This week the Milwaukee Bucks an NBA team and Weigel Broadcasting Co. announced a deal that will see 10 NBA games air free on OTA TV instead of Bally Sports.
Here are the games and dates that will air for free on OTA TV:
Date | Opponent | Time (CT) | Station(s) |
Friday, Feb. 23 | at Minnesota Timberwolves | 7 p.m. | WMLW & CBS 58 |
Friday, March 1 | at Chicago Bulls | 9 p.m. | WMLW |
Monday, March 4 | vs. Los Angeles Clippers | 7 p.m. | WMLW & Telemundo WI |
Friday, March 8 | at Los Angeles Lakers | 9 p.m. | WMLW |
Wednesday, March 20 | at Boston Celtics | 6:30 p.m. | WMLW |
Thursday, March 28 | at New Orleans Pelicans | 7 p.m. | WMLW |
Wednesday, April 3 | vs. Memphis Grizzlies | 6:30 p.m. | WMLW |
Friday, April 5 | vs. Toronto Raptors | 7 p.m. | WMLW |
Wednesday, April 10 | vs. Orlando Magic | 7 p.m. | WMLW |
Friday, April 12 | at Oklahoma City Thunder | 7 p.m. | WMLW |
“We are thrilled to expand our collaboration with the Bucks to bring these games to our local stations for viewers,” said Anne Brown, Vice President and General Manager of WMLW and WDJT.
“Broadcasting Bucks games on free over the air television is a tremendous opportunity to give even more of our fans easy access to their team,” said Peter Feigin, President of the Bucks and Fiserv Forum. “We appreciate our partnership with Weigel for this exciting initiative.”
“In a media ecosystem that’s only becoming more fragmented, Weigel’s broadcast footprint provides unmatched reach for forward-thinking sports teams such as the Bucks,” said Evan Fieldman, Executive Vice President of Weigel.
Here are the channels that will offer the games on free OTA TV and what paid services will offer them:
WMLW: Viewers can watch WMLW over-the-air on channels 49.1/58.3, Spectrum channels 7/8/608/982/1007, DIRECTV channel 49, Dish Network channel 49, and AT&T U-Verse channels 7/1007.
WDJT CBS 58: Viewers can watch CBS 58 over-the-air on channel 58.1, Spectrum channels 5/9/605/1005, DIRECTV channel 58, Dish Network channel 58, and AT&T U-Verse channels 5/1005.
WYTU Telemundo Wisconsin: Viewers can watch Telemundo Wisconsin over-the-air on channels 63.1/58.4, Spectrum channels 17/27/206/1027, Dish Network channel 17, and AT&T U-Verse channels 27/3007.