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FOX Sports Sun to broadcast 5 Heat preseason games

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 10:53 p.m. ET

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MIAMI -- The Miami Heat announced today long time broadcast partner, FOX Sports Sun kicks off their 23rd consecutive season of broadcasting Heat basketball with the team's preseason opener on Sunday, October 4th as the Heat host the Charlotte Hornets at 6:00 p.m. The game is the first of five the team's exclusive broadcast partner will bring to Heat fans during the exhibition season. The local preseason schedule includes coverage of the team's matchup vs. the five-time NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs on October 12th followed the next night by a matchup with their intra-state rivals in Orlando. Other highlights include coverage of the Oct 18th game in Atlanta vs. the Hawks, the team with the top record in the Eastern Conference last season, and the preseason finale in New Orleans on Friday, October 23rd vs. Anthony Davis and the Pelicans.

In total, six of the team's eight preseason contests will be televised, with the Oct 7th preseason game in Louisville against the Magic and the Oct 17th game in Houston against the Rockets being the lone "radio-only" broadcasts. The Oct 21st home game vs. Washington will be broadcast on ESPN.

Complete radio coverage of every Heat game during the 2015 preseason can be found on the team's flagship station in English, 790 The Ticket and 104.3 HD2. Mike Inglis returns for an 18th season to handle the call and will be joined on all home games by former Heat point guard and current radio and TV analyst, John Crotty.

The man who has broadcast more games than any announcer in Heat history, La Voz -- Jose Paneda -- begins his 27th season of calling the action in Spanish as Heat Basketball returns once again to Radio Mambi 710 AM. Paneda and broadcast partner Joe Pujala will cover each of the team's three home preseason games on October 4th, 12th and 21st.

The Heat will continue their tradition of live internet broadcasting as HeaTV on Heat.com will televise the Red, White & Pink game presented by Baptist Health Breast Center at Miami Cancer Institute. The Heat broadcast team, led by Eric Reid, Tony Fiorentino and Jason Jackson, will anchor coverage of the team's open scrimmage on Thursday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. live on Heat.com and on the new Miami Heat App. 790 The Ticket will also air a special radio broadcast live from the event, which will be hosted by Jonathan Zaslow.

The Miami Heat officially kick off broadcast coverage of their 28th season on Saturday, October 3rd with the first edition of Heat Weekly, a one-hour program hosted by Heat Radio Network host, Tommy Tighe. The show airing at 10:00 a.m. on The Ticket each Saturday, features interviews with Heat broadcasters, players, coaches and basketball front office personalities and can once again be heard throughout the weekend on the member stations of the Miami Heat Radio Network.

Preseason broadcast schedule

** Heat Weekly airs every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on 790 The Ticket and at various times throughout the weekend on the member stations of the Heat Radio Network. The Heat Radio Network includes ESPN 106.3 FM in West Palm Beach, The Fan AM 1240 WFWN in Ft. Myers and AM 1270 WNOG in Naples, WPSL 1590 AM in Port St. Lucie and Keys Radio WKWF AM 1600 and WAVK 97.7 FM "The Wave."

For more information, please visit Heat.com.

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