Forum Communications acquires MetroSports TV, launches new media brand

Midwest Sports+ is a sports media brand owned by Forum Communications Company

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By Staff reports

May 07, 2025 at 1:35 PM

Forum Communications Company, headquartered in Fargo, N.D., has acquired the Sioux City, Iowa-based MetroSports TV, and will expand its commitment to sports broadcasting in the Upper Midwest.

MetroSports TV will become Midwest Sports+ with a soon-to-launch streaming app and website This new sports media brand aims to connect viewers across all platforms 鈥� a destination for fans, families and athletes alike with high-quality sports content and streaming. In addition to digital streaming, games will also be broadcast on KSFL TV in Sioux Falls, KNBN TV in Rapid City, and KCAU in Sioux City, creating a broad regional footprint.

鈥淥ur focus will be on high-quality broadcasts so fans can feel close to the action,鈥� said Mary Jo Hotzler, chief content officer for Forum Communications. 鈥淲e鈥檙e excited to be able to showcase our incredible sports reporting and broadcasting talent in this way, too.鈥�

Forum Communications is a family-owned media company with more than 35 newspapers, TV stations, websites and apps across the Upper Midwest. Those include The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead and WDAY TV in Fargo, as well as the WDAY+ streaming app.

In South Dakota, the Mitchell Republic, Sioux Falls Live, KSFL-TV in Sioux Falls and KNBN Newscenter 1 in Rapid City are all part of Forum Communications Company and will also contribute the sports broadcasts for Midwest Sports+.

MetroSports TV, founded in 2017 by retired coach and educator Pat Schiltz, has steadily grown into a trusted name in regional sports broadcasting and a leader in high school sports coverage, bolstered in recent years by partnerships with local TV stations in Sioux Falls and Sioux City. Schiltz will remain with Forum Communications as the director of business development for Midwest Sports+.

鈥淢etroSports TV is delighted to join the Forum Communication Company's multi-media platform,鈥� Schiltz said. 鈥淔orum's dynamic content team combined with our existing coverage areas is a big win for all the sports viewers in the Upper Midwest.鈥�

The Midwest Sports+ app will go live later this summer and will be available in the app store or through Google Play, Roku, AppleTV and FireTV devices, as well as through Android and IOS mobile devices.

By Staff reports

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