The Cleveland Cavaliers are back at Rocket Arena tonight against the Minnesota Timberwolves, and fans in Northeast Ohio have an easy way to catch the action without paying extra.
Monday’s game opens the first of a select group of Cavaliers broadcasts that will air for free on Cleveland’s 43 WUAB and the Rock Entertainment Sports Network, or RESN. Pregame coverage starts at 7 p.m. on Cleveland’s 43, with postgame coverage to follow.
The Cavaliers are coming off a win over the Nets on Saturday.
RESN can be found on Channel 22.1 for free over-the-air broadcasts. On Spectrum in Northeast Ohio, the channel is 979.
RESN is a partnership between Gray Media and Rock Entertainment Group, the company that owns the Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland Sirens, Cleveland Monsters, and Cleveland Charge.
The rest of the Cavaliers’ locally televised schedule is spread across WOIO and WUAB through the season. That slate includes Minnesota at Cleveland on Monday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. on WUAB; Cleveland at Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. on WUAB; Oklahoma City at Cleveland on Monday, Nov. 2 at 7 p.m. on WOIO/WUAB; Dallas at Cleveland on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. on WOIO; Golden State at Cleveland on Saturday, Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. on WOIO; Cleveland at Detroit on Friday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. on WOIO; Cleveland at DC on Wednesday, Dec. 23 at 7 p.m. on WOIO; Cleveland at Charlotte on Saturday, Jan. 2 at 1 p.m. on WOIO; Cleveland at Dallas on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 8 p.m. on WOIO; Cleveland at Toronto on Friday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. on WOIO; Orlando at Cleveland on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 7:30 p.m. on WOIO; Cleveland and Phoenix on Sunday, Feb. 14 at 1 p.m. on WOIO; Cleveland at Detroit on Tuesday, Mar. 9 at 8 p.m. on WOIO/WUAB; Cleveland at Sacramento on Sunday, Mar. 14 at 6 p.m. on WOIO/WUAB; and Charlotte at Cleveland on Sunday, Apr. 4 at 3 p.m. on WOIO/WUAB.
For viewers using an antenna, 19 News and Cleveland’s 43 are both free. 19 News is also available through YouTubeTV, Hulu Live, Fubo, Paramount+ and other major local providers, though that does not apply to Cleveland’s 43.
Channel listings vary by provider. Among the listed options, WOIO and WUAB are available on services including Altice/Optimum, Armstrong, Breezeline, Cox, DirecTV, DirecTV STREAM and DISH, while RESN is carried on select systems such as Buckeye Broadband and Spectrum Akron. The current schedule is subject to change, and viewers are advised to check local listings for details.
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