Mountain West Conference Fans Will Have to Pay to Stream 21 Sports on Upgraded App

Mountain West fans have been able to use the MW App for free, but the ride ends this summer. Starting in July, an upgraded MW App will provide coverage of any Mountain West sport that doesn’t get picked up on national linear TV. That means all 21 Conference-sponsored sports are eligible.

The MW App will introduce two pricing tiers (monthly and annual). Subscribers will gain access to:

• Over 1,000 live regular‑season and postseason events annually
• On-demand full‑game replays
• Media day broadcasts
• Video podcasts and original programming
• Game highlights, features, and more

The app will be available on:

• Roku
• Amazon Fire TV
• Apple TV
• Google Play
• Android TV
• Additional platforms to be announced

Also noteworthy, the MW App will join more than 130 streaming services available through a subscription on Prime Video.

In addition to the MW App, each school in the Mountain West will have the opportunity to add its school’s games on its own website, viewable by consumers who have a valid subscription to the MW App.

Other Mountain West Media Rights

News of the app overhaul comes on the heels of new rights agreements with CBS Sports and FOX Sports for six years (2026‑27 through 2031‑32), with CW Network committed to a five-year partnership through the 2030‑31 season.

CBS Sports

• CBS Sports Network will feature 15 regular-season Mountain West football games, with at least one game broadcast annually on CBS and streamed on Paramount+.
• A total of 18 Mountain West regular-season men’s basketball games will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. CBS Sports Network will also continue to broadcast the MW men’s basketball tournament quarterfinals and semifinals, and the CBS will remain the home of the MW Men’s Basketball Championship Game, a tradition that dates back to 2013.
• Two regular-season women’s basketball games will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network in addition to the MW Women’s Basketball Championship Game annually.

FOX Sports

• FOX retains exclusive rights to the Mountain West Football Championship Game, which it has broadcast over the past six years, and will feature 12 regular-season Mountain West football games annually on FOX, FS1, and FS2. Twenty regular-season men’s basketball games are slated for FOX, FS1, and FS2 each year.

The CW

The CW will debut its coverage of the Mountain West in 2026-27 with an annual package of 13 regular-season football games, 20 regular-season men’s basketball games, and 15 regular-season women’s basketball games.

What Teams Play in the Mountain West Conference?

There are 3 categories of Mountain West teams. First is the all-sport schools:

• United States Air Force Academy
• University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
• University of Nevada, Reno
• University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• University of New Mexico
• San José State University
• University of Texas at El Paso
• University of Wyoming

The next group participates in all sports outside of football.

• University of California, Davis
• Grand Canyon University

The final group competes as affiliate members in certain sports.

• Colorado College (women’s soccer)
• Northern Illinois University (football and women’s gymnastics)
• Utah Tech University (baseball and men’s swimming and diving)