As a sign of the times, the 49ers were left off the national television airways this preseason. The team announced their exhibition schedule on Thursday, and all of the 49ers’ games will be televised on KPIX, channel 5, the local CBS affiliate. It seems the big networks believe the 49ers don’t have much to offer a national audience.
The team will open the exhibition season on the week of August 11, when the 49ers play Houston at home. The next week, it’s Denver on the road. The third week, when most starters play into the second half, will be against the Packers at Levi’s and then on September 1st, a Thursday night, the 49ers will be in San Diego for the always gripping exhibition finale.