Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television
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| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | North Carolina South Carolina |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | American English |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Robert L. Johnson Time Warner Cable |
| History | |
| Launched | October 2004 |
| Closed | June 2005 |
Carolinas Sports Entertainment Television, or C-SET, was a
History
C-SET was a joint venture between Bobcats owner
Other programming
In addition to the Bobcats, C-SET aired college sports programs, mostly from the
Closure and aftermath
C-SET lasted only one NBA season and folded on the day of the 2005 NBA draft. The lack of analog cable carriage, as well as the Bobcats' poor attendance, was seen as a primary reason. Additionally, despite being owned by North Carolina's largest cable provider, few other providers picked up C-SET. Time Warner Cable blocked satellite television providers from carrying the channel. As a result, cable customers without a digital package, as well as western North Carolina and most of South Carolina, were left to rely on radio coverage.
In 2005, the Bobcats moved their local cable broadcasts to
The Carolinas would not have a dedicated regional sports network focused on the region until 2008, when Fox Sports South created Fox Sports Carolinas as a regional subfeed.