Live LA Clippers Basketball Returns To Free Over-The-Air TV on KTLA 5
KTLA 5 Will Exclusively Air 15 Clippers Games This Season and Produce Pre-game, Halftime, and Post-Game Programming
KTLA Clippers Broadcasts Will Be Syndicated Throughout Southern California
LOS ANGELES, CA (Sept. 20, 2022)—KTLA-TV (KTLA 5), Los Angeles’ #1 TV station, and the LA Clippers today announced a broadcast television partnership that will return live Clippers games to over-the-air TV in Southern California. Eleven regular season and all four pre-season games will be exclusively accessible to all TV viewers in Southern California, bringing the Clippers back to KTLA 5 for the first time since 2009. The station’s regular season schedule is highlighted by games against the Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trailblazers.
KTLA 5 broadcasts of LA Clippers basketball games also will be carried by a number of Nexstar Media Inc.’s local television stations across Southern California, including KSWB-TV in San Diego, KGET-TV in Bakerfield, and KSEE-TV in Fresno.
“A critical way fans engage with the Clippers is by watching games on TV, and there is no better broadcast partner than KTLA, Los Angeles’ #1 TV station,” said LA Clippers President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker. “The segmentation of the television market has become difficult for consumers. We believe it’s incredibly important for Clippers basketball to be accessible to as many people as possible, and the return of the NBA to KTLA is a critical step.”
As an “official broadcast television home of the LA Clippers,” KTLA 5 will produce live pre-game, halftime, and post-game programming for games broadcast by the station and carry special programming related to the team including a “Countdown Clock to Gameday-Buzzer,” game-day weather forecasts, and frequent features on “LA Unscripted,” “Off the Clock,” and “California Cooking.” KTLA 5 will carry Clippers news across all of its broadcast, digital, and mobile platforms, and be anchored by its veteran team of news and sports personalities.
“Starting with the opening of Clippers training camp, LA’s Very Own KTLA 5 will be there every exciting step of the way,” said KTLA-TV’s Vice President and General Manager Janene Drafs. “Clippers fans across Southern California can count on KTLA for exciting pre- and post-game shows, insightful analysis, up-to-the-moment Clippers news, special features on the players and coaches, and one-of-a-kind related programming throughout the 2022-2023 basketball season.”
KTLA 5 previously aired live Clippers games from 1985 to 1991 and from 2002 to 2009 and is Southern California’s #1 source for local news coverage. KTLA achieves superior audience levels locally for AM News, Daytime News, Early News, Weekend AM News and Sports Final. The first commercial TV station licensed west of the Mississippi River, KTLA 5 has been keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947.
The schedule of Clippers games airing on KTLA 5 this season is below. The full Clippers broadcast schedule will be announced closer to the start of the 2022-23 season.
All Clippers Pre-Season Games (all times PT)
- Friday September 30, 7:00 P.M. (Maccabi Ra’anana, Climate Pledge Arena Seattle)
- Monday October 3, 7:30 P.M. (Trail Blazers, Climate Pledge Arena Seattle)
- Sunday October 9, 7:30 P.M. (Timberwolves, Crypto.com Arena LA)
- Wednesday October 12, 7:30 P.M. (Nuggets, Toyota Arena Ontario, CA)
Select Regular Season Games (all times PT)
- Tuesday, October 25, 5:00 P.M. (@ Thunder)
- Monday, October 31, 7:30 P.M. (vs. Rockets)
- Sunday, November 6, 7:00 P.M. (vs. Jazz)
- Saturday, November 19, 7:30 P.M. (vs. Spurs)
- Friday, November 25, 7:30 P.M. (vs. Nuggets)
- Tuesday, November 29, 7:00 P.M. (vs. Trailblazers)
- Saturday, December 17, 1:00 P.M. (vs. Wizards)
- Saturday, December 31, 12:00 P.M. (@ Pacers)
- Sunday, January 15, 12:00 P.M. (vs. Rockets)
- Saturday, March 18, 12:00 P.M. (vs. Magic)
- Saturday, April 1, 5:30 P.M. (@ Pelicans)
About the LA Clippers
Led by Chairman Steve Ballmer, the LA Clippers have competed in 52 NBA seasons and appeared in the Playoffs in nine of the past 11 seasons. They have 11-straight winning seasons, the longest active streak in the NBA. The Clippers are committed to the City of Los Angeles and through the LA Clippers Foundation, provide resources and opportunities that make a positive difference toward leveling the playing field for youth in Southern California. Visit the Clippers online at www.clippers.com or follow them on social media @LAClippers.
About KTLA
KTLA 5 is the Nexstar Media Inc. television station serving Los Angeles and Southern California, and is the area’s #1 source for local news coverage. KTLA achieves superior audience levels locally for AM News, Daytime News, Early News, Weekend AM News and Sports Final. The first commercial TV station licensed west of the Mississippi River, KTLA 5 has been keeping Southern Californians informed since 1947.
Investor Contacts:
Lee Ann Gliha
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Nexstar Media Group, Inc.
972/373-8800
Joseph Jaffoni or Jennifer Neuman
JCIR
212/835-8500 or nxst@jcir.com
Media Contact:
Gary Weitman
EVP and Chief Communications Officer
972/373-8800
gweitman@nexstar.tv
LA Clippers Media Contact:
Amy Millstone
Director of Corporate Communications
323-551-7894
amillstone@clippers.com
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