Nashville Predators and Scripps Sports Announce Multi-Year Broadcast Agreement

The Nashville Predators and Scripps Sports have announced a multi-year media rights agreement covering local preseason, regular season, and first-round playoff games not allocated to national broadcasts, beginning with the 2026-27 NHL season. Scripps Sports will produce and distribute the games, along with 30-minute pre-game and post-game shows for every locally broadcast game.

Scripps plans to use its second full-power local station in Middle Tennessee, WNPX-TV, as the broadcast home for Predators games. WNPX will be rebranded The Spot - Nashville 28 beginning this summer. A direct-to-consumer streaming option for games within the local broadcast territory will also be introduced; details will be announced later.

We are incredibly excited to partner with Scripps Sports in delivering broadcasts of Preds games for free to our fans, says Sean Henry, Chief Executive Officer, Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena. Our partnership has been a natural fit as we are aligned on key community initiatives, and we greatly appreciate the way Scripps has embraced the Preds and our fans. Scripps' ability and commitment to delivering our games across our broad television market and making them accessible to all is vital in fueling the passion of Smashville. The network's dedication to exceptional production standards aligns with our goal of providing a first-class viewing experience for the best fans in sports. We are truly grateful to our new partners.

Scripps Sports could not be more pleased to become the broadcast partner for the Nashville Predators. Nashville is a hockey town, and this partnership makes Predators games available to the widest possible local audience, says Brian Lawlor, President, Scripps Sports. The combination of broadcast television and streaming guarantees that all Preds fans can follow the action wherever they choose to watch, on whatever device they choose.

The Predators and NewsChannel 5 have worked together for years to bring connection in our community, whether it's through literacy drives, disaster relief or fun, family-friendly animated hockey games, says Lyn Plantinga, Senior Vice President of Local Media and WTVF General Manager, Scripps. Now, we're taking that connection even further, giving fans more access to the games they love while doubling down on our shared commitment to serve Middle Tennessee, both on and off the ice.

The Predators join the Tampa Bay Lightning, Vegas Golden Knights, Florida Panthers, and Utah Mammoth in Scripps Sports' NHL full-season media rights portfolio.

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