Stadium College Sports (formerly Fox College Sports) is a group of three American sports networks. Owned by
Sinclair Broadcast Group and
Entertainment Studios (under the joint venture
Diamond Sports Group), the three channels air
college and
high school sporting events and programming. The channel is divided into three feeds—Atlantic, Central, and Pacific. Despite their names, the feeds no longer correspond to specific regions. Programming is drawn from the
Bally Sports regional sports networks and
Stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
.
History
The three networks were originally launched in June 2001 as Fox Sports Digital Networks as a complement to
Fox Sports Net for digital cable subscribers since they did not have access to out-of-market
regional sports networks that were available on
satellite. The majority of the programming presented on the networks originated from the various Fox Sports regional networks and affiliates. The networks focused on college sports, but also had out-of-market
baseball games (which would be phased out after the first few years). In 2004, the networks were relaunched as Fox College Sports to emphasize their college sports programming.
On June 18, 2021, more than a year after the networks sold to Sinclair after having been sold to Disney as part of the
21st Century Fox purchase, and the rebranding of the FSN networks as
Bally Sports in late-March of that year, the channels were quietly rebranded as Stadium College Sports, taking their name from Sinclair and Silver Chalice's national sports channel
Stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
. In August 2021,
Verizon Fios became the first major provider to provide the networks in
high-definition.
On December 31, 2021, YouTubeTV announced that the three channels would be removed from their Sports Plus tier on January 1, 2022.
Programming
The channels are divided into three geographical areas, which are Stadium College Sports Atlantic (formerly FCS Atlantic), Stadium College Sports Central (formerly FCS Central), and Stadium College Sports Pacific (formerly FCS Pacific). 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
Bally Sports and other regional sports channels not within the Bally Sports system. Also featured are high school basketball and football games and some state championships for these sports.
Major events include:
*
Football
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*
Basketball
*
Baseball
*
Wrestling
*
Hockey
* Men's & women's
soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...
* Women's
volleyball
*
Lacrosse
*
Track and field
*
Gymnastics
*
Swimming and
diving
*
Tennis
*
Paintball
*
Softball
The three Stadium College Sports channels generally air simulcast and live games produced by the
Bally Sports networks or by Stadium through the digital only WCC Network and Mountain West Network.
Former Programming
Previously, each network sourced its programming from the various Fox Sports Networks as follows:
*FCS Atlantic: Shows
Atlantic Coast Conference
The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is a collegiate athletic conference located in the eastern United States. Headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC's fifteen member universities compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Associa ...
,
Big East Conference,
East Coast Athletic Conference,
Ivy League and
Southeastern Conference content from
Root Sports Pittsburgh,
Fox Sports South,
Fox Sports Carolinas,
Fox Sports Tennessee
Fox Sports Tennessee (FSTN) was an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operateed as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel broa ...
,
Fox Sports Southeast,
Fox Sports Florida,
Sun Sports, and
MSG Plus.
*FCS Central: Shows
Big 12 Conference and
Mid-American Conference content from
Fox Sports Detroit,
Fox Sports Southwest,
Fox Sports Oklahoma,
Fox Sports North,
Fox Sports Wisconsin
Bally Sports Wisconsin (BSWI) is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. Operating as the "Wisconsin" sub-feed of Fox Sports North until 2007, the channel was known as Fox S ...
,
Fox Sports Midwest,
Fox Sports Kansas City,
Fox Sports Indiana, and
Fox Sports Ohio
*FCS Pacific: Shows
Big 12 Conference and
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...
content from
Fox Sports Arizona,
Fox Sports West,
Prime Ticket,
Root Sports Rocky Mountain,
Root Sports Utah
Root Sports Utah was an American regional sports network that was owned by the AT&T Sports Networks subsidiary of AT&T Inc., as part of the AT&T SportsNet brand of networks and is an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. Headquartered in Salt Lak ...
, and
Root Sports Northwest.
*
Pac-12 Conference
The Pac-12 Conference is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference, that operates in the Western United States, participating in 24 sports at the NCAA Division I level. Its College football, football teams compete in the NCAA D ...
football and basketball
*''FCS Final Score'', a news program similar to FSN's former program ''
Final Score'', also aired on this network at the top of the hour; it has since been cancelled.
*The National Collegiate Bass Fishing Championship
*Exclusive Home to The Paradise Jam Tournament from the Virgin Islands
*The FCS Tailgate Tour
*The NSSA College Surfing Championships
*The South Padre Invitational
*
FISU International Collegiate Olympic Games every 2 years - both Winter and Summer. FCS was the exclusive domestic television carrier for these events.
References
{{Sports television in the United States
English-language television stations in the United States
Fox Sports Networks
Television channels and stations established in 2001
College sports television networks
2001 establishments in the United States
Bally Sports
Sinclair Broadcast Group