The Arizona Coyotes and Scripps Sports have formed a multiyear agreement to televise all locally broadcast games over the air in Arizona and surrounding states within the team’s broadcast territory, the team announced Thursday.

The agreement allows The E.W. Scripps Co. to televise all non-nationally exclusive Coyotes games over the air. As per club policy, the financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

The deal has obtained the necessary approvals from the NHL, according to a press release.

The Coyotes and Diamond Sports Net Arizona on Wednesday agreed to end the Coyotes telecast rights agreement. The debtors in the Diamond Sports Group LLC bankruptcy submitted a motion and proposed order to reject the Coyotes telecast rights agreement to the bankruptcy court.

“We are thrilled to partner with Scripps Sports and provide free Coyotes games to our fans,” Coyotes Owner, Chairman and Governor Alex Meruelo stated. “This is a major win for us to be able to increase our reach and continue to grow the great game of hockey in the desert.”

This season, 81 of the 82 Coyotes games will be broadcast on Channel 15.2 (KNXV.2), the Antenna TV network, over the air (with an antenna). Antenna TV can also be found on channel 95 on COX.

Scripps owns ABC15 Arizona, the Phoenix ABC affiliate, which will provide a marketing platform for Coyotes telecasts. One Coyotes game (Dec. 21 at San Jose) will be broadcast nationally on ESPN+.

“Scripps Sports looks forward to working with the Arizona Coyotes to showcase their exciting young team,” Brian Lawlor, Scripps Sports president, stated. “We believe the future of this team is bright, and we look forward to making the games available for all fans to enjoy.”

Coyotes President and CEO Xavier A. Gutierrez said the Coyotes and Scripps are committed to providing fans with a direct-to-consumer streaming option, and details will be announced when plans are finalized.

The Coyotes are responsible for production of the games. Coyotes play-by-play announcer Matt McConnell, color analyst Tyson Nash and hosts Todd Walsh and Jody Jackson will be back for all Coyotes broadcasts.

Scripps, the official broadcast partner of the team, and the Coyotes will co-produce a monthly 30-minute “Club Insider” program that showcases the team, its players and the organization on and off the ice. The show will air on KASW (Phoenix).

The Coyotes open the 2023-24 NHL regular season on Friday, Oct. 13 in New Jersey against the Devils.