Editing Ottawa Senators (section)

==Broadcasting==
Ottawa Senators games are broadcast locally in both the English and French languages. As of the 2014–15 season, regional television rights to the Senators' regular season games not broadcast nationally by [[Sportsnet]], [[TVA Sports]], or ''[[Hockey Night in Canada]]'' are owned by [[Bell Media]] under a 12-year contract, with games airing in English on [[TSN5]], and in French on [[Réseau des sports|RDS]]. Regional broadcasts are available within the team's designated region (shared with the Montreal Canadiens), which includes the Ottawa River valley, Eastern Ontario (portions are shared with the Toronto Maple Leafs), along with [[Quebec]], the [[Maritimes|Maritime provinces]] and [[Newfoundland and Labrador]].<ref name=tsn-regionalNHL>{{cite web|title=Sens, Lets, and Leafs featured regionally on TSN's feeds|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=459687|publisher=The Sports Network|access-date=August 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820221306/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=459687|archive-date=August 20, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=tsn-newsenscontract>{{cite web|title=TSN, TSN Radio 1200 become Senators' broadcasters|url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=442467|publisher=The Sports Network|access-date=January 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201193218/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=442467|archive-date=February 1, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=sun-tsnsens>{{cite web|title=Senators to sign major new TV deal with Bell, TSN|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/01/28/senators-to-sign-major-new-tv-deal-with-bell-tsn|work=Ottawa Sun|access-date=January 29, 2014|date=January 28, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202231749/http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/01/28/senators-to-sign-major-new-tv-deal-with-bell-tsn|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:TSN Regional Feeds.svg|thumb|250px|The Ottawa Senators broadcast area in blue and green|alt=outline map of Canada showing Senators broadcast regions in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes]]
On radio, all home and away games are broadcast on a five-station network stretching across Eastern Ontario, including one American station, [[WQTK]] in [[Ogdensburg, New York]].<ref name="sens-broadcast-partners">{{cite web |url=http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=Tea_tv |title=Television and Radio Partners |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910103539/http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service%3Dpage%26page%3DNHLPage%26bcid%3DTea_tv <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=September 10, 2007}}</ref> The flagship radio station is [[CFGO]] in Ottawa.<ref name="sens-broadcast-partners"/> Radio broadcasts on CFGO began in 1997–98; the contract has since been extended through the 2025–2026 as part of Bell Media's rights deal with the team.<ref name=tsn-newsenscontract/><ref>{{cite press release |title=Bulletin: Senators and TEAM 1200 extend radio agreement for three more seasons |publisher=Ottawa Senators |date=August 30, 2011}}</ref> The Senators are broadcast on radio in French through Intersport Production and [[CJFO-FM]] in Ottawa.<ref>{{cite web |title=TV & Radio Partners |publisher=Ottawa Senators |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/team/tv-radio-partners |access-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-date=March 30, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330134520/https://www.nhl.com/senators/team/tv-radio-partners |url-status=live}}</ref> Nicolas St. Pierre provides play-by-play, with Alain Sanscartier as colour commentator.<ref>{{cite press release |publisher=Ottawa Senators |url=http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594678 |title=Bulletin: Senators and CKOI 104,7 join forces to make all 82 regular season games available in French |date=October 6, 2011 |access-date=October 6, 2011 |archive-date=November 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111106075312/http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=594678 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Sportsnet East]] held English regional rights to the Sens before the 2014–15 season. In April 2014, [[Dean Brown (sportscaster)|Dean Brown]], who had called play-by-play for Senators games since the team's inception, stated that it was "extremely unlikely" that he would move to TSN and continue his role. He noted that the network already had four commentators among its personalities – including [[Gord Miller (sportscaster)|Gord Miller]], [[Chris Cuthbert]], [[Rod Black]], and [[Paul Romanuk]] (who was, however, picked up by Rogers for its national NHL coverage in June 2014), who were likely candidates to serve as the new voices of the Senators.<ref name=sn-fullteam>{{cite web|title=Rogers unveils its full NHL play-by-play team|url=http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bob-cole-among-rogers-play-by-play-team-for-nhl/|website=Sportsnet.ca|access-date=June 3, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606110421/http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/bob-cole-among-rogers-play-by-play-team-for-nhl/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ottawasun-deanbrown>{{cite web|title=Expect new voice of the Ottawa Senators next season|url=http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/04/13/expect-new-voice-of-the-ottawa-senators-next-season|website=Ottawa Sun|access-date=August 24, 2014|date=April 14, 2014|archive-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113355/http://www.ottawasun.com/2014/04/13/expect-new-voice-of-the-ottawa-senators-next-season|url-status=live}}</ref> Brown ultimately moved to the Senators' radio broadcasts alongside Gord Wilson.<ref name="cfra-brownwilson">{{cite web|title=Dean Brown and Gord Wilson to call every Sens game on TSN 1200|url=http://www.cfra.com/news/2014/09/16/dean-brown-and-gord-wilson-to-call-every-sens-game-on-tsn-1200|website=CFRA|access-date=June 13, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820064555/http://www.cfra.com/news/2014/09/16/dean-brown-and-gord-wilson-to-call-every-sens-game-on-tsn-1200|archive-date=August 20, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Both Miller and Cuthbert, along with [[Ray Ferraro]] and [[Jamie McLennan]], became the Senators' TV voices on TSN from 2014 to 2020. After Cuthbert joined Sportsnet in 2020, former Canucks radio voice Jon Abbott took over as the secondary play-by-play commentator in games where Miller is assigned to call the Maple Leafs. [[Mike Johnson (ice hockey)|Mike Johnson]], who concurrently works colour commentary for the Canadiens and Maple Leafs on TSN, replaced Ferraro as an alternate to McLennan.<ref name=tsnsens2021>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/tsn-announces-2020-21-ottawa-senators-regional-nhl-broadcast-schedule/|title=TSN Announces 2020-21 Ottawa Senators Regional NHL Broadcast Schedule – Bell Media|website=bellmedia.ca|access-date=January 9, 2021|archive-date=January 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210108173047/https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/tsn-announces-2020-21-ottawa-senators-regional-nhl-broadcast-schedule/|url-status=live}}</ref> After Abbott left to join the Calgary Flames in 2024, broadcaster Matt Cullen (not to be confused with former Senators player [[Matt Cullen]]) and Kenzie Lalonde split time as the backup to Miller.<ref>{{Cite web |title=One-on-One with Matt Cullen |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/one-one-one-with-matt-cullen |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=NHL.com |date=October 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcaster prepares to call her first Ottawa game on Tuesday night |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/kenzie-lalonde-joins-broadcast-crew-for-canadian-tire-senators-hockey-on-tsn |access-date=March 10, 2025 |website=NHL.com |date=November 12, 2024}}</ref>

During the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons, several games were only available in video on [[pay-per-view]] or at local movie theatres in the Ottawa area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=Tea_payperview |title=Sens TV Pay-Per-View |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=March 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070910142252/http://senators.nhl.com/team/app?service%3Dpage%26page%3DNHLPage%26bcid%3DTea_payperview <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=September 10, 2007}}</ref> The "Sens TV" service was suspended indefinitely as of September 24, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=383216 |title=Bulletin: Sens TV pay-per-view put on hold for 2008–09 season |website=Ottawa Senators |date=September 24, 2008 |access-date=September 25, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926111700/http://senators.nhl.com/team/app/?service%3Dpage%26page%3DNewsPage%26articleid%3D383216 <!--Added by H3llBot--> |archive-date=September 26, 2008}}</ref> In 2010, Sportsnet launched a secondary channel for selected Senators games as part of its [[Sportsnet One]] service.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/article/841522--sportsnet-adds-another-channel-to-its-roster | title=Sportsnet adds another channel to its roster | website=[[Toronto Star]] | date=July 28, 2010 | access-date=September 7, 2017 | archive-date=October 23, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023223317/http://www.thestar.com/sports/article/841522--sportsnet-adds-another-channel-to-its-roster | url-status=live}}</ref> Selected broadcasts of Senators games in the French language were broadcast by RDS and TVA Sports. On the RDS network, Felix Seguin and former Senators goaltender Patrick Lalime<ref name="rds-lalime">{{cite web |title=Lalime retires, will work on RDS hockey broadcasts |url=https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=372116 |access-date=July 21, 2011 |agency=The Canadian Press |publisher=TSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723201603/http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=372116 |archive-date=July 23, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> were the announcers from the 2011–12 season to the 2013–14 season, and Michel Y. Lacroix and Norman Flynn starting in the 2014–15 season. The TVA Sports broadcast team consisted of Michel Langevin, [[Yvon Pedneault]] and [[Enrico Ciccone]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2013 |title=News Release: Senators Hockey on TVA Sports broadcast schedule announced |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/news-release-senators-hockey-on-tva-sports-broadcast-schedule-announced/c-682365 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828140710/https://www.nhl.com/senators/news/news-release-senators-hockey-on-tva-sports-broadcast-schedule-announced/c-682365 |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=NHL.com}}</ref>