By R.L. Bynum
If you want to watch Carolina’s men’s basketball games this weekend and next weekend, you’ll have to find your local station that’s part of The CW Network.
Saturday’s game at the Smith Center against Stanford and next Saturday’s home game against Boston College will be on the network. Both tip off at 2:15 p.m.
With the 2:15 starts, the noon games (Clemson at Pittsburgh this Saturday and the SMU at N.C. State next Saturday) are much less likely to run so long, forcing viewers to miss the start of the Carolina games. That often happens with ESPN and ACC Network broadcasts because games are slotted into two-hour windows.
Play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman and analyst Mike Gminski will be on the call, just as they were earlier in the season when the Tar Heels’ 93-67 victory over La Salle game aired on The CW, which also aired three Carolina football games last season.
It’s been since Dec. 14 when the Tar Heels were on the network, so some fans may still need a reminder of where to find it.
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. If that isn’t an option, you can always listen to the call from play-by-play announcer Jones Angell and analyst Tyler Zeller on the Tar Heel Sports Network.
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