That usually includes preseason. Until this year, as Sam Amick reports. No Kings preseason games will be televised locally because of the costs involved.

Further, News10 has ditched the Kings, putting out the equivalent of a press release on the matter. This matters less — the regular season will be broadcast on Comcast SportsNet, which is better fans since we get a pregame and postgame show — but it still sucks. News10 is more lucrative for the team, and I'm sure the several News10 games we're used to getting helps the Kings' revenue ledger. But since the team has bottomed out, News10 escapes its relationship. Sure, it's all business. I'm not that naive. But it's still depressing that no broadcast affiliate in this town will air the region's only professional sports team.