The Fever has expanded their TV Market,now reaching 4.6M homes. 17 Games will air for FREE on WQAD,Moline(ABC) & in DesMoines: WOI(ABC) & KCWI(the CW)

[Franisdaman]

The first of 17 games to be broadcast for free on local TV is May 16 vs the NY Liberty.

TEGNA owned TV stations in the 5 states that will be broadcasting 17 Fever games for FREE:

Indiana:
WTHR (NBC), Indianapolis

Illinois:
WQAD (ABC), Moline

IOWA:
WOI (ABC), Des Moines
KCWI (The CW), Des Moines

Ohio:
WBNS (CBS), Columbus
WKYC (NBC), Cleveland
WTOL (CBS), Toledo

Kentucky:
WHAS (ABC), Louisville

 

[BioHawk]

How does this work? Do they just make a land grab or something?

 

[cmhawks99]

How does this work? Do they just make a land grab or something?

😂😂 I read that, and in the literal sense laughed out loud!! That’s awesome. Kudos!!

 

[GOHOX69]

Indian fever? Well thank you.

I think you mean Indiana 😉

 

[Franisdaman]

How does this work? Do they just make a land grab or something?

More details, from ESPN:

Clark and the Fever will enjoy increased screen time for the upcoming season.

12 television markets will aid in broadcasting 17 of Indiana's games for free this season, allowing fans to get a better glimpse at Clark.

WTHR in Indianapolis was originally set to air Fever games, but now it will be getting some help from 11 more stations across 5 states. Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa and Kentucky will each have at least one station showing Clark and teammates take the court this summer.

With the expanded coverage, Fever games will have the chance to reach 4.6 million homes.

"This is a pivotal moment for our Fever team and women's basketball, more broadly, and this groundbreaking partnership with TEGNA [a broadcast and digital media company] will ensure more fans than ever will be able to watch this historic season," Pacers Sports and Entertainment chief executive officer Rick Fuson said in a statement.

May 14 marks Indiana's season opener at the Connecticut Sun, and the first broadcast of this expanded coverage will occur 2 days later when they take on the visiting New York Liberty.

"We could not be more excited to make these exciting WNBA games available to more fans, in more homes, across more markets, including Caitlin Clark's home state of Iowa," TEGNA senior vice president of media operations Brad Ramsey added in a statement.

The Fever went 13-27 last season, finishing 10th in the 12-team WNBA.

Clark, Fever embrace approval of charter flights

Indiana Fever rookie Caitlin Clark said the WNBA's decision to provide chartered flights for teams will make life "a lot easier for a lot of people."

www.espn.com

 

[Franisdaman]

TEGNA owned TV stations in the 5 states that will be broadcasting 17 Fever games for FREE:

Indiana:
WTHR (NBC), Indianapolis

Illinois:
WQAD (ABC), Moline

Ohio:
WBNS (CBS), Columbus
WKYC (NBC), Cleveland
WTOL (CBS), Toledo

IOWA:
WOI (ABC), Des Moines
KCWI (The CW), Des Moines

Kentucky:
WHAS (ABC), Louisville

 

[Franisdaman]

Here is a map showing the TV & radio stations that TEGNA owns:

Brands - TEGNA

www.tegna.com

 

[hawkeye_wx]

I wonder if any of these local stations can be streamed.

 

[Franisdaman]

Interesting discussion. Have to give the Fever credit, however, in putting 17 games on local TV in 12 markets in 5 states.

Check this out & watch:

 

[Franisdaman]

It will be easy to watch Caitlin over the next week.

Upcoming games:

Tues May 14, 6:30 pm CT, ESPN2
Thurs May 16, 6:00 pm CT, on local TV--WQAD (ABC); WOI (ABC), Des Moines; KCWI (The CW), Des Moines

Sat May 18, 12:00 pm CT, ABC
Mon May 20, 6:00 pm CT, ESPN

 

[Tenacious E]

It will be easy to watch Caitlin over the next week.

Upcoming games:

Tues May 14, 6:30 pm CT, ESPN2
Thurs May 16, 6:00 pm CT, on local TV--WQAD (ABC); WOI (ABC), Des Moines; KCWI (The CW), Des Moines

Sat May 18, 12:00 pm CT, ABC
Mon May 20, 6:00 pm CT, ESPN

That is incredible given how hard a Fever fan would have had to work to get to watch them in 2023:

DATE	TIME (ET)	OPPONENT	NETWORK
Friday, May 19	7 p.m.	vs Connecticut	Bally Sports Indiana
Sunday, May 21	2 p.m.	at New York	Fever Facebook/Twitter/Meta VR
Sunday, May 28	3 p.m.	at Atlanta	Fever Facebook/NBA TV
Tuesday, May 30	7 p.m.	at Connecticut	Fever Facebook
Sunday, June 4	4 p.m.	vs Las Vegas	Fever Facebook/CBS-SN
Tuesday, June 6	8 p.m.	at Chicago	Fever Facebook/CBS-SN
Friday, June 9	8 p.m.	at Minnesota	ION
Sunday, June 11	5 p.m.	vs Phoenix	Fever Facebook/CBS-SN
Tuesday, June 13	7 p.m.	vs Washington	Bally Sports Indiana/Twitter/Meta VR
Thursday, June 15	8 p.m.	at Chicago	Fever Facebook
Sunday, June 18	4 p.m.	vs Atlanta	Fever Facebook/CBS-SN
Thursday, June 22	10 p.m.	at Seattle	Fever Facebook/Prime Video
Saturday, June 24	9 p.m.	at Las Vegas	Fever Facebook/NBA TV
Monday, June 26	10 p.m.	at Las Vegas	Fever Facebook/CBS-SN
Thursday, June 29	10 p.m.	at Phoenix	Fever Facebook/NBA TV
Sunday, July 2	4 p.m.	vs Chicago	Fever Facebook
Wednesday, July 5	8 p.m.	at Minnesota	Fever Facebook
Friday, July 7	7 p.m.	at Washington	ION
Sunday, July 9	4 p.m.	vs Dallas	Bally Sports Indiana
Wednesday, July 12	12 p.m.	vs New York	Fever Facebook
Wednesday, July 19	11:30 a.m.	at Washington	Fever Facebook
Sunday, July 23	3 p.m.	at New York	Fever Facebook/NBA TV
Tuesday, July 25	10 p.m.	at Los Angeles	Fever Facebook/NBA TV
Thursday, July 27	3:30 p.m.	at Los Angeles	Fever Facebook/NBA TV
Sunday, July 30	4 p.m.	vs Seattle	Bally Sports Indiana
Tuesday, Aug. 1	7 p.m.	vs Phoenix	Bally Sports Indiana
Friday, Aug. 4	7 p.m.	vs Connecticut	ION
Sunday, Aug. 6	3 p.m.	at Atlanta	Fever Facebook
Tuesday, Aug. 8	7 p.m.	vs Los Angeles	Bally Sports Indiana/Meta VR
Thursday, Aug. 10	7 p.m.	vs Minnesota	Bally Sports Indiana/Prime Video
Sunday, Aug. 13	3 p.m.	vs New York	ESPN
Friday, Aug. 18	7 p.m.	vs Washington	ION
Sunday, Aug. 20	6 p.m.	at Phoenix	Fever Facebook/Meta VR
Thursday, Aug. 24	7 p.m.	vs Seattle	Fever Facebook/Twitter/Meta VR
Sunday, Aug. 27	4 p.m.	vs Atlanta	Bally Sports Indiana/NBA TV
Friday, Sept. 1	7 p.m.	vs Dallas	ION
Sunday, Sept. 3	4 p.m.	at Dallas	Fever Facebook
Tuesday, Sept. 5	7 p.m.	vs Chicago	Bally Sports Indiana/NBA TV
Friday, Sept. 8	7 p.m.	at Connecticut	ION
Sunday, Sept. 10	1 p.m.	vs Minnesota	Bally Sports Indiana/Meta VR

 

[Franisdaman]

The 17 games available to viewers are:

Thurs., May 16 vs. Liberty, 7 p.m. ET
Wed., May 22 @ Storm, 10 p.m. ET
Sat., May 25 @ Aces, 9 p.m. ET
Thurs., May 30 vs. Storm, 7 p.m. ET
*Sat., June 1 vs. Sky, 1 p.m. ET (subject to change)
Sun., June 2 @ Liberty, 7 p.m. ET
Mon., June 10 @ Sun, 7 p.m. ET
Thurs., June 13 vs. Dream, 7 p.m. ET
Sun., June 23 @ Sky, 6 p.m. ET
Thurs., June 27 @ Storm, 10 p.m. ET
Wed., July 10 vs. Mystics, 12 p.m. ET
Mon., August 26 @ Dream, 7:30 p.m. ET
Wed., September 4 vs. Sparks, 7 p.m. ET
Sun., September 8 vs. Dream, 4 p.m. ET
Wed., September 11 vs. Aces, 7 p.m. ET
Sun., September 15 vs. Wings, 3 p.m. ET
Thurs., September 19 @ Mystics, 7 p.m. ET

Stations airing the games (subject to change) include:

Indianapolis, Ind.: WTHR 13.1, 13.3 & WALV 46.1 (TEGNA)
Champaign-Springfield, Ill.: WCIX 49.1 & WCIA 3.1 (Nexstar)
Cincinnati, Ohio: WXIX 19.3 (Gray Television)
Davenport, Iowa: WQAD 8.1, 8.3 (TEGNA)
Dayton, Ohio: WKEF 22.3 (Sinclair)
Des Moines, Iowa: WOI 5.1 & KCWI 23.1 (TEGNA)
Evansville, Ind.: WFIE 14.2 (Gray Television)
Fort Wayne, Ind.: WPTA 21.3 (Gray Television)
Lafayette, Ind.: WPBY 35.1, 35.2 (Coastal Television Broadcasting Group)
Lexington, Ky.: WKYT 27.2 (Gray Television)
Louisville, Ky.: WHAS 11.1, 11.2 (TEGNA)
South Bend, Ind.: WCWW 25.1 & WMYS 69.1 (Weigel); WNDU 16.2 (Gray Television)

TEGNA and Indiana Fever Expand Broadcast Distribution of the Fever’s Exciting Upcoming Season in 11 Additional Markets – Indiana Fever

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