The Orlando Magic are widening their television footprint again, this time giving fans in Gainesville, Panama City and Tallahassee a new way to follow the team all season long.
On Wednesday, the team and Gray Media announced a partnership that will carry 70 regular-season Magic games for viewers in those markets during the 2026-27 season. The games, with the exception of national TV exclusives, will air over the air on WTGB 34.3 in Gainesville, WJHG 7.6 in Panama City and WCTV 6.3 in Tallahassee. Each station is affiliated with the 365BLK network and is also available on local cable systems.
The arrangement does not stop there. According to the team, select games will also be shown on Gray’s ABC, NBC, CBS and MyNetwork stations in those markets.
“We are excited to partner with Gray Media to bring Magic basketball to Gainesville, Panama City and Tallahassee,” Magic president of business operations Charlie Freeman said in a statement. “Adding Gray to our line-up will provide Magic fans a direct connection to the team all season long.”
The Gray announcement came one day after the Magic revealed a separate deal with WMOR-TV, a Hearst Television-owned station, to air games for Tampa viewers in 2026-27. In mid-August, Orlando also reached an agreement with Cox Media Group, which will carry games on WRDQ-TV 27 and WFTV-Channel 9 in Orlando for the upcoming season.
The team said a full station lineup and broadcast schedule will be released later. It also plans to name a direct-to-consumer streaming partner soon.
For now, the national TV slate is already set at eight games: Nov. 16 at Boston on NBCSN, Dec. 14 vs. Philadelphia on NBCSN, March 10 at Miami on ESPN, March 13 at Atlanta on Prime Video, March 22 vs.
Indiana on NBCSN, March 28 vs. New York on ESPN, March 30 vs.
New York on NBC and April 5 vs. Miami on NBCSN.
Gray Media said the new agreement fits into its broader NBA portfolio.
“Gray knows that Orlando Magic fans in Gainesville, Panama City and Tallahassee will love watching the full season of the Magic free, over-the-air,” Sandy Breland, the chief operating officer of Gray Media, said in a statement. “This relationship with the Magic builds on Gray’s other successful NBA partnerships and we look forward to continuing to build on this relationship with the Magic.”
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