The United Soccer League (USL) announced Monday the national broadcast schedule for the 2025 USL Championship and League One seasons. The Charleston Battery are set to have three matches on CBS Sports Network, 10 on the CBS Sports Golazo Network (free) and home games on local television, bringing the Battery brand and their partners to soccer fans across the country and state throughout the year.
Charleston’s three nationally televised matches on CBS Sports Network are:
- July 2 | Birmingham Legion FC vs. Charleston Battery | 8 p.m. ET
- July 6 | Charleston Battery vs. North Carolina FC | 5 p.m. ET
- October 5 | Sacramento Republic FC VS. Charleston Battery | 7 p.m. ET
Worth noting to fans that there is a scheduling change for the Battery’s Southern Derby match against North Carolina, which will now take place on July 6 at 5 p.m. ET, instead of the previously scheduled day of July 5.
The 10 Battery matches on the free streaming platform Golazo Network are:
- March 8 | Charleston Battery vs. Louisville City FC | 7:30 p.m. ET
- March 15 | Charleston Battery vs. Rhode Island FC | 7:30 p.m. ET
- April 12 | Charleston Battery vs. Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 7:30 p.m. ET
- May 17 | Charleston Battery vs. San Antonio FC | 7:30 p.m. ET
- August 9 | Louisville City FC vs. Charleston Battery | 8 p.m. ET
- August 16 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC vs. Charleston Battery | 7 p.m. ET
- August 23 | Charleston Battery vs. Loudoun United FC | 7:30 p.m. ET
- August 30 | Rhode Island FC vs. Charleston Battery | 7 p.m. ET
- October 11 | Charleston Battery vs. Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC | 7:30 p.m. ET
- October 18 | Charleston Battery vs. Detroit City FC | 7:30 p.m. ET
The Golazo Network is a free streaming platform by CBS that can be accessed via the Paramount+ app (no subscription required), the Golazo website, CBSSports.com, the CBS Sports App (under the ‘Live TV’ section), Pluto TV, Roku TV and more.
The Battery’s remaining USL Championship and Jägermeister Cup matches will broadcast on ESPN+. Additionally, TelevisaUnivision will continue to air select matches on TUDN, the nation’s leading Spanish-language sports network, announced in due course.
Charleston’s home matches will air on local television again this year on the brand new Palmetto Sports and Entertainment Network by Gray Television, except the July 6 game. The channel can be accessed on WCSC 5.3 (SD) and WZCH-TV 35.3 (HD) in Charleston. Across South Carolina, the network is available on WPAM 18.1 and WIS 10.4 in Columbia; WHNS 21.2 in Greenville-Asheville-Spartanburg; and WMBF 32.3 in Myrtle Beach. Check your television provider for the exact channel number.
The league’s partnership with SiriusXM has also been extended to broadcast select matches throughout the season, furthering the USL’s commitment to accessibility to fans across the country. Charleston’s home opener on March 8 will kick off the SiriusXM schedule, airing on SiriusXM FC (channel 157).
For the first time, every USL Championship team will be featured in a nationally televised broadcast during the regular season, with 18 of the league’s 24 clubs featured in multiple national broadcasts.
The USL’s visibility and profile have risen rapidly as a product of recent multi-year agreements with CBS Sports and ESPN. In 2024, the USL Championship and League One were featured in 35 nationally televised matches, highlighted by three matches on the CBS Television Network. The USL Championship’s three network broadcasts last season reached more than 1 million viewers.
Additionally, fans across Canada and the Eastern Hemisphere can watch all USL Championship games live for free on the league’s YouTube channel. Fans in Central and South America, as well as the Caribbean, are encouraged to check their local ESPN listings for access to all USLC matches throughout the 2025 season.
