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As of Wednesday afternoon, KBTX is one of only a few stations across the entire country that will carry the fifth-seeded Aggies taking on Utah State Friday at approximately 3:45 p.m.

“When the brackets first came out, we noticed the odd time, and at that time, normal programming was scheduled," KBTX Media General Manager Mike Wright said. "We immediately contacted CBS to get the game scheduled to air on KBTX. There was never a question as to whether or not we would air A&M and Utah State. One way or another, we planned to air it.”

The A&M game has been designated by CBS as a "natural interest" game, meaning stations can opt in to airing it. Here is a list of affiliates airing the game and their cities:

KHOU (Houston)
KOSA (Midland)
KTVT (Dallas)
KWTX (Waco)
KYTX (Tyler)
KXII (Sherman)
KUTV (Salt Lake City)
KIDK (Idaho Falls)
KTVN (Reno)
KEYE (Austin)
KFDM (Beaumont)
KZTV (Corpus Christi)
KDBC (El Paso)
KENS (San Antonio)
KAUZ (Wichita Falls)

"KBTX is designated a 'constant' for this game, which means we will pull out of the game airing prior to A&M so that we have the entire game from tip to final buzzer," Wright said.

News 3 will also air the Sam Houston State game against Baylor uninterrupted. That matchup will take place Thursday at approximately 1:45 p.m.

The following is the current slate of first round games to air on KBTX, including back-to-back-to-back Big 12 contests on Friday. "Constant feed" games are noted. With the other matchups, CBS reserves the right to switch to another game as it deems necessary. All tip off times are approximate based on when other games finish.

Thursday:
11:20 a.m. Florida vs. BYU
1:45 p.m. SHSU vs. Baylor (constant)
6:15 p.m. E Tennessee St vs. Kentucky
8:35 p.m. Wake Forest vs. Texas (constant)

Friday:
11:25 a.m. Minnesota vs. Xavier
1:35 p.m. Missouri vs. Clemson
3:45 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Utah State (constant)
6:15 p.m. Georgia Tech vs. Oklahoma State
8:40 p.m. Houston vs. Maryland]]> http://www.kbtx.com/alerts?storyID=88222457

As of Wednesday afternoon, KBTX is one of only a few stations across the entire country that will carry the fifth-seeded Aggies taking on Utah State Friday at approximately 3:45 p.m.

“When the brackets first came out, we noticed the odd time, and at that time, normal programming was scheduled," KBTX Media General Manager Mike Wright said. "We immediately contacted CBS to get the game scheduled to air on KBTX. There was never a question as to whether or not we would air A&M and Utah State. One way or another, we planned to air it.”

The A&M game has been designated by CBS as a "natural interest" game, meaning stations can opt in to airing it. Here is a list of affiliates airing the game and their cities:

KHOU (Houston)
KOSA (Midland)
KTVT (Dallas)
KWTX (Waco)
KYTX (Tyler)
KXII (Sherman)
KUTV (Salt Lake City)
KIDK (Idaho Falls)
KTVN (Reno)
KEYE (Austin)
KFDM (Beaumont)
KZTV (Corpus Christi)
KDBC (El Paso)
KENS (San Antonio)
KAUZ (Wichita Falls)

"KBTX is designated a 'constant' for this game, which means we will pull out of the game airing prior to A&M so that we have the entire game from tip to final buzzer," Wright said.

News 3 will also air the Sam Houston State game against Baylor uninterrupted. That matchup will take place Thursday at approximately 1:45 p.m.

The following is the current slate of first round games to air on KBTX, including back-to-back-to-back Big 12 contests on Friday. "Constant feed" games are noted. With the other matchups, CBS reserves the right to switch to another game as it deems necessary. All tip off times are approximate based on when other games finish.

Thursday:
11:20 a.m. Florida vs. BYU
1:45 p.m. SHSU vs. Baylor (constant)
6:15 p.m. E Tennessee St vs. Kentucky
8:35 p.m. Wake Forest vs. Texas (constant)

Friday:
11:25 a.m. Minnesota vs. Xavier
1:35 p.m. Missouri vs. Clemson
3:45 p.m. Texas A&M vs. Utah State (constant)
6:15 p.m. Georgia Tech vs. Oklahoma State
8:40 p.m. Houston vs. Maryland]]> http://www.kbtx.com/alerts?storyID=88222457