NFL Games Will Not Air On AFN-Prime this Year

Folks living off post will need to purchase AFN satellite service in order to watch NFL games this year:

Military members who live off base must buy AFN satellite service if they want to watch NFL action this year, officials announced during an Area II radio town hall meeting Monday.National Football League games will not be broadcast on American Forces Network’s Prime Pacific-Korea because about 50 South Korean cable companies intercept the signal and offer it as part of their paid service, according to Lt. Col. Michael T. Lawhorn, commander of American Forces Network-Korea.Lawhorn, in a phone interview later Tuesday, explained that the problem boils down to broadcast rights and referred to a statement from American Forces Radio and Television Service headquarters in Riverside, Calif.“Scheduling sports on AFN Prime Pacific continues to be problematic because many events are restricted from over-the-air broadcast in
Korea by the distributors,” according to the statement. “In addition, there are currently more than 50 local Korean cable companies that are illegally pirating our programming from the over-the-air broadcasts of AFN Prime. Adding more sports to that channel jeopardizes our already delicate broadcast rights negotiations.”

Here is another option for those who live off post and are die hard NFL fans like myself.  You can sign up for a whole season of NFL games over at Yahoo Sports with the NFL Game Pass for $250.  This service is worth every penny if you are a true NFL fan.  You can either watch the games live or watch them later like I usually do because the NFL games air so early morning or during working hours in the Korean time zone.  With this service you will never miss a game.