This afternoon, the Milwaukee Bucks announced that eight games this season will be broadcast over the air through three stations under the Weigel Broadcasting Company umbrella. In Milwaukee, CBS 58, WMLW,
and Telemundo will broadcast these games, with CBS 58 airing one game, WMLW covering the other seven, and Telemundo simulcasting alongside WMLW. FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin will receive 71 other games, as well as the four preseason games this year. The full list of these games can be found in the thread below or on the Bucks website:
Viewers can expect to receive some high-quality games, with the first scheduled for November 15 against the Los Angeles Lakers (the lone game on CBS 58). Other high-profile matchups include the Philadelphia 76ers, another matchup between Giannis and Wemby’s San Antonio Spurs, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Miami Heat. The one game that will be on both WMLW and Telemundo will be the final of the eight games on the list, an April 5 showdown with the Memphis Grizzlies.
This is the third year in a row that the Bucks have partnered with Weigel to bring games back to free over-the-air. In the second half of the 2023–24 season, they showed 10 games, but that number dropped to five for the 2024–25 season. Until January 2024, the Bucks hadn’t had games on local networks since the 2006–07 season, a full 17 years prior. Viewers can watch WMLW over-the-air on channels 49.1/58.3, Spectrum channels 7/8/608/982/1007, DIRECTV channel 49, Dish Network channel 49, and AT&T U-Verse channels 7/1007.
In previous seasons, other Weigel-owned stations in markets outside of Milwaukee have also aired these games. The list of those from last year is below—we reached out to Weigel to confirm whether or not these are current for this year, but haven’t gotten a response by publishing time:
- WISC 3 (Madison)
- WMEI 31 (Green Bay)
- WECX 14 (Eau Claire/La Crosse)
- WYOW 34 (Wausau)
- WQAD 8 (Davenport, IA, Rock Island/Moline, IL)
Additionally, the FanDuel Sports Wisconsin broadcast team is growing, as former Bucks and Marquette guard Wesley Matthews will join Lisa Byington for 35 games this season. Matthews is a Madison native and will take over as analyst when franchise legend Marques Johnson isn’t available. The rest of the crew—Melanie Ricks, Steve Novak, Stephen Watson, and Craig Coshun—will be back too.
