WISH-TV, MYINDY-TV 23 TO AIR 20 USL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES DURING 2021 SEASON
For Immediate Release
Contact: Erik Tobias (317) 956-8530 | Erik.Tobias@WISHTV.com
INDIANAPOLIS (Wednesday, March 17, 2021) – Indy Eleven and WISH-TV, the CW affiliate, owned by
Circle City Broadcasting serving the Indianapolis market (DMA #25), today announced a two-year
extension of their broadcast agreement, ensuring fans will have an over-the-air option to watch Indy
Eleven contests through the 2022 USL Championship campaign.
Fans of Indiana’s Team will be able to watch 20 games during the 2021 season between WISH-TV and
MyINDY-TV 23 (WNDY) – the club’s Official Broadcast Partners since its Inaugural Season in 2014. This
year’s local broadcast schedule will be released by the club in conjunction with the announcement of
the full 2021 USL Championship schedule in the coming weeks.
As has been the case across Indy Eleven’s first seven seasons, WISH-TV and MyINDY-TV 23 will continue
to air every home contest, which this year will include 16 regular season games as the club returns to
Michael A. Carroll Stadium and its unique gameday atmosphere. Four additional away contests will also
be featured on the local broadcast calendar.
“Indy Eleven is thrilled to continue the premier local broadcast partnership in the USL Championship
with WISH-TV and MyINDY-TV 23,” said Greg Stremlaw, Indy Eleven President and Chief Executive
Officer. “Knowing where to find your team’s TV broadcast is of paramount importance to any sports fan,
and we are fortunate to have the consistency, quality, and support that the WISH-TV family provides for
the next two seasons.”
“WISH-TV and MyINDY-TV 23 are proud to have been the home of Indy Eleven soccer since the start,”
said DuJuan McCoy, owner, president, and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting. “We’re pleased to continue
our partnership for the seventh season in a row, and look forward to another exciting season with Indy
Eleven. We are further excited to continue bringing professional USL Championship soccer to the homes
of Central Indiana viewers as part of our local sports line-up.”
Another pair of Indy Eleven “originals” – the on-air duo of play-by-play man Greg Rakestraw and color
analyst Brad Hauter – are also set to return for an eighth season together in the broadcast booth. In
addition, Tupelo Raycom – A Gray Television Company will handle game day broadcast production for a
seventh consecutive year.
In addition to the two-hour game window, every Indy Eleven broadcast on WISH-TV and MyINDY-TV 23
will be followed by the Honda Post-game Show, a wrap up of the evening’s action featuring extensive
highlights and interviews with personalities from Indiana’s Team.
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About Indy Eleven Professional Soccer
Since its launch on January 16, 2013, Indy Eleven’s mission – “To win championships with and for the community” – has stayed true to its aim of fielding a team that represents the State of Indiana proudly on and off the field. The 2021 season back at IUPUI’s Michael A. Carroll Stadium will mark Indy Eleven’s eighth year of play overall and fourth season in the United Soccer League Championship, a 31-team professional soccer league based across the United States. In January 2017, Indy Eleven submitted a bid for an expansion franchise in Major League Soccer (MLS), the First Division of pro soccer in the United States and Canada as recognized by U.S. Soccer.
About WISH-TV
WISH-TV has set the standard for television excellence in Central Indiana since 1954. The station has been honored as “Television Station of the Year” by the Indiana Broadcasters Association, for its “Overall Excellence” by the Edward R. Murrow Awards, and as “Outstanding News Operation,” “Outstanding Weather Operation,” “Best Newscast,” and “Best Website” by the Indiana Associated Press Broadcast Association. WISH-TV offers viewers 77 hours per week of local news and local programming and provides around-the-clock information on its digital platforms. WISH-TV is locally owned and operated by Circle City Broadcasting and is an affiliate of The CW network. The station serves more than one million households.
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