WVUE, New Orleans Pelicans will also broadcast 10 games in Lafayette, bringing games to all Louisiana markets
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - WVUE FOX 8 in New Orleans and the New Orleans Pelicans jointly announced that they have reached an agreement with Allen Media Broadcasting to add KADN-TV in Lafayette to their Pelicans’ regional broadcast affiliate group.
On December 30, 2023, WVUE’s parent company, Gray Television, Inc., and the NBA team announced that they had reached an innovative new sports rights deal that will make ten of the Pelicans games during the 2023-24 NBA season available to fans on leading local television stations serving audiences throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama in markets served by Gray’s local television stations.
The new agreement with Allen Media Broadcasting to add KADN-TV to the Pelicans’ regional broadcast affiliate group brings the games to the only Louisiana market omitted in the December 30th announcement. Consequently, viewers in every television market in the state of Louisiana will now have the opportunity to watch these games through local television stations via free, over-the-air broadcasts or through these stations’ carriage across all major cable and satellite providers in the state.
“AMG BROADCASTING is very pleased to partner with Gray Television and broadcast this suite of New Orleans Pelicans games,” said Byron Allen, Founder, Chairman & CEO Allen Media Group. “Local TV stations remain the connective platform for local sports fans. The Pelicans franchise has a strong fan base in the Lafayette, LA market. Our KADN-TV is proud to deliver these games to those fans and recruit new followers to the Pelicans franchise. Allen Media Group views our broadcast station partners as a vital part of the American fabric and this partnership with Gray television strengthens that bond with local viewers”
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“Including Lafayette as part of our broadcast market is a testament to our commitment to making Pelicans games accessible to fans across Louisiana,” said Dennis Lauscha, President of the New Orleans Pelicans. “This partnership not only extends the reach of these ten games but also strengthens the Pelicans’ connection with the vibrant Lafayette community, enriching the basketball experience for everyone in the region.”
“WVUE Fox 8 and Gray Television are proud to partner with the Pelicans and Allen Media to bring the Pelicans games to its fans and its future fans through the station in Lafayette,” said WVUE Fox 8 General Manager Mikel Schaefer.
Calling the Pelicans broadcasts will be Emmy award-winning play-by-play announcer Joel Meyers, former NBA star and color analyst Antonio Daniels, and sideline reporter Jennifer Hale.
The games listed below will air on KADN-TV and the previously announced Gray television stations starting January 12, 2024:
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. Jan. 12 | at Denver | 9 p.m. |
| Fri. Jan. 19 | vs. Phoenix | 7 p.m. |
| Fri. Feb 9 | at Los Angeles Lakers | 9:30 p.m. |
| Tues. Feb. 27 | at New York | 6:30 p.m. |
| Fri. March 1 | vs. Indiana | 7 p.m. |
| Fri., March 8 | at Philadelphia | 6 p.m. |
| Fri. March 22 | at Miami | 7 p.m. |
| Tues. March 26 | vs. Oklahoma City | 7 p.m. |
| Sun. April 7 | at Phoenix | 5 p.m. |
| Fri. April 12 | at Golden State | 9 p.m. |
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