''The 'Lights'' was a daily morning sports highlights program on

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that launched in August 2012. Designed as an alternative to

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's ''

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'', unseen anchor David Diamante narrated the previous day's games and highlights in a half-hour loop. An on-screen sidebar provided information, stats, and comments relevant to the game being highlighted. Its time-slot expanded from 7-9 AM to 6-9 AM Eastern Time during its short run. The program was placed on hiatus during the

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and was scheduled to be re-tooled to re-air in late August 2013. It later was removed from the schedule entirely. Its replacement was a loop of fitness programming under

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's digital ''Radius'' brand, which aired six times in three hours.

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