COMCAST SPORTSNET

'Comcast SportsNet' (or 'CSN') is a group of regional sports networks. The group is primarily owned by the Comcast cable television company.
The channels, CSN Chicago, CSN Philadelphia, CSN Mid-Atlantic (serving Baltimore/Washington), CSN West (serving northern and central California), CSN Northwest serving Portland, OR, and SportsNet New York have rights to carry some or all of the local professional teams in baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer. They also air nightly sports-news and talk shows, post-game shows and other shoulder programming related to local National Football League teams, and a variety of college sports programming.
CSN Chicago, CSN Philadelphia, CSN Mid-Atlantic, CSN West and SportsNet New York air ''SportsNite'', a nightly sports news program which has a format that is very similar to ESPN's ''SportsCenter''.

Affiliates

FSN on Comcast SportsNet

Other channels

Comcast SportsNet HD

References and footnotes

External links

Affiliates

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| CSN Chicago
| Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Wisconsin
| Chicago Bulls (NBA), Chicago Cubs (MLB), Chicago White Sox (MLB), Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Chicago Fire (MLS), coverage of local women's college basketball games, mainly of the Big Ten, as well as softball (the Chicago Bandits, arena football {mainly the Chicago Rush, and the Chicago Shamrox, a National Lacrosse League team.
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| Replaced FSN Chicago
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| CSN Mid-Atlantic
| Delaware, Maryland, Central Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., West Virginia
| Washington Capitals (NHL), Washington Wizards (NBA), Washington Mystics (WNBA), D.C. United (MLS) and local coverage of the Atlantic Coast Conference and Colonial Athletic Association.
| Home Team Sports
| Carried Baltimore Orioles through 2006
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| SportsNet New York
| New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Northeast Pennsylvania
| New York Mets (MLB), New York Titans (NLL), and local coverage of the Big East athletic conference.
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| Carried Big Ten Conference games prior to the launch of the Big Ten Network
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| CSN Northwest launching fall 2007
| Portland, Oregon, Northwest US
| Portland Trail Blazers (NBA), other local sports
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| Created in conjunction with the Trail Blazers after they were unable to come to an agreement to stay on FSN Northwest
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| CSN Philadelphia
| Philadelphia
| Philadelphia Phillies (MLB), Philadelphia Flyers (NHL), Philadelphia 76ers (NBA), Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL).
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| CSN West
| Northern California
| Sacramento Kings (NBA), Sacramento Monarchs (WNBA), local sports coverage.
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FSN on Comcast SportsNet

CSN Chicago, CSN Philadelphia, and CSN Mid-Atlantic carry FSN programming in lieu of a FSN affiliate. This offers the regions access to a variety of college sports, notably ACC men's and women's basketball on Sundays, Pac-10 basketball on various nights, plus Big 12 and Pac-10 football on Saturdays during their respective seasons. They also air studio shows, such as The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and the FSN Final Score. This arrangement is to secure national coverage for its collegiate lineup of games.

Other channels

Comcast is part owner (with St. Louis, Missouri-based Charter Communications) of CSS (Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast), a regional network serving the southeastern portion of the nation, based in Atlanta. CSS carries primarily collegiate and high school sports in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, and South Carolina. CSS is not directly related to Comcast SportsNet.
Comcast also co-owns (with Fox Sports Net) the Sun Sports cable television network based in Orlando, Florida and serving the state of Florida (Sun Sports and FSN Florida are operated and programmed together). As of April 30, 2007, Comcast is buying 60 percent of FSN Bay Area and 50 percent of FSN New England from Cablevision's Rainbow Media Holdings LLC subsidiary. As a result, Comcast will own FSN New England which carries Boston Celtics games, along with regional and national college sports. The rest of FSN Bay Area will remain owned by an affiliate of News Corp. Comcast will operate both FSN networks. It is unclear if FSN Bay Area will change names to reflect the new ownership. FSN New England will change its name. However the new name has not been announced^[1].
Comcast SportsNet also helped form MountainWest Sports Network (the mtn.), with CSTV and The Mountain West Conference. This was the first regional sports network dedicated strictly to a single NCAA Division 1 conference^[2].
Comcast also owns a local sports network in Detroit and available across Michigan and central Indiana, CL Comcast Local. CL carries collegiate and prep sports from their area, as well as minor league sports throughout the state.
Similarly, Comcast owns local channels, branded CN8, based in the Philadelphia and Boston metropolitan areas. CN8 is aired on most Comcast cable systems along the East Coast from Boston to Richmond, Virginia. The CN8 channels are primarily local news/information channels, but carry some regional sports programming, including Eastern League baseball, and some Phillies games within the Phillies' designated market.