The Columbus Blue Jackets are widening their reach this season, with 10 regular-season games set to air on over-the-air stations across Ohio, West Virginia and Kentucky.
The club, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Gray Media announced the simulcasts will run on Blue Jackets Hockey Network broadcasts, giving fans in multiple markets another way to catch the team without relying only on cable or streaming.
The slate begins Thursday, Nov. 5, when Columbus hosts the Dallas Stars at 7 p.m. ET. Other home games on the over-the-air schedule include Thursday, Nov. 12 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Thursday, Jan. 21 against the Calgary Flames, Thursday, Feb. 11 against the Ottawa Senators and Monday, Mar. 1 against the Carolina Hurricanes.
The road games on the list are Monday, Nov. 30 at the Pittsburgh Penguins, Monday, Dec. 7 at the Tampa Bay Lightning, Thursday, Jan. 7 at the New Jersey Devils, Monday, Feb. 8 at the Toronto Maple Leafs and Monday, Mar. 22 at the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Toronto game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
ET; the rest are set for 7 p.m. ET.
In central Ohio, the games will air on WWHO CW Columbus, which is available through cable and streaming providers including Spectrum, DIRECTV, YouTubeTV and Breezeline. Gray Media stations will also carry coverage in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Lima, Charleston/Huntington, Lexington, Louisville, Charleston/Huntington and Bluefield/Beckley, WV.
“We are very excited to again offer distribution on over-the-air television and increase both the number of games and markets in which these broadcasts are available,” said Blue Jackets Vice President of Business Intelligence and Broadcasting Marc Gregory. We want to provide our fans as many options as possible to watch the Blue Jackets Hockey Network and are thrilled to again partner with Sinclair Broadcast Group and Gray Media to do so on their stations.”
This marks the second straight season the Blue Jackets have put games on over-the-air stations. The team first did it during the 2024-25 season, when five games were simulcast, followed by six last season on Sinclair Broadcast and Gray Media stations.
Blue Jackets games not exclusively carried by NHL national broadcast partners remain available to Spectrum, DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream and Fubo customers, along with streaming on Prime Video. The team is also directing fans to contact their cable or satellite provider to make sure they can watch this season.
Gray Media stations in the Blue Jackets television territory include Cleveland (WUAB, MyNet, 43.1), Cincinnati (WXIX, Rock Entertainment Sports Network, 19.3), Dayton (WZCD, Rock Entertainment Sports Network, 32.1), Lima (WFND, Rock Entertainment Sports Network, 19.1), Louisville (WDRB, MyNet, 41.2 or WBKI, CW, 58.1), Lexington (WKYT, CW, 27.2), Charleston-Huntington (WSAZ, MyNet. 3.2) and Bluefield-Beckley (WVVA, MyNet, 6.3). Select games will also air on Gray’s co-owned ABC, CBS, Fox and/or ABC affiliates in those markets, with local listings and BlueJackets.com/TuneIn providing details and updates.
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