Tampa Bay Lightning Games Now Free Over-the-Air on New Scripps Channel

New Broadcast Partnership for Tampa Bay Lightning

• ⚡ The Tampa Bay Lightning have partnered with Scripps Sports to broadcast all games over the air for free, significantly increasing accessibility for fans.
• 🎯 This partnership aims to provide fans with the ability to watch games anywhere, anytime, emphasizing free distribution across various platforms like cable, satellite, or even basic antennas.

Enhanced Fan Experience and Continuity

• 🤝 The collaboration ensures continuity by retaining the same broadcast team, including play-by-play announcers and the studio team, ensuring a familiar viewing experience.
• 📱 A new, revolutionary app will combine all team information, including radio and TV broadcasts, into a single platform, streamlining access for fans.
• 🏆 Despite an early playoff exit this season, the team maintains a strong core and the expectation to consistently make the playoffs and compete for the Stanley Cup.

Launch of The Spot Tampa Bay 66

• 📺 Scripps Sports is launching a new, locally focused broadcast channel in Tampa, The Spot Tampa Bay 66, which will be the primary home for the Lightning.
• 🏒 The channel will feature over 70 regular season games, preseason games, playoff games, pre-game and post-game shows, and additional Lightning-related lifestyle content.
• 🌟 The channel will also incorporate ABC programming and syndicated content, aiming to be a community-focused platform with the Lightning as its centerpiece.

Scripps Sports' Broader Media Strategy

• 📈 Scripps Sports is expanding its over-the-air platform to reach households that have cut the cord, making elite sports content accessible to every fan.
• 🏀 The company is also investing in women's sports, partnering with the WNBA and NWSL to increase visibility and reach for female athletes and leagues.
• 📍 Tampa Bay is recognized as a significant hockey town, and this partnership aims to further solidify that status by making games more visible to an even wider audience.