Hallelujah!! Finally, the state of Arizona is getting their Phoenix Suns access back.
Today the Phoenix Suns and Phoenix Mercury announced a new media rights deal with Gray Television, Inc., the owners of KTVK (Arizona’s Family 3TV), KPHO (Arizona’s Family CBS5), the statewide KPHE (AZ Family Sports Network, channel 44 in Phoenix) who serve the Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma media market. These channels are accessible for free to local residents who have digital TV receiver, and come in HD as well. All free.
3TV will broadcast at least 40 Suns games to Arizona residents a year, with the rest being broadcast on channel 44.