Fox Sports Net Ohio
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Fox Sports Ohio formerly FSN
Ohio and SportsChannel
Ohio, is a regional sports network
based in Ohio
and owned and operated affiliate of Fox Sports Net
. It is seen throughout the Buckeye state, as well as parts of Indiana
, Kentucky
, Northwest Pennsylvania
, the border communities of West Virginia
, and extreme Southwest New York.
. It became Fox Sports Ohio in 1998.
, the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers
, MLB's Cincinnati Reds
, and the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters
. In college sports, FS Ohio also carries a select number of Xavier University
, and University of Cincinnati
basketball games. and 5 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Games beginning in 2010-11. For 2011-12 FSOhio will broadcast 6 UD Flyer Games.
Fox Sports Ohio used to televise MAC Football Men's and Women's Basketball games, until the MAC signed a TV deal with SportsTime Ohio
in 2010.
Prior to the Cleveland Indians
starting SportsTime Ohio
in the 2006 season, Cleveland Indians
games were on FSN Ohio. Despite this move, Reds games remain blacked out, for the most part, in Northeast Ohio (the Indians' claimed territory), as well as national broadcasts of certain Indians games aired on cable channels (deferring to STO).
; this is an unofficial label and is never used on the air. to Since the 2007 Ohio High School Athletic Association
football season, both FS Ohio channels had a game of the week for their area, airing on Thursday nights.
With two FS Ohio channels, this can cause conflict for Columbus, which is between both Cleveland and Cincinnati. When two teams are playing at the same time (usual combinations being Columbus Blue Jackets and Cleveland Cavaliers, Blue Jackets and Cincinnati Reds, and Reds and Cavaliers), the Central Ohio-area cable systems usually assign one game to the actual FS Ohio channel, then assign the second game to an alternate channel on its cable lineup. (Time Warner Cable, for instance, usually has Blue Jackets games on the actual FS Ohio channel, found on channel 33. The Cavaliers are usually on channel 33, but in times of conflict with the Blue Jackets, they move to the customer service channel, found on channel 24.)
basketball games, the logo changes to FSCAVALIERS, with the FS in red. For Columbus Blue Jackets
hockey games, the logo is FSBLUE JACKETS with the FS in dark blue. As for Cincinnati Reds
baseball games, the logo displays FSREDS, also with the FS in red. These logos are also displayed during each team's Live pre-game and post-game shows.
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
Ohio and SportsChannel
SportsChannel America
SportsChannel America was a cable television network operated by Cablevision. It was the country's first regional sports network, and thus an important ancestor to many of the United States' regional sports outlets, especially Fox Sports Net and Comcast SportsNet. SportsChannel New York was the...
Ohio, is a regional sports network
Regional sports network
In the United States of America and Canada, a regional sports network, or RSN, is a cable television station that presents sports programming to a local market. The most important programming on an RSN consists of live broadcasts of professional and college sporting events, as those games generate...
based in Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
and owned and operated affiliate of Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
. It is seen throughout the Buckeye state, as well as parts of Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...
, Northwest Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, the border communities of West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
, and extreme Southwest New York.
History
The channel originally launched in 1989 as SportsChannel Ohio, an affiliate of SportsChannel AmericaSportsChannel America
SportsChannel America was a cable television network operated by Cablevision. It was the country's first regional sports network, and thus an important ancestor to many of the United States' regional sports outlets, especially Fox Sports Net and Comcast SportsNet. SportsChannel New York was the...
. It became Fox Sports Ohio in 1998.
Programming
Professional team partnerships with FS Ohio include the NHL's Columbus Blue JacketsColumbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
, the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
, MLB's Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
, and the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters
Lake Erie Monsters
The Lake Erie Monsters are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play in the 2007–08 AHL season at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio...
. In college sports, FS Ohio also carries a select number of Xavier University
Xavier University (Cincinnati)
Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily...
, and University of Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati is a comprehensive public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio, and a part of the University System of Ohio....
basketball games. and 5 Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Games beginning in 2010-11. For 2011-12 FSOhio will broadcast 6 UD Flyer Games.
Fox Sports Ohio used to televise MAC Football Men's and Women's Basketball games, until the MAC signed a TV deal with SportsTime Ohio
SportsTime Ohio
SportsTime Ohio is a regional sports network in Cleveland and northern Ohio, launched in 2006. It was created to air Cleveland Indians games, and is owned by the family which owns the team. It is also the cable television home of the Cleveland Browns...
in 2010.
Prior to the Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
starting SportsTime Ohio
SportsTime Ohio
SportsTime Ohio is a regional sports network in Cleveland and northern Ohio, launched in 2006. It was created to air Cleveland Indians games, and is owned by the family which owns the team. It is also the cable television home of the Cleveland Browns...
in the 2006 season, Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since , they have played in Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is in Goodyear, Arizona...
games were on FSN Ohio. Despite this move, Reds games remain blacked out, for the most part, in Northeast Ohio (the Indians' claimed territory), as well as national broadcasts of certain Indians games aired on cable channels (deferring to STO).
Feeds
There are actually two feeds of FS Ohio. One is based out of Cleveland, the other out of Cincinnati, and both cater to the sports scenes in their respective markets. The Cincinnati feed is referred to as "Fox Sports Cincinnati", usually in electronic program guides such as that of DirecTVDirecTV
DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
; this is an unofficial label and is never used on the air. to Since the 2007 Ohio High School Athletic Association
Ohio High School Athletic Association
The Ohio High School Athletic Association is the governing body of athletic programs for junior and senior high schools in the state of Ohio...
football season, both FS Ohio channels had a game of the week for their area, airing on Thursday nights.
With two FS Ohio channels, this can cause conflict for Columbus, which is between both Cleveland and Cincinnati. When two teams are playing at the same time (usual combinations being Columbus Blue Jackets and Cleveland Cavaliers, Blue Jackets and Cincinnati Reds, and Reds and Cavaliers), the Central Ohio-area cable systems usually assign one game to the actual FS Ohio channel, then assign the second game to an alternate channel on its cable lineup. (Time Warner Cable, for instance, usually has Blue Jackets games on the actual FS Ohio channel, found on channel 33. The Cavaliers are usually on channel 33, but in times of conflict with the Blue Jackets, they move to the customer service channel, found on channel 24.)
Professional Sports Teams on FS Ohio
- Cleveland Cavaliers (1990–present)
- Cleveland Crunch (1991–1997)
- Cleveland Gladiators (2008)
- Cleveland Indians (1990-2005)
- Cincinnati Reds (1991–present)
- Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–present)
- Columbus Destroyers (2004–2008)
- Lake Erie Monsters (2007–present)
Branding
For most of Fox Sports Ohio's regular programming as well as national sports broadcasts, a small logo bug appears on the top right of the screen, reading FSOHIO (with the FS colored in light blue). During local sporting events, the logo changes to represent those teams. During Cleveland CavaliersCleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1970 as an expansion team...
basketball games, the logo changes to FSCAVALIERS, with the FS in red. For Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
The Columbus Blue Jackets are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Ohio, United States. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
hockey games, the logo is FSBLUE JACKETS with the FS in dark blue. As for Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati Reds
The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
baseball games, the logo displays FSREDS, also with the FS in red. These logos are also displayed during each team's Live pre-game and post-game shows.
Current
- Beau Bishop: Studio Host for Game Time with Luke FickellLuke Fickell-External links:*...
- Jeff Brantley: Cincinnati Reds Color Commentary
- Thom BrennamanThom BrennamanThomas Wade "Thom" Brennaman is an American sportscaster, and the son of current Cincinnati Reds radio sportscaster Marty Brennaman.-Broadcasting career:...
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: Analyst for Game Time with Luke fickell - Ray Crawford: Blue Jackets Live, High School Football Pregame Host (Cincinnati)
- Bill Davidge: Columbus Blue Jackets Color Commentary
- Jim DayJim Day (host)Jim Day is an American television sports broadcaster currently affiliated with Fox Sports Ohio and the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball.-Early career: Jim Day began his professional career in 1988....
: Reds Live, Musketeers Live - Derrick Dukes: Men's Basketball Color Commentary
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: Cincinnati Reds Play-by-Play (1993–2009), Fill in Play-by-Play (2010-Present) - Ashleigh Ignelzi: Interviewer for Game Time with Luke Fickell
- Brad JohansenBrad JohansenBrad Johansen is the former radio play-by-play announcer for the Cincinnati Bengals, He is the current play-by-play TV announcer for Bengals preseason games along with, being the current play-by-play announcer for the Xavier University men's basketball telecasts and High School Football broadcasts...
: Xavier Musketeers basketball Play-by-Play; High School Football Play-by-Play (Cincinnati) - Jim LacheyJim LacheyJames Michael Lachey is a former American football offensive tackle who played for ten seasons in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers, the Los Angeles Raiders and the Washington Redskins from 1985 to 1995, missing the 1993 season with a knee injury.Lachey graduated from St...
: Analyst for Game Time with Luke Fickell - Dave LaphamDave LaphamDave Lapham , is a former professional football offensive lineman for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League's New Jersey Generals...
: High School Football Color Commentary (Cincinnati) - Fred McLeodFred McLeod (sports analyst)Fred McLeod is a sportscaster who broadcasts for FS Ohio. He joined them prior to the 2006-07 NBA season as the play-by-play voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He teams up with returning color analyst Austin Carr for Cavaliers games telecast on FS Ohio...
: Cleveland Cavaliers Play-by-Play - John Michael: Columbus Blue Jackets Reporter
- Dionne Miler: Cavaliers Live, High School Football Sideline Reporter (Cleveland
- Terry Nelson: Cincinnati Bearcats basketball Color Commentary
- Jim Kelch: Cincinnati Reds Play-by-Play
- Jeff Phelps: Cleveland Cavaliers Sideline Reporter, High School Football Play-by-Play (Cleveland)
- Jeff PiecoroJeff PiecoroJeff Piecoro is entering his 12th season with Fox Sports Ohio and 11th season as host of the EMMY award winning Reds Live. He hosts Bengals Spotlight and Reds Classic Rewind....
: Reds Live, High School Football Pregame Host, High School Football Sideline Reporter (Cincinnati), Dayton Flyers Men's Basketball Play-by-Play - Doug Plagens: Lake Erie Monsters Play-By-Play
- Kenny Roda: Lake Erie Monsters Locker Room Reporter
- Jeff RimerJeff RimerJeff Rimer is the television Play-by-Play Announcer for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League....
: Columbus Blue Jackets Play-by-Play - Betsy Ross: Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball Color Commentary
- Campy RussellCampy RussellMichael Campanella Russell , nicknamed Campy, is a former professional basketball player in the NBA. He played the forward position for the Cleveland Cavaliers and New York Knicks for nine years and played in the 1979 NBA All-Star Game.Before joining the NBA, Russell was a star player at the...
: Cavaliers Live - Dom Tiberi: On-site Host for Game Time with Like Fickell
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: Cincinnati Reds Color Commentary - Steve Wolf: Xavier Musketeers basketball Color Commentary
Former
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- Neil Bender
- Anthony Buford: Cincinnati Bearcats basketball Color Commentary
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- Paul KeelsPaul KeelsPaul Keels is the current play-by-play announcer for Ohio State University's football and men's basketball teams for WBNS Radio and the Ohio State Buckeyes Radio Network....
Cincinnati Reds Play-by-Play (2010) - Dan Kelly: Columbus Blue Jackets play-by-play (2000–2004)
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: Columbus Blue Jackets color commentary (2000–2004) - Les Levine
- Steve Szabo
- Rick ManningRick ManningRichard Eugene Manning is a former center fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers...
- Steve MixSteve MixSteven Charles Mix is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Mix was a forward with a 13-year career from 1969–1972 and from 1973–1983. He played for the Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers, Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers all of the NBA and the Denver...
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- Scott Williams: Cleveland Cavaliers color commentary
FS Ohio Shows
- Access Cavaliers 2006–present
- Bearcat Sports Weekly 2008–present
- Blue Jackets Ice Cap 2000-2007
- Blue Jackets Live 2007–present
- Browns Camp July 2006–present
- Browns Table 2006-2007
- Cavaliers Countdown 2000-2006
- Cavaliers Live 2006–present
- Cavaliers in the Post 2000-2006
- Cleveland Rants 2006-2007
- Cavaliers Showcase Replays 2006–present
- Game Time with Luke FickellLuke Fickell-External links:*...
2011-present (simulcast on WBNS-TVWBNS-TVWBNS-TV, channel 10, is a television station in Columbus, Ohio, USA. The station is an affiliate of the CBS Television Network and is owned by the Dispatch Broadcast Group, a subsidiary of the Columbus Dispatch, along with WBNS radio...
channel 10 in Columbus) - Ice Breaker 2000-2007
- Indians Post Game Report 1999-2005
- Musketeers Live 2011-present
- Reds Live 2007–present
- Tribe Time 1999-2005