The new Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Network has been added to Paul Bunyan Television service. The ACC Network was launched August 22.

ACC Network is available to all PBTV Extra subscribers and can be found on channel 79 and in HD on channel 579 for PBTV Extra subscribers who also have PBTV HD service.   If they network does not appear in your guide, reset your set top box and it should appear.

ACC Network will offer live ACC sports and related programming. Approximately 450 live televised events, including 40 regular-season football games, 150 men’s and women’s basketball games, and 200 other regular-season competitions and tournament games from across the conference’s 27 sponsored sports will be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows and original programming.

Member schools of the ACC include Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Louisville, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.

“We’re excited to give our subscribers the opportunity to receive the ACC Network as part of their Paul Bunyan Television service.  We offer a wide variety of sports programming and the ACC will provide access to even more live college sports for our customers.” said Brian Bissonette, Paul Bunyan Communications Marketing Supervisor.

PBTV Extra can be added to Paul Bunyan Television service for only $12 per month.  PBTV Extra currently includes over 40 networks featuring a wide array of programming content including news, music, sports, and entertainment.

To add to your service, call 444-1234, 999-1234, or toll free 1-888-586-3100.

Join in the fun of the 23rd Annual Shriner’s Weekend at Bemidji State University September 27-28!

Friday

• 8:30-11:30 Free Screening Clinic at Sanford Health
• 11:30  Beaver Pride Luncheon at Bemidji Town and Country Club
• 1 p.m. Golf Tournament with social and sports memorabilia auction to follow

Saturday

• Parade at 1
• Tailgate party at Diamond Point Park after Parade
• 4 p.m. Shriner’s Game- BSU Football vs UMD

Join us and Pinnacle Marketing Group at the Itasca Economic Development Corporation​ 4th Annual Social Media Summit for Business Thursday, September 26 from 9 am-3 pm at Timberlake Lodge in Grand Rapids.

To get more information or register visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/4th-annual-social-media-summit-for-businesses-tickets-70815931357

Our offices will be closed Monday, September 2 for the Labor Day Holiday

As always, 24 hour emergency repair will be available by calling 800-475-8309

The first and only stadium style eSports event in the region, the GigaZone Gaming Championship, returns to the Sanford Center Ballroom in Bemidji Saturday, November 2.

All the fun is FREE!  FREE to game and participate in any of the gaming tournaments

The only money you’ll need is for food/beverages or GigaZone Gaming merchandise which will be available all day

Doors Open at 10 a.m. and it will conclude between 7-8 with the Super Smash Brothers Ultimate GigaZone Gaming Championship match on main stage

Tournaments for all ages with over $5,000 in cash and prizes

Each tournament has a limited number of entrants and registration starts on-site starting at 10 a.m. until full. Rules, registration, and more info is online at gigazonegaming.com

Main Stage Main Tournament: Super Smash Brothers Ultimate

Other tournaments include:

Fortnite                                Overwatch 3v3                  Madden 20                         Mario Kart 8

Beat Saber                           2 Magic the Gathering Booster Drafts

Walls lined with more Arcade Games than ever before! 

• Ms Pac Man/Galaga
• Big Buck Hunter
• Raiden
• Silent Scope
• Aliens Extermination
• Cruzin’ Exotica (linked-Head to head) (Driver)
• Pinball – Pirates of the Caribbean
• Pinball – Adams Family
• Pinball-  World Cup Soccer
• Fast and the Furious Supercars (Driver)
• Hydro Thunder (Driver)
• Neo Geo (4 games/1 cabinet)
• Area 51/Maximum Force
• The Simpson’s
• Lock N Chase
• Bust A Move EX
• Silver Strike Bowling
• House of the Dead
• Guitar Hero

There is also a Cosplay Contest for those who dress up and embrace their inner fantasy character with prizes of up to $200 for the top costume of the weekend.

“We’re excited to bring back GigaZone Gaming Championship to the region!  It gets bigger and better every year.  There is a large gaming community in our area and this event is a way that we can give all gamers, whether competitive or just in it for fun, to come out and enjoy a one of a kind gaming event” said Gary Johnson, Paul Bunyan Communications CEO/General Manager.

“With the GigaZone providing Internet speeds up to a Gigabit per second it is the ultimate connection for the online gaming experience. Our cooperative has one of the largest rural fiber gigabit networks in the country and this event showcases the GigaZone Internet speeds and the impact it has on the overall gaming experience.” added Leo Anderson, Paul Bunyan Communications Digital Services Supervisor.

For more information on the GigaZone Gaming Championship visit www.gigazonegaming.com

Paul Bunyan Communications is providing all PBTV subscribers a free preview of the NFL RedZone the first two weeks of the regular season, September 8 and 15.

NFL RedZone is available on PBTV channel 77 or in HD on channel 577.

NFL RedZone whips around every NFL game during the regular season on Sunday afternoons, delivering all the touchdowns and exciting moments LIVE. When a team goes inside the 20 on their way to the end zone, you will see the crucial plays as they happen.  NFL RedZone, puts viewers first and goal.

After the free preview, PBTV subscribers can continue to receive NFL RedZone by subscribing to both the PBTV Sports and PBTV Extra package.

Bemidji State University will hold its 14th Annual Community Appreciation Day Thursday, August 29. The free event is Bemidji State’s “thank you” to the residents, business owners and friends in Beaver Nation for all they do to support the university.

The free, public event will run from 4:30-6 p.m. on the 19th Street lawn between Tamarack Hall and the Gillett center.

Paul Bunyan Communications is a major sponsor of the event, which will include “A Taste of BSU,” featuring free food samples from local restaurants and organizations along with live music.

There will also be “Meet the Beavers” stations where kids can meet student-athletes from BSU’s intercollegiate varsity sports. The players will be leading a number of interactive games and Bucky the Beaver will be available for pictures.

In addition, dozens of booths from various campus departments/activities and local businesses and organizations, along with a variety of games and activities for children will be available throughout the evening.

Twins fans, nearly all 162 games are televised on a sports network available through PBTV but not today. If you want to watch the Twins/Brewers at 1:10 you will need to do so online at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C3v61GbI0c

The game will be available exclusively on YouTube as part of the digital platform’s expanded partnership with Major League Baseball.

All four of the Minnesota Vikings preseason games will be available to watch with Paul Bunyan Television!

PBTV west side customers can watch the game on Fox 9​ PBTV channel 8 or HD channel 508.

PBTV east side customers can watch it on WDIO​ Duluth channel 13 or HD channel 513.

Game 1 is Friday, August 9 at 7 p.m. vs New Orleans Saints

Game 2 is Sunday, August 18 at 7 p.m. vs Seattle Seahawks

Game 3 is Saturday, August 24 at Noon vs Arizona Cardinals

Game 4 is Thursday, August 29 at 6 p.m. vs Buffalo Bills

For more information visit https://www.vikings.com/

Over $2.8 million has been returned to members of Paul Bunyan Communications!

Paul Bunyan Communications is a not for profit company that strives to provide the highest quality service at the most affordable rates.  As a cooperative, membership in Paul Bunyan Communications includes the opportunity to share in the financial success of the company. When profits are earned they are allocated to the members based on their proportional share of the allocable revenues.  These allocations may then be returned to the individual members through capital credit retirements.

For current members with a distribution amount less than $75, a credit has been applied to your August bill. Checks have been mailed out for distributions of $75 or more.

“The state of our cooperative is very strong with over 22,000 members throughout our 5,500 square mile service territory.  We have been very busy building one of the largest all-fiber optic rural Gigabit networks in the country, the GigaZone, which is revolutionizing the way members live, work, and play.  It is rewarding to see all those efforts continue to pay off and return these profits to our membership” said Gary Johnson, Paul Bunyan Communications CEO/General Manager.

“For over 65 years we have been providing the latest in technology at cost.  There is no membership fee to join Paul Bunyan Communications and there are no annual membership dues. All you need to do is subscribe to either one line of local phone or Broadband Internet service and you become a member. You get the latest in technology backed up by our talented team of over 130 local employees that all live and work here” added Dave Schultz, Paul Bunyan Communications Chief Financial Officer.

“In a highly competitive industry with national competitors our cooperative has been successful because we put our region and our members first.  We don’t have to worry about customers all over the place like in Sioux Falls, Fargo, Minneapolis, or anywhere else. Our investments go here, back into our network, our services, and our communities.” added Brian Bissonette, Paul Bunyan Communications Marketing Supervisor.

If you were a member of the cooperative in 2002 and/or 2018 and accrued more than $10 in total capital credit allocations, but do not receive the credit on your account or a check by September 22, please contact Paul Bunyan Communications at (218) 444-1234 or (218) 999-1234.

Service availability depends upon location.  Past performance is no guarantee of future capital credit returns.  Capital credits are distributed when economically feasible as determined by the cooperative’s member elected board of directors.  Some restrictions may apply.