From Des Moines and Davenport, Iowa to Dayton, Ohio, those who wish to follow the WNBA team that’s home to collegiate superstar Caitlin Clark can tune to free-to-air channels in their respective market, thanks to an expanded broadcast partnership announced on Tuesday by TEGNA.
The NYSE-traded TV station owner and the Indiana Fever inked the deal that sees 11 Midwest markets take on the WNBA team’s coverage produced by WTHR-13 in Indianapolis. Stations in these locales will air a total of 18 games.
Notably, fans of Clark, who played for the University of Iowa, in Des Moines and the Quad Cities will be able to watch Fever games on TEGNA-owned WOI-TV and WQAD-TV, respectively.
Fever games will also air on TEGNA’s WHAS-TV in Louisville, as well as stations owned by Gray Media, Sinclair, Allen Media Group, Coastal Television Broadcasting Group, and Block Communications.
INDIANA FEVER BROADCAST TV NETWORK
Indianapolis, Ind.: WTHR 13.1 & WALV 46.1 (TEGNA)
Champaign-Springfield, Ill.: WAND 17.2 (Block Communications)
Cincinnati, Ohio: WXIX 19.2, 19.3 (Gray Media)
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 Media)
Fort Wayne, Ind.: WPTA 21.1, 21.3 & WISE 33.1 (Gray Media)
Lafayette, Ind.: WPBY 35.1, 35.2 (Coastal Television Broadcasting Group)
Lexington, Ky.: WKYT 27.2, 27.4 (Gray Media)
Louisville, Ky.: WHAS 11.2 (TEGNA)
Terre Haute, Ind.: WTHI 10.2, 10.3 (Allen Media)
TEGNA SVP of Media Operations Brad Ramsey commented, “We are thrilled to be part of the incredible success and growing enthusiasm surrounding the WNBA and the Indiana Fever. It’s exciting to see our successful partnership with Pacers Sports and Entertainment give an even broader fanbase opportunities to connect with their favorite team and players on a local level.”
For Gray Media COO Sandy Breland, “Gray is thrilled to continue to provide fans the Indiana Fever games they want, free over-the-air. We look forward to an exciting season for the team and the fans.”
“We’re incredibly excited to expand our partnership with TEGNA and bring Fever basketball to even more fans across the Midwest — free and over-the-air,” said Indiana Fever President of Basketball and Business Operations Kelly Krauskopf. “From Indiana to Iowa and beyond, this level of access is unprecedented in our franchise’s history and really reflects the surging popularity of our team, our players and women’s professional basketball.”
