Stadium College Sports (formerly Fox College Sports) was a group of three American sports networks. Owned by

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and

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(under the joint venture

Diamond Sports Group Main Street Sports Group LLC (formerly known as Diamond Sports Group LLC) is an American media and entertainment company. The company operates FanDuel Sports Network, a group of regional sports channels that was formerly known as Fox Sports Netw ...

), the three channels aired

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and

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sporting events and programming. The channels were divided into three feeds—Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. Programming was drawn from the

Bally Sports 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 variou ...

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s and

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. The channels were shut down on December 31, 2023.

History

The three networks were originally launched in June 2001 as Fox Sports Digital Networks as a complement to

Fox Sports Net Fox Sports Networks (FSN), formerly known as Fox Sports Net, was the collective name for a group of regional sports channels in the United States. Formed in 1996 by News Corporation, the networks were acquired by the Walt Disney Company on Mar ...

for digital cable subscribers, since they did not have access to out-of-market

s that were available on

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. The networks were managed by FOX Sports executive, David Nathanson, from 2001 to 2005 and David Rone from 2005 to 2007. The majority of the programming presented on the networks originated from the various Fox Sports regional networks and affiliates. The networks focused on college sports, but also had out-of-market

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games (which would be phased out after the first few years). In 2004, the networks were relaunched as Fox College Sports to emphasize their college sports programming. On June 18, 2021, more than a year after the networks sold to Sinclair after having been sold to Disney as part of the 21st Century Fox purchase, and the rebranding of the FSN networks as

in late March of that year, the channels were quietly rebranded as Stadium College Sports, taking their name from Sinclair and Silver Chalice's national sports channel

. In August 2021, Verizon Fios became the first major provider to provide the networks in

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. On December 31, 2021,

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announced that the three channels would be removed from their Sports Plus tier on January 1, 2022. Coverage of ACC sports was lost with the move of those rights to

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. With Sinclair's sale of their stake in Stadium in full to Silver Chalice and the Stadium network being replaced over-the-air with The Nest, Stadium College Sports was quietly and ultimately wound down on December 31, 2023.

Programming

The channels are divided into three geographical areas, which are Stadium College Sports Atlantic (formerly FCS Atlantic), Stadium College Sports Central (formerly FCS Central), and Stadium College Sports Pacific (formerly FCS Pacific). In addition to the events, the network features weekly coach's shows for various universities, programs from the various

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and schools that highlight their athletes, and the regional sports reports from

and other regional sports channels not within the Bally Sports system. Also featured are high school basketball and football games, and some state championships for these sports. Major events include: *

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* Men's & women's

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* Women's

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and

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The three Stadium College Sports channels generally air simulcast and live games produced by the

networks or by Stadium through the digital only WCC Network and Mountain West Network.

Former Programming

Previously, each network sourced its programming from the various Fox Sports Networks as follows: *FCS Atlantic: Shows

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, East Coast Athletic Conference,

Ivy League The Ivy League is an American collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference of eight Private university, private Research university, research universities in the Northeastern United States. It participates in the National Collegia ...

and

Southeastern Conference The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference whose member institutions are located primarily in the South Central United States, South Central and Southeastern United States. Its 16 members in ...

content from

Root Sports Pittsburgh SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP) is an American regional sports network serving Greater Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania. Jointly owned by Fenway Sports Group and Robert Nutting via the Pittsburgh Penguins and Pittsburgh Pirates respectively, it s ...

Fox Sports South FanDuel Sports Network South is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The network carries regional coverage of professional a ...

Fox Sports Carolinas Fox Sports Carolinas (FSCAR) was an American regional sports network operated as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel was headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina. The channel broadcast professional, col ...

Fox Sports Tennessee Fox Sports Tennessee (FSTN) was an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operated as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel bro ...

Fox Sports Southeast FanDuel Sports Network Southeast is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the channel br ...

Fox Sports Florida FanDuel Sports Network Florida is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The channel broadcasts local sports coverage in the ...

Sun Sports FanDuel Sports Network Sun is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The channel broadcasts local coverage of professional, col ...

, and

MSG Plus MSG Sportsnet (MSGSN, formerly MSG Plus) is an American regional sports network owned by Sphere Entertainment; it operates as a sister channel to MSG Network. The network serves the New York City metropolitan area, whose reach expands to co ...

. *FCS Central: Shows

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and

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...

content from

Fox Sports Detroit FanDuel Sports Network Detroit is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. It provides coverage of local sports teams in the sta ...

Fox Sports Southwest FanDuel Sports Network Southwest is a Texas-based regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of profe ...

Fox Sports Oklahoma FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The channel provides statewide coverage of sports e ...

Fox Sports North FanDuel Sports Network North is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as a FanDuel Sports Network affiliate. The channel broadcasts coverage of sporting events involving ...

Fox Sports Wisconsin FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. Operating as the "Wisconsin" sub-feed of Fox Spor ...

Fox Sports Midwest FanDuel Sports Network Midwest is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) operated as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The channel broadcasts regional event coverage of sports ...

Fox Sports Kansas City FanDuel Sports Network Kansas City is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group), and operates as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The channel broadcasts coverage of professional, ...

Fox Sports Indiana FanDuel Sports Network Indiana is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group), and operates as an affiliate of FanDuel Sports Network. The channel broadcasts local professional and high ...

, and

Fox Sports Ohio FanDuel Sports Network Ohio (formerly Bally Sports Ohio) is an American regional sports network owned by Main Street Sports Group (formerly Diamond Sports Group) as part of the FanDuel Sports Network chain. The channel broadcasts regional cove ...

*FCS Pacific: Shows

and

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content from

Fox Sports Arizona Bally Sports Arizona (BSAZ) was an American regional sports network (RSN). The channel broadcast professional, collegiate and high school sports events, with a primary focus on Phoenix-area teams. It was available on most cable providers through ...

Fox Sports West FanDuel Sports Network West 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 SoCal. The ...

, Prime Ticket,

Root Sports Rocky Mountain AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain was an American regional sports network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its TNT Sports unit as part of the AT&T SportsNet brand of networks. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, the network broadcast regional co ...

, Root Sports Utah, and

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. *

football and basketball *''FCS Final Score'', a news program similar to FSN's former program ''

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'', also aired on this network at the top of the hour; it has since been cancelled. *The National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship *Exclusive Home to The Paradise Jam Tournament from the Virgin Islands *The FCS Tailgate Tour *The NSSA College Surfing Championships *The South Padre Invitational *

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International Collegiate Olympic Games every 2 years - both Winter and Summer. FCS was the exclusive domestic television carrier for these events.

References

{{Sports television in the United States Defunct television networks in the United States Fox Sports Networks Television channels and stations established in 2001 Television channels and stations disestablished in 2023 College sports television networks 2001 establishments in the United States 2023 disestablishments in the United States Bally Sports Sinclair Broadcast Group Allen Media Group