TORONTO – Monday’s Toronto Raptors’ Championship Parade will get the full court press on television with Bell Media’s CTV, TSN, CP24, and CTV News Channel as well as Rogers’ Sportsnet, Citytv, and OMNI Television all announcing live coverage.
The parade begins at the CNE’s Princes’ Gates at 10:00 AM ET, and will wind its way through downtown Toronto and conclude with a rally at Nathan Phillips Square beginning at approximately 12 noon ET, where fans will hear from the newly crowned NBA champions.
TSN will start its coverage at 9:00 AM ET. A national live simulcast hosted by James Duthie and Lisa LaFlamme will kick off at 10:00 AM, that will also include TSN’s Raptors panel of Rod Black, Leo Rautins, Sam Mitchell, and Jack Armstrong. Other Bell Media talent will report live from the parade route.
Coverage will also be streamed live on CTV.ca, CP24.com CTVNews.ca, and simulcast on CTV News Channel and CP24. Radio stations TSN 1050 Toronto and NEWSTALK 1010 will also have live coverage.
Rogers said that Sportsnet’s coverage will begin at 9:30 AM ET hosted by Tim Micallef and Sid Seixeiro along with Breakfast Television’s Dina Pugliese. Citytv will also have live coverage, and OMNI Television’s coverage, offered in both Mandarin and Cantonese, will air on OMNI Regional, as well as on OMNI.2, OMNI BC, and OMNI Alberta.
Live coverage will also stream on Sportsnet.ca, Citytv.com, CityNews.ca and through the Radioplayer Canada App. Radio station 680 NEWS will report live from along the parade route, will other coverage on Sportsnet 590, KiSS 92.5, and 98.1 CHFI.
