Charlotte FC

Want to watch Charlotte FC’s first match vs. DC United on TV? Here’s how to find it

The field at Bank of America Stadium is currently being prepped for Charlotte FC’s opening match against LA next month in Charlotte, N.C. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. The stadium is undergoing a series of renovations in anticipation of Charlotte FC’s inaugural season.
The field at Bank of America Stadium is currently being prepped for Charlotte FC’s opening match against LA next month in Charlotte, N.C. Monday, Feb. 7, 2022. The stadium is undergoing a series of renovations in anticipation of Charlotte FC’s inaugural season. alslitz@charlotteobserver.com

Trying to watch Charlotte’s first Major League Soccer team make history? Look no further.

Charlotte Football Club will take on DC United in its first regular-season game at 6 p.m. Saturday at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.

According to a television agreement announced Monday, fans will be able to watch CLTFC’s inaugural match on their local TV station if they live in North Carolina and South Carolina, and they’ll also be able to stream the match for free at CharlotteFootballClub.com.

Out-of-market broadcasts will be available on ESPN+.

What channel is Charlotte FC on?

North Carolina

Charlotte: WSOC-ABC / WAXN-IND / Telemundo Charlotte

Greensboro: WCWG-CW

Greenville/New Bern: WITN-NBC / WITN-MyNet (D2)

Raleigh: WRAL-NBC / WRAZ-FOX / WNGT

Wilmington: WILM-IND / MeTV

South Carolina

Charleston: WCIV-MyNet

Columbia: WIS-NBC / WIS-CW (D2); WACH 57.2 / Cable Channel 1250

Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville: WLOS-ABC / WLOS-D2-MyNet

Myrtle Beach: WPDE-CW

How to stream Charlotte FC vs DC United

Visit CharlotteFootballClub.com or download the CLTFC mobile app.

How to listen to Charlotte FC on the radio

You can listen to Saturday’s match on sports radio WFNZ. The on-air talent will be Will Palaszczuk (play-by-play) and Jessica Charman (color).

Alex Zietlow
The Herald
Alex Zietlow writes about sports and the ways in which they intersect with life in York, Chester and Lancaster counties for The Herald, where he has been an editor and reporter since August 2019. Zietlow has won nine S.C. Press Association awards in his career, including First Place finishes in Feature Writing, Sports Enterprise Writing and Education Beat Reporting. He also received two Top-10 awards in the 2021 APSE writing contest and was nominated for the 2022 U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Rising Star award for his coverage of the Winthrop men’s basketball team.
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