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Spectrum News 1 Kansas City
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaKansas City metropolitan area
Lincoln, Nebraska
NetworkSpectrum News
HeadquartersKansas City, Missouri
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
480i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerCharter Communications
History
LaunchedDecember 12, 1996; 27 years ago (1996-12-12)
Former namesMetro Sports (1996–2013)
Time Warner Cable SportsChannel (2013–2016)
Spectrum Sports Kansas City (2016-2023)
Links
Websitehttps://spectrumnews1.com/mo/kansas-city

Spectrum News 1 Kansas City is an American

MIDCO
in metropolitan Kansas City, Lawrence, and areas of Nebraska.

Background

Metro Sports: 1996-2013

The channel was launched on December 12, 1996 as Metro Sports, and was founded by

soccer and other sports.[1]

Metro Sports logo used from 1996 to 2010.

Metro Sports also broadcast five games of the

Missouri Mavericks of the Central Hockey League during the 2010-2011 Central Hockey League season.[2] In March 2009, Metro Sports produced and televised live all 31 games of the 2009 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
, which was held in Kansas City, Missouri.

Metro Sports logo used from 2010 to 2013.

Metro Sports formerly produced live sporting events for professional sports teams such as

FSN Midwest
.

Metro Sports has published a book, More Than The Score: Kansas City Sports Memories. On March 1, 2010, Metro Sports launched Metro Sports HD, a high definition simulcast feed of Metro Sports, and a secondary channel, Metro Sports 2.[3]

Time Warner Cable SportsChannel: 2013-2016

In September 2013, the channel was renamed as the Time Warner Cable SportsChannel, with its spin-off channel becoming known as Time Warner Cable SportsChannel 2; at that time, it adopted a logo similar to that implemented by

Time Warner Cable SportsNet in Los Angeles
when it launched the year prior.

Spectrum Sports Kansas City: 2016-2023

Following the provider's acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016, the Time Warner Cable SportsChannel services were rebranded under the Spectrum Sports banner in September 2016, as part of Charter's phaseout of the TWC brand.

The channel's weekly

fantasy football program Fantasy Huddle is also distributed to other Charter Spectrum systems formerly operated by Time Warner Cable systems nationwide.[4]

Spectrum News 1 Kansas City: 2023-present

In September 2023, the channel was relaunched as Spectrum News 1 Kansas City, adding local and national news programming to the existing sports coverage.[5] During the day, local news headlines are aired every 30 minutes supplemented by news from Spectrum News+, Spectrum's national channel offering curated coverage from its local news channels.

Programming

On June 26, 2013,

IMG College and Time Warner Cable Sports announced that TWC would broadcast live coverage of the University of Kansas events. This includes the football, men's basketball, women's basketball, volleyball, baseball, softball, soccer and the track and field events.[6]

Notable current on–air staff

Notable former on–air staff

References

  1. ^ "HyVee High School Game of The Week". KCOnDemand.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  2. Missouri Mavericks. 2010-09-17. Archived from the original
    on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  3. ^ "Headline: 2.20.2010". Kansas City Radio & Television. 2010-02-20. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  4. ^ "Fantasy Huddle Available to Expanded Audience". KCOnDemand.com. Retrieved 2010-10-16. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Spectrum News Launches Rebranded News and Sports Network in the Kansas City Metro Area | Charter Communications". corporate.charter.com. Retrieved 2023-11-05.
  6. ^ KU Athletics, IMG College and Time Warner Cable Sports Announce TV Agreement

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