How to watch UNC’s game with BC on The CW

By R.L. Bynum

Like last Saturday, if you want to watch Carolina’s men’s basketball game this Saturday, you’ll have to find your local station on The CW Network.

Saturday’s game at the Smith Center against Boston College will be on the network, tipping off at 2:15 p.m.

As fans saw last week, the 2:15 start makes it much less likely that the noon game going long will make viewers miss the start of UNC’s game.

Even though Clemson’s 78–75 win last Saturday, in a game that aired at noon on The CW, went into overtime, the network aired the entire UNC-Stanford game. This Saturday, the noon game on The CW is SMU at N.C. State.

Play-by-play announcer Thom Brennaman and analyst Mike Gminski will again be on the call.

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.