The Rangers Sports Network (RSN) is a part-time

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owned by Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment, the media division of the Texas Rangers of

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. Since the 2025 Rangers season, RSN has produced and broadcast the team's regional games, succeeding

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. Similarly to

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, its game broadcasts are distributed via part-time channels carried by television providers within the Rangers' regional footprint, while the sports streaming platform Victory+ hosts direct to consumer (DTC) and

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streaming options. RSN also syndicates a package of games throughout the season to a network of

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and

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broadcast television stations.

History

The Texas Rangers were one of several Dallas teams impacted by the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group (now Main Street Sports Group), the owner of the Bally Sports (now

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)

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. The team's contract with Diamond's

expired following the 2024 season, and was not renewed. Diamond also opted out of its contracts with the

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and

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, leading to both teams adopting new distribution models for their regional broadcasts; the Mavs partnered with

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and

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to air its games on

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and a

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(DTC) streaming service known as MavsTV, while the Stars partnered with A Parent Media Co. to launch Victory+, a free service that would stream the team's games. The Rangers were reported to be pursuing the distribution of games via multiple platforms, including a streaming platform and ''ad-hoc'' agreements with local television providers; this "direct-to-distributor" model would be similar to

, except that the telecasts would be produced in-house by the team rather than by Major League Baseball. Ahead of official announcements, the Rangers announced on January 15 that it had reached an agreement with Victory+ to host a DTC subscription service. On January 27, 2025, the team officially announced that the new service would be known as the Rangers Sports Network. The team also announced the formation of a new division known as Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment; the subsidiary will house both Rangers Sports Network and Rev Entertainment—a sister event production and marketing firm.

Carriage

The Rangers pursued a multi-platform approach, including direct-to-consumer options, and partnerships with television providers in the team's home market. The team has reached agreements with Astound,

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(including

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, GEUS Fusion TV, and

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, to distribute RSN to their subscribers via part-time channels. Games will stream on Victory+, with RSN available through a paid season pass priced at $100 per-season, or at no additional charge to authenticated subscribers of television providers who carry RSN. The team also announced that a package of 15 home games—mostly on Fridays—would be syndicated to broadcast television stations via partnerships with

and

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in Dallas will serve as the flagship station.

Over-the-air affiliates

Commentators

Play-by-play

* Dave Raymond *

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(Fill-in)

Color

* Mike Bacsik * David Murphy

Field reporters

* Emily Jones * Laura Stickells

Studio

(Host) * Ted Emrich (Fill-in host) *

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(Analyst, 40 games) * Brad Miller (Fill-in analyst)

References

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