Talk:Fox Sports Networks

message: I believe that the map is very incorrect.  Among other things, it shows FSN-Pittsburgh grossly wrong.  It shows Ohio as covering to actual city of Pittsburgh and the entire Pirates area, but FSN-P covering the eastern panhandle of WV (Orioles country) and south central PA (Phillies country).  Actually there are great parts of the country that are "overlaped" between various FSN affiliates.  In those places, DirecTV, DISH, and the local cable co are free to carry which ever one(s) they wish.  FSN-Ohio makes a huge and rediculious claim, to places from Buffalo, NY, to Hattesburg, MS.  That does not mean it is a valid one.  --SamC 14:11, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comcast_SportsNet, "CSN Chicago, CSN Philadelphia, CSN Mid-Atlantic, CSN New England and CSN Bay Area carry Fox Sports Net programming in lieu of an FSN affiliate." I know that's correct at least for Philly and New England. These should be added to the table.   —Preceding unsigned comment added by GregF (talk • contribs) 18:32, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: CSN Channels That Air FSN

message: Iowa may be split among three markets. FSN Midwest is in Des Moines - Mediacom chose it over Comcast Chicago in order to keep Big 12 games. Don't know where the borders for North and Midwest are, though.
I have a question regarding the inclusion of Big 10 games on Midwest. Here in Indianapolis, they don't broadcast any big ten games - do they in the St. Louis area? Lambertman 15:31, 6 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: FSN Midwest

message: The logo at the official web page is NOT the same as what this article says is the current logo. Georgia guy 01:39, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Logo problem 

message: I'm impressed that this page is on top of the sudden closing of FSN Chicago on June 23rd. There appears to be no information available -- anywhere -- on the reason for closing and whether any warning was given to cable and sat providers. Also, is there any information on what will happen to the pro baseball games (White Sox & Cubs) that were scheduled to appear on FSN Chicago through June and July? --68.22.196.54 23:58, 25 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: FSN Chicago

message: I've been referring to this network as simply FSN due to the addition of poker and blackjack, which aren't sports. This is similar to my policies towards OLN, which isn't Outdoor Life anymore due to Arena Football and NHL games, and GSN, which added poker as well. This was probably started by the ECHL, which is no longer called the East Coast Hockey League due to its expansion beyond the Missouri River from a merger with the WCHL.
*That seems like a confict between personal definition (opinion) and "factual definition" (fact).  "Sport" has more or less became synonymous to "game", and the term "sport" is broad enough to fit just about anything under its brim.  Nevertheless, FSN's official name is now FSN, so it is appropriate to refer to it as such ("Fox Sports Net" is still a usable term).  --Mrmiscellanious 03:38, 12 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: *To many dictionaries, your definition is considered inaccurate.  --Mrmiscellanious 22:31, 29 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Just FSN

message: FSN can't show anything good anymore. Tune in at 11:30, and what do you see? The Magic Bullet. Tune in at 1:30, same thing. 70% of what they show on FSN is infomercials, 20% obscure sports, 5% games and documentaries, 1% major sports.
What major sports FSN does show are:
*college football
*local teams
What I'm trying to say is: if FSN can't show anything other than "the Gazelle" or "Lipotor", then they need to go.
FSN is supposed to (or so they claim) show regional sports, so why show a PAC-10 volleyball game between USC and UCLA on FSN South, which is SEC and ACC country?
*I agree with you on the fact they need to show more national sports. I don't think they need to remove the channel, but put sports on. They want to compete with ESPN, but they can't because everyone watches ESPN. They need to keep regional stuff, but also show national stuff.Tigersfan1992 21:01, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: FSN needs to go

message: When I was watching the MLB on ESPN2 at approximately 9:00 PM, there was a newly-created sub-feed of FSN North called FSN Wisconsin; it was shown on ESPN's Ingame Update. However, since I live in New York, and I do not know about it, I cannot add this and its information. I need someone to do something on the FSN North table. Takuma IshizekiTakuma Ishizeki 01:04, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  We need additions on the FSN North table of this article! 

message: I am an avid Brewers Fan and watch every game that I can.   One of the things I do while watching is to keep score in a score book that I created.   What I would like FSN Wisconsin to start doing is to put the player position on the screen when they show the hitter and his stats for the game.   When they put the defensive line up on the screen it is not on the screen long enough to put the fielding positions on my score sheet.   I have noticed that some of the other broadcasts that originate with other FSN channels so put this on the screen.   FSN Wisconsin, please do the same.   Other than that I think you do a great job with MLB.  71.198.39.177 19:23, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Brewers Baseball Coverage on FSN Wisconsin 

message: FSN Bay Area HD is off the air 95% of the time. Any other regions experiencing this problem? 67.188.172.165 21:25, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: FSNBA HD

message: Yeah, I heard that this article had renamed to "FSN (network)", and then, back to "Fox Sports Net". I know, BUT, the FSN's division's article (like FSN New York) SHOULD stay with FSN (division name). Only the main article should say Fox Sports Net. Well... Takuma IshizekiTakuma Ishizeki 21:36, 8 June 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Only Fox Sports Net main article should stay with the name "Fox Sports Net" 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:New FSN logo color.jpg

message: Well, I believe tonight we're finally flipping over to the new FSREGION branding tonight cause of the NHL regular season beginning (on home soil that is, but anyway). for instance, FSN Detroit is now displayed in its logo as FSDETROIT. But for stuff like this, should page titles be displayed like "FS Detroit", "Fox Sports Detroit" or "FSDetroit"? They have clearly dropped the "net" from local branding for sure, but I'd like some consensus here first before I do anything. ViperSnake151 22:00, 9 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Well, by reading the Blue Jackets TV/radio page (the link listed below)...it was listed as "Fox (or FOX for you anal ones) Sports Ohio".  The national feed is still "Fox Sports Net", and this is basically how it was when Fox Sports Net started in 1997.  The national portion was/is "Fox Sports Net" and the regional channels were "Fox Sports (region)".  I was watching a Pacers preseason telecast last night, the Indiana feed was referred to as "Fox Sports Indiana". ShawnHill 23:14, 9 October 2008 (UTC)

text: They're doing for the all the pro teams that each FSN carries...not sure why, but Ohio won't be the only one.  Fox Sports Prime Ticket (the sister to West) will actually display their teams as "PTCLIPPERS", "PTDODGERS", and so on.  The rest will be "FS(TEAM NAME)".  Not sure if this will extend to the college teams in each network's region, but more likely it will be just the network's name.  On the Capitals-Thrashers telecast on SouthSouth on Friday 10/10, they just displayed the network's name on the upper right corner, with the new graphics. ShawnHill 07:02, 11 October 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Sun Sports went SUNLIGHTNING it seems. ViperSnake151 14:34, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The new names 

message: I watch the Tampa Bay Rays and Florida Marlins on FS Florida..  Thank you for coming through and broadcasting our Florida teams.  Now, for the bad news.  It is highly annoying to me, maybe no one else, that you have these immature, dumb, duh, stupid sounds when you put banners up describing stats for individuals at bat, etc.  It distracts from what is really going on.  The announcers do a pretty good job but with those crazy sounds thrown in, it distracts from the professionalism of the broadcast.  The banners are clearly visible and blocks the overall view, so why have the sounds at all.  If you eliminate these sounds, you will be on your way to a very professional broadcast.  BTW, the Florida Marlins broadcasters are far inferior to the Tampa guys.  I have to mute them when I watch the Marlins.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.170.173.58 (talk) 00:16, 29 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  ANNOYING SOUNDS 

message: Vince Scully is the best play by play man in baseball but during the Aug 19 broadcast he made a factual error.  He stated Eric Young, father of Rockie Eric Young Jr, hit the first home run for the new Denver franchise.  Eric Young hit the first franchise home run in Denver.  Dante Bichette hit the first Rockie franchise home run in an earlier series against the Mets in New York
Larry Styza  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.89.205.155 (talk) 03:35, 20 August 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Vince Scully eroneous info   Aug 19 Dodger/Rockie game 

message: Well, I've noticed that new logos have been rolled out for every FSN station. Firstly, the FS branding is gone, entirely, now their branding actually uses the official logo. Additionally, their portal for the websites refers to them as "Fox Sports Local" instead. So, should we switch to that as the name of the article, since they seem to have phased out the FSN name entirely? ViperSnake151  Talk   18:55, 2 September 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: The "FSN" tag is still used on the air, albeit kind of sparingly; yesterday's College Football coverage (Sept. 1, 2012) is reverted back using any and all Fox Sports-related insignia/verbage on FSN, especially since Comcast SportsNet is no longer part of the FSN system, which I think may be permanent now, especially given that Comcast now operates a competing sports entity (NBC Sports Group), and Fox eventually plans on launching a full national stand-alone version of FSN (taking the place of either Fuel or Speed) within the next couple of years.  
I think the article should still stay as "Fox Sports Net"/"FSN", since it's still officially the system's name, and we could add an addendum with "Fox Sports Local" as an "also known as", or something to that affect. ShawnHill 19:09, 2 September 2012 (UTC)

text: It seems as if they've settled on calling them the "Fox Sports Networks" ViperSnake151  Talk   02:21, 10 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Fox Sports Local? 

message: Does Root Sports Southwest affiliate with Fox Sports like its sister networks? The reason I ask is because Fox Sports Southwest overlaps in coverage. Can anyone confirm that the new network has Fox Sports programming?--Rusf10 (talk) 21:25, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
thread_title: Root Sports Southwest

message: https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/sinclair-broadcasting-nears-10-billion-deal-for-21st-century-foxs-regional-sports-networks
Here is the update on the Fox Sports regional deal as Sinclair is named as a lead candidate for the regional sports outlets.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:640:C600:3C20:1DB9:A2AD:B62D:A457 (talk) 00:17, 23 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: All speculation at this point. We'll know for certain when an official announcement is made. - BilCat (talk) 02:35, 23 April 2019 (UTC)

text: There has still been no official announcement. Per this source,  - BilCat (talk) 17:56, 28 April 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sinclair named as the leading candidate for Fox Sports Regional Channels

message: As we approach the March 31 rebranding of the Fox Sports Networks as Bally Sports, we'll probably see over-eager editors making changes to this article, either updating the name prematurely, or moving the article to Bally Sports via cut-and-paste.
We probably need to decide whether or not we'll rename/move this article to Bally Sports, or make this one about a defunct network, and create a new article for Bally. There is no one method recommend on Wikipedia, and this is usually done on a case by case basis.
I can see reasons for doing each option, but the community ought to make a decision one way or another, preferably before March 31.
 
Most of the individual RSNs involved will probably be moved to their new titles. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 22:48, 20 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: The draft is looking good. Is there anything left to do? BilCat (talk) 04:23, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't really have anything else. The only thing to add would be about programming. Any new shows? I also know FSN currently has rights to ACC across its networks. Do they have rights to anything else? I know its not like 10 years ago when they had several different conferences.--Rusf10 (talk) 05:04, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: I haven't seen anything yet about new programming, but I haven't searched hard either. I also don't know about the ACC contract, but I assume it will carry over. (If not, we'll know soon enough.) BilCat (talk) 05:10, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Found the answer with a quick search: Yes, the ACC will be on Bally Sports South and Southeast. BilCat (talk) 05:33, 25 March 2021 (UTC)

text: Go for it! You can move it now, its ready.--Rusf10 (talk) 07:09, 28 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  I'm headed to bed, so if there is any opposition, I won't be able to get to it until Sunday afternoon EDT. BilCat (talk) 07:25, 28 March 2021 (UTC)

text: I'd leave it out for now unless you can find a second source stating the same. Reason why is its been over 18 months since Sinclair purchased the networks.--Rusf10 (talk) 02:01, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: Just over 18 months,so ite probably close enough, but we'll see if another source turns up. BilCat (talk) 02:11, 2 April 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bally Sports rebrand