UNC will play its second and final exhibition game of the preseason Wednesday night when it hosts Winston-Salem State at the Dean Smith Center. The Tar Heels dropped their first exhibition game, 78-76, at No. 8 BYU last Friday.
If you aren’t attending the game in person, 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 Wednesday’s game will begin at 6:30 p.m. 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 Wednesday’s game begins with tip-off at 7:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ACC Network Extra, which is the ACC Network’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 for ACC Network Extra. Packages which include only the base ESPN family of networks will not have access to the ACC Network Extra broadcast.
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