KMCI-TV reaches deal with Spectrum Sports to simulcast early-season KU basketball games

By Matt Tait Nov 15, 2017

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The pregame men's basketball crowd at Allen Fieldhouse is shown in this file photo from Dec. 2, 2009.

There’s good news for Kansas City-area Kansas basketball fans who in recent years have struggled to see a handful of early-season KU games televised on The Jayhawk Network.

KMCI-TV, 38 The Spot, announced Wednesday that it had reached an agreement with Spectrum Sports Kansas City to simulcast eight upcoming KU games — four men’s and four women’s games — beginning with the men’s basketball team’s home game with South Dakota State at 7 p.m. on Friday.

This is also good news for KU fans in Lawrence who do not subscribe to Midco. Many in that group now will be able to access these games via the use of an antenna.

The following men’s games will be picked up by KMCI-TV, along with four KU women’s games, including a pair of Big 12 Conference games in 2018:

• Friday, Nov. 17 – 7 p.m. vs. South Dakota State

• Tuesday, Nov. 21 – 7 p.m. vs. Texas Southern

• Friday, Nov. 24 – 7 p.m. vs. Oakland

• Tuesday, Nov. 28 – 7 p.m. vs. Toledo

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.