Gray Media’s Broadcast Sports Networks Partner with the Military Basketball Association
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) has announced a broadcast partnership with the Military Basketball Association (MBA) to air select MBA playoff games on Gray's local television stations and broadcast sports networks. The first MBA over-the-air game will air on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 6 p.m. ET, featuring the Eastern Conference Finals from Queens University of Charlotte.
The games will be broadcast across Gray's sports networks including Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Peachtree Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, Arizona's Family Sports, and Rock Entertainment Sports Network. These networks cover many military bases in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest regions.
The MBA is a non-profit organization supporting nearly 1,000 veteran and active-duty military players across 50 teams worldwide. The association aims to prevent suicide, address mental health stigma, and provide an outlet for military service-related trauma through basketball.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) ha annunciato una partnership di trasmissione con la Military Basketball Association (MBA) per trasmettere alcune partite dei playoff MBA sulle stazioni televisive locali di Gray e sui network sportivi. La prima partita MBA in diretta andrà in onda domenica 13 aprile 2025, alle 18:00 ET, con le finali della Conferenza Orientale dall'Università Queens di Charlotte.
Le partite saranno trasmesse attraverso i network sportivi di Gray, tra cui Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Peachtree Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, Arizona's Family Sports e Rock Entertainment Sports Network. Questi network coprono molte basi militari nelle regioni del Sud-est, Sud-ovest e Midwest.
La MBA è un'organizzazione senza scopo di lucro che supporta quasi 1.000 giocatori militari veterani e in servizio attivo attraverso 50 squadre nel mondo. L'associazione mira a prevenire il suicidio, affrontare lo stigma sulla salute mentale e fornire un'uscita per il trauma legato al servizio militare attraverso il basket.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) ha anunciado una asociación de transmisión con la Military Basketball Association (MBA) para transmitir algunos partidos de los playoffs de la MBA en las estaciones de televisión locales de Gray y en las redes deportivas. El primer partido de la MBA se transmitirá en vivo el domingo 13 de abril de 2025, a las 6 p.m. ET, con las finales de la Conferencia Este desde la Universidad Queens de Charlotte.
Los partidos se transmitirán a través de las redes deportivas de Gray, incluyendo Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Peachtree Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, Arizona's Family Sports y Rock Entertainment Sports Network. Estas redes cubren muchas bases militares en las regiones del sureste, suroeste y medio oeste.
La MBA es una organización sin fines de lucro que apoya a casi 1,000 jugadores militares veteranos y en servicio activo a través de 50 equipos en todo el mundo. La asociación tiene como objetivo prevenir el suicidio, abordar el estigma de la salud mental y proporcionar una salida para el trauma relacionado con el servicio militar a través del baloncesto.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN)는 Military Basketball Association (MBA)와 방송 파트너십을 체결하여 Gray의 지역 텔레비전 방송국 및 스포츠 네트워크에서 MBA 플레이오프 경기를 방송한다고 발표했습니다. 첫 번째 MBA 생중계 경기는 2025년 4월 13일 일요일 오후 6시(ET)에 샬롯의 퀸스 대학교에서 동부 콘퍼런스 결승전을 방영합니다.
경기는 Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Peachtree Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, Arizona's Family Sports 및 Rock Entertainment Sports Network를 포함한 Gray의 스포츠 네트워크에서 방송됩니다. 이 네트워크는 남동부, 남서부 및 중서부 지역의 많은 군사 기지를 커버합니다.
MBA는 전 세계 50개 팀에서 거의 1,000명의 재향군인 및 현역 군인 선수를 지원하는 비영리 조직입니다. 이 협회는 자살 예방, 정신 건강 낙인 문제 해결 및 농구를 통해 군 복무 관련 트라우마에 대한 배출구를 제공하는 것을 목표로 합니다.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) a annoncé un partenariat de diffusion avec la Military Basketball Association (MBA) pour diffuser certains matchs des playoffs de la MBA sur les stations de télévision locales de Gray et sur les réseaux sportifs. Le premier match MBA en direct sera diffusé le dimanche 13 avril 2025, à 18h00 ET, avec les finales de la Conférence Est de l'Université Queens de Charlotte.
Les matchs seront diffusés sur les réseaux sportifs de Gray, y compris Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Peachtree Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, Arizona's Family Sports et Rock Entertainment Sports Network. Ces réseaux couvrent de nombreuses bases militaires dans les régions du Sud-Est, du Sud-Ouest et du Midwest.
La MBA est une organisation à but non lucratif soutenant près de 1 000 joueurs militaires vétérans et en service actif à travers 50 équipes dans le monde. L'association vise à prévenir le suicide, à lutter contre la stigmatisation de la santé mentale et à offrir une issue aux traumatismes liés au service militaire par le biais du basketball.
Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) hat eine Partnerschaft mit der Military Basketball Association (MBA) bekannt gegeben, um ausgewählte MBA-Playoff-Spiele über die lokalen Fernsehsender und Sportsender von Gray auszustrahlen. Das erste MBA-Spiel wird am Sonntag, den 13. April 2025, um 18:00 Uhr ET ausgestrahlt und zeigt die Eastern Conference Finals von der Queens University of Charlotte.
Die Spiele werden über die Sportsender von Gray ausgestrahlt, darunter Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Peachtree Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, Arizona's Family Sports und Rock Entertainment Sports Network. Diese Netzwerke decken viele Militärbasen in den Regionen Südosten, Südwesten und Mittleren Westen ab.
Die MBA ist eine gemeinnützige Organisation, die nahezu 1.000 Veteranen und aktiven Militärspielern aus 50 Teams weltweit Unterstützung bietet. Die Vereinigung hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, Suizide zu verhindern, das Stigma der psychischen Gesundheit zu bekämpfen und einen Ausweg für militärdienstbezogene Traumata durch Basketball zu bieten.
- Partnership expands GTN's sports content offering and market reach
- GTN owns top-rated stations in 78 markets and first/second highest-rated stations in 99 markets
- Company reaches 37% of US television households
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First Free, Over-The-Air MBA Playoff Game Scheduled to Air this Sunday
ATLANTA, April 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Media and the Military Basketball Association today announced a broadcast partnership to air select MBA playoff games and other content on Gray’s local television stations and broadcast sports networks.
The first MBA over-the-air game airs on the Gray Media platforms on Sunday, April 13 at 6 p.m. ET. The initial airing features the MBA’s Eastern Conference Finals from the campus of Queens University of Charlotte in Charlotte, North Carolina. Game production will be provided by the university.
Gray’s over-the-air broadcast sports networks, including Palmetto Sports & Entertainment Network, Peachtree Sports Network, Matrix Midwest, Arizona’s Family Sports, and Rock Entertainment Sports Network plan to air the game. Select other Gray Media local stations may also air this game. Gray’s broadcast sports networks are concentrated in the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest and cover many military bases, including bases with teams participating in the playoffs.
The non-profit Military Basketball Association aims to prevent suicide, fight the stigma of mental health, build resiliency and provide an outlet for the trauma associated with military service. A year-round tournament league, the MBA supports nearly 1,000 players, both veteran and active-duty military, on 50 teams across the United States, Europe and Asia.
“This opportunity brings together Gray’s goals of bringing sports to consumers and fostering community in the markets we serve,” said Sandy Breland, Chief Operating Officer of Gray. “Our over-the-air stations and broadcast sports networks include many military communities that benefit from the MBA’s work and play, and we are therefore honored to make the MBA playoff games available to our communities.”
“The Military Basketball Association is proud to have Gray air the 2025 MBA Eastern Conference Finals Championship Game on their platforms,” said Mike Meyers, Commissioner of the MBA. “The critical message of resiliency through sports being transmitted on the Gray Media platforms will no doubt save lives and offer hope to so many who may be in need of services to support their mental health fitness. As the MBA continues to promote “Life Through Basketball” and “Resiliency in Action”, it’s important to recognize that we are not alone in this effort and that Gray Media supports the US Military and Veterans across our great nation."
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, Inc. (NYSE: GTN) is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 37 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 78 markets with the top-rated television station and 99 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station during 2024, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 44 markets. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray’s additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. For more information, please visit www.graymedia.com.
Gray Contact:
Sandy Breland, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, 404-266-8333
About MBA:
Military Basketball Association (MBA) prevents veteran suicide by utilizing sports to reestablish the camaraderie soldiers experienced while serving, bridging the loneliness and lack of community that can spawn thoughts of self-harm, and showcasing the military athlete to bring awareness to post-traumatic stress injury (PTSI) and the invisible wounds associated with military service. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2017, MBA supports players on varsity-level teams around the world. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
MBA Contact:
Melissa Garcia, Military Basketball Association: communicationsdirector@mymbaglobal.com,
720-618-7089
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