ABN Sports

is the sports division of the American television network ABN. As a fully-funded commercial-free sports-oriented TV network, ABN Sports is owned and operated by ABN Entertainment. The sports division was launched on April 19, 1964 following the initial launch of ABN. 
=== Subchannels ===
* ABN SportsNet One (ABNS1)
* ABN SportsNet Two (ABNS2) (formerly TRC2)
* ABN SportsNet Three (ABNS3) (formerly the online streaming service, TRC3)
* ABN Sports Plus (ABNS+) (online and mobile streaming service)
* ABN Motorsports (formerly The Racing Channel)
==Sporting events==
These are the sporting events that air on ABN Sports
*ICMA stock car racing
** Delta Cup Series
** Modelo National Series
** K & N Truck Series
** TireRack.com Modified Championships
*** Super 50's
*** Super 200's
*** Super 500's
*** Super Legends
*** Super Futures
*** Super Sprints
** NAPA National Late Model Championships
*** Super 4 (4-cylinder class)
*** Super 6 (6-cylinder class)
*** Super 8 (V8 class)
*** East Coast Series
**** Ohio Valley Championship
**** Miami Valley Championship
**** Tennessee Valley Championship (South-Central Tennessee, Northern Alabama)
**** Delaware Valley Championship
**** New England Championship
**** Great Lakes Championship (Michigan, Northern Illinois, Eastern Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota)
**** Gateway Cities Championships (Southern Minnesota, and Northwestern Wisconsin)
**** Niagara Area Championship (Western and Northern New York)
**** Tri-States Area Championship (Southern New York, Northern New Jersey, Western Connecticut)
**** Gulf Coast Area Championship (Southern Louisiana, Southern Mississippi, Southern Alabama, Southern Georgia, and Northwestern Florida)
**** Carolina Regional Championship (North and South Carolina)
**** Blue Ridge Regional Championship (Virginia and West Virginia)
*** West Coast Series
**** Greater Alaska Area Championship (Anchorage, Seward, Annette Islands Reserve Area, Fairbanks)
**** Cascade Area Championships (Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon)
**** Northwest Coastal Championships (Western Washington and Western Oregon)
**** Rocky Mountain Regional Championships (Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado)
**** Intermountain West Championships (Northern California, Nevada, and Utah)
**** Bay Area Championship (San Francisco-Oakland metropolitan area)
**** Battle of San Diego (San Diego metropolitan area)
**** Greater Dakotas Area Championship (North and South Dakota)
**** Great Corn Belt Regional Championships (Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas)
**** Twistex Regional Championships (Western Oklahoma and Northern Texas Panhandles, Central and Eastern Oklahoma, and Northeastern New Mexico)
**** Lone Star Championship (Central and Southern Texas)
**** Desert Southwest Area Championships (Southeast California, Arizona, Central and Western New Mexico)
*Formula USA open-wheel racing
**Formula E-USA (follows the points format of the real-life Formula E built specifically for the U.S.)
**Caparo Cup
**Fortner Cup
***Super Class
***Junior Class
*Major League Football
**National Conference Division Series
**American Conference Division Series
**National Conference Championship Series
**American Conference Championship Series
** MLF Commissioner's Bowl
*Intercontinental Hockey Association (IHA)
**Atlantic Divisional Series
**Pacific Divisional Series
**Atlantic Conference Finals
**Pacific Conference Finals
**President's Cup Finals
*Major League Slamball
* Intercontinental Basketball League 
**Diamond Cup Series
**IBL World Finals
*American Union of Interscholastic Athletics college level sports
*Liberty Baseball League
**Colonial Division Series Championship
**Horizon Division Series Championship
**The Baseball World Finals
*National Lacrosse League
*Championship Soccer of North America (commonly referred as ChampSoccer)
*Super G Skiing
*2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games
*2024 Special Olympics World Games (Berlin)
==Slogans==
*The Game is About to Begin (1964-1966)
*The Greatest Sports Spectacles Are Here (1966-1973) (there were several variations of this slogan)
*Get Ready! (1973-1978)
*Watch the Greatest Sports Stories Unfold (1978-1985)
*ABN Sports: America's Sports Network (1985-1993)
*The Leader in Sports Television (1994-2007)
*Any Game, Any Time, Anywhere, It's on ABN Sports (2008-2009)
*ABN Sports: America's Sports Television Leader (2009–2014)
*ABN Sports: America's Ultra HD Sports Leader (2014-2019)
*ABN Sports: The Number One Sports Network (2019-present)
==50th Anniversary==
As part of ABN's 50th anniversary, ABN Sports celebrated 50 years in the industry. ABN Sports reintroduced its 1964 design with the gray diamond and brown octagon cross design, likewise with ABN's blue octagon and red diamond cross design. It uses ABN's current block lettering and "Sports" cursive script. Like the ABN logo, it says above, "1964-2014: 50 Years of Excellence". The gray diamond with brown octagon cross design was the first logo used during its launch before the all brown diamond and oval cross. 
==Launch of ABN Sports regional networks==
 ABN Sports began launching regional networks in 1993 in conjunction with Pacific Sports Television Network (colloquially known as PACSports) to cover a wide range of demographics throughout the United States.
ABN Sports Networks/PACSports	ABN Sports Networks/PACSports
Type 	
Regional Sports Networks
Country 	United States
Founded 	
1992
Headquarters 	
Los Angeles, California
New York City, New York
Launch Date 	January 1, 1993
Owner 	ABN Group, Inc.
==Programming ==
Each regional network airs their own sports report in addition to carrying games that are in their respective region. They produce their own pregame and postgame production after eah game. And each schedule varies by region.
== Networks==
Channel 	
Region Served	
Team Rights
ABN Sports Atlantic 	
New Hampshire
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Eastern Pennsylvania	
Brooklyn Liberty (MLF)
Buffalo Mustangs (MLF)
Pittsburgh Boilermakers (MLF)
Philadelphia Bills (MLF)
New York Knights (ABL)
New York Pistons (ABL)
Pittsburgh Mariners (ABL)
Philadelphia Lancers (ABL)
New York Storm (IBL)
New Jersey Blazers (IBL)
Philadelphia Traders (IBL)
New Hampshire Blizzard (Slamball)
Manhattan (NY) Fliers (Slamball)
New Jersey Shockwave (Slamball)
New York Freeddom (Champ Soccer)
Pittsburgh Ironmaker FC (Champ Soccer)
New York United Lacrosse Club (NLL)
New Jersey Wake LC (NLL)
ACA Atlantic 12 Conference
ABN Sports Arizona 	
Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, 
Southern Nevada	
Phoenix Huskies (MLF)
Arizona Mavericks (ABL)
Alberquerque Sun Rays (IBL)
Phoenix Kings (IBL)
Utah Speed (IBL)
Ogden Skyhawks (IBL)
Phoenix Firestorm (Slamball)
Las Vegas Strikers (Slamball)
FC Vegas (Champ Soccer)
Firebird FC Phoenix (Champ Soccer)
Real Bonneville FC (Champ Soccer)
Las Vegas Gambit LC (NLL)
Phoenix Heat LC (NLL)
Bonneville Lakers (NLL)
ACA Sun Valley Conference
ABN Sports Bay Area 	California	
Oakland Panthers (MLF)
San Francisco Raiders (MLF)
Santa Clara Giants (ABL)
Alameda Blackhawks (ABL)
Golden State Raptors (IBL)
San Bruno Hoyas (IBL)
Oakland Crash (Slamball)
FC Golden State Aeros (Champ Soccer)
San Mateo Skycats LC (NLL)
ACA Southwest Athletic Conference
PACSports Carolinas 	
North Carolina
South Carolina	
Carolina Panthers (NFL)
Carolina Bayhawks (MLF)
Kannapolis A's (ABL)
Charlotte Royals (IBL)
Rumble FC Carolina (Champ Soccer)
Carolina Clippers (NLL)
ACA Atlantic 12 Conference
ABN Sports Gulf Coast 	
Florida
Southern Alabama
Southern Georgia	
Miami Pellicans (MLF)
Tampa Bay Manta Rays (ABL)
Orlando Wizzards (IBL)
Daytona Beach Racers (Slamball)
Florida Rockets FC (Champ Soccer)
Huntsville (AL) Twisters (Champ Soccer)
Atlanta Skyhawks FC (Champ Soccer)
Orlando Sky FC (Champ Soccer)
Tampa Bay Leafs (NLL)
Birmingham Tide (NLL)
Atlanta Thrust (NLL)
ACA Gulf 10 Conference
ABN Sports Midwest 	
Missouri
Southern Illinois
Southern Indiana
Eastern Nebraska
Eastern Kansas
Western Kentucky
Northern Arkansas	
St. Louis Fox Hounds (MLF)
Kansas City Ptarmigans (MLF)
Chicago Yellowjackets (MLF)
Topeka Chiefs (ABL)
Chicago Bluejays (ABL)
Indiana Racers (IBL)
Chicago Lynx (IBL)
Chicago Wind (Slamball)
Indianapolis Speed (Slamball)
Turbo FC Chicago (Champ Soccer)
Real Indy FC (Champ Soccer)
Chaos FC Kansas City (Champ Soccer)
Louisville Hawks (NLL)
Freeze LC Chicago (NLL)
Pacers LC Indiana (NLL)
ACA Midwest Championship Conference
ACA Southern Athletic Championship Conference
ABN Sports North 	
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota	
Minneapolis Vikings (MLF)
Green Bay Astros (MLF)
Minnesota Stars (ABL)
Madison Packers (ABL)
Minnesota Thrust (Slamball)
Green Bay Wildedragons (Slamball)
Sturgis Wild (Slamball)
Minnesota Comets (Champ Soccer)
St. Cloud Timberwolves (NLL)
ACA Midwest Championship Conference
ACA Big 8 Conference
NCAA Big Sky Conference
ABN Sports Rocky Mountain 	
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado	
Denver Mountaineers (MLF)
Casper Hornets (ABL)
Denver Marauders (ABL)
Denver Padres (IBL)
Colorado Springs Coyotes (IBL)
Missoula Phoenix (Slamball)
Denver Steel (Slamball)
Town Pump FC Montana (Champ Soccer)
Denver Centennial FC (Champ Soccer)
Montana Mountain Lions (NLL)
Pocatello (ID) Boilers (NLL)
ACA Continental Championship Division
NCAA Big Sky Conference
NCAA Mountain West
PACSports Northwest 	
Oregon
Washington	
Seattle Thunderhawks (MLF)
Portland Timberwolves (MLF)
Seattle Midshipmen (ABL)
Seattle Sonics (IBL)
Portland Wildcats (IBL)
Seattle Thunder (Slamball)
Portland Heat (Slamball)
Xbox FC Seattle (Champ Soccer)
Portland Cascade (Champ Soccer)
Real Seattle LC (NLL)
Portland Red Sox (NLL)
ACA Pacific Championship Division
ACA Mountain West Championship Division
NCAA PAC 12
NCAA Big Sky Conference
ABN Sports Ohio Valley 	
Ohio
Eastern Indiana
Kentucky
Northwestern Pennsylvania
Southwestern New York	
Cleveland Grizzlies (MLF)
Columbus Minutemen (MLF)
Louisville Crimson Tide (MLF)
Cleveland Greens (ABL)
Cincinnati Terriers (ABL)
Cleveland Scouts (IBL)
Cincinnati Lions (IBL)
Erie Lakers (IBL)
Toledo Storm (Slamball)
Columbus Jackets (Champ Soccer)
Cleveland Kings (NLL)
ACA Ohio Valley Division
ABN Sports Tennessee Valley	Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana	Memphis Blues (MLF)
Nashville Senators (MLF)
Knoxville Ironmakers (MLF)
Atlanta Bulldogs (MLF)
New Orleans Jets (MLF)
Atlanta Indians (ABL)
Memphis Aviators (IBL)
Nashville Thunder (IBL)
Atlanta Metros (IBL)
New Orleans Tigerhawks (IBL)
ACA Tennessee Valley Championship Division
PACSports Los Angeles 	California	Los Angeles Chargers (MLF)
Compton (LA) White Sox (ABL)
Los Angeles Nationals (ABL)
Los Angeles Eagles (IBL)
Anaheim (LA) Clippers (IBL)
Cypress (LA) Warriors (IBL)
Los Angeles Quake (Slamball)
ACA Pacific Championship Division
PACSports Southwest 	Oklahoma
Texas	Oklahoma City Broncos (MLF)
Houston Oilers (MLF)
San Antonio Stars (MLF)
Dallas Mercury (MLF)
Dallas Rangers (ABL)
Houston Javelin (ABL)
Dallas Red Raiders (IBL)
Houston Thunderbirds (IBL)
Galveston Buccaneers (IBL)
Tulsa Spirit (Slamball)
Dallas Hombres (Slamball)
ACA Southwestern Athletic Championship Division (SACD)
== As The Racing Channel (TRC) ==
The Racing Channel (commonly referred as TRC) is an American 24-hour motorsports cable network . The company was founded in 1980 as a part of ABN Sports . As a fully-funded commercial-free public cable network, TRC is owned by Sabana American Broadcast Holdings and operated by ABN Sports as a part of the ABN Domestic Television Corporation . TRC operated TRC 2, and TRC 3, the network's live web streaming service for out-of-market viewers. The network primarily airs Intercontinental Motor Sports of America stock car races, World Sports Car Tour GT touring car races and Formula USA open-wheel races in a 1080i picture format. TRC became the first motorsports cable network to air high-definition programming in 1997 making the transition to full high-definition television in 2009. On January 1, 2016 at 12:00 AM, The Racing Channel was signed off. A minute later at 12:01 AM, ABN Motorsports was signed on.
==As ABN Motorsports==
ABN Motorsports remains a 24-hour motorsports cable network following its predecessor, The Racing Channel, still fully funded by Champion Digital Broadcasting and ABN Sports. It took over as The Racing Channel's successor on January 1, 2016 to further expand motorsports coverage beyond the United States and Canada while still keeping some of the former TRC library of programming in the lineup with fresh content, new hosts, and a new lineup of sports car, stock car, drag racing and automotive entertainment programming.
==Programs on ABN Motorsports (formerly TRC)==
These are the programs that air during the broadcast week on TRC:
*ABN Speed Central (Airs Friday-Sunday from 5:00 to 6:00 PM Eastern)
*The Fast Lane (Talk show format; airs Monday night at 7:00 PM Eastern)
*DCS 24/7 (Documentary format; airs Monday night at 8:00 PM Eastern with an encore Tuesday afternoon at 3:00 PM)
*Burnout (Game show format; airs Monday thru Friday at 4:00 PM Eastern)
*World of Speed (Various racing events; airs on ABNS 2 Friday thru Sunday depending on the type of racing event and the timing of the event)
*Fortner and Haymen (Talk show format: airs Sunday night at 6:00 PM Eastern after ABN Speed Central)
*IgnitionTV (Magazine television format; airs Monday thru Friday at 2:30 to 3:00 PM Eastern)
*Ken and Ben: The Morning Drive (Talk show/entertainment format; airs Monday thru Friday at 6:00 AM to 8:00 AM Eastern)
*Thursday Night Thunder (sporting event; airs Thursday night at 7:00 PM Eastern)
===ABN Motorsports broadcast rights===
* Intercontinental Motor Sports of America (ICMA)
** Delta Cup Series
**Modelo National Series
**K&N Truck Series
**TireRack.com Modified Championships
**NAPA Late Model Championships
**Mr. Lube Canadian Series (Canadian racing series)
** Tecate Mexico Series (Mexican racing series)
*World Sports Car Tour
** Supercar Championship of the Americas
**MasterTech V8 Supercar Series
**Super Ute Championship
**Nippon SuperGT
*Formula USA
**Formula E-USA
**Caparo Cup
**Fortner Cup
*FIA World Rally Championship
*IDRA (International Drag Racing Association) 
*NASCAR Weekly Series on ABN Motorsports
*NHRA on ABN 
*National Motorcycling Association
**U.S. Motorbike Championships
**U.S. Flat Track Championship
**U.S. Superbike Championship
***Hayabusa Cup
***Triumph Cup
***Harley-Davidson Cup
*North American Off-Road Championship Series
*Formula DRIFT
*World feed coverage of the 24 Hours of Karjala (World Sports Car Tour)
* World feed coverage of the 24 Hours of Le Mans (IMSA WeatherTech/ACO/FIA )
===Information/entertainment/motorsports news programming=== 
*SpeedWeek with Joel Hoskins (Monday-Friday 12:00-2:00 PM Eastern)
*ABN Speed Central (Monday-Friday 4:00-6:00 PM Eastern with ABN Speed Central Weekend Edition Saturday's and Sunday's 5:00-7:00 PM Eastern)
*Fortner and Haymen (Monday-Friday 6:00-7:00 PM Eastern)
* DCS Insider (Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 PM Eastern)
*TM Master Cup Nation (Tuesdays 8:00-9:00 PM Eastern)
* Race Day America (Friday-Sunday 11:00 AM until race start)
==ABNS2 (subchannel)==
With the increase in interest in extreme motorsports, The Racing Channel was targeting the 18-32 year demographic. By creating TRC2 in 1999, it served as the network's backbone in covering Drift USA (D-USA) competition, Super G powerboat racing and the Boeing Cup air racing event in May to name a few of the programs not normally covered by TRC's main demographic of 19-38 years. TRC2 also aired the weekly World of Speed program covering various racing events from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, with varying events in Europe such as EuroUte, a racing series featuring modified utility pickup trucks. The subchannel is now known as ABNS2 (ABN SportsNet Two).
==ABNS3 (live web streaming service)==
During times when programs cannot fit the schedule on ABNS or ABNS2, the network offered the ABNS3 web stream. ABNS3 was primarily used for out-of-market events that cannot be covered by TRC or TRC 2 and also acted as a live stream when events do air on TRC or TRC 2. Today, it's known as ABNS3 (ABN SportsNet Three).
==Signing on as ABN Motorsports==
Starting January 1, 2016, ABN Sports condensed ABNS, ABNS2 and ABNS3 programming into ABN Motorsports. The network has expressed interest in covering the Verizon IndyCar Series for the 2016 season as well as the regional NASCAR Weekly Series events, and the post-season Chase for the Cup for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the NASCAR Xfinity Series post-season to add on to ABN's vast motorsports coverage. This proposal was highly rejected. The network sought to air Formula 1 events in 2016 but proposals to FIA were rejected.
==Indianapolis media coverage restrictions==
In regards to IndyCar, because of NBC Sports Group's contract with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ABN Motorsports cannot cover the Indianapolis 500 nor the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, one of IndyCar's recently new events, or NASCAR's Brickyard 400. However, ABN Sports Radio, will be allowed to air pre-race and post-race programs at IMS. ABN Sports Radio will work in conjunction with the IMS Radio Network to cover the events leading up to the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and the Indianapolis 500. The TV network will still cover the ICMA Delta Cup Battle at the Brickyard and K&N Midwest Challenge @ Indy as usual. ABN and the Penske Group have created an agreement for the network's music series, ABN Hot Summer Nights, to air a Monday night concert on the speedway grounds in July 2024 and August 2025.
==Japanese motorsports coverage via ABS International==
Beginning in 2016, ABN Motorsports in conjunction with Japanese television network ABS International begun airing Japanese motor racing events in an over-the-air setting. Japan is a hotbed for drift racing, GT touring cars, superbike touring, and Formula One, each sport producing a tally crop of Japan's finest motor racing drivers. Two of Japan's major circuits, Suzuka being one and Fuji Speedway the other, host a majority of Formula One, Formula Nippon, FIA touring cars, and superbike championship events, most covered by ABS International's main signal in Japan alone. This was the first ever season that ABN Motorsports took in ABS International's world feeds to bring in their coverage of these events to North America.
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