Seattle Culture
Seattle Storm Land Lucrative TV Deal
KOMO and KUNS will both air games, as will some digital platforms
By Rob Smith April 1, 2025
Watching the WNBA’s Seattle Storm just got a whole lot more convenient.
The Storm have a new multi-year partnership with Sinclair affiliates KOMO (ABC) and KUNS (CW) to air the club’s games. The deal means the Storm will now reach 2.3 million homes across the Seattle area. The deal calls for 33 games and has an undisclosed rights fee payment, according to The Sports Business Journal, adding that the only other WNBA teams that have broadcast deals involving fee money are the Indiana Fever, New York Liberty, Dallas Wings and Las Vegas Aces.
KUNS will televise all non-nationally exclusive Storm games. Select games will air on KOMO. Those games will also air on digital platforms including YouTube TV and Hulu Live. KOMO will also produce pre-game content for some games.
Fox 13 broadcast Storm games the past four seasons.
The four-time WNBA champs tip off the regular season on the road against the Phoenix Mercury May 17.
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