Washington Nationals expand TV coverage across Mid-Atlantic
Through partnerships with WTTG Fox 5 and Gray Media, 10 regular-season games will be simulcast live on free, over-the-air television in D.C. and additional markets, reaching millions of households in the DMV and beyond that are full of Nationals fans, reports TVNewsCheck.
TVNewsCheck states: “The Nationals’ exclusive local over-the-air partner, WTTG will produce expanded local pregame shows with host Chad Ricardo for each simulcast leading in to Nationals.TV game broadcasts called by play-by-play announcer Dan Kolko, analyst Kevin Frandsen and host and reporter Alexa Datt.”
“We are proud to partner with the Washington Nationals to televise select games this season. Between game day forecasts, pregame programming, and live games, Fox 5 remains committed to delivering expanded coverage that reflects the passion and pride of Nats fans to bring them closer to their hometown team,” added Sue Diviney, senior vice president and general manager of WTTG and WDCA.
Gray Media will simulcast the same 10 games across several of its stations inside the Nationals home television territory, providing over-the-air access to more than 3.2 million television households across the Mid-Atlantic region. Game coverage on Gray Media stations will begin at the same time as Nationals.TV broadcasts.
“Our Virginia and North Carolina markets are full of Nationals fans who will love watching their team free, over-the-air,” said Sandy Breland, Gray’s chief operating officer. “We appreciate the opportunity to work with the team and Nationals.TV to broaden the reach of America’s pastime from our nation’s capital.”
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