In the land of cable sports, the territory is not divided into 50 states, but into 25 chunks with some overlap, all plotted on the belief that cable plus sports equals money. Only four of these 25 regional sports networks are independents. Fox Sports Net easily dominates the map with its network of owned and operated nets, partnerships and affiliates. If Fox doesn't own all or part of it, chances are it provides national programming or competes with it; in the case of Sunshine, it even competes against itself.
FSN NORTHWEST
subscribers: 2.2M
reach: WA, OR, AK, Northwest ID, Northeast MT
teams: Seattle Mariners
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN NORTH
subscribers: 2.9M
reach: IA, MN, ND, SD, WI
teams: Minnesota Twins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Wild, Minnesota Timberwolves, Milwaukee Bucks
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN CHICAGO
subscribers: 3.5M
reach: IL, IN, IA, WI
teams: Bulls, Blackhawks, White Sox, Cubs
owner: Fox (70%), Rainbow (30%). Managed by Rainbow.
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN DETROIT
subscribers: 2.8M
reach: MI, Northwest OH, Northern IN
teams: Red Wings, Pistons, Tigers, Lions
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
ACTION SPORTS CABLE NETWORK
subscribers: 300K
reach: WA, OR
teams: Portland Trail Blazers
owner: Paul Allen's Vulcan Ventures
programming: Original (30% HDTV) and ESPN
FSN ROCKY MOUNTAIN
subscribers: 2.2M
reach: CO, UT, WY, ID, MT
teams: Colorado Rockies, Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Utah Jazz
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN MIDWEST
subscribers: 3.9M
reach: IA, IL, KS, MO, NE, Western IN
teams: St. Louis Cardinals, Kansas City Royals, Indiana Pacers, Denver Nuggets, St. Louis Blues, Colorado Avalanche
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN OHIO
subscribers: 4.4M
reach: OH, KY, IN, WV
teams: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Reds, Columbus Blue Jackets
owner: Rainbow (60%), Fox (40%). Managed by Rainbow.
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN BAY AREA
subscribers: 3.3M
reach: Northern CA, Northern NV
teams: Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks, Sacramento Kings
owner: Fox (70%), Rainbow (30%). Managed by Rainbow.
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN WEST
subscribers: 5M
reach: Southern CA, HI, NV
teams: Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Angels
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN WEST2
subscribers: 4M
reach: Southern CA
teams: Los Angeles Dodgers, Los Angeles Clippers, Anaheim Mighty Ducks
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN ARIZONA
subscribers: 1.2M
reach: AZ, NM
teams: Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Coyotes
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net (FSN New Mexico is a separate feed of programming from FSN Arizona, FSN Rocky Mountain and FSN Southwest.)
FSN SOUTHWEST
subscribers: 6.9M
reach: TX, OK, AR, LA, part of New Mexico
teams: Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Stars
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN SOUTH
subscribers: 8.9M
reach: AL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
teams: Atlanta Braves, Atlanta Hawks, Charlotte Hornets, Memphis Grizzlies, Nashville Predators, Carolina Hurricanes
owner: Fox (88%), Scripps Howard (12%)
programming: Fox Sports Net
EMPIRE SPORTS NETWORK
subscribers: 5.2M
reach: Upstate NY, Northern PA
teams: Buffalo Sabres, Toronto Raptors
owner: Adelphia, headed by John Rigas
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN NEW ENGLAND
subscribers: 3.8M
reach: MA, NH, ME, RI, VT, CT
teams: Boston Celtics
owner: AT&T Broadband (50%), Rainbow (30%), Fox (20%). Managed by Rainbow.
programming: Fox Sports Net
NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK
subscribers: 3.6M
reach: MA, NH, ME, RI, VT, CT
teams: Boston Red Sox, Boston Bruins
owner: Red Sox (80%), Bruins (20%)
programming: ESPN
FSN PITTSBURGH
subscribers: 2.2M
reach: PA, Eastern OH, WV, Northwestern MD
teams: Pirates, Penguins
owner: Fox
programming: Fox Sports Net
FSN NEW YORK
subscribers: 7M
reach: NY, NJ, CT
teams: New York Mets, New Jersey Nets, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders
owner: Rainbow (60%), Fox (40%)
programming: Fox Sports Net
MSG NETWORK
subscribers: 8.2M
reach: NY, NJ, CT, Eastern PA
teams: New York Mets, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Nets
owner: Rainbow Sports (60%), Fox (40%)
programming: Fox Sports Net and ESPN
YES
subscribers: Launching with 1.5M of 4.5M total commitments to date
reach: NY, CT, part of NJ, part of PA
teams: New York Yankees, New Jersey Nets (2002-2003), New Jersey Devils (2007)
owner: YankeeNets LLC
programming: YES
COMCAST SPORTSNET PHILADELPHIA
subscribers: 2.9M
reach: PA, NJ, DE
teams: 76ers, Phillies, Flyers
owner: Comcast-Spectacor, Philadelphia Phillies
programming: Comcast
COMCAST SPORTSNET MIDATLANTIC
subscribers: 4.2M
reach: MD, VA, Washington, D.C.
teams: Baltimore Orioles, Washington Wizards, Washington Capitals, Carolina Hurricanes
owner: Comcast-Spectacor
programming: Comcast, Fox Sports Net
SUNSHINE NETWORK
subscribers: 5.5M
reach: FL
teams: Orlando Magic, Miami Heat, Tampa Bay Lightning
owner: Fox (93.5%), Adelphia (3.6%), Cox (2.7%)
programming: Sunshine
FSN FLORIDA
subscribers: 3.2M
reach: FL
teams: Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Florida Marlins, Florida Panthers, Florida Gators
owner: Rainbow (60%), Fox (40%). Managed by Rainbow.
programming: Fox Sports Net
SOURCE: FOX SPORTS, COMCAST, NESN, ASCN AND YES SUBSCRIBER TOTALS MAY INCLUDE BOTH CABLE AND SATELLITE CUSTOMERS
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