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DirecTV to broadcast the 90th PGA Championship held at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan with its PGA Championship Interactive service from Aug.7 to Aug.10. DirecTV also supplements with TNT and CBS broadcast feeds and also offers PGA.com through online. This interactive service is free to DirecTV subscribers and will deliver the PGA Championship Tournament coverage in high-definition through four channels, featured holes and a new offering called “Players In Depth.”

The broadcast timing of the tournament on these four channels will be as follows

TNT - Thursday and Friday at 1:00-7:00 PM ET

TNT - Saturday and Sunday at 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ET

CBS - Saturday and Sunday at 2:00 - 7 PM ET

DirecTV’s PGA Championship Interactive Mix Channel will broadcast all four channels on a single screen, which will allow subscribers to select and tune to each as a full-screen channel, each of them available in HD.

The PGA Championship Mix Channel on channel 701 will feature a leaderboard on the left side of the screen and display the following four views :

Live CBS/TNT network coverage of the tournament itself.

Featured Group will follow a single group’s progress around the course, with announcers providing insight on the live play.

Featured Holes will focus solely on two of the challenging par 3 holes on the Oakland Hills South Course. Viewers receive complete live coverage as players try different clubs, swings and strategies to meet the challenge.

Players In Depth, a new featured channel, is a fully produced show with interviews, highlights, press conferences, graphics and up-to-the-minute stats. For example, a camera crew and host will visit the driving range or the 18th green and conduct interviews, while another host will provide voice-over highlights and lead-ins to additional content.