Weigel’s Fan-tastic Network Airing Five Milwaukee Bucks Games Throughout Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE, WI (Nov. 18, 2024) – As the Milwaukee Bucks return to broadcast television, fans across Wisconsin will be able to watch Bucks games for the second year in a row through a mutually beneficial deal structure led by Weigel Broadcasting Co.

Stations from Weigel (WMLW & WYTU, Milwaukee and WMEI, Green Bay), Gray Television (WECX – La Crosse/Eau Claire and WYOW – Wausau), and Morgan Murphy Media (WISC – Madison) will provide Bucks fans the opportunity to watch must-see matchups on over-the-air television.

The complete five-game schedule follows:

DATE	TIME	OPPONENT
Wednesday, December 4	7:00 PM	vs. Atlanta Hawks
Friday, January 31	7:00 PM	@ San Antonio Spurs
Wednesday, February 12	7:00 PM	@ Minnesota Timberwolves
Saturday, March 1	7:30 PM	@ Dallas Mavericks
Wednesday, March 26	8:00 PM	@ Denver Nuggets

“In simulcasting select Bucks games in partnership with Weigel, we will give more fans an easy and affordable way to watch their favorite team,” said Peter Feigin, President of the Bucks and Fiserv Forum. “We’re excited to team up again with a fan-first team of broadcasters, led by Weigel along with Gray and Morgan Murphy, to make the games widely available.”

“At Weigel, we pride ourselves on partnering with great organizations to broadcast high quality programming to viewers, and we’ve done just that with the Bucks, Gray, and Morgan Murphy for this season’s Fan-tastic Network,” said Evan Fieldman, Executive Vice President of Weigel. “In addition to WMLW in Milwaukee and Telemundo Wisconsin, we are particularly thrilled about broadcasting Bucks games on WMEI, Weigel’s newest station in Green Bay and the home of MeTV.”

“We are excited to partner with Weigel and the Bucks again this season to bring fans what they want – Bucks action free over the air,” said Matt Moran, Senior Managing Vice President of Gray Media.

“WISC-TV is once again proud to be the home of select Milwaukee Bucks games which will be available, free and over-the-air, to the viewers of Southwestern Wisconsin. We are also honored to partner with Weigel Broadcasting to make airing these games possible,” said Lyle Banks, Vice President & General Manager of Morgan Murphy Media.

The Bucks TV broadcast team of Lisa Byington, Marques Johnson, and Steve Novak, with Melanie Ricks reporting from the sidelines, will announce the games. These five games are a simulcast of the FanDuel Sports Network production.

In addition, Weigel will provide a separate Spanish language broadcast of the March 26 game on Telemundo Wisconsin.

The Bucks are back on broadcast television, and it’s fan-tastic TV.

About Weigel Broadcasting Co.

Weigel Broadcasting Co. is a family-owned media company based in Chicago, Illinois. The company owns and operates national television networks, as well as local broadcast stations throughout the country. Weigel is a leader in broadcast television with MeTV, Memorable Entertainment Television, the number-one rated classic television network, as well as the Movies! Network in cooperation with the Fox Television Stations, the Catchy Comedy Network, the H&I – Heroes & Icons Network, the Start TV Network and the Dabl Network in association with the CBS Television Stations, the Story Television Network and the MeTV Toons Network in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery. Weigel produces the original network TV programs Svengoolie, Toon In With Me and Collector’s Call. Weigel’s local stations include CBS, ABC, MeTV, The CW, MyNet, Telemundo and Univision network affiliates, offering a mix of entertainment programing, local news and professional and college sports broadcasts. Weigel and its affiliate companies broadcast network and independent television stations serving New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Orlando, Cleveland, Portland, St. Louis, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Hartford, Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Albuquerque, Des Moines, Green Bay, South Bend, Evansville and Rockford. Weigel is the creator of the nationally syndicated music format MeTV FM. For more information on Weigel, visit: https://www.weigelbroadcasting.com/.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.