UNC will travel to the Delta Center in Salt Lake City to face No. 8 BYU for its first exhibition game of the preseason Friday night. The Cougars are coming off a run to the Sweet 16 in the 2025 NCAA Tournament and feature top NBA prospect A.J. Dybantsa, who chose BYU over UNC and several other schools.
If you aren’t headed to Utah with the Tar Heels, here’s how you can follow along at home:
Broadcast Schedule
Those hoping to listen on the radio can do so at 97.9 FM and 1360 AM, or by streaming the radio broadcast on chapelboro.com.
97.9 The Hill’s radio broadcast of Friday’s game will begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time with the Tar Heel Sports Network’s pregame coverage until tip-off. THSN will also carry postgame coverage for approximately an hour after the conclusion of the game.
For preseason, regular season and ACC Tournament game broadcasts, you can access the stream (computer, tablet or phone) through chapelboro.com, TuneIN or most streaming apps, but you must be within 75 miles of Chapel Hill and have your location services for your device turned on. If you live more than 75 miles outside of Chapel Hill, you can access the Tar Heel Sports Network game broadcast stream through the Varsity Network.
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TV Schedule
Television coverage of Friday’s game begins with tip-off at 9 p.m. Eastern time. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+, which is ESPN’s online-only streaming service. The game will not be available on traditional cable packages.
Streaming options
A live stream will be available through the ESPN app or on ESPN.com. To access the stream for the game, you must have a TV package which includes a subscription specifically including ESPN+. Packages which include only the base ESPN family of networks will not have access to the ESPN+ broadcast.
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