CINCINNATI (Aug. 28, 2025) – Spectrum, a suite of advanced communications services offered by Charter Communications, Inc. has launched The Spot – MTN to its customers in Montana as part of their basic package. More info
here.
The Spot – MTN, a consortium of six E.W. Scripps Company television stations in Montana (KTVQ in Billings, KXLF in Butte, KBZK in Bozeman, KRTV in Great Falls, KTVH in Helena, KPAX in Missoula), will carry 13 Big Sky Conference football games and six non-conference games this season featuring the University of Montana (10 games) and Montana State (10 games).
Scripps Sports announced a five-year renewal with the Big Sky Conference earlier this year, extending their relationship through at least the 2029-30 academic year, airing conference football and basketball games across its local Scripps stations in the region.
Scripps Sports’ game coverage this fall is bookend-ed by two huge matchups: Kicking things off on Saturday, Sept. 6, sees powerhouses South Dakota State taking on Montana State, who made it to the FCS Championship Game last season. Then, on Nov. 22, Montana State and Montana go head-to-head in their annual Brawl of the Wild. Last year’s Cat-Griz/Griz-Cat contest, the 123rd in the annual rivalry, drew nearly 130K viewers across Scripps stations.
Earlier this year, Scripps Sports announced two dynamic and seasoned broadcast teams for its Big Sky college football coverage. For the Montana State Bobcats,
Ben Creighton returns to the play-by-play role along with former Montana and Montana State defensive coordinator
Ty Gregorak as analyst, and
Grace Lawrence serving as the sideline reporter. In the booth for the Montana Grizzlies this season will be respected play-by-play announcer
Trey Bender and former Montana defensive standout and NFL player
Jordan Tripp, with
Kyle Hansen reporting from the sidelines.
In addition to Big Sky Conference sports and content, The Spot – MTN also showcases select National Hockey League (NHL) games featuring the Vegas Golden Knights and Utah Mammoth as well as exciting action from the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL). The network also features popular off-network true crime, drama and comedy series and national news.
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