| Type | Regional sports network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | southern and westernOhio Kentucky Tennessee Indiana parts ofWest Virginia,Mississippi andNorth Carolina |
| Network | SportsChannel |
| Headquarters | Cincinnati,Ohio |
| Programming | |
| Language | English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Rainbow Programming Services |
| Parent | Cablevision NBC |
| History | |
| Launched | April 1, 1990 (1990-04-01) |
| Closed | January 28, 1998 (1998-01-28) |
| Replaced by | Fox Sports Ohio |
SportsChannel Cincinnati was an Americanregional sports network owned by theRainbow Media division ofCablevision, and operated as an affiliate ofSportsChannel. Headquartered inCincinnati,Ohio, the channel used to broadcast regional coverage of sports events throughout theMiami Valley, focusing mainly on professional sports teams based in the Cincinnati area.
The network launched on April 1, 1990,[1] with coverage ofMajor League Baseball games involving theCincinnati Reds as its flagship programming. The initial contract with the Reds gave SportsChannel 30 games in 1990, increasing to 35 and then 40 games in 1991 and 1992 respectively.[2] Other programming was provided fromSportsChannel Ohio including basketball games from theMidwestern Collegiate Conference andMid-American Conference. The network also featured SportsChannel'sNHL package andNotre Dame football. At launch, SportsChannel Cincinnati broadcast nightly from 5 PM to Midnight on weekdays and from 9 AM to Midnight on weekends.[2] This was expanded to a 24-hour schedule beginning on January 1, 1994.[3]
On June 30, 1997, Fox/Liberty Networks (owned as ajoint venture betweenNews Corporation andLiberty Media) purchased a 40% interest in Cablevision's sports properties (including the SportsChannel networks,Madison Square Garden, and theNew York Knicks andNew York Rangers) for $850 million.[4][5][6][7] In November 1997, SportsChannel was integrated intoFox Sports Net, a group of regional sports networks created by Fox/Liberty in November 1996. On January 28, 1998, after legal delays, SportsChannel Cincinnati was folded into Fox Sports Ohio, later Bally Sports Ohio, nowFanDuel Sports Network Ohio (the former SportsChannel Ohio), serving as a regional subfeed of that network.[8][9]
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