Live Coverage Of Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson’s memorial on Tuesday morning at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles is expected to draw huge numbers of people. For those of you that would like to watch the Michael Jackson memorial service online, we’ve included links to the best live streaming coverage of Michael Jackson’s funeral below.

Michael Jackson’s memorial service at the Staples center will be covered worldwide in the media today. Fans and media from around the world have flown in to LAX to cover the memorial. So if you are not lucky enough to have a ticket, we recommend you stay far away from this area. “This is the kind of event on TV that just about everyone will tune in for, at least for a part of it, in order to be a part of it,” one producer already positioned at Staples told THR.

Organizers of the Jackson memorial funeral service told broadcasters that Staples will not offer a VIP red carpet line and that dignitaries and celebs will not have a chance to be interviewed. ABC has apparently gotten the entire balcony of the Nokia Theatre adjacent to Staples for its coverage, while positions on special high-risers near the arena’s entrance were reportedly going for $10,000 a pop to different media outlets.

Michael Jackson Memorial Service

Michael Jackson memorial service starts on AOL Radio Tuesday, July 7 at 9:30 am pacific time. The memorial service will then begin 10 am at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. The coverage will be provided by CBS affiliate KFWB News 980, and the memorial service will be streamed live. AOL Radio is also paying tribute to the King of Pop with an All Michael Jackson station.

Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe will attend the pop superstar's memorial service. Former Jackson business associate Marc Schaffel said on ABC's "Good Morning America" that Rowe was confirmed for VIP seats. Rowe is the mother of Jackson's two oldest children. Meanwhile, Los Angeles City Councilwoman Jan Perry said she'd "love it" if the Jacksons helped defray some of the city's expected costs associated with Tuesday's memorial, but that officials hadn't heard from the family.

Perry said the city didn't immediately have an estimate of those costs. More than 1.6 million fans registered online for a chance to attend the Staples Center ceremony, and only 8,750 names were chosen. Los Angeles officials are concerned about other fans clogging city streets. The Rev. Al Sharpton, in an appearance Monday on ABC's "Good Morning America," made no mention of whether the Jacksons would help the city with some of the expected costs.