Fox College Sports
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| Type | Cable Network |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2002 by Rupert Murdoch |
| Owner | News Corporation |
| Former names | Fox Sports Digital Networks, 2000-2002 |
Fox College Sports is a group of three United States digital cable networks, owned by News Corporation, that specialize primarily in showing competitions in college athletics. The channels show a various mix of all sports licensed by the NCAA. These include;
- Football
- Basketball
- Baseball
- Softball
- Wrestling
- Hockey
- Men's & women's soccer
- Women's volleyball
- Lacrosse
- Track & field
- Gymnastics
- Swimming & diving
- Tennis
- Paintball
The channels are divided into three geographical areas, which are FCS Pacific, FCS Central and FCS Atlantic. In addition to the events, the network features weekly coach's shows for various universities, programs from the various conferences and schools that highlight their athletes, and the regional sports reports from Fox Sports Net and other regional sports channels not within the FSN system. Also featured are high school basketball and football games and some state championships for these sports.
The channels also feature some international events which Fox has the rights to but no room to put on FSN or sister network Fox Soccer Channel and international university or amateur competitions, which include the Commonwealth Games, the Winter and Summer Universiades, and the FINA World Swimming Championships.
While FCS is usually a cable-only service (the networks were founded as Fox Sports Digital, referring to digital cable, and featured sports beyond college until 2002), select programs have been seen on Fox Sports Net affiliates or on alternate satellite channels; for example, the Thanksgiving 2007 (November 22) women's basketball game between Stanford and Tennessee was shown on DirecTV channel 619.
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