By R.L. Bynum

When the ACC announced that No. 10 North Carolina’s Saturday night game against Virginia would air on The CW, that immediately confused some Tar Heels fans. Most have heard it but have no idea where to find it.

The CW is a national television network that launched in 2006, and is best known for shows such as “Gilmore Girls,” “The Vampire Diaries,” “Gossip Girl,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Star Trek: Voyager,” “7th Heaven,” “Dawson’s Creek,” “Charmed,” “Smallville,” “The Flash,” and “America’s Next Top Model.”

Play-by-play announcer Tom Werme, analyst James Bates and sideline reporter Treavor Scales will be on the call of the broadcast, which starts at 6:30 p.m., with the kickoff set for 6:37.

At least an earlier football game running long won’t delay UNC’s kickoff (or force fans to miss the start of the game) since it’s the only football game that will air Saturday on The CW. The network is scheduled to air second-round coverage of the LIV Golf League’s Miami tournament from 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., but extended golf coverage seems less likely to lead to a later kickoff or fans missing any of the game.

The network airs one ACC football game every weekend (it has aired two N.C. State games) after taking over the package that, until last season, aired on regional sports networks such as Bally Sports Southeast.

The CW also will televise ACC basketball, including 23 men’s and nine women’s games. The only UNC men’s game on The CW is Jan. 20 at Boston College. Two Carolina women’s games will air on The CW: the Dec. 31 home game against Clemson and the Jan. 28 road game with Virginia.

There could be more Carolina football games that will air on The CW later in the season.

Where can you find The CW in your area (according to the network’s website)?

— In the Triangle and Fayetteville areas: WLFL channel 22 (10 or 1212 on Charter Spectrum, 22 or 1022 on AT&T U-Verse, 22 or 7022 on Frontier Communications, 22 on DirecTV and 22 on Dish Network)

— In the Greenville area: WLFL channel 22 (9 or 1213 on Charter Spectrum) or WNCT channel 9 (15 on DirecTV, 10 on Dish Network, 1212 on Charter Spectrum 6 and 106 on Suddenlink Communications).

— In the Charlotte area: WCCB channel 18 (11 or 1212 on Charter Spectrum, 18 or 1018 on AT&T U-Verse, 18 on DirecTV and 18 on Dish Network)

— In the Triad area: WCWG channel 20 (3 or 1212 on Charter Spectrum, 20 or 1020 on AT&T U-Verse, 20 on DirecTV and 20 on Dish Network; in Greensboro, also on 3 or 1003 on North State Communications.)

— In the Wilmington area: WWAY channel 3 (17 or 1212 on Charter Spectrum, 4 on DirectTV and 7 on AT&T U-Verse)

— In northeast North Carolina: WYCW channel 62 (9 or 709 on Charter Spectrum, 62 on DirecTV, 62 on Dish Network, 9 and 62 or 1062 on AT&T U-Verse)

— In the Asheville area: WYCW channel 62 (9 or 709 on Charter Spectrum, 62 on DirecTV, 62 on Dish Network and 62 or 1062 on AT&T U-Verse)

— In Boone area: WCCB channel 18 (5, 7, 705 or 712 on Charter Spectrum, 18 on DirectTV, 18 on Dish Network, 11 or 2011 on Skybest TV, and 18 or 1018 on AT&T U-Verse)

You can determine your CW affiliate by plugging your ZIP code into this webpage.

If your TV provider doesn’t offer The CW, your best bet is to use an antenna to get the game over the air or head to Kenan Stadium. If those aren’t options, you can always listen to the call from play-by-play announcer Jones Angell, analyst Brian Simmons and sideline reporter Lee Pace on the Tar Heel Sports Network.

UNC schedule

Month/ date	Opponent/event	2023 record	UNC record in series
April
20	Spring game, 3 p.m.	—	—
August
29 (Thurs.)	at Minnesota	6–7	1–0
September
7	Charlotte	3–9	0–0
14	N.C. Central	9–3	0–0
21	James Madison	11–2	3–0
28	at Duke	8–5	65–40–4
October
5	Pittsburgh	3–9	12–5
12	Georgia Tech	7–6	22–33–3
26	at Virginia	3–9	66–58–4
November
2	at Florida State	13–1	3–17–1
16	Wake Forest	4–8	72–36–2
23	at Boston College	7–6	6–2
30	N.C. State	9–4	68–39–6