Rangers TV is the official television channel of Scottish
football
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club
Rangers F.C.
Rangers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the Govan district of Glasgow which plays in the Scottish Premiership. Although not its official name, it is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers outside Scotland. The fou ...
Initially launched in 2004 as a satellite and cable TV channel, it has operated online since 2009.
History
Setanta Sports
Launched in 2004, the channel was initially operated by
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is a sports television company based in Dublin, Ireland broadcasting throughout select Eurasian. The company was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events to international audiences. The company previo ...
, and was available on satellite and cable platforms in the UK and Ireland.
The channel had TV shows showing highlights and full match replays of recent games. It also replayed full games from the past. There was also Reserves action and Rangers heroes programmes. The main show while operated by Setanta was 'Ibrox Uncovered' Which was hosted by
Lindsey Archibald which was a live talk show about the latest Rangers news, broadcast each weeknight. Guests featured were
Derek Ferguson
Derek Ferguson (born 31 July 1967) is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. A creative midfield player, Ferguson is best remembered for his time with Rangers F.C., Rangers and Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian.
He a ...
,
Andy Goram
Andrew Lewis Goram (13 April 1964 – 2 July 2022) was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Ra ...
,
Arthur Numan
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,
Alex Rae and occasionally
Willie Henderson
William Henderson (born 24 January 1944) is a Scottish people, Scottish retired association football, footballer. He played most of his career for Rangers F.C., Rangers, and spent the latter part of his career with Sheffield Wednesday F.C., She ...
. The show also featured Fans Phone calls twice a week.
Online
After
Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports is a sports television company based in Dublin, Ireland broadcasting throughout select Eurasian. The company was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events to international audiences. The company previo ...
entered administration and ceased broadcasting its core channels, Rangers announced that Rangers TV has ceased broadcasting on satellite TV, but hoped there will be an opportunity to restore a dedicated Rangers TV channel in the future depending on discussions with broadcasters.
[
] On 30 October 2009 Rangers TV re-launched as an internet subscription based TV channel at rangerstv.tv. Rangers TV is now available throughout the world and broadcasts all live matches for viewers outside the
UK &
Republic of Ireland
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. Users within the British Isles can watch highlight programmes and full games after midnight of the day of the game.
References
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Rangers F.C.
Football club television channels in the United Kingdom
Football mass media in Scotland
Defunct television channels in Scotland
Television channels and stations disestablished in 2009
Television channels and stations established in 2004
2004 establishments in Scotland
2009 disestablishments in Scotland