PORTLAND, Ore. -- Minnesota United FC finally revealed Thursday the long-awaited broadcast deal. The club's first Major League Soccer game a little more than 24 hours away.

While the first two games of the Loons season are nationally televised, local fans can tune in to Ch. 29 on TV and KSTP-AM 1500 on radio starting March 18 when the team plays at Colorado Rapids.

Additionally, play-by-play commentator Callum Williams and color commentator Kyndra de St. Aubin will call United's season opener at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Portland via a one-time radio broadcast on KTMY-FM 107.1 FM. The game will air on FS1.

The March 12 home opener against Atlanta United is on ESPN2.

United announced its commentating trio of Williams, de St. Aubin and former player Jamie Watson as sideline reporter back in mid-January but has had a broadcast deal in the works for awhile.

Ch. 29 broadcast all of United's games last season in the North American Soccer League, while KSTP-AM represents the first radio partnership in the club's history.

Chris Lidholm, United's TV play-by-play announcer from 2010-16, will act as the in-studio host for prematch, halftime and postmatch on KSTP-AM.

Date Opponent Time (CT) Television Radio FRI 3/3 @ Portland Timbers 8:30 p.m. Fox Sports 1 myTalk 107.1 SUN 3/12 Atlanta United 4:00 p.m. ESPN 2 1500 ESPN SAT 3/18 @ Colorado Rapids 8:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 3/25 @ NE Revolution 1:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 4/1 Real Salt Lake 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 4/8 @ FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 4/15 @ Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SUN 4/23 Colorado Rapids 5:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 4/29 San Jose Earthquakes 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SUN 5/7 Sporting KC 12:30 p.m. Fox Sports 1 1500 ESPN SAT 5/13 @ Toronto FC 2:00 p.m. Ch.29 1500 ESPN SUN 5/21 LA Galaxy 4:00 p.m. ESPN 1500 ESPN SAT 5/27 Orlando City 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 6/3 @ Sporting KC 4:00 p.m. ESPN 1500 ESPN SAT 6/17 @ RSL 9:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN WED 6/21 Portland Timbers 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 6/24 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN THU 6/29 @ NYCFC 6:30 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN TUE 7/4 Columbus Crew 6:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN WED 7/19 Houston Dynamo 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 7/22 NYRB 3:00 p.m. ESPN 1500 ESPN SAT 7/29 D.C. United 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 8/5 Seattle Sounders 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SUN 8/13 @ Atlanta United 5:00 p.m. ESPN2 1500 ESPN SUN 8/20 @ Seattle Sounders 9:00 p.m. Fox Sports 1 1500 ESPN SAT 8/26 @ Chicago Fire 7:30 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 9/9 Philadelphia Union 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN WED 9/13 @ Vancouver Whitecaps 9:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 9/16 @ Montreal Impact 6:30 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 9/23 FC Dallas 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 9/30 @ Houston Dynamo 7:30 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SAT 10/7 Sporting KC 7:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SUN 10/15 @ LA Galaxy 4:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN SUN 10/22 @ San Jose Earthquakes 3:00 p.m. Ch. 29 1500 ESPN

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