IHSAA championship games to air on Local 7

When Nexstar Broadcasting took over WEHT Local on Dec. 1, one of the first things to go was the NEWS 25 Sports Channel, which was the Evansville area's home for IHSAA championship sporting events.  That led to the question, "Where will those games move to now?"

As it turns out, not far:  Local 7 WTVW is now this area's IHSAA Champions Network affiliate, and will begin carrying championship sports with this week's boys basketball sectional draws.  That program will air live beginning at 2 p.m. CT (3 p.m. ET) this Sunday, Feb. 19.

The boys' state basketball tournament will air beginning at 9 a.m. CT on Mar. 24.

The move to WTVW gives the IHSAA a much broader television presence in the Tri-State. Local 7 is available on virtually all area cable systems as well as some outside the immediate Tri-State, whereas the old Sports Channel was only available in certain areas.