Bally Sports West is an American

regional sports network In the United States and Canada, a regional sports network (RSN) is a cable television channel (many of which are also distributed on direct broadcast satellite services) that presents sports programming to a local market or geographical region. ...

owned by

Diamond Sports Group Diamond Sports Group LLC is an American media and entertainment company operating as a subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, and partnered with Entertainment Studios. The company operates Bally Sports, a group of regional sports channels which ...

, a joint venture between

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and

Entertainment Studios Entertainment Studios, Inc., also known as Allen Media Group, is an American media and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. Owned and founded in 1993 by businessman Byron Allen, the company was initially involved in the production and d ...

, and operated as part of

Bally Sports The Bally Sports Regional Networks are a group of regional sports networks in the United States owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint-venture company of the Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios. The naming rights to the network we ...

, along with its

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Bally Sports SoCal Bally Sports SoCal is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, a joint venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios, and operated as part of Bally Sports, along with its sister network Bally Spor ...

. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional and collegiate sports events in

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, focusing primarily on teams based in the

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. Bally Sports West is available on

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providers throughout

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, the

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and

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; it is also available nationwide on

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via

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. The network holds the regional broadcast rights to the

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and the

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of the

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. The network also broadcast the

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of the

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until 2012, when broadcasts moved to

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History

1980s

Bally Sports West was launched under the Prime Ticket name on October 19, 1985; the channel was originally co-owned by Dr.

Jerry Buss Gerald Hatten Buss (January 27, 1933 – February 18, 2013) was an American businessman, investor, chemist, and philanthropist. He was the majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA), winning 10 l ...

, majority owner of the

and

, and cable television pioneer Dr.

Bill Daniels Robert William Daniels Jr. (July 1, 1920 – March 7, 2000) was an American cable television executive and owner of professional sports teams. He was a pioneer in building the cable television industry and was known as the "father of cable televi ...

, who held a minority ownership interest in both franchises. Unlike many of the regional sports networks in operation at the time of Prime Ticket's launch, the channel was (and still is) structured as a basic cable channel, instead of a premium service. The network originally broadcast for seven hours a day, each evening from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The first contract with Prime Ticket was negotiated and signed by Tony Acone, who was appointed as president of the channel, and Bob Kerstein,

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of Falcon Cable TV. Leslie Watson, a

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employed by the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand, joined Prime Ticket as its first financial controller through the early years of the channel. Prior to the launch of Prime Ticket,

basketball and

hockey games (primarily home games that were not televised nationally) were carried within the

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market on the over-the-air subscription services ONTV and SelecTV, in addition various local TV stations. Its original general offices were located in a small office building located across the street from the

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in Inglewood. Prime Ticket became one of the leading regional sports networks in the United States, rivaling the

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-based

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. The network was founded at the height of the Lakers' 1980s championship run, and also got a boost from the trade that brought

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to the Kings in 1988. In late 1988, Daniels partnered with

Tele-Communications Inc. Tele-Communications, Inc. (TCI) was a cable television provider in the United States, and for most of its history was controlled by Bob Magness and John Malone. The company was started in 1958 in Bozeman, Montana as Western Microwave, Inc. and Co ...

to form a new group of regional sports networks, known as the

Prime Sports Network Prime Sports (originally known as the Prime Sports Network (PSN), and also known as Prime Network or simply Prime) is the collective name for a former group of regional sports networks in the United States that were owned by Liberty Media, ope ...

. Prime Ticket served as the flagship charter affiliate, joined by the newly formed owned-and-operated outlet Prime Sports Rocky Mountain (now

AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain is an American regional sports network owned by Warner Bros. Discovery through its sports unit as part of the AT&T SportsNet brand of networks, and is an affiliate of Bally Sports. Headquartered in Denver, Colorad ...

), and two networks that served as affiliates, Home Sports Entertainment (now

Bally Sports Southwest Bally Sports Southwest is a Texan regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group (a joint-venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios), and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts regional ...

) and the newly launched Sunshine Network (now

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1990s

In 1990, Prime Ticket acquired the cable television rights to the California Angels (now the

) and the

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. The channel carried the Clippers'

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games during the 1990-91 season, before the team struck a broadcasting agreement with

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(originally

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) that went into effect the following season. SportsChannel Los Angeles later ceased operations in December 1992, which left the city's professional sports teams having to broadcast their locally televised games either over-the-air or in the form of select cable-exclusive telecasts for the next four years. In 1994, the

San Diego Padres The San Diego Padres are an American professional baseball team based in San Diego. The Padres compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1969, the club has won two NL penna ...

came to an agreement with Prime Ticket to televise 25 home games on a new subfeed of Prime Ticket. Prime Ticket had previously been carried by cable providers in the San Diego area, but up until that point showed the same programming as Los Angeles. Prior to moving to Prime Ticket, the Padres were on the

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service operated by

Cox Communications Cox Communications, Inc. (also known as Cox Cable and formerly Cox Broadcasting Corporation, Dimension Cable Services and Times-Mirror Cable) is an American digital cable television provider, telecommunications and home automation services. It i ...

). The Padres would stay with Prime Ticket for only 3 seasons before returning to Cox on a basic cable service. In August 1994, Buss and Daniels sold Prime Ticket to the Prime Network's parent company,

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, which subsequently rechristened the channel Prime Sports West. In 1996,

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, which formed a sports division for the

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network two years earlier after it obtained the broadcast rights to the

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, acquired a 50% interest in the Prime Network from Liberty Media. On November 1, 1996, the Fox/Liberty joint venture relaunched the Prime Network affiliates as part of the new

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; as a result, the channel was officially rebranded as Fox Sports West. The following year, Fox Sports Net expanded to other regions with the purchase of a 40% interest in the

SportsChannel SportsChannel is the collective name for a former group of regional sports networks in the United States that was owned by Cablevision, which from 1988 until the group's demise, operated it as a joint venture with NBC. Operating from March 1, ...

networks through an asset trade with

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, forming the venture National Sports Partners to run the owned-and-operated regional networks. On January 27, 1997, Fox Sports Net launched an additional channel, Fox Sports West 2 (currently Bally Sports SoCal). The in-market cable broadcasts of Los Angeles Clippers and

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games moved to the new network which would also feature newly acquired rights to the

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and

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basketball games which were not part of Fox's

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package were also moved to Fox Sports West 2. The launch of the new network allowed Fox Sports West to focus its major league sports coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Angels.

2000s

In 2000, Fox Sports West was rebranded as Fox Sports Net West, as part of a collective brand modification of the FSN networks under the "Fox Sports Net" banner. In 2001, Fox Sports West and West 2 relocated their offices and studios from the

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section of Los Angeles to

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, in an office building two blocks east of the

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. During this time, a street-side studio for the channel's game telecasts opened at the exterior of the Staples Center, at the southwest corner of 11th (

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Court) and South Figueroa Streets. In 2004, the channel rebranded under the shortened names FSN West, as part of Fox Sports' de-emphasis of the "Fox Sports Net" brand across its regional networks. On April 3, 2006, FSN West 2 rebranded as FSN Prime Ticket, beginning with the Dodgers season opener against the

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. The change was made to address the perception of viewers that FSN West 2 was a secondary network. Both networks adopted a new philosophy to concentrate more on local originally-produced content (such as the documentary series ''Before the Bigs'' and ''In My Own Words'', and team-themed ''Insider'' shows) and less on supplemental national programming provided by Fox Sports Net. FSN West reverted to the Fox Sports West moniker in 2008. In the fall of 2009, just as rival

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opened its new Los Angeles-based broadcast center directly across the street at the

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complex, Fox Sports West shut down its Staples Center streetside studio. The channel began to produce its pre-game and

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s at the site of each televised event shown on the two networks; as weather permits, pre-game and postgame shows for most Clippers, Lakers and Kings home game are produced at Star Plaza, near the main entrance of Staples Center. The former Fox Sports Staples Center studio has since been converted into a conference center, with

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as the corporate sponsor.

2010s

In 2012, Fox Sports West and

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(channel 9) lost the television rights to the Lakers to

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under a new 20-year contract, which began in the 2012-13 season with the launch of the new

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. The new service also acquired the rights to air WNBA's

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and

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games. In January 2013, TWC also signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, establishing a new team-specific channel known as

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. In July 2013, News Corporation spun off the Fox Sports Networks and most of its other U.S. entertainment properties into

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. On December 14, 2017, as part of a merger between both companies,

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announced plans to acquire all 22 regional Fox Sports networks from

, including Fox Sports West. However, on June 27, 2018, the

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ordered their divestment under antitrust grounds, citing Disney's ownership of

. On May 3, 2019,

and

(through their joint venture, Diamond Holdings) bought

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from

for $10.6 billion. The deal closed on August 22, 2019.

2020s

On November 17, 2020, Sinclair announced an agreement with casino operator

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to serve as a new

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partner for the FSN channels. Sinclair announced the new Bally Sports branding for the channels on January 27, 2021. On March 31, 2021, coinciding with the

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, Fox Sports West was rebranded Bally Sports West, resulting in 18 other Regional Sports Networks renamed Bally Sports in their respective regions.

Programming

Team coverage

Overflow coverage

In the Los Angeles market, in the case of scheduling conflicts, Bally Sports West will move a scheduled telecast of an Angels or Kings game to

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(Channel 13), the local

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owned-and-operated station and sister station to the two networks. Those KCOP Angels telecasts may also be streamed via the

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application for those outside of the Los Angeles DMA; Prior to the 2016-17 season, Kings games were not streamed on the application, as Fox Sports and the National Hockey League did not come to a streaming rights agreement until the summer of 2016.

Courtside View

Prime Ticket provided an alternate feed known as "Courtside View" during select Ducks and Kings home telecasts aired on Fox Sports West; the feature provided distinct camera angles and does not incorporate commentary, providing a broadcast simulating the experience of a spectator at the arena.

Notable on-air staff

Current

* Carrlyn Bathe — Los Angeles Kings sideline reporter (home games only) *

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— ''Kings Live'' analyst (road games only) *

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– Los Angeles Kings announcer * Jim Fox – Los Angeles Kings commentator (former analyst for Kings "Break The Ice") * Kent French — ''Angels Live'' host *

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– Los Angeles Angels commentator and ''Angels Live'' analyst *

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– Fill-in Los Angeles Kings announcer (currently lead radio Play-By-Play announcer for Los Angeles Kings on

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) *

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– ''Kings Live'' analyst (home games only) * Patrick O'Neal – ''Angels Live'' and ''Kings Live'' host and fill-in Los Angeles Angels announcer (formerly host of ''Dodgers Live'' and ''Lakers Live'', and Lakers sideline reporter) * Jon Rosen — Los Angeles Kings sideline reporter (road games only) * Terry Smith — Fill-in Los Angeles Angels announcer *

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— ''Kings Live'' analyst (home games only) *

Matt Vasgersian Matt Vasgersian ( '; born 1967) is an American sportscaster and television host. Vasgersian is a play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Angels, as well as a studio host for MLB Network and FOX Sports. In the past, he has served as an an ...

– Los Angeles Angels announcer * Erica Weston – Los Angeles Angels sideline reporter *

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— ''Clippers Live'' host

Former

* Heidi Androl – Los Angeles Kings reporter *

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– former USC commentator and former analyst for ''Lakers Live'' and ''Bruins Live'' * Alex Curry — Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Kings sideline reporter (home games only), ''Angels Weekly'' and ''Kings Weekly'' host * Todd Donoho – ''Southern California Sports Report'' anchor *

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– ''Southern California Sports Report'' anchor *

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– ''Lakers Live'' analyst and Big West basketball commentator *

– Lakers play-by-play announcer (deceased) *

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–

commentator, and analyst for ''Angels in the Infield'' and ''Angels Live'' * Carolyn Hughes – anchor of ''Southern California Sports Report'' *

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–

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basketball commentator and (2007) ''Trojans Live'' March Madness analyst * Kevin Kennedy – Major League Baseball analyst *

Mark Langston Mark Edward Langston (born August 20, 1960) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched for the Seattle Mariners (1984–1989), Montreal Expos (1989), California / Anaheim Angels (1990–1997), San Diego Padres (1 ...

– 2002 Angels postseason studio analyst * Stu Lantz – Los Angeles Lakers commentator *

Bill Macdonald Bill Macdonald is an American professional sportscaster who is currently the TV play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Spectrum SportsNet alongside color commentator Stu Lantz. Car ...

– baseball, basketball, football and hockey announcer *

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– Angels announcer (deceased) * José Mota – Los Angeles Angels commentator, reporter and ''Angels Live'' analyst (now reporter for the

Spectrum SportsNet LA Spectrum SportsNet LA and Spectrum Deportes LA (otherwise known as simply SportsNet LA and Deportes LA and originally known as Time Warner Cable SportsNet LA) is an American regional sports network jointly owned by the Los Angeles Dodgers Major L ...

) * Adrian Garcia Marquez – ''Dodgers Live'' reporter * Chris McGee – ''Lakers Live'' reporter, and high school football announcer *

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– NHL analyst (2006) *

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–

and

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football announcer * Bob Miller – Los Angeles Kings announcer, 2000 Inductee into the Hockey Hall of Fame, Recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award (retired) *

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– Lakers Live analyst *

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–

football analyst and Pac-12 football commentator *

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– Los Angeles Angels and Pac-12 basketball announcer * Lindsay Rhodes – sideline reporter, and anchor of ''Trojans Live'' and ''Southern California Sports Report'' *

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– Pac-12 basketball announcer *

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– Los Angeles Angels announcer * Suzy Shuster – ''Southern California Sports Report'' anchor * Matt Stevens –

football analyst *

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– Pac-12, Big West and Lakers basketball announcer *

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– Los Angeles Angels announcer *

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– Pac-12 football and basketball announcer *

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– Los Angeles Angels announcer * Jim Watson – Pac-12 and LA Galaxy announcer, sideline reporter, and anchor of "Dodgers Live" and "Dodgers Dugout" *

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– NBA analyst, USC basketball commentator * Van Earl Wright – anchor of ''Southern California Sports Report'', ''Dodgers Dugout'' (2004) and Kings "Break the Ice" (2004)

Carriage issues

San Diego County

Bally Sports West maintains widespread cable carriage in

San Diego County San Diego County (), officially the County of San Diego, is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 3,298,634, making it California's second-most populous county and the fi ...

. However, the two major providers in the area,

and

, have refused to carry Prime Ticket since its launch in 1997; both cable providers claim that the network has asked for carriage fees they deemed to be too expensive for carriage on their expanded basic tiers. However, Prime Ticket was carried on some former systems that Time Warner Cable acquired in 2006 from

Adelphia Communications Adelphia Communications Corporation was an American cable television company with headquarters in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1952 by brothers Gus and John Rigas after the pair purchased a cable television franchise for US$300. C ...

. Adelphia had added the channel to their lineup in 2001. On March 17, 2012, as part of a contract signed with FSN to acquire the local cable rights to the

, Fox Sports Networks created a separate regional network for the San Diego market,

Fox Sports San Diego Bally Sports San Diego is an American regional sports network owned as a joint venture between Diamond Sports Group (itself a 50-50 joint venture between the Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios) (which owns a controlling 80% stake ...

(now Bally Sports San Diego). Despite that channel's launch, Bally Sports West remains available on cable providers in the San Diego area; however, Bally Sports San Diego carries some programming (including most live sporting events) from Bally Sports SoCal, which essentially makes striking any carriage agreement for that channel unnecessary. Because the San Diego Padres hold territorial rights for all of San Diego County,

games are blacked out in the county on Bally Sports West regardless of the cable or satellite provider, requiring a subscription to the

MLB Extra Innings MLB Extra Innings is an out-of-market sports package distributed in North America by satellite provider DirecTV since 1996 and by most cable providers since 2001. The package allowed its subscribers to see up to 80 out-of-market Major League Bas ...

out-of-market sports package In North America, an out-of-market sports package is a form of subscription television that broadcasts sporting events to areas where the events were unable to be seen by viewers on other broadcast and cable television networks due to the games no ...

to view those telecasts. All other sports programming, with the exception of Angels baseball games carried on Bally Sports West, is available in San Diego County.

Las Vegas Valley

Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal maintains widespread cable carriage in the

. On May 23, 2017, it was announced that AT&T SportsNet had acquired the RSN rights to the

Vegas Golden Knights The Vegas Golden Knights are a professional ice hockey team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. Founded in 2017 as an expan ...

to televise broadcast games in

Southern Nevada Southern Nevada (SNV) is a region and the southern portion of the U.S. state of Nevada which includes the Las Vegas Valley. It also includes the areas in and around Pahrump and Pioche. Tonopah and Hawthorne are sometimes also referred to as part ...

on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain which started in the 2017-2018 NHL Season. Because the Vegas Golden Knights hold territorial rights for all of Southern Nevada,

and

games are blacked out in the Las Vegas Valley on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal regardless of the cable or satellite provider, requiring a subscription to the

NHL Center Ice NHL Center Ice is an out-of-market sports package distributed by most cable and satellite providers in the United States and Canada. The package allows its subscribers to see up to forty out-of-market National Hockey League games a week using ...

to view those telecasts. All other sports programming, with the exception of Ducks and Kings hockey games carried on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal, is available in Southern Nevada.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bally Sports West Fox Sports Networks Television stations in Los Angeles Television channels and stations established in 1985 Los Angeles Angels announcers West Coast Conference Prime Sports 1985 establishments in California Bally Sports