The following is a list of current (entering the 2024 WNBA season) Women's National Basketball Association broadcasters for each individual team. The announcers who call the television broadcasts also call the WNBA League Pass Production broadcasts unless noted otherwise. Teams listed under local broadcasts for them are 2024 broadcast teams.
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Sideline Reporter | Flagship Station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | Angel Gray Andy Demetra Mike Conti Carl Dukes | LaChina Robinson Autumn Johnson Tabitha Turner-Wilkins Fallon Stokes | Tenitra Batiste Baillie Burmaster | WPCH-TV Peachtree Sports Network |
| Chicago | Lisa Byington Jason Ross Jr. (when Byington has other events) | Stephen Bardo Shimmy Gray-Miller Awvee Storey | Marke Freeman | Marquee Sports Network Marquee+ WCIU-TV WMEU-CD |
| Connecticut | Brendan Glasheen John Brickley | Ashley Battle Meghan McKeown Edona Thaqi | Terrika Foster-Brasby | NBC Sports Boston New England Cable News |
| Indiana | Pat Boylan | Debbie Antonelli | Kelsie Kasper | Bally Sports Indiana WTHR WALV-CD |
| New York | Michael Grady Chris Shearn (selected home games) Zora Stephenson (selected home games) John Fanta | Julianne Viani Rosalyn Gold-Onwude Kim Adams | Tina Cervasio Stef Manisero Pepper Persley | WNYW WWOR |
| Washington | Meghan McPeak | Christy Winters-Scott | Meg McDonald | Monumental Sports Network |
| Team | Play-by-play | Analyst(s) | Sideline reporter | Flagship station |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas | Ron Thulin | Sheryl Swoopes Nancy Lieberman Fran Harris | ShaVonne Herndon | Bally Sports Southwest |
| Las Vegas | Krista Blunk | Carolyn Peck | Jennifer Stehlin | KVVU |
| Los Angeles | Rahshaun Haylock Mike Trudell | Mary Murphy Allie Clifton | Nikki Kay (selected home games) | Spectrum SportsNet |
| Minnesota | Marney Gellner | Lea B. Olsen | Sloane Martin Alex Zappa Allie Mosley | Bally Sports North |
| Phoenix | Cindy Brunson | Ann Meyers-Drysdale | KTVK KPHE | |
| Seattle | Dick Fain | Elise Woodward | Piper Shaw Alyssa Charlston | KZJO KCPQ |
| Team | Play-by-play | Flagship station |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas | TC Martin | KWWN |
| Minnesota | Wendell Epps | KFXN-FM |
ESPN airs select regular season games and acts as the exclusive provider for the Semifinals and the WNBA Finals.
Le'China Robinson
Beginning with the 2023 season, Scripps Sports will carry WNBA on Ion Friday night games. These games will be a simulcast of the world feed television broadcast.
Twitter will carry selected WNBA broadcasts throughout the season. These games will be a simulcast of the world feed television broadcast.
NBAtv will carry select games throughout the season. These games will remain available on WNBA League Pass and will be a simulcast of the world feed television broadcast.
Beginning with the 2019 season CBSSN entered into a contract to broadcast a minimum of 40 WNBA games per season. It is a multi-year deal, but the length of the deal wasn't announced.
Every game not broadcast on an ESPN Network or CBSSN is carried live for everyone to watch on WNBA League Pass. No blackouts apply outside of the ESPN and CBSSN productions.
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