Action Sports Jax TV is launching Thursday: Here’s what you need to know – Action News Jax

Action Sports Jax TV is launching Thursday: Here’s what you need to know  Action News Jax

After much anticipation and excitement, the Action Sports Jax TV channel will be on the air Thursday. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — After much anticipation and excitement, the Action Sports Jax TV channel will be on the air Thursday. You’ll be able to watch the Tampa Bay Lightning and Orlando Magic play, see Georgia, FSU and Florida shows, the UNF Ospreys, and of course, the Brent and Austen Show. Here’s what you need to know ahead of the launch: Action Sports Jax TV will be free over the air on channel 47.2 and on Xfinity on channel 216 or channel 1188. If you want to watch Action Sports Jax TV, you’ll either need to get a digital antenna or contact your provider (if you don’t have Xfinity).

We told you in August that Action Sports Jax TV was selected as the NBA team’s new exclusive local television broadcast partner beginning this season. Under the agreement, all locally distributed Orlando Magic regular-season games will air on newly created Action Sports Jax TV, as well as some games airing on CBS47 and FOX30. In September, we told you that Action Sports Jax TV is the Tampa Bay Lightning’s official broadcast partner in Northeast Florida beginning this season. Under the new agreement, all locally distributed Tampa Bay Lightning regular-season games — apart from national exclusives