On Tuesday morning, rumblings of some “big news” concerning the Carolina Panthers quickly made their way around Twitter. In fact, some may have said it was a great day to be a Carolina Panthers fan.
Well, it was a really great day to be a member of Queen City News—the new official television partner of the franchise.
As announced by both sides yesterday afternoon, WJZY has entered a multi-year pact with the team to become the its flagship station. Charlotte’s Fox affiliate will carry various Panthers-centric content including preseason games and pregame and postgame coverage.
Panthers chief commercial officer Jake Burns provided a comment about the partnership in the organization’s press release following the announcement.
“The Panthers are excited to introduce Queen City News as an official television partner and the flagship television station of the Carolina Panthers,” Burns said. “Queen City News is a leader in sports programming in the Carolinas with its award-winning Charlotte Sports Live show, and the station’s commitment to the market and the amount of local news and sports programming ensures that our fans will have access to more television content than ever before.”
So even though the “big news” probably wasn’t what most fans were hoping for, they can tune into WJZY the next time a major development really unfolds.
