CBS Sports Network (a.k.a. CBSSN) is an American

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owned by the CBS Entertainment Group unit of

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. When it launched in 2002 as the National College Sports Network (later College Sports Television also known as CSTV), it operated as a multi-platform media brand which also included its primary website, collegesports.com, and a network of websites operated for the athletic departments of 215 colleges and universities. After CSTV was acquired by CBS in 2006 (handed over from Viacom who purchased the network the previous year), the network was re-branded as the CBS College Sports Network in 2008. The network initially maintained its college sports focus, but in February 2011, the service was re-branded as CBS Sports Network to re-position it as a mainstream sports service. The network continues to have a particular focus on college sports, along with coverage of smaller leagues and events, simulcasts of

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shows from both the

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network and

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(formerly owned outright by CBS), and studio and analysis programming. As of May 2015, CBSSN was available to approximately 61 million pay television households (66.1% of households with cable television) in the United States.

History

The network's roots began in 1999 when Chris Bevilacqua approached the co-founders of the

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Brian Bedol Brian Bedol is an American television executive, entrepreneur, and founder of the sports television channels Classic Sports Network and College Sports Television. Bedol owned CSN from 1995 to 1997 and CSTV from 2003 to 2006. Bedol has since sold ...

and Stephen D. Greenberg (son of

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) – at that time, running Fusient Media Ventures, a New York-based sports and media company – with the idea for a subscription network featuring college sports 24 hours a day. Under the leadership of Bedol as CEO, the network was originally named the National College Sports Network in June 2002, was subsequently renamed College Sports Television (CSTV) and launched on February 23, 2003. From their headquarters and studio operations at

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in New York City, CSTV was the first independent pay-television channel to be distributed nationwide, having been carried on satellite provider

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at launch. In November 2005, College Sports Television was purchased by

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for $325 million.

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(Viacom's legal successor) took control of the network in January 2006. On January 3, 2008, it was announced that CSTV would be integrated into

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, with the sports division's executive vice president and executive producer,

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, taking over day-to-day operational management of CSTV, which would be overseen by

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and Sports president Sean McManus. CSTV co-founder Brian Bedol would become a senior advisor to CBS Corporation president and CEO

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(Petitti has since left CBS to take on the same role for the

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). In the fall of 2006, CSTV launched more than 100

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channels dedicated to college sports, which feature more than 10,000 live events. The subscription/pay-per-view service, called CBS College Sports XXL, and its portfolio of broadband channels in its All-Access suite, include coverage of Notre Dame,

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and

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CBS reorganization

On February 12, 2008, CBS Corporation announced that, as part of the ongoing integration of CSTV into CBS Sports, that the network would be renamed the CBS College Sports Network on March 16, coinciding with the start of

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's coverage of the NCAA's basketball tournament. Studio shows moved from the original Chelsea Piers headquarters to the

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on West 57th Street in 2012. As part of the relaunch, the network added a new news program, ''College Sports Tonight''. That program was canceled in 2010, however other studio shows (including ''Inside College Football'' and ''Inside College Basketball'') still originate from the Chelsea Piers location. On February 15, 2011, CBS announced that the network would be relaunched as CBS Sports Network on April 4 (coinciding with the end of the 2011 NCAA basketball tournament), to reflect an expansion into non-collegiate sports programming.

High definition

A high definition simulcast feed of the channel, broadcasting at

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, was launched in August 2008. Prior to the launch of the feed, the two NCAA basketball tournament games that aired in March 2008, which were presented in HD on CBS, were converted to a

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feed. CBSSN uses the AFD #10 broadcast flag to present programming on its standard definition feed in

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for viewers watching through 4:3 television sets.

Programming

CBSSN televises original programming, features, talk shows and documentaries as well as extensive women's sports coverage. Its regular season and championship event coverage draws from every major collegiate athletic conference and division, in addition to nine NCAA championships. CBSSN televises 35 men's and women's college sports including

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baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...

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and

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from every major conference. The network holds multi-media and marketing rights for the

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, the

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, the

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and

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. In April 2006, the network organized the first

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, a festival of championships dedicated to crowning champions in a wide variety of collegiate

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such as

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and

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. More than 1,000 competitors converged on

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- Tahoe to compete, the largest number ever for an event of its kind. For its second installment in 2007, the Collegiate Nationals added sports and other events such as national film and music competitions, as well as a second venue –

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. The third year, 2008, brought further changes, as the winter sports events were moved to the Keystone Resort near

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and

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was added. In the fall of 2006, CSTV and

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launched the

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(colloquially known as ''The Mtn.''), a network focusing exclusively on the

. The relation with the network also gave CSTV exclusive online and broadcasting rights to Notre Dame's game at

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on November 11, 2006 – which caused controversy since CSTV did not have carriage as widely distributed as other networks that have aired Notre Dame games. The Irish did not revisit a Mountain West team until a 2013 game at Air Force, which once again aired on CBSSN.

2010s

On April 3, 2012, CBSSN premiered ''Rome'', a sports news and talk program hosted by nationally syndicated radio host

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; Rome had recently left

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and his previous show, ''

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'', after signing a new contract with CBS Sports. ''Rome'' ended in March 2015, but the channel subsequently announced in October 2017 that it will add a television simulcast of his radio program, ''

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'', beginning January 2, 2018. On June 7, 2012, CBSSN began to air the remaining games of the

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's 2012 Calder Cup Final between the

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and the

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, starting with Game 3. On July 26, 2012, the network signed a deal with the United Football League – a second-tier professional football league that began play in October 2009 – to televise its games for the 2012 season. The UFL paid for all production expenses and received no rights fee from CBSSN for the broadcasts."Agent: Three UFL players haven't been paid yet,"
from ''The Virginian-Pilot'', March 10, 2012 The league lasted approximately four weeks on CBSSN before suspending operations halfway through the season. In September 2012, CBSSN introduced the new

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studio show ''NFL Monday QB''. The following season, CBSSN premiered ''That Other Pre-Game Show,'' a weekly, four-hour studio show on Sunday mornings hosted by Adam Schein, Jonathan Jones,

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, and Brock Vereen, designed to be a more "casual" and "fan-focused" counterpart to CBS's own ''

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'' and competitors (such as ESPN's ''

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''). On April 26, 2013, the network announced that it had signed a deal with the GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing Series for the remainder of the 2013 and the 2014 seasons. The network aired flag to flag coverage for the races as well as live coverage for several of the races. The network broadcast the

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from

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on September 8, 2013. On December 2, 2013, CBSSN announced that it was to begin simulcasting the ''Boomer and Carton'' (now ''

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'') morning show from then co-owned

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radio station

in New York City in January 2014. In October 2014, CBSSN launched a new talk show, ''We Need To Talk'', which became the first, and only, nationally televised all-female sports panel show. Regular panellists include former professional

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, former professional basketball player

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and

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President

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. In August 2015, the network premiered ''Time to Schein'', a new program hosted by Adam Schein. left, 200px, Logo from 2016 to 2021 In July 2017, the network announced a new documentary series, ''Four Sides of the Story'', to examine notable moments in sports from four perspectives each; the series premiere focused on the Villanova Wildcats' buzzer beater at the

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. CBSSN was one of three cable broadcasters of the

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—a second-tier developmental football league, alongside

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and

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. A weekly game and one playoff game were assigned to CBSSN. As was the case with the UFL, the AAF paid CBSSN for the airtime; the AAF abruptly ceased operations before the season ended. On April 4, 2019, the 3-on-3 basketball league

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announced that it would move to CBS and CBSSN for its 2019 season. CBSSN will air at least 25 hours of coverage, including coverage of the league's draft. On April 22, 2019, CBS Sports reached an agreement to televise select games from the WNBA; coverage is now split between CBS and

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(who up to that point had held exclusive rights since ). CBS is also the last of the Big Three television networks to cover the WNBA (

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had the first-ever broadcast rights, which ran from to ). In November 2019, it was reported that CBS Sports had acquired the U.S. English-language broadcast rights to the

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beginning in the 2021-22 season, with CBSSN expected to be incorporated into the coverage. CBS would end up starting its coverage a year earlier in 2020 after acquiring the rights to the remainder of the 2019–20 and 2020-21 seasons after

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opted out of its remaining contract.

2020s

On January 9, 2020, the

announced that it had reached a new six-year deal with CBS and

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for its top-tier basketball and football rights. CBSSN will remain the conference's primary broadcaster with 23 football games and 23 men's basketball games per-season, and there will be an option for selected games and the conference men's basketball championship to air on CBS, and events in

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to air on CBSSN beginning in 2021. The Mountain West football championship and Boise State home games will move to a Fox network. CBSSN acquired a package of

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events from June 20 to July 4. On September 11, 2020,

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announced that its events would move to CBSSN moving forward, after having previously aired on

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, which is in the process of abandoning non-scripted development in favor of films. Bellator and Paramount Network were under

when the company merged with

to form

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. However, only five months later, the promotion announced that it would instead move to CBS's sister premium network

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. On April 19, 2021, the

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and CBS Sports announced a multi-year rights agreement with

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to become the domestic television partner for the WSOP Main Event and various WSOP bracelet events, ending its long-term relationship with ESPN.

Sports broadcast rights

College sports

Professional sports

(2020–present) ** Group and knockout stages only *** ''

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'' (2020) *

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(2020–present) ** All group and knockout stages ** UEFA Europa League final *

UEFA Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...

(2020–present) *

UEFA Europa Conference League The UEFA Europa Conference League (abbreviated as UECL) is an annual football club competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) for eligible European football clubs. Clubs qualify for the competition based on their ...

(starting in 2021–22 season) *

Scottish Professional Football League The Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) is the national men's association football league in Scotland. The league was formed in June 2013 following a merger between the Scottish Premier League and the Scottish Football League. As ...

(2021–2025) **

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish ...

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland Scotland (, ...

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

basketball (2019) ** Encore presentations (2021–present) * WNBA (2019–present) *

NWSL The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...

(2020–present) *

Professional Bull Riders The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an international professional bull riding organization based in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. In the U.S., PBR events have been televised on CBS and CBS Sports Network since 2012. In 2013, the ...

(2012–present) ** Weekly coverage *

Major League Rugby Major League Rugby (MLR or USMLR) is a professional rugby union competition and the top-level championship for clubs in North America. In the 2022 season it was contested by thirteen teams: twelve from the United States and one from Canada. Off ...

(2017–present) *

PGA Tour on CBS ''PGA Tour on CBS'' (or ''Golf on CBS'') is the branding used for broadcasts of the PGA Tour that are produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. Coverage overview CBS Sports has been a carrier ...

(2012–present) ** Masters on the Range (2013–present) **

PGA Championship The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It is one of the four men's major championships ...

on the Range (2012–present)CBS Sports Network Augments Lineup with U.S. Open Tennis, PGA Championship Coverage , Cable Television News , Broadcast Syndication , Programming
Multichannel.com (July 23, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-08-17. *

World's Strongest Man The World's Strongest Man is an international Strongman competition held every year. Organized by American event management company IMG, a subsidiary of Endeavor, it is broadcast in the US during summers and in the UK around the end of Decembe ...

(2013–present) ** Full coverage of competitions, beginning in

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. ** Reruns of past World's Strongest Man competitions *

Tennis on CBS ''Tennis on CBS'' is the branding used for broadcasts of professional tennis tournaments that were produced by CBS Sports, the sports division of the CBS television network in the United States. At the time the network's broadcast agreements with ...

World TeamTennis World TeamTennis (WTT) is a mixed-gender professional tennis league played with a team format in the United States, which was founded in 1973. The league's season normally takes place in the summer months. Players from the ATP and WTA take a ...

(2019–present) **

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...

(2020–present) *

(2020–2021) * 3ICE Hockey (starting in 2022) * Athletes Unlimited Softball (2020–present) *

(2021–present)

Motorsports

Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series The Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, also known as LOORRS, was a short course off-road racing series in the United States and also in Mexico beginning in 2015. The series featured events in Arizona, California, Nevada, Missouri and hosted a weeken ...

(2010–2020) *

World Racing Group The World of Outlaws (often abbreviated WoO) is an American motorsports sanctioning body. The body sanctions two major national touring series. It is best known for sanctioning the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late ...

(2013–present) ** World of Outlaws NOS Energy Sprint Cars (2013–present, select races such as World Finals and Kings Royal) ** World of Outlaws Morton Buildings Late Models (2013–present, select races such as World Finals and Prairie Dirt Classic) **

Super DIRTcar Series The Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds is a North American big block modified touring series currently promoted by World Racing Group. The series primarily races on dirt ovals in the Northeastern United States and Canada along with select d ...

Big Block Modifieds (2013-2015, select races such as Super DIRT Week and World Finals) *

Stadium Super Trucks The Stadium Super Trucks (SST), formerly known as Speed Energy Formula Off-Road, is an American short course off-road racing series created by off-road racer and former IndyCar and NASCAR driver Robby Gordon in 2013. Sanctioned by the United State ...

(2014–present) * AMSOIL Championship Snowcross (2013–present) *

Trans-Am Series The Trans-Am Series is a sports car racing series held in North America. Founded in 1966, it is sanctioned by the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA). Primarily based in the United States, the series competes on a variety of track types includ ...

(2015–present) *

SCCA National Championship Runoffs The SCCA National Championship Runoffs is the end-of-year championship race meeting for Sports Car Club of America Club Racing competitors. Divisional champions and other top drivers from the SCCA's 116 regions are invited to participate at the ...

(2017–present) * eShort Course World Cup (2021–present) *

Formula E Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...

(2021–present) * Championship Off-Road (2022–present) * Kicker AMA Arenacross Series (2022–present) *

Best in the Desert The Best In The Desert (BITD) Racing Association is an American desert off-road racing association, based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Casey Folks, and is currently owned by his sons Daryl and Bryan Folks. BITD runs the Vegas To R ...

(2022–2024, select races)

Carriage

CBSSN is available nationally on most subscription television providers in the United States. In

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began carrying CBSSN on October 9, 2008. Satellite provider

Bell Satellite TV Bell Satellite TV (french: Bell Télé; formerly known as Bell ExpressVu, Dish Network Canada and ExpressVu Dish Network and not to be confused with Bell's IPTV Bell Fibe TV, Fibe TV service) is the division of BCE Inc. that provides satellite ...

started carrying the channel on September 3, 2009 and stopped on August 21, 2014 (they subsequently brought the channel back August 2015). Certain programs aired by the network (particularly NFL and NCAA basketball tournament related programs and other programs whose rights are owned by other broadcasters) are blacked out in Canada, and replaced with reruns of other events or studio programs. CBSSN is the only U.S.-based mainstream sports service that is carried on pay television in Canada. As of 2020, it is only available on Bell Fibe TV, Cogeco and Eastlink (company), Eastlink. In late February 2009, CBSSN reached a new carriage agreement with DirecTV, which allowed the satellite provider to move the channel from its add on "Sports Pack" to its "Choice Xtra" base package; the move became effective on February 25, 2009, expanding the channel's distribution to 30 million subscribers. On July 7, 2009, Cox Communications announced that it would add the channel to its systems in Orange County, California and Arizona on August 1, 2009. AT&T U-verse added the network on February 17, 2010. On August 1, 2011, Cable One added the network in select markets. On July 20, 2019,

and AT&T U-verse removed it from their lineup due to a carriage dispute with

. The channel was re-added on August 8, 2019 to both platforms as they reached a multi-year content carriage agreement. On August 1, 2022,

, U-verse TV, and DirecTV Stream removed it again from their lineup due to a carriage dispute with

On-air staff

Source:

Announcers, reporters and hosts

* Adam Zucker - host and play-by-play (2003–present) * Brent Stover - host and play-by-play (2003–present) * Grant Boone - reporter (2011–present) * Dave Ryan (sportscaster), Dave Ryan - play-by-play (2006–present) * Jason Knapp (sportscaster), Jason Knapp - play-by-play (2008–present) * Tom McCarthy (broadcaster), Tom McCarthy - host and play-by-play (2012–present) * Matt Shepard (sports reporter), Matt Shepard - play-by-play (2008–present) * Krista Blunk - reporter (2008–present) * Ben Holden - play-by-play (2008–2020) *

- host and play-by-play (2012–present) * John Sadak - play-by-play (2012–present) * Carter Blackburn - play-by-play (2014–present) * Andrew Catalon - play-by-play (2009–present) * Brad Johansen - play-by-play (2012–present) * Adam Schein - host and play-by-play (2012–present) * Dave Popkin - play-by-play (2016–present) * Dave Armstrong (sportscaster), Dave Armstrong - play-by-play (2016–present) * Mike Crispino - play-by-play (2017–present) * Rich Waltz - play-by-play (2010–present) * Dylan Jacobs - play-by-play (2018–present) * Errol Silverman - host (2022 - present) * Tina Cervasio - reporter (2018–present) * Ed Cohen - play-by-play (2017–present) * Jason Horowitz - play-by-play (2018–present) * Alex Del Barrio - play-by-play (2020–present) * Joel Godett - play-by-play (2018–present) * Michael Grady - play-by-play (present) * Andy Greathouse - director (2003–present) * Lisa Byington - reporter and play-by-play (2020–present) * Chris Sylvester - play-by-play (2022-present) * Chick Hernandez - play-by-play (2022-present)

Football

* Corey Chavous - analyst (2012–present) * Randy Cross - analyst (2008–present) * Aaron Murray - analyst (2018–present) * Houston Nutt - analyst (2011–present) * Brian Jones (American football linebacker), Brian Jones - analyst (2003–present) * Aaron Taylor (American football, born 1972), Aaron Taylor - analyst (2009–present)

Basketball

* Alaa Abdelnaby - analyst (2012–present) * Dan Bonner - analyst (2003–present) * Mo Cassara - analyst (2018–present) * Jordan Cornette - analyst (2016–present) * Seth Davis - analyst (2003–present) * Dan Dickau - analyst (2018–present) * Tim Doyle - analyst (2015–present) * Khalid El-Amin - analyst (2018–present) * Pete Gillen - analyst (2008–present) * Doug Gottlieb - analyst (2012–present) * Danny Granger - analyst (2017–present) * Steve Lappas - analyst (2008–present) * Kyle Macy - analyst (2016–present) * Donny Marshall - analyst (2020–present) * Gary Parrish - analyst (2018–present) * Chris Piper - analyst (2015–present) * Jon Rothstein - analyst (2003–present) * Chris Spatola - analyst (2012–present) * Wally Szczerbiak - analyst (2003–present) * Julianne Viani - analyst (2017–present) * Bob Wenzel - analyst (2017–present) * Steve Wolf - analyst (2018–present) * Chris Walker (basketball, born 1969), Chris Walker - analyst (2022-present)

Official athletic partnerships

In addition to its own website, CBSSN also operates athletics websites for many college athletics organizations under its CBSSports.com College Network service.

References

External links

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– CBS Sports Network official website
CBSSports.com
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