Spectrum Sports (New York)

Spectrum Sports
	Spectrum Sports (Kansas City),; Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles),; Spectrum Sports (Texas)
History
Launched	2003; 21 years ago
Replaced	Empire Sports Network, Time Warner Cable SportsChannel
Closed	October 5, 2017; 6 years ago
Replaced by	MSG Western New York
Former names	Time Warner Sports (Syracuse); Time Warner SportsNet (Buffalo and Rochester); Time Warner Cable SportsNet (Buffalo and Rochester);
Links
Website	Albany/Hudson Valley; Syracuse; Rochester; Buffalo;

Spectrum Sports was a network of

Zito Media

in Cayuga County).

History

The network was formed in 2003 as budget cuts at the now-defunct Empire Sports Network, the area's previous regional sports network, forced severe cutbacks in the network's ability to cover sports outside of Buffalo. As a result, Syracuse University dropped Empire and instead signed a contract with Time Warner to carry their games on a separate channel, which became Time Warner Sports. Time Warner added some other sports events from local college and minor league sports teams to create the channel, which was initially only offered in the Syracuse area. In December 2006, Time Warner Sports expanded southward into the Binghamton market.

Also in December 2006, Time Warner SportsNet (TWSN) was established by Time Warner Cable in

Rochester Razorsharks basketball team, replays of the Rochester Raiders indoor football team, and some collegiate sports. The channel serves the entire Greater Rochester area, including the Finger Lakes region and Genesee County (Batavia

).

Time Warner Cable established a Buffalo version of TWSN on November 19, 2007, on channel 13 on Buffalo-area TWC systems, operating out of the former Empire studios on Indian Church Road in West Seneca. The channel replaced former local-interest channel "Time Warner 13." TWSN hired former Empire host Jim Brinson in the spring of 2008; Brinson returned to Western New York after a stint as the morning co-anchor at KOHD in Bend, Oregon and hosts programs as well as handles play-by-play duties.

In March 2009, after parent company

Time Warner Cable SportsNet in Los Angeles. Likewise, the channels were rebranded "Spectrum Sports" in September 2016 when Charter Communications

purchased Time Warner Cable.

Spectrum Sports ceased operations on October 5, 2017. Locally originated programming mostly ended in June; the network waited until October to cease operations to fulfill its commitment to professional baseball coverage.[1] Existing programming on the network was merged into Spectrum News and migrated to online platforms.^[2]

Programming

Spectrum Sports aired a wide variety of local sports programming. To suit local interests, and because of rights issues, some events are carried only on the Buffalo, Rochester and/or Syracuse feeds. Binghamton, Utica, and North Country viewers receive the Syracuse (Central New York) feed.

In addition to local sports (listed below), Time Warner Sports was also affiliated with

ESPNEWS

, which was usually carried during the midday period while that network was provided to regional sports networks for filler programming. Paid programming airs on the channel in the overnight hours.

Most first-choice

New York City metropolitan area

. However, it may have access to other Big East games to show across the full viewing area, particularly in basketball.

All stations

New York Mets baseball (simulcast of games on WPIX)
New York Yankees baseball (simulcast of games on WWOR-TV) (2009-2010)^[3]^[4]
ECAC Hockey, especially involving Colgate University, Union College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in addition to the conference tournament.
Rochester Americans hockey (moved to MSG Western New York as part of a deal between MSG and team ownership)
Rochester Knighthawks indoor lacrosse (most games were carried in Rochester but some were broadcast across the entire system)
Select Oswego State Lakers games
Select Syracuse University football, basketball, and lacrosse, plus coach's show
High school sports, with coverage separated by market.

Buffalo only

Bengal Magazine, the
Buffalo State College
weekly athletics recap program
Buffalo Bisons baseball
Canisius College
hockey and basketball
Niagara University hockey and basketball
Portland Pirates hockey (2008–11)
University at Buffalo home football games (excluding ESPN family of networks broadcasts) and select feeds from road game broadcasts, men's and women's basketball, baseball (select games carries in other markets)
The Enforcers, an opinion show hosted by Rob Ray and Ruben Brown

Rochester only

Rochester Institute of Technology men's ice hockey and occasionally women's ice hockey
Rochester Rattlers
outdoor lacrosse
Rochester RazorSharks
basketball
Rochester Red Wings baseball
Rochester Rhinos
soccer

Buffalo and Rochester only

MSG when the Buffalo Sabres
are playing at the same time)

BullsEye, the University at Buffalo weekly athletics recap program

Syracuse only

Colgate University home football games, basketball, hockey, and lacrosse (select games aired in other markets)
Syracuse Chiefs
baseball
Syracuse Crunch hockey

References

^ Oklobzija, Kevin (5 October 2017). "Spectrum Sports channel ceases operations". rbj.net.
^ Pergament, Alan (August 23, 2017). "Spectrum going all in on Friday night high school football". The Buffalo News. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
^ Pergament, Alan (April 25, 2009). "Sports on the Air: Mayock has scheme for selection". The Buffalo News.
^ Pergament, Alan (March 31, 2011). "Sports on the Air: Yanks games fly to WNGS". Still Talkin TV. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

External links

[1] Oklobzija, Kevin (5 October 2017). "Spectrum Sports channel ceases operations". rbj.net.

[2] Pergament, Alan (August 23, 2017). "Spectrum going all in on Friday night high school football". The Buffalo News. Retrieved August 23, 2017.

[3] Pergament, Alan (April 25, 2009). "Sports on the Air: Mayock has scheme for selection". The Buffalo News.

[4] Pergament, Alan (March 31, 2011). "Sports on the Air: Yanks games fly to WNGS". Still Talkin TV. Retrieved April 4, 2013.

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v t e Broadcast television in Western New York, including Buffalo, Niagara Falls and Jamestown
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full-power	WGRZ (2.1 NBC, 2.2 ANT, 2.3 Crime, 2.4 Quest, 2.5 Nosey[soon]) WIVB-TV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 QVC) WKBW-TV (7.1 ABC, 7.2 Bounce, 7.3 Grit, 7.4 Mystery, 7.5 HSN) WNED-TV (17.1 PBS, 17.2 Create, 17.3 PBS Kids, 43.10 WNED-FM/WBFO) WNLO (23.1 CW, 23.2 REW) WNYB (26.1 TCT, 26.2 SBN, 26.3 TheGrio) WUTV (29.1 Fox, 29.2 TBD, 29.3 Charge!) WNYO-TV (49.1 MNTV, 49.2 Nest, 49.3 Comet, 49.4 Get) WPXJ-TV (51.1 Ion, 51.2 Court, 51.3 Grit, 51.4 Laff, 51.5 Defy, 51.6 Scripps, 51.7 JTV, 51.8 QVC, 51.9 LC) WBBZ-TV (67.1 MeTV/Ind., 67.2 H&I, 67.3 Story, 67.4 Daystar, 67.5 Dabl, 67.6 Start, 67.7 Catchy, 67.8 Movies!)
Low-power	WBNF-CD (15.1 Spanish Catholic, 15.2 JTV, 15.3 Rare Collectibles, 15.4 Retro , 15.5 Unknown) Outlaw ) WBUO-LD (30 unknown) Oxygen ) WBXZ-LD (56.1 NewsNet, 56.2 Sports News Highlights)
ATSC 3.0	WNYO-TV (2.1 NBC, 4.1 CBS, 7.1 ABC, 29.1 Fox, 49.1 MNTV)
Cable	MSG WNY MSGSN Spectrum News 1 Buffalo SNY YES
Defunct	WBUF-TV 17 WNYP-TV 26 Daystar ) WFHW-LP 58 WBES-TV 59
See also Toronto TV Erie TV Elmira TV Rochester TV

v t e Broadcast television in the Rochester, New York metropolitan area
Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television
Full power	WROC-TV (8.1 CBS, 8.2 Bounce, 8.3 Laff, 8.4 Mystery) Grit, 10.7 Defy ) WHAM-TV (13.1 ABC, 13.2 CW, 13.3 Charge!) World, 21.3 Create, 21.4 PBS Kids ) WUHF (31.1 Fox, 31.2 ANT, 31.3 Comet, 31.4 TBD)
Low power	Grit, 6.3 Get, 6.4 Cozi, 6.5 Buzzr, 6.6 LX , 6.7 Infomercials) WAWW-LD (30.1 HSN, 30.2 Story) WNIB-LD (42.1 TCT, 42.2 SBN, 42.3 Blank, 42.4 LC) WBGT-CD (46.1 MNTV, 46.2 This, 46.4 Dabl, 46.5 Catchy, 46.6 QVC, 46.7 Movies!, 46.8 Grio)
ATSC 3.0	WUHF (8.1 CBS, 13.1 ABC, 21.1 PBS, 31.1 Fox)
Cable	MSG Sportsnet MSG Western New York Spectrum News 1 Rochester SNY YES
Defunct	WVET-TV 10 (CBS/ABC, shared-time operation with WHEC-TV)
New York State television Albany/Schenectady Binghamton Buffalo Burlington/Plattsburgh Elmira New York City Rochester Syracuse Utica Watertown See also Toronto Ontario Media in Rochester

over-the-air television
Full power	WSTM-TV (3.1 NBC, 3.2 CW, 3.3 Comet) WTVH (5.1 CBS, 5.2 Charge!, 5.3 TBD) WSYR-TV (9.1 ABC, 9.2 ANT, 9.3 Bounce, 9.4 Laff) WCNY-TV (24.1 PBS, 24.2 Create, 24.3 World, 24.4 PBS Kids) WSYT (43.1 MNTV, 43.2 Dabl, 68.1 Fox, 68.2 Cozi) WNYI (52.1 Daystar) WSPX-TV (56.1 Ion, 56.2 Court, 56.3 Grit, 56.4 Mystery, 56.5 Defy, 56.6 Scripps, 56.7 JTV, 56.8 HSN, 56.9 QVC)
Low-power	WVOA-LD 6 (SRN Religious radio) WONO-CD (11.1 AMGTV, 11.2 This, ,11.3 NewsNet, 11.4 HSN2, 11.5 QVC) WZLH-LD (16.1 Ind.) WTVU-CD (22.1 CTVN, 22.2 HSN, 22.3 H&I, 22.4 Start, 22.5 Catchy, 22.6 Movies!) WWLF-LD 35 (AMGTV) WDSS-LD (38.1 Daystar (HD), 38.2 Daystar (SD)) QVC2 ) WBLZ-LD (49.1 CTVN, 49.2 HSN, 49.3 Ind.) WHSU-CD (51.1 Walk, 51.2 Local Now, 51.3 NASA, 51.4 JTV, 51.5 ARTS)
ATSC 3.0	WSTM-TV (3.1 NBC, 5.1 CBS, 9.1 ABC)
Cable	Spectrum News Central New York CitrusTV ICTV NY Local Ithaca
Defunct	WNNY-LP 13 WSTQ-LP 14 (CW, now on WSTM-DT2) WNYS-TV 43 (MNTV, now on WSYT-DT3) Lucky 7
See also Binghamton TV Elmira TV Rochester TV Utica TV Watertown TV

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