The Pistons announced their 2009-10 local television schedule with FOX Sports Detroit set to air 78 of the Pistons’ 82 regular season games and two preseason games (Oct. 5 vs. Miami and Oct. 23 at Milwaukee).

The four remaining games will air nationally on ESPN. They are Dec. 9 at Philadelphia, Mar. 5 at Cleveland, Mar. 15 at Boston and Mar. 21 at Cleveland.

According to the press release, "A substantial number of the FSD telecasts will also be available in high-definition on FOX Sports Detroit HD (HD schedule to be announced at a later date)."

The FSD broadcasts will feature Pistons Live, with pre and post-game coverage. A new feature show, Pistons In Focus, will also be part of FSD’s game-night programming, while Pistons Weekly will air on Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m.

Eleven games will air on FSD-Plus, an auxiliary channel made available by cable and satellite providers. A list of the games is below.

FSD-Plus games
Nov. 14 at Washington
Nov. 18 at Portland
Nov. 21 at Utah
Dec. 6 Washington
Dec. 23 Toronto
Jan. 12 at Washington
Jan. 23 Portland
Jan. 27 Memphis
Mar. 7 Houston
Mar. 13 at Atlanta
April 7 Atlanta