ESPN College Extra was an American multinational

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owned by

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It was launched on September 5, 2015, as a merger of the existing ESPN Full Court and

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, each of which offered

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and

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broadcasts respectively, and closed down on August 15, 2023. ESPN College Extra broadcasts were drawn from the available live games from

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. ESPN College Extra broadcast college sports from

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FBS and FCS conferences, including football, basketball, baseball, and softball, across eight channels.

History

ESPN College Extra was announced by ESPN, Inc. on August 28, 2015, with launch date and its schedule. College Extra started broadcasting on September 5, 2015, at 12:30 p.m. with the Wofford vs. Clemson football game. At launch, the package was available on

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, Cox,

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, Verizon Fios, and select NCTC members. After its rights had transitioned to

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and the wireline channel was from the lineups of providers such as Verizon Fios,

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, and

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in the preceding years, ESPN College Extra ''de facto'' shut down on June 30, 2023 (the final day of the 2022–23 NCAA

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), and contractually ended on August 15, 2023.

Availability

ESPN College Extra was available with these cable and satellite providers: *

(9/5/2015—8/15/2023) *

(9/5/2015—5/31/2023) *

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(9/5/2015—10/1/2016) * Verizon Fios (9/5/2015—5/31/2022) *

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(8/2018—1/2020) *

(9/2018—2023)

References

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External links

Out-of-market sports packages College basketball on television in the United States College football on television Defunct television networks in the United States Television channels and stations established in 2015 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2023