Spectrum Sports (Ohio)
Spectrum News 1 (Ohio) | |
Former names | TWTV, Time Warner Cable Sports 24, Time Warner NE Ohio Network (NEON), Central Ohio Sport! TV, Time Warner Cable Sports Channel |
---|---|
Links | |
Website | Northeast Ohio Mid Ohio Southwest Ohio |
Spectrum Sports was a regional sports network serving Ohio and parts of northern Kentucky, southern Michigan and western Pennsylvania operated by Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016. It was broadcast on Channel 311 and 1311 exclusively on Time Warner Cable/Charter systems.
History
The channel began in September 1998
On November 17 and 18, 2015, the network aired
It was the broadcaster of the
In January 2019, the channel was shut down, as part of a larger effort to divert their resources to the new Spectrum News 1 channels.[4][5][6] Ohio High School Athletic Association football championships will move to the new channel, which launched November 2018.[7]
Programming
The network held the rights to:
- Columbus Crew SCMajor League Soccer
- Mid-American Conference basketball and football
- Ohio High School Athletic Association high school games weekly, playoffs and championships
- Miami Redhawkshockey
- Dayton Flyers men's basketball
- Columbus Clippers and Toledo Mud Hens (International League baseball)
References
- ^ "No one covers Central Ohio like Central Ohio Sport! TV" (Press release). Northwest Columbus News. May 31, 2000. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ "Sports games a boost for Time Warner". Dayton Business Journal (Press release). January 16, 2006. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
- ^ "'Before the League' documentary targets pre-NFL era". Ironton Tribune. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
- ^ "Spectrum Networks' new all-Ohio news channel aims to focus on 'issues-based' coverage". Columbus Business First. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ Ferree, Ben (2018-11-16). "Columbus Crew TV partner changes channels with Spectrum Networks' new direction". Pro Soccer USA. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "Charter pulls the plug on Spectrum Sports Wisconsin channel". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
- ^ "Spectrum News 1 to Televise All Seven OHSAA State Football Championships". spectrumnews1.com. Retrieved 2019-03-14.