JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – WLBT and Gray Local Media announced expanded access to New Orleans Pelicans games for the 2025-26 season on Friday.
Non-national Pelicans games broadcast on the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network (GCSEN) will now be available to DIRECTV streaming, satellite, and U-verse customers across the team’s entire three-state home territory, including the Jackson market.
DIRECTV customers can find the upcoming Pelicans games on the following channels.
DIRECTV streaming: Channel 676DIRECTV satellite: Channel 676-6U-Verse: Channels 1759 (High-Def) and 759 (Standard Def)
“Since this incredible partnership began, we have been working to make the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network available to as many New Orleans Pelicans fans as possible, and this is another major step in that process,” said Mikel Schaefer, General Manager of WVUE-TV and GCSEN.
“As the official broadcast partner of the New Orleans Pelicans, we believe this will dramatically increase viewership across the entire network.”
The Pelicans’ regular season begins on Wednesday, October 22, when they face the Grizzlies in Memphis. That game will be simulcast on WLBT 3.3. and GCSEN at 7 p.m.
Beyond Pelicans basketball, the Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network offers popular shows such as the Saints Kick-Off Show and the Black & Gold Postgame Show.
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