Ten games during the remainder of 2023-24 season will air on WMLW with the debut scheduled for February.
Weigel’s WMLW, WDJT & Telemundo Wisconsin To Bring Milwaukee Bucks Games Back To Free Over-The-Air TV
Weigel Broadcasting Co. and the Milwaukee Bucks are teaming up to broadcast 10 Bucks games on Weigel’s independent station WMLW Milwaukee this season, which marks the return of Bucks local broadcasts to free over-the-air television for the first time since the 2006-07 season. Viewers can watch WMLW over-the-air on channels 49.1 and 58.3; Spectrum chs. 7, 8, 608 and 1007; DirecTV ch. 49, Dish Network ch. 49, and AT&T U-Verse chs. 7 and 1007.
The broadcasts debut on Friday, Feb. 23, when the Bucks play at the Minnesota Timberwolves. The game will also be simulcast on WDJT, Weigel’s Milwaukee CBS affiliate. The Bucks home game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday, March 4, will be seen on both WMLW and in Spanish on Telemundo Wisconsin, which is available on WYTU in Milwaukee and statewide on Spectrum.
The 10 over-the-air games are being moved from Bally Sports Wisconsin. The complete 10-game schedule follows:
| 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, WMLW-WDJT VP-GM.
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“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, Weigel executive vice president.
The Bucks will use its TV broadcast team of Lisa Byington, Marques Johnson and Steve Novak, with Melanie Ricks reporting from the sidelines for these 10 games.
Television stations outside of Milwaukee will be announced shortly.
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