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All 162 Royals games will air on television this season, 151 of those on the Fox Sports Kansas City. Another eleven games will air either nationally or regionally on FOX or FS1. You can find the complete 2017 Royals television schedule here.

Fox Sports Kansas City reaches up to 1.6 million homes in the Midwest, combining with Fox Sports Midwest to reach as many as 6 million homes. In the Kansas City-area, you can find Fox Sports Kansas City on the following channels: Time Warner (channel 59 or 318/HD 318), Comcast (48 in Independence, Mo.; 73 in Olathe, Kan.; HD 201), Consolidated (channel 30/HD 649), and Google Fiber (channel 205/HD 205). For satellite users, Royals games air on DirecTV on channel 671-5/HD 671-5. On AT&T U-verse, Royals games air on channel 750/HD 1750. On Dish Network, Royals games air on a sports alternate channel between 440 and 455 (or Hopper 412 with varying suffix).

Market Cable/sat provider Channel
Kansas City AT&T U-Verse 750/1750 (HD)
Kansas City Consolidated 30/649 (HD)
Kansas City DirectTV 671-5
Kansas City Dish Network 440 or 455
Kansas City Google Fiber 205
Kansas City Time Warner 59/381 (HD)
Arkansas Cox 78/2078 (HD)
Boonville, MO Suddenlink 59
Branson, MO Suddenlink 18
Carthage, MO Suddenlink 2
Columbia, MO Mediacom 126
Independence, MO Comcast 48
Iowa Cable One 9
Iowa CenturyLink 749/1749 (HD)
Joplin, MO Cable One 170
Kirksville, MO Cable ONe 3
Missouri New Wave 80
Monett, MO Suddenlink 2
Musacatine, IA Power & Water 27
Neosho, MO Suddenlink 61
Oklahoma City Cox 77
Olathe, KS Comcast 73/201 (HD)
Springfield, MO Mediacom 126
St. Robert, MO Cable America 58
Tulsa, OK Cox 334/1334 (HD)
Wichita, KS Cox 34/2034 (HD)

This list is not exhaustive, check local listings to see if Royals baseball is available in your area.

You can also stream games live on the Fox Sports Go app with a cable authentication.

If you are out-of-market, Royals games will stream live with a subscription to MLB Network for $113 per year. Games are subject to blackout, but you get access to any team's broadcast.

For cord-cutters, Royals games area available through Sling TV, a subscription service that runs $25 per month for the "Blue package", which includes Fox Sports channels. Games will air on one of the extra Fox Sports Midwest channels.

Sling and MLBTV will stream on your smart phone, tablet, or through a TV-connected device such as Roku or Plastation Vue.

Of course, you can also listen to all 162 Royals games locally on 610 Sports Radio or your local Royals radio affiliate.