CSN Philadelphia

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CSN Philadelphia
CSN Philadelphia
Launched October 1, 1997
Network Comcast SportsNet
Owned by Comcast
Philadelphia Phillies
Country United States
Broadcast area Philadelphia Metro Area
Eastern Pennsylvania
South Jersey
Delaware
Replaced PRISM Network (1976-1997)
SportsChannel Philadelphia (1990-1997)
Website CSN Philadelphia
Availability
Cable
Available on select cable systems Check local listings for channels

Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia (CSN Philadelphia) is a regional sports network that is a member ofComcast SportsNet. It primarily serves the Philadelphia metro area, but its reach exapnds to cover Northeastern Pennsylvania, all of South Jersey, and most of Delaware.

CSN Philadelphia is owned by Comcast and was the first Comcast Sportsnet. It is the cable home of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, NHL's Philadelphia Flyers, MLB's Philadelphia Phillies, AHL's Philadelphia Phantoms, and NLL's Philadelphia Wings. The network also covers local college sports games, including the Philadelphia Big Five, the Atlantic 10, and the Colonial Athletic Association.

CSN Philadelphia debuted on October 1, 1997, replacing the PRISM Network in the Philadelphia area. The Phillies own a minority share of the channel.[verification needed]

CSN Philadelphia's studios and offices are located inside the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. CSN Philadelphia also has a small studio inside Citizens Bank Park, which is used sporadically during the baseball season.

In addition, Comcast owns CN8, which on occasion will air Phillies games in the Philadelphia metro area when a Flyers or 76ers game airs on CSN Philadelphia. WPSG also carries a slate of games from each team.

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[edit] Anchors

[edit] Current

  • Michael Barkann (August 1997)
  • John Boruk (July 2006)
  • Ron Burke (August 1997–1999, January 2002)
  • Lance Crawford (2000)
  • Leslie Gudel (August 1997)
  • Derrick Gunn (August 1997)
  • Marshall Harris (March 2008)
  • Neil Hartman (August 1997)
  • Dei Lynam (August 1997)

[edit] Former

[edit] Programming

[edit] News

[edit] Football[1]

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Ice Hockey

[edit] Golf

[edit] FSN on Comcast SportsNet

CSN Philadelphia carries FSN programming in lieu of an FSN affiliate. This offers the regions access to a variety of college sports, notably ACC men's and women's basketball on Sundays, Pac-10 basketball on various nights, plus Big 12 and Pac-10 football on Saturdays during their respective seasons. They also air studio shows, such as The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and the FSN Final Score. This arrangement is to secure national coverage for its collegiate lineup of games.

[edit] Availability

Unlike most other cable networks, CSN Philadelphia is only distributed via microwave and fiber optics. The infrastructure Comcast uses for this was left over from the now defunct PRISM Network. Since its programming is not transmitted by satellite, Comcast is able to avoid an FCC regulation that requires most television channels to be offered to direct broadcast satellite companies. Thus, DBS customers in the Philadelphia region do not get access to the network or any of the local team's games. However, cable companies other than Comcast within the Philadelphia market, do have access to the channel, regardless of if they are operating in areas where they might be in direct competition with Comcast. In December 2006, Comcast even made a deal to place CSN Philadelphia on Verizon's competing FiOS systems.[2] All of the other members of Comcast SportsNet are available to DBS subscribers, with the exception of CSN Northwest (however this is only because DirecTV and Dish Network have not been able to reach an carriage agreement with Comcast).

Phillies games are not available on the satellite version of MLB Extra Innings, although the NBA and NHL sometimes have been able to use the CSN Philadelphia feeds for their packages. Beginning in 2007, the cable version of MLB Extra Innings has been able to use the CSN Philadelphia feed for some games.

CSN Philadelphia channel numbers (must scroll down about half the page).

[edit] CSN Philadelphia HD

Comcast SportsNet HD is a high definition simulcast of the best programs from Comcast SportsNet including live sports & series. CSN Philadelphia shows all[3] Philadelphia Phillies, Philadelphia Flyers, and Philadelphia 76ers home games in HD. Beginning in fall 2007, Comcast SportsNet started broadcasting live studio shows in high definition, such as Daily News Live, SportsNite, and Post Game Live shows.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://pdn.philly.com/2007/09/06/fanguide.pdf
  2. ^ Verizon Nets Comcast SportsNet Agreement - 12/4/2006 8:16:00 PM - Multichannel News
  3. ^ Welcome to Comcast SportsNet

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