Last month, the Detroit Lions and WXYZ "mutually" decided to opt out of their local television deal. This meant that Lions preseason games would no longer be broadcast by Channel 7 in Detroit, and this meant that the Lions had to search for a new local TV partner.
Nothing has been officially announced just yet, but WJBK is set to be that new local TV partner, according to The Detroit News. That's FOX 2 in Detroit, and it is set to be the new home of Lions preseason games, among other things. Here are more details from the Detroit Free Press:
The Lions have agreed to a new multi-year contract with local Fox affiliate WJBK to broadcast preseason games, a weekly regular season pregame show and other Lions-related content, a person familiar with the deal but not authorized to speak about it publicly said.