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| Availability | Regional |
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| 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 |
The American Sports Network (ASN) is a producer and syndicator of NCAA college sports broadcasts, branded as a sports network. ASN is run by Sinclair Networks, a division of television station owner Sinclair Broadcast Group and officially launched 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 via syndication.
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, men'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).
Affilates
- Alabama
- Arkansas - KATV 7.2, Little Rock-Pine Bluff
- California
- Colorado - KXTU-LD Colorado Springs-Pueblo
- Connecticut - WCTX Hartford-New Haven
- District of Columbia - WJLA-TV Washington, DC
- Florida
- Georgia - WFXL 31.2, Albany
- Iowa - KPTH 44.2, Sioux City
- Illinois - WBUI 23.1, Champaign-Springfield-Decatur
- Kansas - KMTW Wichita-Hutchinson
- Kentucky - WDKA 36.1, Paducah-Cape Girard
- Louisiana - Cox Sports Television
- Maryland - WUTB 24.1, Baltimore
- Michigan
- Minnesota - WUCW 23.1, Minneapolis-St. Paul
- North Carolina
- Nebraska - KXVO 15.1, Omaha
- Nevada
- New York
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon – KATU 2.2, Portland
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- KBTV-TV 4.2, Beaumont-Port Arthur
- KFOX-TV 14.2, El Paso-Las Cruces
- KMYS San Antonio
- Cox Sports Television Waco-Temple-Bryan
- Utah - KMYU Salt Lake City
- Virginia
- Washington - KOMO-TV 4.2, Seattle-Tacoma
- Wisconsin – WCGV-TV Milwaukee
- West Virginia - WDTV Clarksburg-Weston
- New England Sports Network, Hartford-New Haven, Connecticut; Massachusetts; Providence-New Bedford, Rhode Island
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.
See also
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
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