Big 12 Network
Type | Live SDTV widescreen (1996–2008; 1996–2010 on some affiliates) |
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Former affiliations | SEC TV, Longhorn Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU |
Official website | Big 12 Website |
The Big 12 Network (stylized as the Big XII Network) was a
History
The Creative Sports/OCC merger and the ESPN Plus years
Beginning in 1996 after ESPN’s consolidation of
The new branding
Starting with the 2008–2009 season, all Big 12 Conference basketball game broadcasts from ESPN Plus began to be broadcast under the Big 12 Network branding.[1]
Demise
After the first 18 years of the conference’s existence, the Big 12 Network ceased operations in 2014 as all rights to Big 12 Basketball moved to the ESPN family of networks (e.g. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNews).[2] [7] Several Big 12 basketball games also moved to the Texas Longhorns-oriented Longhorn Network, which is a joint venture between ESPN and the University of Texas at Austin that launched in August 2011. However, CBS Sports does choose to broadcast at least two to three Big 12 games under their NCAA on CBS branding.
On-air personalities
College basketball
- Dave Armstrong – play-by-play commentator (2010–2013)
- Reid Gettys – color commentator (2010–2013)
- Mitch Holthus – play-by-play commentator (2010–2013)
- Bryndon Manzer – Big 12 Conference color commentator (2010–2013)
- Chris Piper – Big 12 Conference sideline reporter (2012–2013)
- Brad Sham – Big 12 Conference play-by-play (2010–2013)
- Jon Sundvold – Big 12 Conference color commentator (2010–2012)
- Rich Zvosec – Big 12 Conference sideline reporter (2012–2013)
Availability
The Big 12 Network was available mainly in areas of the central
In addition to the listed areas above, three independent stations in
Broadcast affiliates
The following over-the-air broadcast stations broadcast the Big 12 Network:[8][9][10]
Arkansas
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Fort Smith/Fayetteville | KFTA-TV | Fox | |
KNWA-DT2 | In-market repeater of KFTA-TV | ||
Little Rock | KASN | The CW | affiliate until 2012 |
KARZ | MyNetworkTV | Affiliate from 2012 to 2014 |
California
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles
|
KDOC-TV | Independent | Affiliated 2011–2014 [11][12] |
San Diego
|
KUSI-TV[11] | Big 12 Network was aired on a limited schedule on KUSI due to Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
| |
San Francisco/Oakland
|
KOFY |
Idaho
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Boise | KTRV-TV | MyNetworkTV | Affiliate from 2013–2014 |
Illinois
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Chicago
|
WLS-DT2 | Live Well Network | Ran Big 12 Network programming until 2012 |
Peoris/Bloomington | WAOE | MyNetworkTV | |
Rockford | WTVO WTVO-DT2 |
ABC MyNetworkTV |
Affiliation shared between two of WTVO’s main channel and DT2 subchannel |
Indiana
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Evansville | WTVW | Fox (until 2011) Independent |
Now an affiliate of The CW since 2013 |
Indianapolis
|
WHMB-TV | LeSEA | Became an affiliate in 2013 |
WHMB-DT2 [13] | LeSEA | Alternate affiliate in 2013–2014 | |
WRTV-DT2 | Hometown Sports Indiana | ||
WTTV[14] | The WB (now The CW) | Affiliate until 2008; became a CBS affiliate in 2015 Licensed to Bloomington, Indiana | |
Kokomo | WTTK | Full-time satellite of WTTV/Bloomington; became a CBS affiliate |
Iowa
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Cedar Rapids | KFXA | Fox | |
Davenport | WQAD-TV | ABC | Licensed to Moline, Illinois |
Des Moines | WOI-DT | ABC | Acquired from WHO-TV in 2008
|
WOI-DT2 | Live Well Network
|
(now with Laff) | |
Ottumwa | KYOU-TV | FOX | |
Sioux City | KPTH-DT2 | MyNetworkTV/This TV |
Kansas
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Dodge City | KSAS-LP | Fox | Satellite of KSAS-TV/Wichita as part of the region-wide network, “Fox Kansas” |
Garden City | KAAS-LP | ||
Great Bend | KOCW | ||
Salina | KAAS-TV | ||
Topeka | KTMJ-CD | Relays signal to translators KMJT-LP/Ogden, KETM-LP/Emporia, and KTLJ-CD/Junction City | |
Wichita | KSAS-TV | Flagship station of the Fox Kansas regional network |
Kentucky
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Campbellsville (Louisville) | WBKI-TV | The CW | Affiliate 2012–2014 [11][15] OTA signal also serves portions of the Bowling Green market by default, and also reaches parts of the Lexington market |
Lexington | WTVQ-DT2
|
MyNetworkTV | Affiliate 2012–2014 [15] |
Louisville | WMYO-DT3 | The CW | Simulcast of WBKI-TV/Campbellsville since 2012 |
Paducah | WDKA | MyNetworkTV | Simulcast on KBSI-DT2/Cape Girardeau, Missouri; both KBSI and WDKA shared Big 12 Network affiliation until 2012 |
Michigan
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Lansing | WHTV | MyNetworkTV | Big 12 Network partner 2012–2014; licensed to Jackson, Michigan[11] |
Mississippi
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Meridian | WTOK-DT2
|
ABC MyNetworkTV |
Affiliate 2011–2014 [11] |
Missouri
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Cape Girardeau | KBSI
|
Fox | Alternating affiliation with MyNetworkTV outlet WDKA/Paducah, KY until 2012 |
Columbia-Jefferson City | KMIZ-TV
|
ABC | Primary affiliate in Columbia until 2012 |
KZOU-LP | MyNetworkTV | Alternate affiliate in Columbia until 2012 | |
KQFX-LD | Fox | ||
Joplin, MO-Pittsburg, KS | KFJX | Fox | |
Kansas City, MO-KS | KSHB-TV | NBC | |
KMCI-TV | Independent | Alternate affiliate in the Kansas City DMA | |
Springfield | KYTV
|
NBC | |
K15CZ | The CW | Full-power simulcast on KSPR-DT2 | |
St. Louis
|
KTVI-DT2 | Antenna TV | Was a This TV affiliate when KTVI-DT2 first affiliated with the Big 12 Network |
Nebraska
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Lincoln | KLKN | ABC | Affiliate until 2012 |
Omaha | KXVO | The CW | |
KPTM-DT2 | MyNetworkTV / This TV | Alternate affiliate |
Ohio
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Toledo, Ohio | WMNT-CD | MyNetworkTV | |
Youngstown | WYFX-LD | Fox | Affiliate from 2012 to 2014 |
WKBN-TV | CBS |
Oklahoma
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma City
|
KAUT-TV | MyNetworkTV until 2012 | Now an independent station |
KOCB | The CW | Alternate affiliate for the OKC market | |
Tulsa | KMYT-TV | MyNetworkTV |
Pennsylvania
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Pittsburgh
|
WPXI-TV
|
NBC | Affiliate 2012–2014 |
State College-Altoona | WHVL-LP
|
MyNetworkTV | Affiliate 2012–2014 |
Puerto Rico
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Ponce | WTIN-TV | Independent | Satellite of WAPA-TV/San Juan; also ran some SEC TV content |
San Juan | WAPA-TV | ||
Mayagüez | WNJX-TV | Satellite of WAPA-TV/San Juan; also ran some SEC TV content |
Texas
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Abilene | KIDZ-LD | MyNetworkTV | |
Amarillo | KCIT | Fox | |
KCPN-LP | MyNetworkTV | Alternate affiliate; simulcast on full-powered KAMR-DT2 | |
Austin | KBVO-TV
|
MyNetworkTV | |
KBVO-CD
|
Low-powered translator of KBVO-DT | ||
Beaumont-Port Arthur | KBMT | ABC | |
KBMT-DT2
|
NBC | Branded as KJAC | |
KUIL-LD
|
MyNetworkTV | Full-power simulcast on KBMT-DT5 | |
Bryan-College Station | KBTX-TV | CBS | Big 12 Network partner until 2012; semi-satellite of KWTX-TV/Waco |
Dallas-Fort Worth
|
KTXA | Independent | This station also broadcast football games from Big 12 Net’s sister service, ACC Network
|
Houston
|
KUBE | ||
Lubbock | KMYL-LD | MyNetworkTV | Now a satellite of KUPT/Hobbs, New Mexico |
Odessa-Midland | KOSA-DT2 | MyNetworkTV | |
San Angelo | KIDY-DT2 | ||
San Antonio
|
KCWX | ||
Sherman, Texas-Ada, OK | KXII-DT2
| ||
Tyler | KTPN-LD | ||
Longview (Tyler) | KLPN-LD | Satellite of KTPN-LD/Tyler, Texas | |
Waco-Temple-Bryan | KCEN-TV | NBC | affiliated from 2013 until 2014 |
KCEN-DT2 | Azteca America | Alternate Big 12 Network partner 2012–14; Now a Cozi TV affiliate | |
KWTX-TV | CBS | Original affiliate until 2012 |
West Virginia
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Bluefield, WVA-VA | WOAY-TV | ABC | |
Charleston-Huntington | WQCW-TV
|
The CW | Big 12 Net. Affiliate 2012–2014 |
Clarksburg | WVFX | FOX | |
Parkersburg, WVA-Merietta, OH | WTAP-TV | NBC | Affiliate 2013–2014 |
WTAP-DT3 | MyNetworkTV | Affiliate of Big 12 Net (2012) Now defunct | |
WIYE-LD[11] | MyNetworkTV | Affiliate of Big 12 Net in 2013 and 2014 | |
Wheeling, WVA-Steubenville | WTOV-TV | NBC | |
WTOV-DT2[16]
|
Me-TV | Alternate Big 12 Network partner; now a Fox affiliate |
Wisconsin
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
La Crosse-Eau Claire | KQEG-CA
|
ION Television /AMGTV
|
[11] |
Milwaukee
|
WMLW-TV | Independent | Affiliated 2012–2014 [11][12] |
Wyoming
DMA
|
Station | Main affiliation (at time of Big 12 Network partnership) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Cheyenne | KGWN-TV | CBS | |
Laramie | K19FX-D | Translator of KGWN-TV/Cheyenne |
Online platforms and Regional sports networks
Channel | Main affiliation
|
Service area via cable | Notes |
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Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast | Independent | Atlanta, Georgia
|
[14] |
Cox Sports | Independent | Varied areas (mainly within Cox Communications service areas) | |
MC22 | Independent | Varied areas (mainly within Mediacom service areas) | |
Mid-Atlantic Sports Network
|
Independent
|
Maryland, Washington, D.C., Virginia, eastern and central North Carolina, West Virginia, south-central Pennsylvania, and Delaware | Available nationwide via Dish Network and DirecTV Satellite television |
MASN2 [11] | Fox Sports Networks | Altetnate MASN feed | |
Altitude Sports and Entertainment | Independent | Colorado, Utah, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming | Available nationwide via Dish Network and DirecTV |
Altitude 2 | Alternate outlet of Altitude | ||
Cox Sports Network | New Orleans, Louisiana
|
||
ESPN3 | ESPN | USA Nationwide (Cable and satellite subscribers only) | |
ESPN Full Court | |||
Pittsburgh Cable News Channel | Independent | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
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Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (Wisconsin)
|
Independent | Milwaukee and surrounding areas; (northeast Wisconsin)
Green Bay |
|
AFN Sports | American Forces Network | United States Armed Forces |
See also
- ESPN Events – previously known as ESPN Plus, and ESPN Regional Television (ERT)
- SEC TV – the ESPN Plus-operated syndication service of Southeastern Conference basketball and football
- SEC Network – the cable-exclusive SEC-dedicated network that launched in 2014
- Raycom Sports – the previous syndicator of Big 8, SWC, and SEC sporting events
- ACC Network – Raycom Sports’ syndicated programming service that provides Atlantic Coast Conferencebasketball and football events
- Sinclair Broadcasting Group with syndication rights to Conference USA
References
- ^ a b "Big 12 Men's Basketball Television Frequently Asked Questions". Big 12 Conference.
- ^ a b “Big 12 Network syndication coverage concludes after tournament semifinals”. Clones Confidential (Fan site of the Iowa State Cyclones), March 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ ESPN.com – TV LISTINGS – What is ESPN Regional TV?
- ^ Company History – Raycom Sports Archived 2015-03-10 at archive.today
- ^ Raycom Sports – Big Eight Conference Syndication Package – Promotional Brochures (1990–1996)
- ^ Raycom Sports – Southwest Conference Syndication Package – Promotional Brochures (1991–1996)
- Kansas City Star(March 12, 2014).
- ^ Big 12 Network Station List (2008–2009). University of Kansas Athletic Department.
- ^ “2013–2014 Big 12 Network Television Package”. Big 12 Network.
- ^ "Big 12 Network Affiliates – SportsLine.com" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-08. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i February 27, 2014 Host – 2014 NCAA Men s Final Four Archived April 19, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Big 12 Conference, February 27, 2014.
- ^ a b “Big 12 Network listings for Oklahoma at Baylor (Feb. 25, 2014)”. Baylor Bears. February 22, 2014.
- ^ 2014 BIG 12 NETWORK BASKETBALL – Clearances for Texas Tech @ Kansas State. Big 12 Conference. January 2014.
- ^ a b "2007–2008 Big 12/ESPN Plus Station List – Big 12 Conference – Official Athletic Site". Big 12 Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Big 12 Network Latest Clearances (2013–2014 season). ESPN Events. January, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ “Texas Tech-West Virginia Game Moved to Big 12 Network, ESPN3”. Texas Tech University Athletics Department (January 2, 2014).