Comcast Local

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Comcast Local
Comcast Local logo
Type cable regional sports network
Country United States
Availability Southeast Michigan and Central Indiana
Founded
by Comcast
Owner Comcast
Dissolved February 29, 2008
Website
www.comcastlocal.com

Comcast Local (also known as CL) was a regional sports network from 2005–2008 that carried collegiate, high school and minor league sports from the Detroit area, throughout Michigan and central Indiana. The network also carried coverage from other Comcast SportsNets, such as Chicago Fire MLS matches from CSN Chicago and the Canadian Football League.

The network carried infomercials from 12AM ET until 6AM and at other various times throughout the day.

Comcast had also used this channel as overflow for FSN Detroit as FSN Plus[1] on some of their cable systems in Michigan.

The channel ceased operations on February 29, 2008, merging with a number of other Comcast properties in Metro Detroit to form Comcast Television, a digital-only station on Comcast Cable Channels 900 and 901 throughout the State of Michigan[2].

[edit] Personalities

The sports broadcasters on Comcast Local included:

  • Joe Abramson: High School Football Analyst
  • Rod Beard: Prep Ticket Host
  • Clarence Black: College Basketball Analyst
  • Matt Dery: College Basketball Play-by-Play
  • Roger Faulkner: Soccer Analyst
  • Ron Gillum: High School Football Analyst
  • Mark Herrmann: Varsity Showcase Football Analyst
  • Ben Holden: CCHA Play-by-Play
  • Dean Jackson: Varsity Showcase Play-by-Play, plus fill-in
  • Rick Mahorn: College Basketball Analyst
  • Tom Markowski: Prep Ticket Host
  • Russ McNamara: Volleyball Play-by-Play
  • Rob Otto: College Football Analyst, College Wrestling Analyst
  • Al Pawlowski: Soccer Play-by-Play
  • Lyle Phair: CCHA Analyst
  • Art Regner: CCHA Tonite Host
  • Sean Ritchlin: CCHA Analyst
  • Matt Shepard: WNBA Play-by-Play
  • Tim Twentyman: Prep Ticket Host
  • Derrick Walker: High School Football Analyst
  • Dave Zoran: High School Football Play-by-Play

[edit] References

  1. ^ FOX Sports on MSN - FSN Detroit - FSN PLUS Channel Information
  2. ^ Comcast Local goes off the air - mlive.com
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Broadcast television in the Detroit / Windsor market (Nielsen DMA #11)

American stations
WJBK 2 (Fox) • WDIV 4 (NBC, NBC WX+ on DT2, .2 Net Coming Mid-08) • WXYZ 7 (ABC, RTN on DT2, WX on DT3) • WDWO 18 / WHDA-LP 27 (TCT / COR) • WMYD 20 (MNTV, 4KidsTV, WCSN on DT2) • WUDT 23 (UNI) • WLPC 26 (FN) • WFUM 28 (PBS) • WPXD 31 / W48AV 48 (ION) • W33BY 33 / W68CH 68 (Ind) • WADL 38 (Ind / JTV, Word on DT2) • WKBD 50 (The CW) • WTVS 56 (PBS, Kids on DT2, Create on DT3) • WWJ 62 (CBS) • W66BV 66 (TBN) • W67AJ 67 / WLNS 6 (CBS)

Canadian stations
CBET 9 (CBC) • CHWI 16 / 60 (A-Channel) • CIII 22 / 29 (Global) • CICO 32 / 59 (TVO) • CBLN 34 / 64 (CBC) • CFTV 34 (Ind) • CKCO 42 (CTV) • CBLFT 48 / 68 (SRC) • CBEFT 54 (SRC)

Local Cable Television Channels
US: Michigan Channel (PBS, U of M) • WOLV (U of M Student TV) • FSN Detroit
Canada: Leafs TV • Sportsnet Ontario • TFO • TVCogeco Windsor (Windsor & Leamington) • TVCogeco (Chatham & Sarnia)

Defunct television stations
Comcast Local • PASS Sports • WJMY 20 • WPAG 20 (DuMont/Ind)

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Reception may vary by geographical location; some stations may be available only on cable
Toledo: WTOL 11 (CBS) • WTVG 13 (ABC / News / AW) • WNWO 24 (NBC / RTN / WX+) • WGTE 30 (PBS) • WUPW 36 (Fox) • WLMB 40 (Ind)
Mid-Michigan: WNEM 5 (CBS / MNTV) • WJRT 12 (ABC) • WEYI 25 (NBC) • WSMH 66 (Fox)
Lansing: WILX 10 (NBC) • WKAR 23 (PBS) • WSYM 47 (Fox) • WLAJ 53 (ABC)
Cleveland: WKYC 3 (NBC) • WEWS 5 (ABC) • WJW 8 (Fox) • WOIO 19 (CBS) • WUAB 43 (MNTV) • WBNX 55 (The CW) • WQHS 61 (UNI)
London: CFPL 10 (A-Channel)
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