page_title: NBCSN
section_title: Announcers, reporters and hosts
hierarchical_section_title: NBCSN / Notable personalities / Announcers, reporters and hosts
caption_attribution_description: English: Mike Emrick, NBC Sports Hockey play-by-play announcer
context_page_description: NBCSN is an American pay television channel that is owned by the NBC Sports Group division of NBCUniversal. It originally launched on July 1, 1995, as the Outdoor Life Network, which was dedicated to programming primarily involving fishing, hunting, outdoor adventure programs, and outdoor sports. By the turn of the 21st century, OLN became better known for its extensive coverage of the Tour de France but eventually began covering more "mainstream" sporting events, resulting in its relaunch as Versus in September 2006.
  In 2011, Comcast, the original owner of the network, acquired a majority stake in NBCUniversal. As a result, Comcast merged the operations of its pay channels with those of NBC. In particular, it aligned the operation of its sports channels with NBC's sports division, NBC Sports. On January 1, 2012, Versus was rebranded as the NBC Sports Network to reflect these changes. As of September 15, 2014, the majority of NBC Sports' operations, including NBCSN, is based in facilities in Stamford, Connecticut.
  As of September 2018, NBCSN is available to approximately 83.3 million households in the United States.
context_section_description: Liam McHugh: lead NHL studio host (2011–present), Football Night in America on-site host (2018–present)
  Bob Costas: host (2006–2019)
  Rebecca Lowe: studio host for Premier League coverage, other studio host (2013–present)
  Kathryn Tappen: host (2014–present)
  Mike Tirico: NBC Sunday Night Football/Football Night in America host (2016–present)
caption: NBCSN's lead hockey play-by-play announcer Mike "Doc" Emrick
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