ST. PAUL, MINN. – The University of St. Thomas Director of Athletics Dr. Phil Esten announced Tuesday that FOX 9+ will be the television home of Tommie Athletics for the 2023-24 season. FOX 9+ will air select home St. Thomas athletic events on its Twin Cities channels, including the final four football games and select basketball and hockey games.
"St. Thomas is proud to partner with FOX 9+ as we extend our media coverage to include broadcast TV in the local Twin Cities market," said Esten. "As a university located in the heart of St. Paul, Minnesota, this is an exciting opportunity for our fans and student-athletes as we become the first athletic department in the metro area to sign a unique, multi-sport local broadcast deal."
The landmark deal gives FOX 9+ the rights to air selected Tommie home events for football, men's and women's basketball, and men's and women's hockey in the country's 15th-largest media market. The final four home football games of the 2023 season will air live through FOX 9+, along with multiple men's and women's basketball and hockey games during the winter months. The full schedule will be announced by the station and St. Thomas when determined later this year.
Marian Davey, Senior Vice President and General Manager of KMSP FOX 9 and WFTC FOX 9+, added, "We're passionate here at FOX 9/FOX 9+ about bringing more local sports to Minnesota fans. We are very proud to add St. Thomas to our lineup, so that everyone can root on the Tommies as they continue their tradition of excellence."
The deal is the first of its kind for the Tommies, who recently announced a new streaming partner, Midco Sports Plus, in early August. Production for both FOX 9+ and Midco Sports Plus will continue to be provided by the University of St. Thomas, including activation of student experiences, with FOX 9+ providing an onsite reporter during select events.
FOX 9+, your ticket to local sports, reaches nearly two million homes and can be found on Comcast channel 10/807, DirecTV channel 29, DISH channel 29, Spectrum channel 10, Mediacom channel 10/803, and Over-The-Air channel 9.2. In addition, these games will be available on FOX 9+ on Hulu with Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV, and YouTube TV.
About KMSP FOX 9 and WFTC FOX 9+
KMSP FOX 9 and WFTC FOX 9+ are part of the FOX Television Stations, which owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in nine of the top ten largest designated market areas (DMAs), and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 17 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, FOX television stations collectively produce over 1,000 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network's national content.