The Rose Bowl was first televised in 1947 on W6XYZ,[1] an experimental station out of Los Angeles that would eventually become KTLA.
In 2013, ESPN Deportes provided the first Spanish language telecast in the U.S. of the Rose Bowl Game.
[5] The Rose Bowl game contract with ESPN was extended on June 28, 2012, to 2026, for a reportedly $80 million per year.
The 2002 Rose Bowl was the first broadcast not set at the traditional 2:00pm West Coast time.
The 1952 Rose Bowl, on NBC, was the first national telecast of a college football game.