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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | Greater Houston |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | NBCUniversal |
| Sister channels | Comcast SportsNet NBC Sports |
| History | |
| Launched | September 1, 2009 |
| Closed | October 1, 2012 |
| Replaced by | Comcast SportsNet Houston |
Comcast Sports Southwest (CSS) was an Americanregional sports network that servedGreater Houston,Texas. It was owned by theNBC Sports Group unit ofNBCUniversal. The channel was launched on September 1, 2009 and had a similar format toComcast/Charter Sports Southeast, which launched ten years earlier. Both networks shared the same logo and focused primarily on collegiate and high school sports.
The network showed live college football and basketball games, primarily fromConference USA, theSun Belt Conference, and theSoutheastern Conference. Several of the live football games feature theUniversity of Houston andRice University. CSS also had the rights to Houston's coaches show and encores of most games from both schools on Friday nights.
On Thursday nights during the fall months, Comcast Sports Southwest broadcast live high school football games. The network also produced its own version ofComcast SportsNet's signature programSportsNite.
The network was discontinued on October 1, 2012 whenComcast SportsNet Houston was launched.
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