Regional Sports Network - Comcast SportsNet

Comcast SportsNet

Seeing an opportunity to serve sports fans on a more local level and generate profits, cable giant Comcast began creating their own RSN – Comcast SportsNet – in the 1990s. With the January 2011 merger with NBCUniversal, NBC Sports has taken operational control of these networks and they are expected to become more acquainted with their sister national sports network, NBC Sports Network.

• Comcast SportsNet Bay Area serves the San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose area with rights to San Francisco Giants and Golden State Warriors games. Formerly known as FSN Bay Area.
• Comcast SportsNet California, based in Northern California with rights to Sacramento Kings, Oakland Athletics and San Jose Sharks games. Sister channel of Comcast SportsNet Bay Area. Formerly known as Comcast Sports Net West.
• Comcast SportsNet Chicago, partner in the network with Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls ownership.
• Comcast SportsNet Houston is the exclusive home of the Houston Rockets beginning in the 2012-13 NBA season, and the Houston Astros beginning in the 2013 MLB season.
• Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia in Philadelphia. Formed in 1997 to take the place of SportsChannel Philadelphia, which first aired in the late 1980s. Has rights to Phillies, 76ers, and Flyers games. Very first Comcast SportsNet station to launch and was a pioneer in the world of team owned sports networks.
• Comcast SportsNet Northwest, based in Portland, Oregon. Has rights to Portland Trail Blazers games.
• Comcast SportsNet New England - formerly FSN New England. Carries the Boston Celtics and New England Revolution
• SportsNet New York, owned by the New York Mets, Time Warner and Comcast, which launched on March 16, 2006.
• Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast (CSS), based in Atlanta with sub-regional feeds available. Airs regional college and high school games and other sports. Owned jointly by Comcast and Charter Communications, and only distributed to cable systems. The Comcast 'crescent C' logo is used for the channel's logo despite Charter's co-ownership. Also has the subfeed Comcast Sports Southwest, which mainly broadcasts in the Houston area.
• Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, formerly known as Home Team Sports (HTS), based in Washington, D.C.; Fox and Comcast acquired this network from Viacom in 2000 along with Midwest Sports Channel in Minneapolis and Milwaukee. Fox later purchased 100% of MSC in a swap with Comcast for HTS and renamed it FSN North. Has rights to Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals games, many of which are broadcast in High Definition. Also airs many DC United games.