The Cardinals announced information on the TV coverage of the 2026 season.
Opening Day Coverage
The Cardinals Live pregame show presented by Toyota starts at 2:00 PM inside Busch Stadium, hosted by Dani Wexelman alongside analyst Mark Sweeney. Coverage of the Cardinals’ pregame ceremonies and player introductions will start at 2:30 PM.
Calling the Cardinals’ Opening Day matchup versus the Rays will be play-by-play announcer Chip Caray and analyst Brad Thompson with Jim Hayes reporting from around Busch Stadium. The Cardinals Live postgame show presented by CarShield will follow after the final out.
Regular Season Coverage
The St. Louis Cardinals, in conjunction with Major League Baseball, today announced the linear television distribution lineup for Cardinals.TV presented by bet365 that will allow fans to watch games through their preferred cable, satellite or streaming provider. A game channel finder is now available atcardinals.com/watch.
All local games on Cardinals.TV presented by bet365 will be widely available for fans on the following channels in the Cardinals television territory covering Arkansas, Iowa, and Oklahoma and parts of Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, Kentucky and Mississippi:
- AT&T U-verse – Channel 1746
- DIRECTV Satellite and Streaming – Channel 672
- Charter/Spectrum (Digital) – Channel 362
- Charter/Spectrum (Set-Top Box) – Channel 233 (Channel 535 in Evansville, Ind.)
- Comcast/Xfinity– Channel 1261
- Fubo
- Ballard Telephone Cooperative (Ky.) – Channel 34
- Casscomm (Virginia, Ill.) – Channel 67
- Craw-Kan Telelphone (Kan., Mo., & Okla.) – Channel 479
- Gibson Connect (Trenton, Tenn.) – Channel 38
- Grafton Technologies (Jerseyville, Ill.) – Channel 69 / 1072
- Highland Communications Services (Highland, Ill.) – Channel 78
- HTC Communications – Channel 78
- Jackson Energy (Jackson, Tenn.) – Channel 95
- Madison Communications (Staunton, Ill.) – Channel 728 (HD) / 28 (SD)
- Ozarks Go (Ark. & Okla.) – Channel 104
- Paragould (Paragould, Ark.) – Channel 31
- United Communications (Tenn.) – Channel 513
- Wabash Independent Networks (Louisville, Ill.) – Channel 372
*Additional providers & channel numbers will be continued to be announced.
Fans located within the Cardinals’ TV territory without traditional cable or satellite service have the option to watch games on their smart TV, smartphone or other connected device with no blackout restrictions (subject to national broadcast exclusives) on Cardinals.TV presented by bet365. The direct-to-consumer streaming platform accessible from the MLB app or MLB.com can be purchased for $99.99 for the full season or $19.99 per month at cardinals.com/tv.
Fans located outside the Cardinals’ TV territory can watch all local Cardinals broadcasts via the league’s out-of-market streaming service, MLB.TV. In 2026, all MLB.TV subscribers can enjoy the service on either the MLB app or ESPN app. Visit mlb.com/tv for more information.
