Historical NBA over-the-air television broadcasters

Television broadcasting started around the 1950s and has continued to grow and become more sophisticated. When the National Basketball Association broadcasts first aired, they were broken down into four categories including; pre game, halftime, post game, and game coverage. Pregame casting usually covered a summary of predictions, key factors, and injuries. Halftime covered what happened in the first half, and the post game covered the game as a whole and the outcome. The game broadcast was a live game announcing that gave a play by play.[1]

Local

Team Stations Years
Atlanta Hawks WQXI
WTCG/WTBS
WVEU/WUPA
WGNX
WATL
WHOT
1968-1972
1972-1994
1984-1986, 2001-2006
1986-1993
1994-1999
1999-2001
Boston Celtics WNAC-TV
WBZ-TV

WHDH-TV
WIHS
WKBG
WSMW
WBZ-TV
WLVI
WFXT
WSBK-TV
WABU

1948
1949-1954
1960-1965
1965-1966
1966-1969
1970-1973
1973-1985; 1993-1994
1985-1990
1990-1993
1993-1998
1998-1999
Brooklyn Nets WPIX
WOR
WPXN-TV
WLNY-TV
WCBS-TV
1970-71-1972-73
1973-74-1985-86; 2005-06-2013-14
1997-98-1998-99
1999-00-2004-05
2014-15-present
Charlotte Hornets WCCB/WACH (Columbia, SC)/WOLO-TV (Colombia, SC)
WJZY/WFVY
WAXN-TV/WMMP (Charleston, SC)
WJZY
WMYT-TV
1988-1992
1992-1998
1998-2002
2004-2006
2006-2008
Chicago Bulls WGN-TV
WSNS-TV
WFLD
WCIU-TV
WPWR-TV
1966-1973; 1976-85; 1989-90-present
1973-76
1985-89
c. 1999-2000-14
2014-present
Cleveland Cavaliers WEWS-TV
WJW/WJKW
WUAB
WOIO-TV
1970-1973
1973-1980
19801987; 1994-present
19871994
Denver Nuggets KWGN-TV
KTVD
1978-79
?-2004
Dallas Mavericks KTXA/WFAA-TV
KTVT
KTXA/KTVT
early 1980s
mid-1980s–early 1990s
late 1990s
Detroit Pistons WJBK
WKBD
WDIV/WMYD
?-1972
1972-2005
2005-2008
Golden State Warriors KTVU
KPIX-TV
KBHK
KICU-TV
1962-63; 1968-1981; 1997-2002
1987-1992
1980-1985
19892002
Houston Rockets KIAH
KTXH
KTBU-TV
KNWS-TV
KUBE-TV
mid-1970s–1982; late 1990s–c. 2000
1983–late 1990s; 2008-12
c.; shown half of the 2001-02 season;

shared duties with KIAH-TV for 2002-03 season; 2002-2007
2012-present

Indiana Pacers WTTV
WXIN
1967-1988; 1991-2006
1988-1991
Los Angeles Clippers KTTV
KTLA
KCOP-TV
KCAL-TV
1984-85
1985-91; 2002-2009
1991-1996
1996-2001
Los Angeles Lakers KCAL-TV
KTTV
KTLA
1960-61-1963-64; 1977-2012
1964-65-1966-67
1967-68-1976-77
Memphis Grizzlies WPXX-TV
WMC-TV
2001-2005
2001-2007
Miami Heat WBFS-TV/WTOG (Tampa)
WAMI-TV
WBFS-TV/WFOR-TV
1988-99 (25 games on WBFS/12 games on WTOG)
1999-2000
2000-04
Milwaukee Bucks WITI-TV
WISN-TV
WVTV
WCGV
1968-1971
19711976
1976-1988; 1994-1999
1988-1994; 1999-2007
Minnesota Timberwolves KSTP-TV/WFTC
KARE/WFTC
KARE/WUCW
KMSP-TV/WFTC
KSTC-TV
1989-92
1993-1994
1995-2001
2001-02-2004
2004-10
New York Knicks WOR
WBIS
19651989; 2010-present
1996-97
Oklahoma City Thunder KSBI 2008-2010
Orlando Magic WKCF
WRBW
1989-1999
1999-2007
Philadelphia 76ers WPHL-TV
WKBS
WGTW-TV
WPSG
1978-79-1982-83
1983-84
1995
1996-present
Phoenix Suns KTAR/KPNX
KNXV
KUTP
1968-1980
1980-1987
1987-2011
Portland Trail Blazers KPTV
KOIN-TV
KGW
1970-1976
1976-1996
1996-present
Sacramento Kings KOVR
KMAX-TV
KXTV
1985-86-1987-88
1988-89-2001-02
2002-03-present
San Antonio Spurs KMOL
KSAT
KABB
KRRT/KMYS
KENS-TV
1978-79
?-?
?-?
1996-2000, 2001-present
2000-present
Toronto Raptors CFTO
CBLT
1995-2001
2007-2010
Utah Jazz KUTV
KSTU-TV
KSL-TV
KJZZ-TV
1979-1987
1987-1990
1990-1993
1993-2009
Washington Bullets/Wizards WDCA
WDCW
1973-2007
2007-present

See also

1ABC owned television station.

2CBS owned television station.

3Fox owned television station.

4NBC owned television station.

5Superstation (bold indicates former superstation).

Former teams

Team Stations Years
Baltimore Bullets WJZ-TV 1963-1973
Buffalo Braves WBEN
CFTO (Toronto)
1970-711977-78
1971-721974-75
Capital Bullets WDCA 1973-74
Chicago Packers/Zephyrs WGN 1961-1963
Kansas City Kings KMBC-TV
KBMA
KZKC
1972-75
1975-84
1984-85
Minneapolis Lakers KSTP-TV 1959-60
New Orleans Jazz WGNO 1978-79
Philadelphia Warriors WCAU 1951-1962
Rochester/Cincinnati Royals WHAM (Rochester)
WCPO-TV (Cincinnati)
1950-1957
1957-1972
Seattle SuperSonics KTNT
KIRO-TV
KONG-TV
KING-TV/KSKN (Spokane)
early 1970s-1975
1975-78
2000-012001-02
2001-02
St. Louis Hawks KPLR-TV 1959-68
Syracuse Nationals WHEN 1949-1963
Vancouver Grizzlies CHAN-TV/CHEK 1995-2001

National

Network Years
DuMont 1953-1954
NBC 1954-55 to 1961-62
1990-91 to 2001-02
SNI 1962-63 to 1963-64
ABC 1964-65 to 1972-73
2002-03 to present (at least through 2024-25)
CBS 1973-74 to 1989-90

See also

References

  1. Sarmento, Mario R. (December 1998). "The NBA on Network Television: A Historical Analysis": 6–8. CiteSeerX: 10.1.1.26.1281.

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