QUINCY (WGEM) – Ahead of the 2026 baseball season, Gray Media’s WGEM family of stations has announced expanded partnerships with the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals.
These partnerships will bring fans free and over-the-air access to select games from both teams throughout the spring training and regular season.
The expanded programming will be available across the WGEM family of stations, including WGEM (NBC) 10.1, The Tri-States’ CW 10.2, WGEM FOX 10.3, and MeTV Tri-States 10.4, making Cardinals and Royals baseball accessible to viewers throughout the Tri-States.
Every St. Louis Cardinal regular season game can be heard on WGEM SportsRadio 105.1FM.
All games will be available free and over-the-air, ensuring fans across the Tri-States can enjoy the teams they love without additional cost.
Spring training schedule
St. Louis Cardinals Spring Training Games:
12 p.m. CT Feb. 23 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins12 p.m. CT March 7 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets12 p.m. CT March 8 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Miami Marlins12 p.m. CT March 9 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Baltimore Orioles12 p.m. CT March 12 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Mets5 p.m. CT March 13 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros12 p.m. CT March 18 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros6 p.m. CT March 23 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Springfield CardinalsRegular season games
WGEM channel locations for most games will be announced later.
3 p.m. CT March 30 – Kansas City Royals vs. Minnesota Twins (WGEM 10.1)6:30 p.m. CT April 24 – Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels (WGEM CW 10.2)7 p.m. CT April 24 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Seattle Mariners (WGEM 10.1)5:30 p.m. CT May 22 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds6:30 p.m. CT May 22 – Kansas City Royals vs. Seattle Mariners6 p.m. CT May 29 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs7 p.m. CT June 12 – Kansas City Royals vs. Houston Astros7 p.m. CT June 12 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Minnesota Twins6:30 p.m. CT June 18 – Kansas City Royals vs. St. Louis Cardinals7 p.m. CT June 26 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Miami Marlins3 p.m. CT July 3 – St. Louis Cardinals @ Chicago Cubs7 p.m. CT July 17 – Kansas City Royals vs. San Diego Padres7 p.m. CT July 24 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds7 p.m. CT Aug. 7 – Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago Cubs7 p.m. CT Aug. 7 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Colorado Rockies7 p.m. CT Aug. 21 – Kansas City Royals vs. Detroit Tigers7 p.m. CT Aug. 28 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates7 p.m. CT Sept. 4 – Kansas City Royals vs. Toronto Blue Jays1 p.m. CT Sept. 7 – Kansas City Royals vs. Arizona Diamondbacks7 p.m. CT Sept. 11 – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago White Sox
Programming is subject to change.
Partnership details
“We’re excited to expand our partnership with both the St. Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals,” said Ben Van Ness, WGEM general manager and vice-president. “The WGEM family of stations is proud to bring fans these exceptional baseball experiences free and over-the-air. With games airing throughout the spring training and regular season, there are numerous opportunities for families across the Tri-States to make lasting baseball memories together.”
The expanded Home Plate programming partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals brings fans free and over-the-air access to the team at every level of the organization, including spring training games and select regular season matchups.
The continued partnership with the Kansas City Royals features the historic broadcast of the team’s home opener, the first free over-the-air home opener broadcast since 2007.
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