Fox Sports Carolinas
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (July 2015) |
Fox Sports Southeast Fox Sports Tennessee | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Launched | October 31, 2008 |
| Replaced | Fox Sport South (within designated market) |
| Closed | March 31, 2021 |
Fox Sports Carolinas (FSCAR) was an American regional sports network operated as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel was headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The channel broadcast professional, collegiate and high school sports events, with a primary focus on North Carolina–based teams, namely the
The network closed down on March 31, 2021. Its content was merged into the schedules of the newly named Bally Sports South and Bally Sports Southeast.
History
Fox Sports Carolinas launched on October 31, 2008, and was created through the separation of
In 2019, Diamond Sports Group purchased Fox Sports Carolinas along with the other 20 Fox Sports Networks and in 2020 a partnership with Bally's Corporation was formed to rebrand the networks as "Bally Sports". On January 27, 2021, Bally's and Sinclair issued a joint press release unveiling the new logos for the rebrand of the networks that will occur at a still undetermined date later in 2021. It also was announced that the Fox Sports Carolinas feed would be shut down at that time; its programming will be merged into the new Bally Sports South (previously Fox Sports South) and Bally Sports Southeast (previously Fox Sports Southeast).[2]
Programming
The channel held the regional cable television rights to the
Fox Sports Carolinas HD
Fox Sports Carolinas HD was a
Commentators
Carolina Hurricanes
- Mike Maniscalco - play-by-play announcer
- Tripp Tracy - analyst
- Abby Labar - Hurricanes LIVE host / in-game reporter
- Shane Willis - Hurricanes LIVE analyst
Charlotte Hornets
- Eric Collins – play-by-play announcer
- Dell Curry – analyst
- Ashley ShahAhmadi – sideline reporter / Hornets LIVE host
- Gerald Henderson Hornets Live analyst
References
- ^ "Fox Sports Launches Regional Nets in Tennessee, Carolinas". Multichannel News. November 1, 2008. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012.
- ^ "Sinclair Broadcast Group And Bally's Corporation Unveil Official Bally Sports Logo And Corresponding Regional Monikers". www.prnewswire.com. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc ; Bally's Corporation. Jan 27, 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.