CSN Northwest
| CSN Northwest | |
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| Launched | November 1, 2007 |
| Network | Comcast SportsNet |
| Owned by | Comcast |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | American English |
| Broadcast area | Washington Oregon |
| Website | CSN Northwest |
| Availability | |
| Cable | |
| Comcast (Oregon) | 37 (SD), 788 (HD) |
| Comcast (Seattle / Spokane) | 179 |
| Ashland TV | 82 |
| BendBroadband | 40 (SD), 640 (HD)[1] |
| Canby Telecom | 33 |
| Country Cablevision | 9 |
| Monroe Telephone | 153 |
| Scio Cablevision | 5 |
| Verizon FiOS | 77, 1526 |
| Wave Broadband | Area-dependent 37/78/63/45 |
CSN Northwest is a member of the Comcast SportsNet network of regional sports networks that covers local sports teams throughout the Northwest United States.
CSN Northwest is the newest addition to Comcast SportsNet. The channel launched on November 1, 2007, at 5 p.m. local time. The Portland Trail Blazers and Oregon Ducks are the main attractions, but the channel will cover other Northwest sports including college and high school sports. [2] CSN Northwest is seen on several cable systems as many of the larger satellite systems maintain that Comcast is negotiating in bad faith. For example, on one hand Comcast argues that the channel must be on a low tier with the most customers[3] At the same time Comcast argues that non-Comcast owned channels should be shown only on a sports tier[4]
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Portland Trail Blazers
After the Trail Blazers dismantled their pay-per-view network BlazerVision in 2001, the team was on FSN Northwest through the 2006-07 season, after which FSN was unwilling to renew their contract. Sources[who?] say the Trail Blazers were asking for too much money after finishing with one of the league's worst records. CSN Northwest promptly stepped in to replace FSN.
During its launch season, CSN Northwest carried at least 55 regular-season Trail Blazers games. When combined with the Trail Blazers' over-the-air coverage, 81 regular-season Trail Blazers games were on TV, the most in the team's history. The new network aired 28 of the 36 home games in high definition (HD).[5]
University of Oregon Ducks
The UO Ducks' sports broadcasting network, the Oregon Sports Network (OSN), was looking for more air time and availability. When CSN NW came out, the OSN struck a contract for CSN to air many of the university's football and basketball games that were not scheduled to be aired nationally or on FSN. In 2008 CSN became the main channel for OSN. Games broadcast by CSN for OSN are simulcast on KLSR-TV in Eugene.
Programs
Other programming includes expanded pre-game and post-game Trail Blazers analysis, selected summer league, pre-season and playoff games, a season preview, and specials focused on the NBA draft, the All-Star Game, and the playoffs. CSN Northwest also covers a variety of other sports relevant to fans in the region and produces a daily morning news show with the latest highlights, updates and stats. The network will provide fans with multimedia sports content online and through video on demand.[6]
The station is locally run out of an office in the Portland area and also has a studio in the Rose Garden Arena to provide up-to-date coverage of the Blazers.
CSN carries NHL games, including 25 Vancouver Canucks games. Using relationships with other Comcast-owned channels, CSN Northwest also broadcasts 35 other games from around the league. Additionally, the channel offers select Portland Winter Hawks home games from the WHL.
Carriage
As of November 2008, Comcast Cable (Oregon and Washington), Verizon FiOS, BendBroadband, Canby Telecom, Country Cablevision, Wave Broadband, Scio Cablevision, Monroe Telephone, and Ashland Home Net are carrying the new network. Neither DirecTV nor Dish Network has yet signed on to carry this channel, despite both carrying all other Comcast channels (except Philadelphia, which is distributed by land line). Cable provider Charter Communications does not carry the channel at this time.
CSN Northwest HD
Comcast SportsNet HD is a high definition simulcast of the best programs from Comcast SportsNet including live sports and series. CSN Northwest broadcast 28 Portland Trail Blazers home games in HD in the 2007–08 season[7] and has scheduled 32 games to be shown in HD for 2008–09.[8]
References
- ^ BendBroadband Adds Comcast Sports Net and the Blazer Channel, November 21, 2008
- ^ Mike Rogoway, Comcast's sports channels fuel bidding war, May 29, 2007
- ^ http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081029/SPORTS/810290318
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/sports/football/06sandomir.html?ref=arts
- ^ Comcast SportsNet, Blazers create network - Portland Business Journal:, May 21, 2007
- ^ BLAZERS: Comcast Sports Net, Portland Trail Blazers Announce a New Regional Sports Network, May 21, 2007
- ^ Comcast SportsNet, Blazers create network - Portland Business Journal:
- ^ Portland Trail Blazers CSN Schedule
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