Altitude Sports and Entertainment

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Altitude Sports and Entertainment
Launched	2004-09-04
Owned by	Stan Kroenke
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Country	United States
Language	American English
Broadcast area	Colorado, Utah and neighboring states
Headquarters	Englewood, Colorado
Website	Official website
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	644
Dish Network
Cable
Available on select cable systems	Check local listings for channels

Altitude Sports and Entertainment is a regional sports network that serves the Rocky Mountain region, specifically Denver. It officially launched on Sept. 4, 2004.

It was launched by Stan Kroenke, who owns the Denver Nuggets of the NBA, the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, the Colorado Rapids of MLS, and the Colorado Mammoth of the NLL. Altitude features in-depth coverage of all four of these teams, including broadcasting the majority of the Avalanche and Nuggets games. Entertainment programming includes live theatre and music concerts.

Altitude is also home to the Colorado Rockies Triple A Baseball affiliate (Colorado Springs Sky Sox) and the Colorado Eagles of the Central Hockey League.

Bill Owens, the former governor of Colorado, hosted a talk show on the network during the final two years of his administration. Also in the Altitude lineup is a simulcast of a radio show co-hosted by veteran basketball referee Irv Brown.

[edit] Altitude HD

Altitude HD^[1] is a high definition simulcast of the best programs from Altitude Sports and Entertainment including live sports & series. Altitude Sports and Entertainment shows Denver Nuggets^[2] and Colorado Avalanche^[3] games in HD. Altitude has no plans for producing Colorado Rapids soccer matches in HD^[4].

[edit] References

1. ^ :: Altitude Sports & Entertainment ::
2. ^ :: Altitude Sports & Entertainment ::
3. ^ :: Altitude Sports & Entertainment ::
4. ^ Need more soccer in HD: any rumors on GolTV, Setanta, or FSC in HD? - Page 3 - AVS Forum

[edit] External links

• Official Site

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