Many in-market St. Louis Cardinals fans rely on subscriptions to Bally Sports Midwest (BSM) to watch their favorite team in action. Most out-of-market fans use a package like MLB.tv or MLB Extra Innings to view the Cardinals on television or via streaming devices.
However, there is another important group of Cardinals fans who live outside of Bally Sports Midwest’s area, but firmly in Cardinals Country – in the states of Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as parts of Mississippi, Kentucky and Tennessee. In this article, we will sort out answers to very important questions.
“Will the Cardinals game be televised in my area and if so, where?”
The good news for these viewers is that, depending on their system, they may be able to watch Cardinals telecasts this season on their regional Bally Sports Networks (RSNs). A rub can be that not every game is on, and sometimes the ones that are, get moved to alternate channels, making the quest to answer the above questions a daily chore.
I wish I could crack the code for you, but there isn’t one that works every day.
When you think the games are on, but they really aren’t…
There is no rhyme or reason as to which Cardinals games are covered by the various RSNs and which are not. And the answer varies by game by RSN.
Perhaps most frustrating is that it is a moving target. What you will see below is what a Bally spokesperson calls “the maximum distribution at any given time per game/per network.”
In layman’s terms, this means that even if a particular Cardinals game is shown on the master schedule, it may or may not actually be available to watch, based on what else is airing in the market on a given night.
Examples of these conflicts are the NBA and NHL seasons continuing in April and May, with schedules that are not fully defined.
All is not lost – tips and tricks
Some of the RSNs do have one alternate channel, with the “Extra” suffix added, but even two channels are not always enough to carry all the required live content. And sometimes in these overlap areas, it is the Cardinals that get bumped. You may have to scour your local listings to find the Bally Sports Net Extra channel number, but the search should be worth it!
It is also important that web-savvy Bally RSN subscribers understand that all Bally Sports Midwest-covered Cardinals games are available via streaming. No matter which your cable, satellite or streaming provider you use, you have an always-available alternative.
All Cardinals games should still be available for streaming by RSN subscribers on the Bally Sports app and BallySports.com.
The markets
Telecasts of Cardinals’ games on Bally Sports South and BSSO Extra are available in the Memphis, Evansville and Paducah/Harrisburg/Cape Girardeau DMAs (designated media area, or market), plus the counties of Union, Pontotoc, Yalobusha and Grenada in Mississippi.
Telecasts of Cardinals games on Bally Sports Southeast (BSSE) are available in the Memphis DMA, plus the counties of Union, Pontotoc, Yalobusha and Grenada in Mississippi.
For those in Oklahoma and Arkansas coverage areas, most Bally Midwest-originated games can be seen on Bally Sports Southwest or BSSW Extra.
There is can be an additional complication –a delineation between games shown on BSSW/Extra in Eastern Arkansas versus Central/Western Arkansas – though for the first month of 2023, the two schedules are identical.
The big picture schedule
RSN coverage began in spring training, but I did not have all of this information in hand at that time. For completeness and comparison, the full 162 game regular season is shown.
Currently, as many as 12 Cardinals games are on the schedule to be shown nationally on ESPN, FOX, Apple TV and the new entrant, Peacock. That leaves 150 regular season contests, all of which are being televised by Bally Sports Midwest (BSM) and shown in-market on BSM (or BSM Extra, depending on any potential Blues’ schedule overlaps).
Between them, Bally Sports South (97) and Bally Sports Southeast (53) are televising in Tennessee all 150 regular season games featuring the Cardinals that originate from Bally Sports Midwest.
In Oklahoma and Arkansas, Bally Sports Southwest will not pick up all of the 150. As noted, we have only the first month’s schedule at this point and 24 of the first 28 BSM telecasts will be available.
2023 Bally Sports South and Southeast and Bally Sports Southwest St. Louis Cardinals Telecast Schedule – Regular Season
| DAY | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (CT) | BS MIDWEST FOOTPRINT | OKLAHOMA | EASTERN ARKANSAS | CENTRAL/ WESTERN ARKANSAS | BS SOUTH / SOUTHEAST FOOTPRINT | |
| Thu | 30-Mar | vs. | Toronto | 3:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South Extra |
| Sat | 1-Apr | vs. | Toronto | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS South Extra |
| Sun | 2-Apr | vs. | Toronto | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South Extra |
| Mon | 3-Apr | vs. | Atlanta | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South Extra (KY) | |||
| Tue | 4-Apr | vs. | Atlanta | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South Extra (KY) | |||
| Wed | 5-Apr | vs. | Atlanta | 12:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South Extra (KY) |
| Fri | 7-Apr | at | Milwaukee | 7:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South |
| Sat | 8-Apr | at | Milwaukee | 6:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South Extra |
| Sun | 9-Apr | at | Milwaukee | 1:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 10-Apr | at | Colorado | 7:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South Extra | |||
| Tue | 11-Apr | at | Colorado | 7:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South |
| Wed | 12-Apr | at | Colorado | 2:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS South |
| Thu | 13-Apr | vs. | Pittsburgh | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southeast |
| Fri | 14-Apr | vs. | Pittsburgh | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South Extra |
| Sat | 15-Apr | vs. | Pittsburgh | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southeast |
| Sun | 16-Apr | vs. | Pittsburgh | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southeast |
| Mon | 17-Apr | vs. | Arizona | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southeast |
| Tue | 18-Apr | vs. | Arizona | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southeast |
| Wed | 19-Apr | vs. | Arizona | 12:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southeast |
| Fri | 21-Apr | at | Seattle | 9:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South |
| Sat | 22-Apr | at | Seattle | 8:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southeast |
| Sun | 23-Apr | at | Seattle | 3:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southeast |
| Mon | 24-Apr | at | San Francisco | 8:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southeast |
| Tue | 25-Apr | at | San Francisco | 8:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southeast |
| Wed | 26-Apr | at | San Francisco | 8:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southwest | BS Southeast |
| Thu | 27-Apr | at | San Francisco | 2:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southeast |
| Fri | 28-Apr | at | Dodgers | 9:10 PM | Apple | Apple | Apple | Apple | Apple |
| Sat | 29-Apr | at | Dodgers | 8:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS South |
| Sun | 30-Apr | at | Dodgers | 3:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southwest Extra | BS Southeast |
| Tue | 2-May | vs. | Angels | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 3-May | vs. | Angels | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Thu | 4-May | vs. | Angels | 12:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Fri | 5-May | vs. | Detroit | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 6-May | vs. | Detroit | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 7-May | vs. | Detroit | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 8-May | at | Chicago Cubs | 6:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 9-May | at | Chicago Cubs | 6:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 10-May | at | Chicago Cubs | 6:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Fri | 12-May | at | Boston | 6:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 13-May | at | Boston | 3:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 14-May | at | Boston | 6:08 PM | ESPN | ESPN | ESPN | ESPN | ESPN |
| Mon | 15-May | vs. | Milwaukee | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 16-May | vs. | Milwaukee | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 17-May | vs. | Milwaukee | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Thu | 18-May | vs. | Dodgers | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 19-May | vs. | Dodgers | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 20-May | vs. | Dodgers | 6:15 PM | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX |
| Sun | 21-May | vs. | Dodgers | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 22-May | at | Cincinnati | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 23-May | at | Cincinnati | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 24-May | at | Cincinnati | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Thu | 25-May | at | Cincinnati | 11:35 AM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 26-May | at | Cleveland | 6:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 27-May | at | Cleveland | 6:15 PM | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX |
| Sun | 28-May | at | Cleveland | 12:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 29-May | vs. | Kansas City | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 30-May | vs. | Kansas City | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Fri | 2-Jun | at | Pittsburgh | 6:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 3-Jun | at | Pittsburgh | 3:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 4-Jun | at | Pittsburgh | 10:35 AM | Peacock | Peacock | Peacock | Peacock | Peacock |
| Mon | 5-Jun | at | Texas | 7:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 6-Jun | at | Texas | 7:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 7-Jun | at | Texas | 7:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Fri | 9-Jun | vs. | Cincinnati | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 10-Jun | vs. | Cincinnati | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 11-Jun | vs. | Cincinnati | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 12-Jun | vs. | San Francisco | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 13-Jun | vs. | San Francisco | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 14-Jun | vs. | San Francisco | 12:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Fri | 16-Jun | at | New York Mets | 6:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 17-Jun | at | New York Mets | 3:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 18-Jun | at | New York Mets | 12:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 19-Jun | at | Washington | 3:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 20-Jun | at | Washington | 6:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 21 Jun | at | Washington | 3:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 24-Jun | vs. | Cubs (London) | 12:10 PM | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX |
| Sun | 25-Jun | vs. | Cubs (London) | 9:10 AM | ESPN | ESPN | ESPN | ESPN | ESPN |
| Tue | 27-Jun | vs. | Houston | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 28-Jun | vs. | Houston | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Thu | 29-Jun | vs. | Houston | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 30-Jun | vs. | New York Yankees | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 1-Jul | vs. | New York Yankees | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 2-Jul | vs. | New York Yankees | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 3-Jul | at | Miami | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 4-Jul | at | Miami | 12:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Wed | 5-Jul | at | Miami | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Thu | 6-Jul | at | Miami | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 7-Jul | at | Chicago White Sox | 7:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 8-Jul | at | Chicago White Sox | 1:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 9-Jul | at | Chicago White Sox | 1:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 14-Jul | vs. | Washington | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 15-Jul | vs. | Washington | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 16-Jul | vs. | Washington | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 17-Jul | vs. | Miami | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 18-Jul | vs. | Miami | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 19-Jul | vs. | Miami | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Thu | 20-Jul | at | Chicago Cubs | 7:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 21-Jul | at | Chicago Cubs | 1:20 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 22-Jul | at | Chicago Cubs | 1:20 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 23-Jul | at | Chicago Cubs | 1:20 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 24-Jul | at | Arizona | 8:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 25-Jul | at | Arizona | 8:40pm | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 26-Jul | at | Arizona | 2:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Thu | 27-Jul | vs. | Chicago Cubs | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 28-Jul | vs. | Chicago Cubs | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 29-Jul | vs. | Chicago Cubs | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 30-Jul | vs. | Chicago Cubs | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 1-Aug | vs. | Minnesota | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 2-Aug | vs. | Minnesota | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Thu | 3-Aug | vs. | Minnesota | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 4-Aug | vs. | Colorado | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 5-Aug | vs. | Colorado | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 6-Aug | vs. | Colorado | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 8-Aug | at | Tampa Bay | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 9-Aug | at | Tampa Bay | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Thu | 10-Aug | at | Tampa Bay | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 11-Aug | at | Kansas City | 7:10 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 12-Aug | at | Kansas City | 6:15 PM | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX |
| Mon | 14-Aug | vs. | Oakland | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 15-Aug | vs. | Oakland | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 16-Aug | vs. | Oakland | 5:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Thu | 17-Aug | vs. | New York Mets | 6:15 PM | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX |
| Fri | 18-Aug | vs. | New York Mets | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 19-Aug | vs. | New York Mets | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 20-Aug | vs. | New York Mets | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 21-Aug | at | Pittsburgh | 6:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 22-Aug | at | Pittsburgh | 6:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 23-Aug | at | Pittsburgh | 11:35 AM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 25-Aug | at | Philadelphia | 6:05 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 26-Aug | at | Philadelphia | 6:15 PM | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX | FOX |
| Sun | 27-Aug | at | Philadelphia | 12:35 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 28-Aug | vs. | San Diego | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 29-Aug | vs. | San Diego | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 30-Aug | vs. | San Diego | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 1-Sep | vs. | Pittsburgh | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 2-Sep | vs. | Pittsburgh | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 3-Sep | vs. | Pittsburgh | 1:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 5-Sep | at | Atlanta | 6:20 PM | BS Midwest | BS South Extra (KY) | |||
| Wed | 6-Sep | at | Atlanta | 6:20 PM | BS Midwest | BS South Extra (KY) | |||
| Thu | 7-Sep | at | Atlanta | 6:20 PM | BS Midwest | BS South Extra (KY) | |||
| Fri | 8-Sep | at | Cincinnati | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 9-Sep | at | Cincinnati | 5:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 10-Sep | at | Cincinnati | 12:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Mon | 11-Sep | at | Baltimore | 5:35 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Tue | 12-Sep | at | Baltimore | 5:35 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 13-Sep | at | Baltimore | 5:35 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Fri | 15-Sep | vs. | Philadelphia | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 16-Sep | vs. | Philadelphia | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 17-Sep | vs. | Philadelphia | 1:15 PM | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Mon | 18-Sep | vs. | Milwaukee | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Tue | 19-Sep | vs. | Milwaukee | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 20-Sep | vs. | Milwaukee | 6:45 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Thu | 21-Sep | vs. | Milwaukee | 12:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Fri | 22-Sep | at | San Diego | 8:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 23-Sep | at | San Diego | 7:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 24-Sep | at | San Diego | 3:10 PM | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Tue | 26-Sep | at | Milwaukee | 6:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Wed | 27-Sep | at | Milwaukee | 6:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Thu | 28-Sep | at | Milwaukee | 6:40 PM | BS Midwest | BS Southeast | |||
| Fri | 29-Sep | vs. | Cincinnati | 7:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sat | 30-Sep | vs. | Cincinnati | 6:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South | |||
| Sun | 1-Oct | vs. | Cincinnati | 2:15 PM | BS Midwest | BS South |
Schedule and Channel Locations Subject to Change; All Times Central
Downloadable/printable schedule in PDF form (three pages)
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On The Cardinal Nation’s free forum, there is a separate discussion thread for each of the 162 games on the 2023 schedule for the Cardinals. In the first post of each thread will be game time for first pitch, starting pitchers as well as the coverage by the various RSNs.
If you check there each day, we will do our best to provide the latest information on whether the game will be televised in your area. (Click on the box to the right to head to the forum.)
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