FSN Wisconsin
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| FSN Wisconsin | |
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| Launched | 2007 |
| Network | Fox Sports Net |
| Owned by | News Corp |
| Country | United States |
| Language | American English |
| Broadcast area | Wisconsin |
| Replaced | FSN North (in Wisconsin only) |
| Website | FSN Wisconsin on MSN |
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 642 |
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| Available on select cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
FSN Wisconsin is a regional sports network serving the state of Wisconsin. Originally the "Wisconsin" sub-feed of FSN North, the network officially became FSN Wisconsin on April 1, 2007 with its own feed originating from the studios of Milwaukee's Fox O&O WITI (Channel 6). FSN Wisconsin is an owned and operated affiliate of FOX Sports Net.
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[edit] History
The first regional sports network in the state was a gametime-only network broadcasting Milwaukee Brewers baseball and Milwaukee Bucks basketball games called Wisconsin Sports Network. Its parent companies were Milwaukee's Time-Warner franchise and Group W. However, in 1996, it was taken over by the Minneapolis based Midwest Sports Channel. Shortly thereafter, MSC became an affiliate of the fledgling Fox Sports Net in the fall of 1996, ultimately changing its name to FSN North.
From 1996–2007, Wisconsin was served by one of three regional subfeeds of FSN North; the other two being a feed for the Twin Cities metro area and a feed for the rest of Minnesota as well as Iowa and the Dakotas. FSN Wisconsin was launched on April 1, 2007, to coincide with the start of the Brewers season.
[edit] Programming
Currently, FSN Wisconsin's programming includes Brewers and Bucks pregame, postgame, and fan shows, along with some of WITI's Packer analysis shows and WIAA competitions. A reduced schedule of Wild hockey also airs FSN Wisconsin through FSN North. For the 2007 baseball season, FSN Wisconsin sub-licensed fifteen Brewers games to air on Milwaukee's WMLW (Channel 41), producing the broadcasts and airing them on FSN Wisconsin outside of the Milwaukee market, while WMLW sold ads on those telecasts [1]. It also airs NCAA competitions of the Big East Conference, Big Ten Conference and the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
The Milwaukee Time-Warner franchise which launched what could be considered FSN Wisconsin's predecessor has since launched another network, Time Warner Sports Milwaukee, which competes with FSN Wisconsin on Time Warner's Southeastern Wisconsin systems and is now the major rights holder to Marquette University sports.
[edit] Teams
FSN Wisconsin is the cable television home to several professional and college teams.
- Milwaukee Brewers (exclusive to FSN since the 2005 season)
- Milwaukee Bucks (exclusive to the network starting with the 2007–08 season)
- Minnesota Wild (2000-) (through FSN North)
NCAA Division I athletics
- Wisconsin Badgers (via Fox/Big Ten Conference-owned Big Ten Network; BTN game rebroadcasts and coaches shows only)
- Big East football and basketball (through FSN and ESPN Plus)
- Big Ten football and basketball (through FSN and ESPN Plus)
- WCHA Hockey
NCAA Division III athletics
High School athletics
- WIAA Wisconsin State Tournaments
[edit] Sources
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4196/is_20070401/ai_n18782895
[edit] See also
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