The National Basketball Association franchise that serves Central Florida will now see a small slate of its match-ups air on broadcast TV in the Orlando and neighboring Tampa-St. Petersburg DMAs. It is thanks to an arrangement that allows Hearst Television-owned stations to air games produced by FanDuel Sports Network Florida.
A slate of 10 Orlando Magic games will air simultaneously on the FanDuel cable TV channel available in the two DMAs and on Hearst-owned properties.
Specifically, six of the games will air on WESH-2, the NBC affiliate in the Orlando-Dayton Beach-Melbourne DMA; four will be telecast on WKCF “CW18.”
To the west, WMOR-TV in Tampa will air all 10 Magic telecasts.
“This agreement to bring Orlando Magic games to over-the-air television is a way to put our exciting, up-andcoming team in front of even more of our fans,” said Orlando Magic President of Business Operations Charlie Freeman. “We want to thank our partners at WESH 2, CW18, WMOR-TV, Hearst Television and FanDuel Sports Network for this great opportunity.”
The games to be simulcast on over-the-air television are:
- Sunday, Nov. 16, 7 p.m., at Houston, CW18
- Sunday, Dec. 7, Noon, at New York, CW18
- Saturday, Dec. 27, 7 p.m., vs. Denver, WESH 2
- Friday, Jan. 2, 8 p.m., at Chicago, WESH 2
- Saturday, Jan. 24, 7 p.m., vs. Cleveland, WESH 2
- Sunday, Feb. 1, 4 p.m., at San Antonio, CW18
- Saturday, Mar. 14, 8 p.m., at Miami, WESH 2
- Friday, Apr. 3, 8:30 p.m., at Dallas, WESH 2
- Sunday, Apr. 5, 7 p.m., at New Orleans, CW18
- Friday, Apr. 10, 8 p.m., at Chicago, WESH 2
“We’re excited to join forces with the Orlando Magic and FanDuel Sports Network to make Magic basketball even more accessible to fans throughout Central Florida,” said John Soapes, President and General Manager of WESH 2 and CW18. “This partnership reflects a shared commitment to delivering high-quality local sports programming and creating new opportunities for fans to connect with the team they love.”
