KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Scripps Media and their independent television station KMCI, serving the
Kansas City metropolitan area, to broadcast an MIAA Football Game of the Week during the 2024 NCAA Division II season.

KMCI, 38 The Spot will broadcast ten MIAA football games of the week to local television audiences in the greater Kansas City area. The schedule has been designed to provide one broadcast during the season from each MIAA football campus. The game of the week will feature one of the conference's best match-ups each Saturday. All other MIAA football contests will continue to be streamed live on the MIAA Network.

"We are excited to offer this television opportunity in the great metropolitan area to connect with the 120,000 MIAA alumni in Kansas City, and to spread awareness of the quality and competitiveness of MIAA football to college sports fans throughout this region. We believe that this television platform and the exposure for MIAA schools will help drive many new subscribers to the MIAA Network," said MIAA Commissioner Mike Racy. "This is a one-year trial that might develop into a longer-term partnership with Scripps, and perhaps even include broadcasting other MIAA sports," Racy added.

"We are thrilled to have the MIAA game of the week join our great lineup on 38 The Spot for 2024," said Kathleen Choal, Regional Vice-President and General Manager of KSHB and KMCI. "With so many great teams, combined with their passionate fan base, it's exciting to bring the action from the gridiron to our Kansas City audience live on KMCI 38 The Spot.  We continue to look for ways to bolster our live sports offerings on KMCI and the MIAA is a perfect addition," added Choal.

The broadcast schedule for the league's ten NCAA Division II football contests to be aired on live television is listed below. To view the complete 2024 MIAA football schedule, visit TheMIAA.com/Football. 

MIAA GAME OF THE WEEK BROADCAST SCHEDULE:
August 31 at 7:00 p.m.— [4] Ferris St. (Michigan) @ [3] Pittsburg State
September 7 at 1:00 p.m. — Angelo St. (Texas) @ Emporia State
September 14 at 1:00 p.m. — [6] Colorado Mines @ Washburn
September 21 at 2:00 p.m. — [23] Northwest Missouri @ Missouri Southern
September 28 at 1:30 p.m. — Emporia State @ [23] Northwest Missouri
October 12 at 1:00 p.m. — Missouri Western @ [2] Central Missouri
October 19 at 2:00 p.m. — Nebraska Kearney @ Missouri Western 
October 26 at 2:00 p.m. — [3] Pittsburg State @ Central Oklahoma
November 2 at 2:00 p.m. — [2] Central Missouri @ [3] Pittsburg State 
November 9 at 1:00 p.m. — Central Oklahoma @ Washburn 
November 16 at 12:00 p.m. — Fort Hays State @ Nebraska Kearney 
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MIAA GAME OF THE WEEK BROADCAST STATION GUIDE:
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Cable/Satellite Provider for KMCI 38 The Spot	Standard Tier Channel	Digital Tier Channel
Spectrum (Kansas City Metro)	Channel No. 8	Channel No. 1230
Comcast (Independence, MO)	Channel No. 5	Channel No. 807
Comcast (Olathe, KS)	Channel No. 5	Channel No. 807
Dish Network (Kansas City DMA)	Channel No. 38	N/A
Direct TV (Kansas City DMA)	Channel No. 38	N/A
AT&T U-Verse (Kansas City DMA)	Channel No. 38	N/A
Midco (Lawrence, KS)	Channel No. 15	Channel No. 615
Optimum (St. Joseph, MO)	Channel No. 17	N/A
Optimum (Maryville, MO)	Channel No. 19	N/A
Optimum (Warrensburg, MO)	Channel No. 13	N/A
Over-The-Air	Channel No. 38.1	N/A