San Diego, California - The San Diego Chargers will play their first home game of the 2016 season when they host the Arizona Cardinals in Preseason Week 2 at Qualcomm Stadium on Friday, August 19 at 6 p.m. PT.
The Chargers and Cardinals had similar outcomes in Week 1 of the preseason. The Chargers fell in Tennessee, 27-10, while Arizona dropped their opener at home against Oakland, 31-10.
This marks the 22nd time the Chargers and Cardinals have met in the preseason. San Diego holds a 12-9 series edge. The Bolts have won seven straight dating back to 2004, with wins coming in 2004, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013-15.
JOINT PRACTICES
The Chargers and Cardinals will hold two joint practices in San Diego before facing off at Qualcomm Stadium on Friday night. Tuesday night, the teams will practice in front of fans at Qualcomm Stadium from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, the teams will work at Chargers Park from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday’s practice is closed to the public.
TELEVISION AND RADIO COVERAGE
KFMB-TV, Ch. 8 in San Diego and KCAL-TV, Ch. 9 in Los Angeles and Orange County — Spero Dedes (play-by-play), Dan Fouts (analyst) & Heather Myers (reporter)
Spanish Radio — Pulsar 107.3 FM (San Diego) — Jorge Villanueva (play-by-play) and Tony Alvarez (analyst)
Rock 105.3 FM, XTRA Sports 1360 AM (San Diego) & KLAC 570 AM (Los Angeles & Orange County) — Josh Lewin (play-by-play), Nick Hardwick (analyst) and Mike Costa (reporter) — The Chargers radio network includes KATY 101.3 FM in Temecula and the Inland Empire; KNWH 1250 AM in the Yucca Valley; KNWZ 94.3 FM in Palm Springs; KAVL 610 AM in Palmdale and Lancaster; KRAK 910 AM in Victorville and Hesperia; KRLV 1340 AM in Las Vegas; KXO 107.5 FM in the Imperial Valley and Yuma, Arizona, and Sirius Satellite Radio. Network stations are subject to change.
LATV and Telemundo (Spanish Television) — LATV’s broadcast will air live at 6 p.m. Telemundo’s broadcast will air tape-delayed at 2:00 a.m. PT on Saturday, Aug. 20.
Chargers.com — All Chargers radio broadcasts are streamed live on www.chargers.com. Broadcasts will begin two hours before kickoff and continue for 90 minutes after the game ends.
