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	The '''American Sports Network''' (ASN) is a ~~producer and ]~~ of ] ] ~~broadcasts, branded as a sports network~~.<ref name=cbs/><ref name=bc/><ref name=mccall/> ~~ASN~~ is run by Sinclair Networks, a division of television station owner ] and officially ~~launched~~ in August 2014. ASN will produce coverage of various games in a number of ] ] conferences, including live ] and ] games.		The '''American Sports Network''' (ASN) is a broadcast network of ] ].<ref name=cbs/><ref name=bc/><ref name=mccall/> The network is run by Sinclair Networks, a division of television station owner ] and officially launching in August 2014, ASN will produce coverage of various games in a number of ] ] conferences, including live ] and ] games.

	ASN holds rights to games from the ], ], ], ], and ]. ASN content airs primarily on Sinclair-owned stations that are affiliated with ] and ], although it is also available to other cable/broadcast outlets ~~via syndication~~.		ASN holds rights to games from the ], ], ], ], and ]. ASN content airs primarily on Sinclair-owned stations that are affiliated with ] and ], although it is also available to other cable/broadcast outlets.

	== History ==		== History ==
	The launch of American Sports Network was formally announced on July 17, 2014 by Sinclair and will be led by Doron Gorshein, who joined the company in January 2014 and holds the title of Chief Operating Officer of Sinclair Networks. ASN will include live broadcasts of college sporting events, along with ancillary programming focusing on colleges, their students and student-athletes. ASN content will air primarily on Sinclair-owned-or-operated affiliates of ] and ] or on secondary ]s of other Sinclair stations. Other broadcast outlets are interested in carrying ASN and Sinclair plans to expand the service into digital platforms.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group to launch American Sports Network\|first=Ryan\|last=Sharrow\|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2014/07/17/sinclair-broadcast-launch-american-sports-network.html\|newspaper=]\|location=Baltimore, MD\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=tvt>{{cite news\|title=Sinclair Launches Sports Network\|first=Deborah\|last=McAdams\|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/sinclair-launches-sports-network/271329\|accessdate=July 17, 2014\|work=TV Technology\|date=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group To Launch The American Sports Network; Enters Into Sports Rights And Content Development Agreements With Leading NCAA Conferences\|url=http://www.news9.com/story/26041965/sinclair-broadcast-group-to-launch-the-american-sports-network-enters-into-sports-rights-and-content-development-agreements-with-leading-ncaa\|newspaper=]\|location=Oklahoma City\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref>		The launch of American Sports Network was formally announced on July 17, 2014 by Sinclair and will be led by Doron Gorshein, who joined the company in January 2014 and holds the title of Chief Operating Officer of Sinclair Networks. ASN will include live broadcasts of college sporting events, along with ancillary programming focusing on colleges, their students and student-athletes. ASN content will air primarily on Sinclair-owned-or-operated affiliates of ] and ] or on secondary ]s of other Sinclair stations. Other broadcast outlets are interested in carrying ASN and Sinclair plans to expand the service into digital platforms.<ref>{{cite news \|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group to launch American Sports Network\|first=Ryan\|last=Sharrow\|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2014/07/17/sinclair-broadcast-launch-american-sports-network.html\|newspaper=]\|location=Baltimore, MD\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref><ref name=tvt>{{cite news\|title=Sinclair Launches Sports Network\|first=Deborah\|last=McAdams\|url=http://www.tvtechnology.com/news/0086/sinclair-launches-sports-network/271329\|accessdate=July 17, 2014\|work=TV Technology\|date=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|title=Sinclair Broadcast Group To Launch The American Sports Network; Enters Into Sports Rights And Content Development Agreements With Leading NCAA Conferences\|url=http://www.news9.com/story/26041965/sinclair-broadcast-group-to-launch-the-american-sports-network-enters-into-sports-rights-and-content-development-agreements-with-leading-ncaa\|newspaper=]\|location=Oklahoma City\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref>

	ASN plans to broadcast events in ], ], ], women~~'s college soccer, men~~'s college soccer, and ] games, beginning with the ] and ]. Sinclair has reached broadcast rights deals with a number of ] conferences, including ],<ref name=cbs>{{cite news \|title=Conference USA announces new television agreement\|first=Tom\|last=Fornelli\|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24625000/conference-usa-announces-new-television-agreement\|newspaper=]\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref> the ], ], ],<ref name=bc>{{cite news\|last1=Malone\|first1=Michael\|title=Sinclair Launches American Sports Network\|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/sinclair-launches-american-sports-network/132498\|accessdate=July 24, 2014\|work=Broadcasting and Cable\|publisher=NewBay Media, LLC\|date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> and the ].<ref name=mccall>{{cite news \|title=Patriot League enters into TV agreement with new American Sports Network \|first=Jeff\|last=Schuler\|url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-patriot-leaggue-tv-0717-20140717,0,4723128.story\|newspaper=]\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref>		ASN plans to broadcast events in ], ], ], women's college soccer, and ] games, beginning with the ] and ]. Sinclair has reached broadcast rights deals with a number of ] conferences, including ],<ref name=cbs>{{cite news \|title=Conference USA announces new television agreement\|first=Tom\|last=Fornelli\|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24625000/conference-usa-announces-new-television-agreement\|newspaper=]\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref> the ], ], ],<ref name=bc>{{cite news\|last1=Malone\|first1=Michael\|title=Sinclair Launches American Sports Network\|url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/programming/sinclair-launches-american-sports-network/132498\|accessdate=July 24, 2014\|work=Broadcasting and Cable\|publisher=NewBay Media, LLC\|date=July 17, 2014}}</ref> and the ].<ref name=mccall>{{cite news \|title=Patriot League enters into TV agreement with new American Sports Network \|first=Jeff\|last=Schuler\|url=http://www.mcall.com/sports/mc-patriot-leaggue-tv-0717-20140717,0,4723128.story\|newspaper=]\|date=July 17, 2014\|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref>

	ASN's first broadcasts took place on August 30, 2014, featuring two football games involving Conference USA teams (] hosting ] and ] hosting ]).<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Kelley\|first1=Kevin\|title=American Sports Network to Televise 30 C-USA Football Games\|url=http://www.fbschedules.com/2014/07/american-sports-network-televise-30-c-usa-football-games/\|accessdate=September 8, 2014\|work=FBSchedules.com\|date=July 17, 2014}}</ref>		ASN's first broadcasts took place on August 30, 2014, featuring two football games involving Conference USA teams (] hosting ] and ] hosting ]).<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Kelley\|first1=Kevin\|title=American Sports Network to Televise 30 C-USA Football Games\|url=http://www.fbschedules.com/2014/07/american-sports-network-televise-30-c-usa-football-games/\|accessdate=September 8, 2014\|work=FBSchedules.com\|date=July 17, 2014}}</ref>

			==List of affiliates==
	==Affilates==
			{\| class="wikitable unsortable" border="2" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 2em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse" style="vertical-align: center; text-align: left;"
	*Alabama
			!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|City
	**] 68.1, Birmingham
			!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Station<ref name=htr>{{cite news\|last1=Minium\|first1=Harry\|title=ODU's opener with Hampton to be televised in 66 markets\|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/odus-opener-hampton-be-televised-66-markets\|accessdate=September 8, 2014\|work=HamptonRoads.com\|publisher=The Virginian-Pilot\|date=August 27, 2014}}</ref>
	**] 54.2, Huntsville-Decatur

	**] 22.1, Montgomery-Selma
			!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|]
	*Arkansas - ] 7.2, Little Rock-Pine Bluff
			!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Owner
	*California
			!style="background: #e3e3e3;"\|Primary affiliation
	**] 29.2, Bakersfield
			\|-
	**] 59.1, Fresno-Visalia
			\|colspan="5"\|
	*Colorado - ] Colorado Springs-Pueblo
			===Regional sports networks===
	*Connecticut - ] Hartford-New Haven
			\|-
	*District of Columbia - ] Washington, DC
			\| Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut,<br>Massachusetts,<br>Providence-New Bedford, Rhode Island
	*Florida
			\| ]
	**] Mobile-Pensacola
			\|rowspan="2"\| cable - varies
	**] Tampa-St. Pete-Sarasota
			\| ] (80%)
	**] West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
			\|rowspan="2"\| {{N/A}}
	*Georgia - ] 31.2, Albany
			\|-
	*Iowa - ] 44.2, Sioux City
			\| Louisiana
	*Illinois - ] 23.1, Champaign-Springfield-Decatur
			\| ]
	*Kansas - ] Wichita-Hutchinson
			\| Cox Communications
	*Kentucky - ] 36.1, Paducah-Cape Girard
			\|-
	*Louisiana - ]
			\|colspan="5"\|
	*Maryland - ] 24.1, Baltimore
			===Alabama===
	*Michigan
			\|-
	**] 46.1/25.2, Flint-Saginaw-Bay City
			\| Birmingham
	**] 3.2, Grand Rapids- Kalamazoo -Battle Creek
			\| ]
	*Minnesota - ] 23.1, Minneapolis-St. Paul
			\| 68.1
	*North Carolina
			\| ]
	**] Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem
			\| ]
	**] Raleigh-Durham-Fayettesville
			\|-
	*Nebraska - ] 15.1, Omaha
			\| Huntsville-Decatur
	*Nevada
			\| ]
	**] 21.1, Las Vegas
			\| 54.2 WAMY
	**] Reno, Nevada
			\| ]
	*New York
			\| MyNetworkTV
	**] Albany-Schenectady-Troy
			\|-
	**] Buffalo
			\| Montgomery-Selma
	**] 13.2, Rochester
	**] ~~Syracuse~~		\| ]
			\| 22.1
	*Ohio
			\| ]
	**] Cincinnati
			\| ]
	**] 6.2, Columbus
			\|-
	**] 45.2, Dayton
			\| colspan="5"\|
	**] 24.2, Toledo
			===Arkansas===
	**] 9.2, Wheeling-Steubenville
			\|-
	*Oklahoma
			\|Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas
	**] 34.1, Oklahoma City
	**] ~~8.2, Tulsa~~		\| ]
			\| 7.2
	*Oregon – ] 2.2, Portland
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
	*Pennsylvania
			\| ]
	**] 21.2, Harrisburg-Lancaster
			\|-
	**] 47.2, Johnstown-Altoona
			\| colspan="5"\|
	**] 22.1, Pittsburgh
			===California===
	*South Carolina
			\|-
	**] Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville
			\| Bakersfield
	**] Charleston
	**] ~~57.2,~~ ~~Columbia~~		\| ]
			\| 29.2
	*Tennessee
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
	**] Chattanooga
	**] ~~Nashville~~		\| ]
			\|-
	*Texas
			\| Fresno-Visalia
	**] 4.2, Beaumont-Port Arthur
	**] ~~14.2, El Paso-Las Cruces~~		\| ]
			\| 59.1
	**] San Antonio
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
	**] Waco-Temple-Bryan
			\| The CW
	*Utah - ] Salt Lake City
			\|-
	*Virginia
			\| Colorado Springs-Pueblo
	**] 33.1, Norfolk-Va. Beach-Newport News
			\| ]
	**] 35.2, Richmond-Petersburg
			\| 20.1
	**] 13.2, Roanoke-Lynchburg
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
	*Washington - ] 4.2, Seattle-Tacoma
			\| The CW
	*Wisconsin – ] Milwaukee
			\|-
	*West Virginia - ] Clarksburg-Weston
			\| colspan="5"\|
	*], Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut; Massachusetts; Providence-New Bedford, Rhode Island <ref name=htr>{{cite news\|last1=Minium\|first1=Harry\|title=ODU's opener with Hampton to be televised in 66 markets\|url=http://hamptonroads.com/2014/08/odus-opener-hampton-be-televised-66-markets\|accessdate=September 8, 2014\|work=HamptonRoads.com\|publisher=The Virginian-Pilot\|date=August 27, 2014}}</ref>
			===Connecticut===
			\|-
			\|Hartford-New Haven
			\| ]
			\| 59.1
			\| ]
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===District of Columbia===
			\|-
			\|Washington
			\|]
			\| 7.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Florida===
			\|-
			\| Mobile-Pensacola
			\| ]
			\| 35.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV/This TV
			\|-
			\| Tampa-St. Pete-Sarasota
			\| ]
			\| 38.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\|West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce
			\| ]
			\| 34.3
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Georgia===
			\|-
			\| Albany
			\| ]
			\| 31.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Iowa===
			\|-
			\|Sioux City
			\|]
			\| 44.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV/This TV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Illinois===
			\|-
			\| Champaign-Springfield-Decatur
			\| ]
			\| 23.1
			\| GOCOM Media (operated by SBG)
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Kansas===
			\|-
			\| Wichita-Hutchinson Plus
			\| ]
			\| 36.1
			\| Mercury Broadcasting Company (operated by SBG)
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Kentucky===
			\|-
			\| Paducah-Cape Girard
			\| ]
			\| 36.1
			\| WDKA Acquisition Corporation (operated by SBG)
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Maryland===
			\|-
			\| Baltimore
			\| ]
			\| 24.1
			\| ] (operated by SBG)
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Michigan===
			\|-
			\| Flint-Saginaw-Bay City
			\| ]
			\| 46.1/25.2
			\| ] (operated by SBG)
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\| Grand Rapids- Kalamazoo -Battle Creek
			\| ]
			\| 3.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Minnesota===
			\|-
			\| Minneapolis-St. Paul
			\| ]
			\| 23.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===North Carolina===
			\|-
			\| Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem
			\|]
			\| 48.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| Raleigh-Durham-Fayettesville
			\| ]
			\| 28.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Nebraska===
			\|-
			\| Omaha
			*]
			\| 15.1
			\| Mitts Telecasting Company (operated by SBG)
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Nevada===
			\|-
			\| Las Vegas
			\| ]
			\| 21.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| Reno, Nevada
			\| ]
			\| 21.1
			\| ] (operated by SBG)
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===New York===
			\|-
			\|Albany-Schenectady-Troy
			\| ]
			\| 45.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\|Buffalo
			\| ]
			\| 49.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\|Rochester
			\| ]
			\| 13.2
			\| ] (operated by SBG)
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\|Syracuse
			\| ]
			\| 3.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Ohio===
			\|-
			\| Cincinnati
			\| ]
			\| 64.1
			\| ] (operated by SBG)
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| Columbus
			\| ]
			\| 6.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV/This TV
			\|-
			\| Dayton
			\| ]
			\| 45.2
			\| ] (operated by SBG)
			\| MyNetworkTV/This TV
			\|-
			\|Toledo,
			\| ]
			\| 24.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| Wheeling-Steubenville
			\| ]
			\| 9.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Oklahoma===
			\|-
			\|Oklahoma City
			\|]
			\|34.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| The CW
			\|-
			\| Tulsa
			\| ]
			\| 8.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| local weather programming
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Oregon===
			\|-
			* – Portland
			\| ] 2.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Pennsylvania===
			\|-
			\|Harrisburg-Lancaster
			\| ]
			\| 21.2
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\|Johnstown-Altoona
			\| ]
			\| 47.2
			\| Bayshore Television (operated by Cox Media Group)
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| Pittsburgh
			\| ]
			\| 22.1
			\| Sinclair Broadcast Group
			\| MyNetworkTV
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===South Carolina===
			\|-
			\|Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville
			\| WMYA
			\|-
			\|Charleston
			\| WMMP
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|Columbia
			\| WACH
			\| .2
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Tennessee===
			\|-
			\|Chattanooga
			\| WTVC-TV
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\|Nashville
			\| WUXP
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Texas===
			\|-
			\| Beaumont-Port Arthur
			\| KBTV
			\| .2
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| El Paso-Las Cruces
			\| KFOX
			\| .2
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| San Antonio
			\| KMYS
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| Waco-Temple-Bryan
			\| Cox Sports Network
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Utah===
			\|-
			\|Salt Lake City
			\|KMYU
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Virginia===
			\|-
			\|Norfolk-Va. Beach--Newport News
			\| WTVZ
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| Richmond-Petersburg
			\| WRLH
			\| .2
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| Roanoke-Lynchburg
			\| WSET
			\| .2
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Washington===
			\|-
			\| Seattle-Tacoma
			\| KOMO
			\| .2
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===Wisconsin===
			\|-
			\| Milwaukee
			\| WCGV
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|-
			\| colspan="5"\|
			===West Virginia===
			\|-
			\|Clarksburg-Weston
			\| WDTV
			\|
			\|
			\|
			\|}}

	==On air staff==		==On air staff==

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American Sports Network
File:American Sports Network Logo.jpg
Availability	Regional
Founded	July 17, 2014
Headquarters	Hunt Valley, Maryland
Owner	Sinclair Networks (Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Key people	Doron Gorshein (COO, Sinclair Networks)
Established	July 17, 2014
Launch date	August 30, 2014
Official website	www.americansportsnet.com

The American Sports Network (ASN) is a broadcast network of NCAA college sports. The network is run by Sinclair Networks, a division of television station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group and officially launching in August 2014, ASN will produce coverage of various games in a number of mid-major NCAA Division I conferences, including live football and basketball games.

ASN holds rights to games from the Big South Conference, Colonial Athletic Association, Conference USA, Patriot League, and Southern Conference. ASN content airs primarily on Sinclair-owned stations that are affiliated with The CW and MyNetworkTV, although it is also available to other cable/broadcast outlets.

History

The launch of American Sports Network was formally announced on July 17, 2014 by Sinclair and will be led by Doron Gorshein, who joined the company in January 2014 and holds the title of Chief Operating Officer of Sinclair Networks. ASN will include live broadcasts of college sporting events, along with ancillary programming focusing on colleges, their students and student-athletes. ASN content will air primarily on Sinclair-owned-or-operated affiliates of The CW and MyNetworkTV or on secondary digital subchannels of other Sinclair stations. Other broadcast outlets are interested in carrying ASN and Sinclair plans to expand the service into digital platforms.

ASN plans to broadcast events in college football, men's college basketball, women's college basketball, women's college soccer, and college baseball games, beginning with the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season and 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Sinclair has reached broadcast rights deals with a number of NCAA Division I conferences, including Conference USA, the Colonial Athletic Association, Big South Conference, Southern Conference, and the Patriot League.

ASN's first broadcasts took place on August 30, 2014, featuring two football games involving Conference USA teams (Old Dominion hosting Hampton and FIU hosting Bethune-Cookman).

List of affiliates

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City	Station	Virtual channel	Owner	Primary affiliation
Regional sports networks
Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Providence-New Bedford, Rhode Island	New England Sports Network	cable - varies	Fenway Sports Group (80%)	data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" \| —
Louisiana	Cox Sports Television	cable - varies	Cox Communications
Alabama
Birmingham	WABM	68.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
Huntsville-Decatur	WZDX	54.2 WAMY	Grant Broadcasting System II	MyNetworkTV
Montgomery-Selma	WBMM	22.1	Bahakel Communications	The CW
Arkansas
Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas	KATV	7.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	RTN
California
Bakersfield	KBFX-CD	29.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	This TV
Fresno-Visalia	KFRE-TV	59.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	The CW
Colorado Springs-Pueblo	KXTU-LD	20.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	The CW
Connecticut
Hartford-New Haven	WCTX	59.1	LIN Media	MyNetworkTV
District of Columbia
Washington	WJLA-TV	7.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	ABC
Florida
Mobile-Pensacola	WFGX	35.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV/This TV
Tampa-St. Pete-Sarasota	WTTA	38.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
West Palm Beach-Fort Pierce	WTCN-CA	34.3	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
Georgia
Albany	WFXL	31.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	Bounce TV
Iowa
Sioux City	KPTH	44.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV/This TV
Illinois
Champaign-Springfield-Decatur	WBUI	23.1	GOCOM Media (operated by SBG)	The CW
Kansas
Wichita-Hutchinson Plus	KMTW	36.1	Mercury Broadcasting Company (operated by SBG)
Kentucky
Paducah-Cape Girard	WDKA	36.1	WDKA Acquisition Corporation (operated by SBG)	MyNetworkTV
Maryland
Baltimore	WUTB	24.1	Deerfield Media (operated by SBG)	MyNetworkTV
Michigan
Flint-Saginaw-Bay City	WBSF	46.1/25.2	Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by SBG)	The CW
Grand Rapids- Kalamazoo -Battle Creek	WWMT	3.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	The CW
Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul	WUCW	23.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	The CW
North Carolina
Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem	WMYV	48.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
Raleigh-Durham-Fayettesville	WRDC	28.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
Nebraska
Omaha KXVO	15.1	Mitts Telecasting Company (operated by SBG)	The CW
Nevada
Las Vegas	KVMY	21.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
Reno, Nevada	KAME-TV	21.1	Deerfield Media (operated by SBG)	MyNetworkTV
New York
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	WCWN	45.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	The CW
Buffalo	WNYO-TV	49.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
Rochester	WHAM-TV	13.2	Deerfield Media (operated by SBG)	The CW
Syracuse	WSTQ-LP	3.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	The CW
Ohio
Cincinnati	WSTR-TV	64.1	Deerfield Media (operated by SBG)	MyNetworkTV
Columbus	WSYX	6.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV/This TV
Dayton	WRGT-TV	45.2	Cunningham Broadcasting (operated by SBG)	MyNetworkTV/This TV
Toledo,	WNWO-TV	24.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	RTN
Wheeling-Steubenville	WTOV-TV	9.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	Fox
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City	KOCB	34.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	The CW
Tulsa	KTUL	8.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	local weather programming
Oregon
KATU 2.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	Me-TV
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg-Lancaster	WHP-TV	21.2	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
Johnstown-Altoona	WJAX-TV	47.2	Bayshore Television (operated by Cox Media Group)	GetTV
Pittsburgh	WPMY	22.1	Sinclair Broadcast Group	MyNetworkTV
South Carolina
Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville	WMYA
Charleston	WMMP
Columbia	WACH	.2
Tennessee
Chattanooga	WTVC-TV
Nashville	WUXP
Texas
Beaumont-Port Arthur	KBTV	.2
El Paso-Las Cruces	KFOX	.2
San Antonio	KMYS
Waco-Temple-Bryan	Cox Sports Network
Utah
Salt Lake City	KMYU
Virginia
Norfolk-Va. Beach--Newport News	WTVZ
Richmond-Petersburg	WRLH	.2
Roanoke-Lynchburg	WSET	.2
Washington
Seattle-Tacoma	KOMO	.2
Wisconsin
Milwaukee	WCGV
West Virginia
Clarksburg-Weston	WDTV

}

On air staff

Mike Gleason, play by play announcer
Jim Donnan, color commentator

References

^ Fornelli, Tom (July 17, 2014). "Conference USA announces new television agreement". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
^ Malone, Michael (July 17, 2014). "Sinclair Launches American Sports Network". Broadcasting and Cable. NewBay Media, LLC. Retrieved July 24, 2014.
^ Schuler, Jeff (July 17, 2014). "Patriot League enters into TV agreement with new American Sports Network". The Morning Call. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
Sharrow, Ryan (July 17, 2014). "Sinclair Broadcast Group to launch American Sports Network". Baltimore Business Journal. Baltimore, MD. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
McAdams, Deborah (17 July 2014). "Sinclair Launches Sports Network". TV Technology. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
"Sinclair Broadcast Group To Launch The American Sports Network; Enters Into Sports Rights And Content Development Agreements With Leading NCAA Conferences". KWTV-DT. Oklahoma City. July 17, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
Kelley, Kevin (July 17, 2014). "American Sports Network to Televise 30 C-USA Football Games". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
^ Minium, Harry (August 27, 2014). "ODU's opener with Hampton to be televised in 66 markets". HamptonRoads.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved September 8, 2014.

External link

Official website
CAA Football TV Schedule Released
C-USA and Sinclair Broadcast Group Reach Multi-Year Content Agreement - includes 2014 Conference USA Football on American Sports Network
Southern Conference Releases Football Broadcast Schedule
Big South Conference Announces 2014 TV Schedule on ASN
American Sports Network to Broadcast Four Patriot League Games in the Fall

National sports broadcasting in the United States

Sports broadcasting contracts in the United States

Broadcast

Major Networks	CBS Sports CW Sports ESPN on ABC Fox Sports NBC Sports
Other	Scripps Sports Telemundo Deportes TUDN on Univision

Cable

General	beIN Sports beIN Sports en Español CBS Sports Network ESPN ESPN2 ESPNews ESPN Deportes FS1 FS2 Fox Deportes Next Level Sports TUDN (Univision Sports) TyC Sports
Pro league affiliated	MLB Network Extra Innings Strike Zone NBA TV NBA League Pass NFL Network NFL RedZone NHL Network NHL Center Ice
Occasional	AXS TV CBS Sports: Nickelodeon NBC Sports: CNBC USA Network Universo TNT Sports: HBO TBS TNT TruTV
College specific	ACC Network Big Ten Network ESPNU SEC Network
Sport specific	Fox Soccer Plus Golf Channel MAVTV Racetrack Television Network Tennis Channel Willow
Gambling	FanDuel TV FanDuel Racing
Outdoor	The Cowboy Channel The Action Channel Outdoor Channel Sportsman Channel World Fishing Network Pursuit Channel

Streaming

General	DAZN ESPN+ FloSports Red Bull TV Stadium Venu Sports
Pro league affiliated	MLB Network MLB.tv MLS Season Pass NBA League Pass NFL+ (NFL RedZone) NFL Sunday Ticket NHL.TV
Occasional	Apple TV+ Max (TNT Sports) Netflix Paramount+ (CBS Sports) Peacock (NBC Sports) Prime Video (MGM+) The Roku Channel Tubi (Fox Sports)
Sport specific	T2
Gambling	FanDuel TV+
Outdoor	Cowboy Channel+ MyOutdoorTV
Combat sports	TrillerNet Triller TV+ TrillerPass Honor Club TNA+ UFC Fight Pass WWE Network

v t e Regional sports broadcasting in the United States
FanDuel Sports Network	Detroit Miami Florida Sun Midwest Indiana Kansas City North Cleveland Ohio Great Lakes Southeast South Southwest Oklahoma Los Angeles West SoCal Wisconsin
Fenway Sports Group	NESN SportsNet Pittsburgh
MSG Entertainment	MSG Network MSGSN MSG Western NY
NBC Sports Regional Networks	Bay Area Boston California Philadelphia SportsNet New York (part ownership)
Sinclair Broadcast Group	Nevada Sports Net Marquee Sports Network (part-ownership) YES Network (part-ownership)
Spectrum Sports	Hawaii Kansas City Los Angeles Spectrum SportsNet SportsNet LA SportsNet New York (part ownership)
Gray Television	Arizona's Family Sports Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network Peachtree Sports Network Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network
Independent	Altitude Sports BYU TV Sports Chicago Sports Network Cyclones.tv LFSN Longhorn Network MASN MLB Local Media Monumental Sports Network Root Sports Northwest Space City Home Network Buckeye Cable Sports Midco Sports Nevada Sports Net Scripps Sports (local broadcast) SWX Right Now

v t e Defunct television sports networks in the United States
National	America One American Sports Classics American Sports Network Back9Network Baseball Network CNN/SI ESPN 3D ESPN Classic ESPN Goal Line & Bases Loaded ESPN Events Football Network Fox Soccer Lorimar Sports Network Mizlou NBCSN NHL Network (1975–1979) NewSport One World Sports ONTV Olympic Channel Speed SportsChannel America Stadium College Sports Sports Network Universal Sports Network
Regional	4SD ACC RSN Arizona Sports Programming Network/Cox Sports AT&T SportsNet Root Sports Utah AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain Bally Sports Arizona New Orleans San Diego Carolinas SE Comcast SportsNet Southeast Southwest Cox Sports Empire Fox Sports Networks Carolinas Chicago Houston Tennessee GiantsVision Hawkvision MountainWest NBC Sports Chicago NBC Sports Northwest Oregon Sports Network Pac-12 Network PASS Sports Prime Sports Prime Sports Upper Midwest PRISM Royals Sports San Diego Cable Sports Network Spectrum Spectrum Sports Carolinas Florida New York Ohio Texas Wisconsin SportsChannel Cincinnati Los Angeles Philadelphia Sports Time Sportsvision Sportsvue Victory Sports One
Syndication	Raycom Sports (ACC Network) Big 12 Network SEC TV TVS
Out-of-market	ESPN College Extra ESPN Full Court ESPN GamePlan NCAA Mega March Madness MLS Direct Kick NASCAR Hot Pass

O. Out-of-market sports packages
P. Premium channel

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Broadcast
TV stations

Sorted by primary channel network affiliations
ABC	KAEF-TV KATU KATV KDNL-TV KHGI-TV / KWNB-TV KOMO-TV KRCR-TV KTUL KTVO KTXS-TV / KTXE-LD KVII-TV / KVIH-TV WATM-TV WBMA-LD WCHS-TV WCTI-TV WEAR-TV WGTU / WGTQ WHAM-TV WICD WICS WKEF WJLA-TV WLOS WPDE-TV WSET-TV WSYX WTVC WXLV-TV
CBS	KBAK-TV KBOI-TV KDBC-TV KEYE-TV KFDM KGAN KHQA-TV KIMA-TV / KEPR-TV KLEW-TV KRCG KTVL KUTV KVAL-TV / KCBY-TV / KPIC WGFL WGME-TV WHP-TV WKRC-TV WPEC WRGB WSBT-TV WTVH WWMT
The CW	KECA-LD KFRE-TV KUNS-TV KVCW KYUU-LD WBSF WBUI WCWF WCWN WFLI-TV WLFL WNUV WPNT WSTM-DT2 WSWB WTTO / WDBB WTVX WUCW WVTV WWHO
Fox	KABB KBFX-CD KBVU KCVU KDSM-TV KFOX-TV KFXL-TV KMPH-TV KOKH-TV KPTH KPTM KRXI-TV KSAS-TV / KAAS-TV / KOCW KSCC WACH WBFF WEMT WFXL WGXA WLUK-TV WMSN-TV WOLF-TV WPFO WPGH-TV WRLH-TV WRSP-TV / WCCU WSMH WTAT-TV WTGS WUHF WUTV WWCP-TV WYDO WZTV
NBC	KECI-TV / KCFW-TV / KTVM-TV / KDBZ-CD KMTR / KMCB / KTCW KRNV-DT KSNV WCYB-TV WEYI-TV WJAC-TV WJAR WNBW-DT WNWO-TV WOAI-TV WPBN-TV / WTOM-TV WPMI-TV WSTM-TV WTOV-TV WTWC-TV
MyNetworkTV	KMYU KNSN-TV KRVU-LD / KZVU-LD WABM WCIV WFGX WMYV WNYO-TV WQMY WRDC WSTR-TV WTCN-CD WTVZ-TV WUXP-TV WVTV-DT2
Spanish	Azteca WWHB-CD Univision KEUV-LD KUCO-LD KUNW-CD / KVVK-CD / KORX-CA UniMás KKTF-LD
Other stations	Antenna TV KXVU-LD WYME-CD Comet KTES-LD Dabl KBTV-TV KFXA KMEG KMTW KMYS WMYA-TV WNAB WRGT-TV WWMB Catchy Comedy WVAH-TV TBD KENV-DT KXVO WDCO-CD / WIAV-CD WHOI WTTE WUTB Ind. KJZZ-TV KOCB KUNP WJTC
Defunct	KTOV-LP KXPX-LP WCGV-TV

Channels

Subchannel
networks

Defunct: American Sports Network

Cable channels

Defunct: Stadium College Sports

Programming

News: Full Measure w/ Sharyl Attkisson; The National Desk

Defunct: Circa News; KidsClick; News Central; Ring of Honor Wrestling

Acquisitions

Operated by Sinclair under an LMA.
Formerly separately licensed as WCGV-TV and merged with WVTV's spectrum, but remains on its former channel number as a separate station
Joint Venture

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