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Nexstar to bring Texas Rangers games to local broadcast TV

More than a dozen TV stations across four states will offer at least 15 regular-season games from the Rangers this season.

More than a dozen TV stations across four states will offer at least 15 regular-season games from the Rangers this season.

Baseballs. (Photo by Jose Francisco Morales via Unsplash)
(Photo by Jose Francisco Morales via Unsplash)

Local television stations owned by Nexstar Media Group will distribute more than a dozen spring training and regular-season baseball games from the Texas Rangers, the broadcaster announced on Wednesday.

The events — four spring training games and at least 15 regular-season games — will air on 17 TV stations in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, starting in February, the media company said.



Nexstar’s CW Network station in Dallas, KDAF (Channel 33), will serve as the flagship station for games played in the Rangers’ home market of Dallas-Fort Worth.

KCWX (Channel 2), owned by Corridor Television, will broadcast the games to Rangers fans in San Antonio, while Griffin Media-owned KQCW (Channel 19) will do the same in Tulsa, Oklahoma.



Additionally, the following TV stations will offer Texas Rangers game throughout the season:

  • KARD (Channel 14, Fox) in Monroe, Louisiana
  • KASN (Channel 38, CW Network) in Little Rock
  • KAUT (Channel 43, CW Network) in Oklahoma City
  • KBVO-CD (Channel 14) in Austin
  • KCPN-LD (Channel 33) in Amarillo
  • KGBT (Channel 4) in Brownsville, Texas
  • KIAH (Channel 39, CW Network) in Houston
  • KLFY (Channel 10, CBS) in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • KSHV (Channel 45) in Shreveport, Louisiana
  • KTSM (Channel 9.2) in El Paso
  • KXNW (Channel 34) in Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • KYLE (Channel 28) in Waco
  • WBRL-CD (Channel 21, CW Network) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • WNOL (Channel 38, CW Network) in New Orleans
Nexstar will distribute Texas Rangers games on more than a dozen local TV stations this season. (Courtesy image)
Nexstar will distribute Texas Rangers games on more than a dozen local TV stations this season. (Courtesy image)

“We are extremely pleased to be bringing Rangers baseball to the best fans in the country, and to have KDAF/CW33 serving as the flagship station for Rangers broadcasts in the Dallas-Ft. Worth are,” said Andrew Alford, the President of Broadcasting at Nexstar. “Securing 15 regular season games and four spring training games for broadcast on free over-the-air television is a clear demonstration of Nexstar’s commitment to serving our local communities with high-quality live sports and entertainment programming.”



The first game distributed by Nexstar as part of its partnership with the Texas Rangers will be the team’s match-up with the Boston Red Sox on Friday, March 28. The full team schedule will be announced at a later date, as will TV broadcast partners.

This year, the Texas Rangers are launching their own regional sports network, called Rangers Sports Network, which has secured distribution on DirecTV’s satellite and streaming platforms.

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