Boston Marathon Television Coverage
LIVE LOCAL COVERAGE: WCVB Channel 5
- Live coverage of the Boston Marathon will air on WCVB beginning at 4:00 a.m. ET through 8:00 p.m. ET.
- The race will be exclusively simulcast regionally on WCVB Channel 5’s Hearst Television owned sister-stations WMUR (Manchester, NH), WMTW (Portland/Auburn, ME), and WPTZ (Burlington, VT/Plattsburgh, NY).
- WCVB and all of its television partners will provide coverage of the marathon on their digital platforms and mobile apps.
- The Boston Marathon will also be live streamed on Very Local Boston, and the streaming platform will host year-round content featuring the B.A.A.
- WCVB will also serve as the first-ever exclusive broadcast partner for the B.A.A.’s Distance Medley races and will provide year-round coverage of the B.A.A. and its races, with a focus on the Boston Marathon.
- For more information, visit www.wcvb.com
LIVE NATIONAL COVERAGE: ESPN2
ESPN2 will broadcast the 129th Boston Marathon, scheduled to take place on Monday, April 21, 2025, on its flagship channel from 9:00 a.m. ET until 12:30 p.m. ET.
In addition, ESPN will also have coverage of the race within SportsCenter before the live coverage and later in the day, as well as coverage appearing on other ESPN shows and platforms.
For more information, visit www.espn.com.
INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTERS
TSN/RDS
SMG
ESPN Brazil
ESPN LATAM/Sur
Eurosport India
Eurosport
Astro
VTVCab
Supersport
Olympic Channel