The UNC men’s basketball team will face No. 4 seed Alabama in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 on Thursday night in Los Angeles. The Crimson Tide defeated No. 13 seed College of Charleston and No. 12 seed Grand Canyon in the first two rounds of the tournament. The Tar Heels are the No. 1 seed in the tournament’s West Region and are seeking their eighth national championship in program history.

If you aren’t following the team on the road, here’s how to follow along at home:

Broadcast Schedule

Those hoping to listen on the radio can do so at 97.9 FM and 1360 AM.

97.9 The Hill’s radio broadcast of Thursday’s game will begin at 8 p.m. with Countdown to Tip-Off with Brighton McConnell. At 8:30 p.m., the broadcast will shift over to Jones Angell and the Tar Heel Sports Network for their pregame coverage until tip-off. They will also carry postgame coverage for approximately an hour after the conclusion of the game.

The NCAA Tournament’s exclusive national radio broadcast rights prevent 97.9 The Hill WCHL or any radio station from streaming the local radio calls of the NCAA Tournament basketball games on the internet. The only way to listen to 97.9 The Hill WCHL’s radio broadcast of the Tar Heel Sports Network’s call of UNC’s NCAA Tournament games is on an actual FM/AM radio. If you have a radio, you can catch our broadcast at 97.9 FM and 1360 AM, but you cannot access it through Chapelboro.com or any streaming service.

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TV Schedule

Television coverage of Thursday’s game begins with the tip-off at approximately 9:39 p.m., depending on when the session’s first game between No. 6 Clemson and No. 2 Arizona ends. The game will be broadcast on CBS. As of today, Spectrum, AT&T, Dish Network, Xfinity and DirecTV all carry CBS. The CBS affiliate for the Chapel Hill region is WNCN.

What if I don’t have cable?

A live stream will be available on CBS’s digital platforms or the NCAA March Madness app, which is available for free in the App Store.

Additionally, several cord-cutting options carry CBS.

YouTube TV prices at $73/month and carries CBS.

Hulu TV starts at $77/month and includes CBS, but does not carry MLB Network, NBA TV or NFL Red Zone.

 

Featured image via Todd Melet

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