FanDuel Sports Network West is an American

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owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as part of

FanDuel Sports Network FanDuel Sports Network (formerly Bally Sports) is a group of regional sports networks in the United States owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group). The networks carry regional broadcasts of sporting events from various ...

, along with its

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FanDuel Sports Network SoCal FanDuel Sports Network SoCal is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as part of FanDuel Sports Network, along with its sister network FanDuel Sports Network West. ...

. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional and collegiate sports events in

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, focusing primarily on teams based in the

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. FanDuel Sports Network West is available on

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providers throughout

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, the

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and

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; it is also available nationwide on

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via

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. The network holds the regional broadcast rights to the

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, the

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of the

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, and

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men's and women's basketball. The network also broadcast the

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of the

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until 2012, when broadcasts moved to Spectrum SportsNet.

History

1980s

FanDuel Sports Network West was launched under the Prime Ticket name on October 19, 1985; the channel was originally co-owned by Dr.

Jerry Buss Gerald Hatten Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 l ...

, majority owner of the

and

, and cable television pioneer Dr.

Bill Daniels Robert William Daniels Jr. (July 1, 1920 – March 7, 2000) was an American cable television executive and owner of professional sports teams. He was a pioneer in building the cable television industry and was known as the "father of cable telev ...

, who held a minority ownership interest in both franchises. Unlike many of the regional sports networks in operation at the time of Prime Ticket's launch, the channel was (and still is) structured as a basic cable channel, instead of a premium service. The network originally broadcast for seven hours a day, each evening from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The first contract with Prime Ticket was negotiated and signed by Tony Acone, who was appointed as president of the channel, and Bob Kerstein,

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of Falcon Cable TV. Leslie Watson, a

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employed by the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand, joined Prime Ticket as its first financial controller through the early years of the channel. Prior to the launch of Prime Ticket,

basketball and

hockey games (primarily home games that were not televised nationally) were carried within the

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market on the over-the-air subscription services ONTV and SelecTV, in addition various local TV stations. Its original general offices were located in a small office building located across the street from the

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. Prime Ticket became one of the leading regional sports networks in the United States, rivaling the

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–based

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. The network was founded at the height of the Lakers' 1980s championship run, and also got a boost from the trade that brought

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to the Kings in 1988. In late 1988, Daniels partnered with Tele-Communications Inc. to form a new group of regional sports networks, known as the

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. Prime Ticket served as the flagship charter affiliate, joined by the newly formed owned-and-operated outlet Prime Sports Rocky Mountain (now

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), and two networks that served as affiliates, Home Sports Entertainment (now

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) and the newly launched Sunshine Network (now

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1990s

In 1990, Prime Ticket acquired the cable television rights to the California Angels (now the

) and the

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. The channel carried the Clippers'

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games during the 1990-91 season, before the team struck a broadcasting agreement with

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(originally

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) that went into effect the following season. SportsChannel Los Angeles later ceased operations in December 1992, which left the city's professional sports teams having to broadcast their locally televised games either over-the-air or in the form of select cable-exclusive telecasts for the next four years. In 1994, the

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came to an agreement with Prime Ticket to televise 25 home games on a new subfeed of Prime Ticket. Prime Ticket had previously been carried by cable providers in the San Diego area, but up until that point showed the same programming as Los Angeles. Prior to moving to Prime Ticket, the Padres were on the San Diego Cable Sports Network (a

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service operated by

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). The Padres would stay with Prime Ticket for only 3 seasons before returning to Cox on a basic cable service. In August 1994, Buss and Daniels sold Prime Ticket to the Prime Network's parent company,

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, which subsequently rechristened the channel Prime Sports West. In 1996,

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, which formed a sports division for the

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network two years earlier after it obtained the broadcast rights to the

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, acquired a 50% interest in the Prime Network from Liberty Media. On November 1, 1996, the Fox/Liberty joint venture relaunched the Prime Network affiliates as part of the new

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; as a result, the channel was officially rebranded as Fox Sports West. The following year, Fox Sports Net expanded to other regions with the purchase of a 40% interest in the

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networks through an asset trade with Cablevision Systems Corporation, forming the venture National Sports Partners to run the owned-and-operated regional networks. On January 27, 1997, Fox Sports Net launched an additional channel, Fox Sports West 2 (currently Bally Sports SoCal). The in-market cable broadcasts of Los Angeles Clippers and

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games moved to the new network which would also feature newly acquired rights to the

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and

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basketball games which were not part of Fox's

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package were also moved to Fox Sports West 2. The launch of the new network allowed Fox Sports West to focus its major league sports coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Angels.

2000s

In 2000, Fox Sports West was rebranded as Fox Sports Net West, as part of a collective brand modification of the FSN networks under the "Fox Sports Net" banner. In 2001, Fox Sports West and West 2 relocated their offices and studios from the

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section of Los Angeles to

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, in an office building two blocks east of the

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. During this time, a street-side studio for the channel's game telecasts opened at the exterior of the Staples Center, at the southwest corner of 11th (

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Court) and South Figueroa Streets. In 2004, the channel rebranded under the shortened names FSN West, as part of Fox Sports' de-emphasis of the "Fox Sports Net" brand across its regional networks. On April 3, 2006, FSN West 2 rebranded as FSN Prime Ticket, beginning with the Dodgers season opener against the

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. The change was made to address the perception of viewers that FSN West 2 was a secondary network. Both networks adopted a new philosophy to concentrate more on local originally-produced content (such as the

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series ''Before the Bigs'' and ''In My Own Words'', and team-themed ''Insider'' shows) and less on supplemental national programming provided by Fox Sports Net. FSN West reverted to the Fox Sports West moniker in 2008. In the fall of 2009, just as rival

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opened its new Los Angeles–based broadcast center directly across the street at the

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complex, Fox Sports West shut down its Staples Center streetside studio. The channel began to produce its pre-game and

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s at the site of each televised event shown on the two networks; as weather permits, pre-game and postgame shows for most Clippers, Lakers and Kings home game are produced at Star Plaza, near the main entrance of Staples Center. The former Fox Sports Staples Center studio has since been converted into a conference center, with

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as the corporate sponsor.

2010s

In 2012, Fox Sports West and

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(channel 9) lost the television rights to the Lakers to

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under a new 20-year contract, which began in the 2012-13 season with the launch of the new Time Warner Cable SportsNet. The new service also acquired the rights to air WNBA's

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and

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games. In January 2013, TWC also signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, establishing a new team-specific channel known as

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. In July 2013, News Corporation spun off the Fox Sports Networks and most of its other U.S. entertainment properties into

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. On December 14, 2017, as part of a merger between both companies,

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announced plans to acquire all 22 regional Fox Sports networks from

, including Fox Sports West. However, on June 27, 2018, the

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ordered their divestment under antitrust grounds, citing Disney's ownership of

. On May 3, 2019,

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and

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(through their joint venture, Diamond Holdings) bought

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from

for $10.6 billion. The deal closed on August 22, 2019.

2020s

On November 17, 2020, Sinclair announced an agreement with casino operator

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to serve as a new

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partner for the FSN channels. Sinclair announced the new Bally Sports branding for the channels on January 27, 2021. On March 31, 2021, coinciding with the

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, Fox Sports West was rebranded Bally Sports West, resulting in 18 other Regional Sports Networks renamed Bally Sports in their respective regions. On March 14, 2023, Diamond Sports filed for

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. On October 16, 2024, it was revealed in a court filing that Diamond had reached a new sponsorship agreement with

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, under which it intends to rebrand Bally Sports as the FanDuel Sports Network; on October 18, 2024, Diamond officially announced the rebranding, which will take effect October 21. Under the agreement, FanDuel will have the option to take a minority equity stake of up to 5% once Diamond Sports exits bankruptcy. The branding will be downplayed within programming related to high school sports.

Programming

Team coverage

Overflow coverage

In the Los Angeles market, in the case of scheduling conflicts, FanDuel Sports Network West will move a scheduled telecast of an Angels or Kings game to

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(Channel 13), the local

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owned-and-operated station and sister station to the two networks.Those KCOP Angels telecasts may also be streamed via the Bally Sports App for those outside of the Los Angeles DMA; Prior to the 2016-17 season, Kings games were not streamed on the application, as Fox Sports and the National Hockey League did not come to a streaming rights agreement until the summer of 2016.

Courtside View

Prime Ticket provided an alternate feed known as "Courtside View" during select Ducks and Kings home telecasts aired on Fox Sports West; the feature provided distinct camera angles and does not incorporate commentary, providing a broadcast simulating the experience of a spectator at the arena.

Notable on-air staff

Current

Garret Anderson Garret Joseph Anderson (born June 30, 1972) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the California / Anaheim Angels / Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He holds A ...

– ''Angels Live'' analyst * Carrlyn Bathe – Los Angeles Kings sideline reporter (home games only) *

Daryl Evans Daryl Thomas Evans (born January 12, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, Washington Capitals, and Toronto Maple Leafs between 1982 and 1987. The rest of hi ...

– ''Kings Live'' analyst (road games only) * Nick Nickson – Los Angeles Kings announcer * Jim Fox – Los Angeles Kings commentator (former analyst for Kings "Break The Ice") * Kent French – ''Angels Live'' host *

Mark Gubicza Mark Steven Gubicza (; born August 14, 1962), nicknamed "Gubie", is an American former professional baseball pitcher and sportscaster. Gubicza played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals (1984–96) and Anaheim Angels (1997 ...

– Los Angeles Angels commentator and ''Angels Live'' analyst *

Sean O'Donnell Sean O'Donnell (born October 13, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Drafted 123rd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, O'Donnell has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Los Angel ...

– ''Kings Live'' analyst (home games only) * Patrick O'Neal – ''Angels Live'' and ''Kings Live'' host and fill-in Los Angeles Angels announcer (formerly host of ''Dodgers Live'' and ''Lakers Live'', and Lakers sideline reporter) * Jon Rosen – Los Angeles Kings sideline reporter (road games only) *

Wayne Randazzo Wayne Randazzo (born May 2, 1984) is an American sportscaster. He is the television play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). Early life and education Randazzo was born in Chicago and attended St. Charl ...

– Los Angeles Angels announcer *

Tim Salmon Timothy James Salmon (born August 24, 1968), nicknamed "King Fish", is an American former professional baseball player and current Sports broadcaster, sportcaster. He played his entire career in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to with the Los ...

– ''Angels Live'' analyst * Terry Smith – Fill-in Los Angeles Angels announcer *

Jarret Stoll Jarret Lee Stoll (born June 24, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild. Stoll is a two-time Stanle ...

– ''Kings Live'' analyst (home games only) *

Bobby Valentine Robert John Valentine (born May 13, 1950), nicknamed "Bobby V", is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He also served as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University. Valentine played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (19 ...

– ''Angels Live'' analyst *

Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian (né Vasgerdsian; '; September 28, 1967) is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is the alternative play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels, as well as a studio host for MLB Network and Major Leagu ...

– Los Angeles Angels fill-in announcer * Erica Weston – Los Angeles Angels sideline reporter *

Jeanne Zelasko Jeanne Zelasko (born October 26, 1966) is an American journalist and sportscaster who worked for "The Beast" AM980 KFWB and Fox Sports West in Los Angeles County, California. Prior to taking that position Zelasko had a relatively lengthy career w ...

– ''Clippers Live'' host * Maura Sheridan – Angel City FC announcer * Anna Witte – Angel City FC commentater

Former

* Alex Faust - Los Angeles Kings play-by-play announcer * Heidi Androl – Los Angeles Kings reporter *

Michael Cage Michael Jerome Cage Sr. (born January 28, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player and current broadcast analyst for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Basketball career A 6'9" power forward/ center from San Diego State, he is the Az ...

– former USC commentator and former analyst for ''Lakers Live'' and ''Bruins Live'' * Alex Curry – Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Kings sideline reporter (home games only), ''Angels Weekly'' and ''Kings Weekly'' host * Todd Donoho – ''Southern California Sports Report'' anchor *

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– ''Southern California Sports Report'' anchor *

Jack Haley John Joseph Haley Jr. (August 10, 1898 – June 6, 1979) was an American actor, comedian, dancer, radio host, singer, drummer and vaudevillian. He was best known for his portrayal of the Tin Man and his farmhand counterpart Hickory in the 193 ...

– ''Lakers Live'' analyst and Big West basketball commentator *

– Lakers play-by-play announcer (deceased) *

Rex Hudler Rex Allen Hudler (born September 2, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball utility player and color commentator for the Kansas City Royals. He played a total of 14 seasons after being a first round draft pick of the New York Yankees in ...

–

commentator, and analyst for ''Angels in the Infield'' and ''Angels Live'' *

Carolyn Hughes Derek Christopher Lowe (born June 1, 1973) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. During his career, he played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Cleveland I ...

– anchor of ''Southern California Sports Report'' *

Marques Johnson Marques Kevin Johnson (born February 8, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player and character actor who is a basketball analyst for the Milwaukee Bucks on Bally Sports Wisconsin. He played as a small forward in the National B ...

–

Pac-12 The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the Western United States. It participates at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level for all sports, and its football teams compete in the Football Bowl ...

basketball commentator and (2007) ''Trojans Live'' March Madness analyst * Kevin Kennedy – Major League Baseball analyst *

Mark Langston Mark Edward Langston (born August 20, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Seattle Mariners (1984–1989), Montreal Expos (1989), California / Anaheim Angels (1990–1997), San Diego Padres ( ...

– 2002 Angels postseason studio analyst *

Stu Lantz Stuart Burrell Lantz (born July 13, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player who is a television commentator for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Spectrum SportsNet. He played college baske ...

– Los Angeles Lakers commentator *

Bill Macdonald Bill MacDonald or Macdonald may refer to: * Bill Macdonald (fl. 1980s–2010s), American sportscaster * Bill MacDonald (actor), featured in ''Paradise Falls'', Mercy, '' The Corruptor'', Ruby and the Well, etc. * Bill Macdonald (baseball) (1929� ...

– baseball, basketball, football and hockey announcer *

Rory Markas Rory Markas (December 20, 1955 – January 4, 2010) was an American sportscaster best known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's play-by-play broadcaster for eight seasons and as the radio voice of the University of Southern California men's ba ...

– Angels announcer (deceased) * José Mota – Los Angeles Angels commentator, reporter and ''Angels Live'' analyst *

Adrian Garcia Marquez Adrian Garcia Marquez (born December 28, 1973) is an American sportscaster who works for Fox Deportes as a play-by-play announcer, narrator, and host. He also serves as one of the international voices of the NBA calling action on the NBA Leagu ...

– ''Dodgers Live'' reporter * Chris McGee – ''Lakers Live'' reporter, and high school football announcer *

Marty McSorley Martin James McSorley (born May 18, 1963) is a Canadian former professional hockey player, who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1983 to 2000. A versatile player, he could play both the forward and defense positions. He was also hea ...

– NHL analyst (2006) *

Joel Meyers Joel Meyers is an American sportscaster who is the play-by-play announcer of the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also is the lead host of "Above the Rim", which airs weekdays from 10 am to 1 pm ET ...

–

and

Big 12 The Big 12 Conference is a collegiate athletic conference in the United States. It consists of 16 full-member universities (3 private universities and 13 public universities) in the states of Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Okla ...

football announcer * Bob Miller – Los Angeles Kings announcer, 2000 Inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award (retired) *

Norm Nixon Norman Ellard Nixon (born October 11, 1955) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played with Scav ...

– Lakers Live analyst *

Petros Papadakis Petros Papadakis (born June 16, 1977) is an American sportscaster who serves as a college football analyst for Fox Sports and co-host of the '' Petros and Money Show'' on AM 570 LA Sports, Los Angeles. He played college football as a tailback ...

–

football analyst and Pac-12 football commentator *

Steve Physioc Steven Howard Physioc (; born December 28, 1954) is a retired American sportscaster who has called play-by-play for various baseball, basketball, and football teams. He retired while working with the Kansas City Royals, whom he had worked with si ...

– Los Angeles Angels and Pac-12 basketball announcer *

Lindsay Rhodes Lindsay Rhodes (born February 25, 1976), previously known as Lindsay Soto, is an American sportscaster, journalist, and television personality who was a host and reporter for the NFL Network. Biography Lindsay Overman-Soto graduated from El Tor ...

– sideline reporter, and anchor of ''Trojans Live'' and ''Southern California Sports Report'' *

Ted Robinson Ted Robinson may refer to: * Ted Robinson (American football) (1904–?), American college football player and coach * Ted Robinson (footballer) (1903–1972), English footballer with Southampton, Southport and Wigan Athletic * Ted Robinson (golf c ...

– Pac-12 basketball announcer *

Victor Rojas Victor Manuel Rojas (born February 3, 1968) is an American broadcaster, current college baseball coach, and former baseball executive. He formerly served as general manager of the Newark Bears prior to embarking on his MLB broadcasting career and ...

– Los Angeles Angels announcer *

Suzy Shuster Suzy Shuster (born ) is an American sportscaster, whose work has appeared on ABC Sports, ESPN, Turner Sports, FOX Sports and HBO. Education Shuster attended high school at the Winsor School before graduating from Columbia University with a de ...

– ''Southern California Sports Report'' anchor * Matt Stevens –

football analyst *

Paul Sunderland Paul Benedict Sunderland (born March 29, 1952) is an American professional sportscaster who resides in Los Angeles, California. He worked as the indoor volleyball play-by-play announcer for NBC Olympics’ coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympics, ...

– Pac-12, Big West and Lakers basketball announcer *

Daron Sutton Daron Sutton (born October 21, 1969) is an American baseball broadcaster who has served as a television host or play-by-play announcer for five different Major League Baseball organizations, the Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamon ...

– Los Angeles Angels announcer *

Barry Tompkins Barry David Tompkins (born May 2, 1940) is an American sportscaster. He is better known for his work as a boxing commentator, but he has covered football and other sports. Early life Tompkins was born and raised in San Francisco. Career KCBS, K ...

– Pac-12 football and basketball announcer *

Rich Waltz Rich Waltz (born October 22, 1962) is an American television play-by-play commentator currently calling college football, basketball for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. Waltz also calls MLB for MLB Network's '' Showcase'' telecasts and Apple ...

– Los Angeles Angels announcer * Jim Watson – Pac-12 and LA Galaxy announcer, sideline reporter, and anchor of "Dodgers Live" and "Dodgers Dugout" *

Paul Westphal Paul Douglas Westphal (November 30, 1950 – January 2, 2021) was an American basketball player and coach. Westphal played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1972 to 1984. Playing the guard position, he won an NBA championship wi ...

– NBA analyst, USC basketball commentator *

Van Earl Wright Van Earl Wright (born January 27, 1962) is an American television sportscaster, news anchor and journalist with over 30 years of national and local experience. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, Wright is known for a homespun deli ...

– anchor of ''Southern California Sports Report'', ''Dodgers Dugout'' (2004) and Kings "Break the Ice" (2004)

Carriage issues

San Diego County

Bally Sports West maintains widespread cable carriage in

San Diego County San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwest corner of the U.S. state of California, north to its border with Mexico. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634; it is the second-most populous ...

. However, the two major providers in the area,

and

, have refused to carry Prime Ticket since its launch in 1997; both cable providers claim that the network has asked for carriage fees they deemed to be too expensive for carriage on their expanded basic tiers. However, Prime Ticket was carried on some former systems that Time Warner Cable acquired in 2006 from

Adelphia Communications Adelphia Communications Corporation was an American cable television company with headquarters in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1952 by brothers Gus and John Rigas after the pair purchased a cable television franchise for US$300. C ...

. Adelphia had added the channel to their lineup in 2001. On March 17, 2012, as part of a contract signed with FSN to acquire the local cable rights to the

, Fox Sports Networks created a separate regional network for the San Diego market,

Fox Sports San Diego Bally Sports San Diego was an American regional sports network owned as a joint venture between Diamond Sports Group (itself a 50-50 joint venture between the Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios), and operated as an affiliate of B ...

(now Bally Sports San Diego). Despite that channel's launch, Bally Sports West remains available on cable providers in the San Diego area; however, Bally Sports San Diego carries some programming (including most live sporting events) from Bally Sports SoCal, which essentially makes striking any carriage agreement for that channel unnecessary. Because the San Diego Padres hold territorial rights for all of San Diego County,

games are blacked out in the county on Bally Sports West regardless of the cable or satellite provider, requiring a subscription to the MLB Extra Innings

out-of-market sports package In North America, an out-of-market sports package is a form of subscription television that broadcasts sporting events to areas where the events were unable to be seen by viewers on other broadcast and cable television networks due to the games n ...

to view those telecasts. All other sports programming, with the exception of Angels baseball games carried on Bally Sports West, is available in San Diego County.

Las Vegas Valley

Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal maintains widespread cable carriage in the

. On May 23, 2017, it was announced that

AT&T SportsNet AT&T Sports Networks, LLC (ATTSN) was a group of regional sports networks in the United States that primarily own and operate AT&T Sports Networks (founded in 2009, as Liberty Sports Holdings, later DirecTV Sports Networks, LLC). It was owned by ...

had acquired the RSN rights to the

Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Golden Knights compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division ...

to televise broadcast games in

Southern Nevada Southern Nevada (SNV) is a region and the southern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada which includes the Las Vegas Valley. It also includes the areas in and around Pahrump and Pioche. Tonopah and Hawthorne are sometimes also referred to as pa ...

on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain which started in the 2017-2018 NHL Season. Because the Vegas Golden Knights hold territorial rights for all of Southern Nevada,

and

games are blacked out in the Las Vegas Valley on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal regardless of the cable or satellite provider, requiring a subscription to the NHL Center Ice

to view those telecasts. All other sports programming, with the exception of Ducks and Kings hockey games carried on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal, is available in Southern Nevada.

References

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