Cox Sports Television
Gulf South | |
| Headquarters | Metairie, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Cox Communications |
| History | |
| Launched | October 28, 2002 |
| Closed | October 31, 2021 |
| Replaced by | YurView Louisiana, YurView Florida |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
Cox Sports Television (
History
Launched on October 28, 2002, the creation of the network played a key role in the relocation of the
From 2005 to 2010, Charter Communications did not carry the network on its Louisiana systems, despite having a carriage deal in place at the channel's launch in 2002. Because of this, Hornets games were not available to people living outside of the New Orleans metropolitan area during this time. In 2008, Cox and Charter negotiated a proposal to allow three Hornets games to be carried on local origination channels operated by Charter in the lead-up to that year's NBA All-Star Game as a precursor to a deal, however the discussions ended without a contract.
On December 15, 2010, Cox announced that it had finally reached a deal with Charter to carry the network on its systems again starting in 2011, a move done with the belief that the Hornets would remain in New Orleans for the foreseeable future.[2] Cox Sports Television's standard definition and high definition feeds were added to Charter's Louisiana systems on January 1, 2011.[3]
The channel was an initial affiliate of the American Sports Network with its first broadcast on August 30, 2014.[4] Cox Sports New Orleans agreed to carry some games from the first season of the Fall Experimental Football League in October and November 2014.[5]
Cox shut down Cox Sports Television as a separate channel on October 31, 2021, with key content being moved to the YurView channels in its service footprint, such as YurView Louisiana, YurView Florida, and YurView Arkansas.[1]
Programming
Cox Sports Television was the exclusive local television broadcaster of the
It also carried local college sporting events from
The channel also broadcast college football and basketball games via
Availability
As of June 2017, Cox Sports Television was available in high-definition on Cox cable systems nationwide. It is also available on select
.References
- ^ a b "CST is Going Off the Air After 19 Years As a Leader in Gulf South Sports". Cox Sports TV. 2021-10-19. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ "Report: Hornets to be carried on Northshore cable". WWL-TV. December 15, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17.
- ^ "Charter, Cox Sports Television sign La. distribution agreement". CED. December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01.
- ^ a b Minium, Harry (August 27, 2014). "ODU's opener with Hampton to be televised in 66 markets". HamptonRoads.com. The Virginian-Pilot. Archived from the original on September 9, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "FXFL To Be Carried on ESPN3" (Press release). New York: FXFL. PR Newswire. October 1, 2014. Archived from the original on October 21, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014 – via NBC Right Now.
- ^ "Is Cox changing sports strategy?". Sports Business Journal. May 28, 2012. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- ^ "CST Affiliate List" (PDF). coxsportstv.com. December 28, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 28, 2011.
External links
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