Sports Briefs

FOOTBALL

OSSAA, Griffin sign TV deal

Griffin Communications and the Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association have reached an agreement for Griffin stations in both Oklahoma City and Tulsa to air and stream the Oklahoma Class 6A-I, 6A-II football championship games and the Class 6A and Class 5A girls and boys basketball championship games during the 2017-2018 season.

“Oklahoma's Own Griffin Communications is excited to be able to again showcase some of Oklahoma's best football and basketball games as they chase a championship,” said David Griffin, Griffin Communications chairman and CEO. “We're committed to serving Oklahomans by providing high-quality, local programming, and there's nothing more local than high school sports. This agreement is a win-win for all Oklahomans.”

The airing and streaming of last year's football and basketball championship games resulted in record ratings with thousands of people watching across the state and nation.

“The demand we saw to watch the championship games on TV and on our live streams was quite impressive,” said Houston Hunt, Vice President of Marketing for Griffin Communications. “The high-quality production was excellent and we look forward to the opportunity to again bring these local games to the state and nation.”

NFL

Griffin Communications to air preseason games

Griffin Communications will air the Dallas Cowboys pre-season games between Aug. 12 and Aug. 31 live on KOTV and KQCW. Additionally, KQCW will air the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Los Angeles Rams preseason game at 7 p.m. Aug. 26.

The schedule is as follows:

• Aug. 12 Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams airing at 8 p.m. on KOTV

• Aug. 19 Indianapolis Colts at Dallas Cowboys airing at 6 p.m. on KOTV

• Aug. 26 Oakland Raiders at Dallas Cowboys airing at 7 p.m. on KOTV

• 26 Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams airing at 7 p.m. on KQCW

• Dallas Cowboys at Houston Texans airing at 7 p.m. on KQCW

“We could not be more thrilled to bring such high-quality and in-demand professional sports programming to our viewers, once again,” said Griffin Communications Programming Director Kim Eubank. “Our continued relationship with CBS has enabled us to bring the very best to our viewers and we are proud to be the local affiliate.”