The TV deal might have been good for United, but not, it seemed, for supporters in outer locales. United, though, has made efforts to resolve the problem, arranging with Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns ABC7 and NewsChannel 8, to carry matches on stations it owns in other regional markets.

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So starting Saturday, when United faces the New England Revolution in the first of 24 “local” broadcasts, fans across the region will be able to watch. It will, however, require a change in habit — the days of turning on CSN without a second thought are over — and a greater effort to locate the corresponding channel. But rest assured, the matches are out there.

In Baltimore, 12 will appear on WUTB (Channel 24) and 12 on American Sports Network.

In Richmond, all 24 will be available on WRLH (MyTV Richmond).

In Norfolk, WTVZ (Channel 33) and ASN will carry matches.

In Roanoke-Lynchburg, WSET (Channel 13) and ASN will carry matches.

The club is also attempting to arrange coverage in other markets. Sinclair owns stations in Pennsylvania and North Carolina.

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United provided these specifics for the four secured markets:

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Norfolk, Va Verizon Fios: 11/511 (MyTv) 468 (ASN) DirecTV: 33 Over-the-air: 33.2 Richmond, Va Verizon Fios: 10 Comcast/XFINITY: 209 Over-the-air: 35.2 Roanoke, Va Over-the-air: 13.2 Baltimore, Md Verizon Fios: 470 (ASN) 9/509 (MyTV) Comcast/XFINITY: 24 (MyTV) 210 (ASN) Over-the-air: 24 (MyTV) 24.3 (ASN)

Overall, in the immediate D.C. area, six matches are scheduled to appear on ABC7 and 18 on NewsChannel 8. [Schedule]

Dave Johnson will return for his 21st season as the play-by-play announcer, though he will miss games from time to time, including this Saturday’s, because of prior commitments to the NBA’s Washington Wizards. The club has yet to announce the color analyst. (Santino Quaranta will not return.)