For the first time since 2010, consumers can watch select St. Louis Cardinals games on free, over-the-air television. At least 10 live game broadcasts throughout the 2025 regular season will be airing on KMOV-TV and Matrix Midwest in St. Louis or other Gary-owned or syndicated third-party television outlets across eight different states. These games will reach approximately 7.5 million television households and will also be simulcast on the regional FanDuel Sports Network outlet as well.
The first game under this new partnership will take place on Friday, April 11 at 7:15 p.m. CST when the St. Louis Cardinals face the Philadelphia Phillies from Busch Stadium. Through the first six games that have been announced under this partnership, contests are evenly distributed in April, May and June with all of these matchups airing on Matrix Midwest and three contests on KMOV-TV as well. The Cardinals will be revealing more games within this schedule at a later date.
“We are excited that, for the first time in 15 years, fans can watch our games across Cardinals Nation for free and over-the-air, bringing the Cardinals into more homes than ever before,” Anuk Karunaratne, senior vice president of business operations for the St. Louis Cardinals, said in a statement. “This expanded reach means more families, communities, and lifelong fans can share in the excitement of Cardinals baseball and cheer on our hometown team throughout the season.”
The Cardinals are following a similar model adopted by the St. Louis Blues in early January, which has been airing a series of games on over-the-air television throughout the stretch run of the NHL season. Two more Blues games are slated to air on Matrix Midwest for the remainder of the season, including the upcoming Saturday contest against the Los Angeles Kings. Cardinals games under the deal will be available to view on stations in Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, Arkansas, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky and Oklahoma. The team is looking to qualify for the MLB Postseason for the first time since 2022 with a roster of established veterans and young stars.
“KMOV and Matrix Midwest are proud to serve our viewers in St. Louis and across the region, by bringing iconic Cardinals baseball back to free, over-the-air broadcasts,” J.D. Sosnoff, general manager of KMOV-TV and Matrix Midwest, said in a statement. “Along with our market-leading co-owned television stations across Cardinals Country, we are ready to bring the excitement from Busch Stadium to the fans.”
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