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Ohio Valley Conference and Gray Media Again Partner to Bring Collegiate Sporting Events to Free Over-the-Air Television Viewers

$GTNPress releaseSep 21, 2026, 1:00 PM ETRead the release

The Ohio Valley Conference has renewed its broadcast partnership with Gray Media, bringing OVC athletic events to twenty Gray markets across eight states after a successful set of broadcasts a year ago. Under the Conference's multi-year contract with ESPN, the entire package will simulcast live nationally on ESPN+ and the ESPN app without digital blackouts. The 2026-27 lineup again features select men's and women's basketball plus three men's soccer, three women's soccer and four volleyball contests this fall.

Key figures

Fall contests
10
States covered
8
Total tv markets
117
Gray markets covered
20
Us tv household reach
approximately 37%
Fall contest breakdown
3 men's soccer, 3 women's soccer, 4 volleyball

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