Tegna is giving some local TV viewers an opportunity to see more women’s pro basketball over the airh The station group made a deal with the WNBA’s Indiana Fever for an expanded broadcast partnership. Stations in 11 additional Midwest markets will join WTHR in Indianapolis to air 18 Indiana Fever games for free, over-the-air to 4.6 million households across the region.
Tegna said it worked to add coverage with WOI in Des Moines and WQAD in Davenport (Quad Cities) to bring Indiana Fever games to Fever star Caitlin Clark’s home state. Games will also air on WHAS in Louisville, as well as stations owned by Gray Media, Sinclair, Allen Media Group, Coastal Television Broadcasting Group, and Block Communications, Inc.
“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 Kelly Krauskopf, Indiana Fever president of basketball and business operations. “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.”
“We are thrilled to be part of the incredible success and growing enthusiasm surrounding the WNBA and the Indiana Fever,” said Brad Ramsey, senior vice president, media operations at Tegna. “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.”
