Local television stations will show 20 Avalanche games and 20 Nuggets games for free this season again, marking the second year of an over-the-air broadcast arrangement with Altitude Sports.
Altitude will continue to produce the broadcasts shown on Denver’s KTVD-20 and KUSA-9, according to a news release from Kroenke Sports and Entertainment, the parent company of the Nuggets, Avalanche and Altitude.
All 40 games included in the renewed deal will air on My20 (KTVD-20), while five of the 20 Nuggets games and five of the 20 Avalanche games will also appear simultaneously on KUSA-9, the Denver-area NBC affiliate.
The initial deal, announced last September, coincided with KSE’s introduction of a paid-subscription streaming service called Altitude Plus. The streaming option costs $19.95 per month or $199.99 per year and allows access to all Nuggets and Avalanche games not televised exclusively on national networks.
“Last season’s overwhelming community response to this partnership reinforced our commitment to ensuring that the fans who support the Nuggets and Avs can cheer on their favorite teams even when they can’t be with us at Ball Arena,” KSE president of team and media operations Kevin Demoff said in a statement Monday.
Here’s the full list of games that will be available over-the-air for free.
Nuggets games free to watch over the air: 2025-26 TV schedule
• Suns at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Oct. 25 (KTVD-20)
• Pelicans at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Oct. 29 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Nuggets at Trail Blazers, 8 p.m. Oct. 31 (KTVD-20)
• Heat at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Nov. 5 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Nuggets at Timberwolves, 6 p.m. Nov. 15 (KTVD-20)
• Nuggets at Grizzlies, 6 p.m. Nov. 24 (KTVD-20)
• Mavericks at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Dec. 1 (KTVD-20)
• Magic at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Dec. 18 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Jazz at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Dec. 22 (KTVD-20)
• Nuggets at Celtics, 5:30 p.m. Jan. 7 (KTVD-20)
• Wizards at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Jan. 17 (KTVD-20)
• Nuggets at Wizards, 5 p.m. Jan. 22 (KTVD-20)
• Nets at Nuggets, 7 p.m. Jan. 29 (KTVD-20)
• Knicks at Nuggets, 7 p.m. March 6 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Nuggets at Thunder, 5:30 p.m. March 9 (KTVD-20)
• Mavericks at Nuggets, 8 p.m. March 25 (KTVD-20)
• Nuggets at Jazz, 7 p.m. April 1 (KTVD-20)
• Trail Blazers at Nuggets, 7 p.m. April 6 (KTVD-20)
• Grizzlies at Nuggets, 7 p.m. April 8 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Nuggets at Spurs, 6:30 p.m. April 12 (KTVD-20)
Avs games free to watch over the air: 2025-26 TV schedule
• Stars at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Oct. 11 (KTVD-20)
• Bruins at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Oct. 18 (KTVD-20)
• Avalanche at Oilers, 8 p.m. Nov. 8 (KTVD-20)
• Sabres at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Nov. 13 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Rangers at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Nov. 20 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Avalanche at Islanders, 5 p.m. Dec. 4 (KTVD-20)
• Predators at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Dec. 13 (KTVD-20)
• Jets at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Dec. 19 (KTVD-20)
• Senators at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Jan. 8 (KTVD-20)
• Maple Leafs at Avalanche, 8 p.m. Jan. 12 (KTVD-20)
• Predators at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Jan. 16 (KTVD-20)
• Red Wings at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Feb. 2 (KTVD-20)
• Wild at Avalanche, 7 p.m. Feb. 26 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Avalanche at Kings, 8:30 p.m. March 2 (KTVD-20)
• Avalanche at Kraken, 8 p.m. March 12 (KTVD-20)
• Avalanche at Blackhawks, 6:30 p.m. March 20 (KTVD-20)
• Avalanche at Jets, 6 p.m. March 26 (KTVD-20)
• Flames at Avalanche, 7 p.m. April 9 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)
• Avalanche at Oilers, 7:30 p.m. April 13 (KTVD-20)
• Avalanche at Flames, 7 p.m. April 14 (KTVD-20 and KUSA-9)