Virginia Union University's first two home football games will be broadcast live on Comcast channel 206 and Verizon channel 466 though an arrangement with WTVR in Richmond, Va.
 
Virginia Union's home opener against Newberry College will be broadcast on Saturday, September 9, beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET while the Panthers' game against Winston-Salem State University on Saturday, September 16, will be broadcast live beginning at 6:00 p.m.
 
"CBS-6 is excited about televising Virginia Union's first two home games of the 2017 Football season," said WTVR President and General Manager Stephen Hayes.  "Both the Newberry and the Winston-Salem State games will be broadcast live on WTVR 6.3.  We are looking forward to cheering the Panthers on this fall!"
 
Future home games are also being planned for broadcast, and the games will also be streamed live over the Internet.  VUU will have a total of five home football games this season, all to be played at Historic Hovey Field.