The BBC will celebrate their return to live FA Cup coverage with a trip to Cantilever Park for Warrington Town’s tie against Exeter City.
Meanwhile, BT Sport will kick off their Cup coverage with two live games - FC Halifax Town v Bradford City and Havant & Waterlooville v Preston North End.
Warrington are playing in the First Round Proper for the first time in their 65-year history.
Managed by Shaun Reid, brother of Everton FA Cup winner Peter, Warrington rewrote the record books by beating ten-man North Ferriby United 1-0 thanks to Lewis Field’s second-half strike.
The Grecians’ trip to the North-West will kick off on Friday 7 November at 7.55pm, and will be screened live on BBC Two.
BBC’s FA Cup coverage that weekend will also include a Football Focus on Saturday 8 November live from Weston-Super-Mare.
There will also be an FA Cup Final Score from 1.55pm the following day on BBC One with cameras at eight FA Cup First Round ties with instant goal and match highlights as they happen.
Sunday’s FA Cup action on the BBC will include a highlights show on BBC Two from 6.30pm.
BT Sport will also be serving up FA Cup action on Sunday 9 November with FC Halifax hosting Bradford City in a Yorkshire derby at 12 noon.
Separated from Bradford by eight miles and two promotions, the Shayman qualified for the First Round in style by beating Chorley 5-0 in a replay on Tuesday evening.
The FA Cup
Three games from The FA Cup First Round Proper will be screened live on BT Sport and the BBC
BT Sport’s FA Cup coverage will continue on Monday 10 November with Preston North End’s trip to the South Coast and Havant & Waterlooville at 8pm.
The Hawks needed a replay to see off Essex’s Canvey Island 3-0 on Tuesday evening.
Managed by Lee Bradbury, Havant’s biggest FA Cup moment to date came in 2008 when they went to Liverpool in the Fourth Round and shocked the Anfield faithful by taking a 2-1 lead.
But the Premier League side battled back to win 5-2 thanks to a Yossi Benayoun hat-trick.
Preston North End have a famous FA Cup history having made the final seven times, lifting the trophy in 1889 and 1938.
The FA live broadcast fee is £67,500 per club and the prize fund is £18,000 for the winners.
The Second Round draw of The FA Cup will take place at 7pm on Monday 10 November with Mark Chapman hosting from the National Football Museum in Manchester on BBC Two.
Read more at
www.thefa.com/news/the-fa-cup/2014/oct/first-round-live-television-games-confirmed#ciq4RP8Bkf5IBuY7.99
