Atlanta Hawks Partner with Gray’s Peachtree TV and WANF to Broadcast 10 Games Free, Over the Air
December 30 2023 - 5:05PM
After almost 30 years away, the Atlanta Hawks are returning home to
Peachtree TV (WPCH) in Atlanta. Beginning with the Hawks home game
against Indiana on Friday, January 12th, 2024, Peachtree TV will
broadcast every Friday night Hawks game for the remainder of the
2023-24 NBA season with the exception of the team's March 8th game
at Memphis. In lieu of that game, Peachtree TV will broadcast the
match up versus New Orleans on March 10th.
The Hawks return to broadcast is a homecoming for the franchise,
which originally aired on WPCH (previously WTCG/WTBS) from
1972-1994 and WANF (previously WGNX/WGCL) from 1986-1993. To tip
off the package, the first two Friday night games (Jan. 12 vs.
Indiana and Jan. 19 at Miami) will be broadcast live on Gray TV’s
CBS affiliate WANF (Atlanta News First) and Peachtree TV
(WPCH).
"This is a tremendous opportunity to give Hawks fans a new, free
way to watch our games this season," Atlanta Hawks & State Farm
Arena Executive Vice President/Chief Revenue Officer Andrew
Saltzman said. "We are thankful to Peachtree TV and Gray TV for
making this a reality and look forward to returning the Hawks to
our historic local partner for our Friday games."
The agreement announced today will bring live games to the
Hawks’ huge fan base in the Atlanta market through Peachtree TV’s
free over the air broadcasts along with its carriage on all major
cable and satellite pay-tv systems including Xfinity, Spectrum,
DirecTV, and DISH Network. In addition, using the Gray-owned
Peachtree Sports Network, Gray will simulcast these games on its
television stations in Albany, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and
Savannah in Georgia and in Birmingham, Dothan, Huntsville, and
Montgomery in Alabama.
“We are thrilled to bring the Hawks back to broadcast on
Peachtree TV this season,” WANF/WPCH Vice President and General
Manager Erik Schrader said. “Sports on broadcast television make
the games available to everyone. Not only do longtime fans get
their favorite team for free, but it’s the best opportunity to grow
new fans!”
The games were made available for local over-the-air
distribution as part of the NBA’s agreement with Diamond Sports
Group, the owner of Bally Sports Southeast. Peachtree TV will
utilize the Bally Sports Southeast production team and the on-air
crew of Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins, play-by-play announcer Bob
Rathbun and courtside reporter Tabitha Turner for this 10-game
package of games. On-air talent from Peachtree TV and WANF (Atlanta
News First), including Sports Director Baillie Burmaster, will also
be featured on telecasts.
The Friday night slate of games includes home and road matchups,
highlighted by marquee matchups against the Miami Heat (1/19),
Dallas Mavericks (1/26), Phoenix Suns (2/2), and Philadelphia 76ers
(2/9). Peachtree TV will also broadcast the Hawks vs Pelicans game
on Sunday, March 10, 2024.
Peachtree TV has served as the official broadcast home for the
Hawks G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks since 2019. For
the full broadcast schedule please visit
AtlantaNewsFirst.com/Hawks. For the full Atlanta Hawks season
schedule please visit nba.com/hawks/schedule.
# TrueToAtlanta #
ABOUT THE ATLANTA HAWKS Committed to
entertaining and uniting the city of Atlanta since 1968, the
Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena, under the leadership of
Principal Owners Tony Ressler and Jami Gertz, continue to build
bridges through basketball by following its True to Atlanta mantra.
On the court, the Hawks’ exciting young core is led by All-Star
point guard Trae Young as the organization received the NBA’s top
ranking in overall in-game experience for the last two seasons. Off
the court, the Hawks organization focuses on positively impacting
the lives of Atlantans through providing access to youth
basketball, fighting food insecurity, and the recent transformation
of State Farm Arena into Georgia’s largest-ever voting precinct for
the 2020 elections. The Hawks family also includes the College Park
Skyhawks (NBA G League) and Hawks Talon Gaming Club (NBA 2K
League). Atlanta Hawks Membership, which includes your seat for
every home game, is on sale now at www.hawks.com/membership or by
calling 866-715-1500. For more information on the Hawks, log on to
www.hawks.com or follow us on social media @ATLHawks.
WANF & WPCH have served
Atlanta communities for more than 50 years with local news,
weather, sports, and entertainment. WANF & WPCH are owned by
Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN), which is based in Atlanta,
Georgia. For more information visit
https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/
MEDIA CONTACT: Erik Schrader | WANF & WPCH
Vice President/General Manager | (404) 325-4646 •
Erik.Schrader@wanf.com
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