. Atlanta   13. Green Bay, Wisc.           29. New Orleans   14. Jacksonville, Fla.         30. St. Louis   15. Oakland, Calif.            31. Detroit   16. Indianapolis               32. Seattle  

PRNewswire -- Sept. 10

Source: KVH Industries

Web site: http://www.hightechtailgating.com/
http://www.tailgating.com/
http://www.thesportsroadtrip.com/

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