LEX 18 extends UK Athletics partnership through 2029 [Video]

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18 — LEX 18 will remain “The official UK station for Big Blue Nation” through the year 2029.

The EW Scripps-owned NBC affiliate in Lexington reached an agreement with UK Sports & Campus Marketing and will continue as the official TV partner of UK Athletics for the next five years.

“We are pleased to continue our television partnership with LEX18,” University of Kentucky Athletics Director Mitch Barnhart said. “LEX18 shares our commitment to student-athletes and Big Blue Nation. BBN Tonight and BBN Gameday provide a unique and important platform to help tell our teams’ stories. We are grateful for the coverage they have provided over the course of our partnership and look forward to the future together.”

The cornerstone of LEX18’s UK Athletics programming is BBN Tonight, hosted by Keith Farmer and Maggie Davis, which airs Monday through Friday at 7:30 pm. LEX18 also produces a weekly show, BBN Gameday,which …