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Comcast SportsNet California

  • ️Wed Sep 16 2009
Comcast SportsNet California
Csn bayarea.png
CSN California logo
Launched 2004
Network Comcast SportsNet
Owned by NBCUniversal
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Country United States
Language English
Broadcast area San Francisco Bay Area
Sacramento
Northern California
Oregon
Western Nevada
Formerly called CSN West (2004-2008)
Sister channel(s) CSN Bay Area
KNTV
NBC Sports Network
Website CSN California
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV 698 CSN California (SD/HD)
699 CSN California Plus (SD)
699-1 CSN California Plus (HD)
Dish Network 409
Cable
Available on select cable systems Check local listings for channels

Comcast SportsNet California (CSN California) is a regional sports network that serves Northern California and parts of Oregon and Nevada. It is owned by NBCUniversal and is a member of Comcast SportsNet.

Programming

CSN California is the cable home for MLB's Oakland Athletics, the NHL's San Jose Sharks, the NBA's Sacramento Kings, MLS's San Jose Earthquakes, the AFL's San Jose SaberCats, the UFL's Sacramento Mountain Lions, and the PASL's Stockton Cougars, and was the cable home for the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs until the team's folding. The network also carries programming related to the NFL's Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers.

CSN California college coverage includes UC Berkeley, Sacramento State University, St. Mary's College, UC Davis, the University of San Francisco, the University of the Pacific, the University of Nevada and San Jose State University. CSN California also covers Friday night high school football.[1] CSN California is the official home for the Cal Golden Bears, often airing Football and Men's Basketball games that did not make national television on ABC, ESPN and Fox Sports Net.

Bay Area sports anchor Gary Radnich also simulcasts his KNBR radio show live on this network, weekdays from 9am to noon, unless preempted by a live sporting event on either CSN California or KNBR. Oakland A's pre-game and post-game shows are either hosted on-site for home games, or at CSN Bay Area's Sportsnet Central studios for road games. The station also shows Shark Byte, a magazine-style show centering on the San Jose Sharks that originated on CSN Bay Area.

CSN California was also home for the Oakland Raiders original show "Raiders Report", a 52 week show featuring Raider news and game highlights. Beginning in the 2009 season, this was replaced by a live post-game show starting directly after network coverage of a Raiders game.

Brief history

After Comcast acquired the television rights to the Sacramento Kings, Comcast SportsNet West was launched in 2004. At different times, those games had been shown on pay-per-view and on an alternate feed of SportsChannel Bay Area (now CSN Bay Area).

Although the network was originally aimed at the Northern California region, the network began to expand as a complement to their Bay Area station, beginning with a re-branding to Comcast SportsNet California in September 2008, and becoming the official broadcaster of the Oakland Athletics (who were originally served by CSN Bay Area in addition to the San Francisco Giants) for the 2009 MLB season, broadcasting an increased regular season of 145 regular season games (an increase of 37 from in 2008)[2] The San Jose Sharks followed the Athletics from CSN Bay Area for the 2009-10 NHL season, seeing a similar increase in games broadcast with 75 games overall and 50 in high definition.[3]

Bay Area basic cable packages have since added CSN California, which was previously available only to digital cable and satellite subscribers. CSN Bay Area and California merged websites and are officially considered "sister stations". The CSN Bay Area original program "Chronicle Live" also airs on CSN California at midnight.

Personalities

  • Shooty Babitt, Athletics pre-game and post-game host
  • Mindi Bach, Athletics pre-game and post-game host
  • Jamie Baker, Sharks post-game analyst
  • Brodie Brazil, Sharks sideline reporter
  • Dan Dibley, Earthquakes and Mountain Lions sideline reporter
  • Ray Fosse, Athletics color analyst
  • Jerry Glanville, Mountain Lions color analyst
  • Randy Hahn, Sharks play-by-play announcer
  • Bret Hedican, Sharks pre-game and post-game analyst
  • Jim Kozimor, Earthquakes play-by-play announcer, and House Party and Zero to Sixty anchor
  • Glen Kuiper, Athletics play-by-play announcer
  • Mike Lamb, Comcast SportsNet Insider host and Mountain Lions color analyst
  • Kate Longworth, Athletics sideline reporter
  • Grant Napear, Mountain Lions play-by-play announcer
  • Mike Pawlawski, Mountain Lions color analyst
  • Scott Reiss, Sharks pre-game, intermission and post-game host
  • Drew Remenda, Sharks color analyst and Shark Byte host
  • John Shrader, Earthquakes color analyst

CSN California HD

Comcast SportsNet California HD (CSN California HD) is a 1080i high-definition simulcast of CSN California. CSN California shows all Sacramento Kings home games in HD, as well as all San Jose Sharks home games and some road games. In 2010, CSN California began broadcasting all Athletics games in HD. [4]

Dish Network dispute

In September 2009, the contract with Dish Network expired, but the provider continued to carry the channel. Negotiations went on for months and the dispute went to the FCC for arbitration. Dish Network lost its case and dropped the channel on November 24, 2010. [5] On February 3, 2011 Dish Network restored CSN California after they reached an agreement to carry the channel without any legal arbitration.[6]

References

  1. ^ Welcome to Comcast SportsNet - California
  2. ^ COMCAST SPORTS NET CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL OAKLAND ATHLETICS TELECAST SCHEDULE
  3. ^ "Comcast SportsNet California Announces Inaugural San Jose Sharks Telecast Schedule". Comcast SportsNet California. 2009-09-16. http://www.csnbayarea.com/pages/landing?span-stylecolor-rgb255-0-0-Comcast-Sport=1&blockID=75533&feedID=2539. Retrieved 2009-09-17.
  4. ^ CSN California OAKLAND A's TV SCHEDULE
  5. ^ Dish Disconnects CSN California After Losing Arbitration Decision Multichannel News November 24, 2010
  6. ^ Dish Network, Comcast SportsNet California Reach Carriage Agreement Sacramento Kings official site February 3, 2011
v · d · eSacramento Kings

Formerly the Rochester Royals, the Cincinnati Royals, the Kansas City-Omaha Kings, and the Kansas City Kings • Founded in 1945 • Based in Sacramento, California

The Franchise

Franchise • All-Time roster • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season

Arenas
Coaches

Harrison • Wanzer • Marshall • Wolf • McMahon • Jucker • Cousy • Young • Johnson • Staverman • Fitzsimmons • McKinney • Johnson • Reynolds • Russell • Reynolds • Motta • Hughes • St. Jean • Jordan • Adelman • Musselman • Theus • Natt • Westphal

D-League Affiliate
Administration

Maloof Sports and Entertainment (majority owners) • Geoff Petrie (President of Basketball Operations) • Wayne Cooper (VP of Basketball Ops.) • Paul Westphal (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers

1 • 2 • 4 • 6 (The Sixth Man) • 11 • 12 • 14 • 21 • 27 • 44

NBA Championships (1)
Rivals
Media

TV: Comcast SportsNet California • Radio: KHTK-AM • Announcers: Gary Gerould • Grant Napear • Jerry Reynolds • Fat Lever •

v · d · eOakland Athletics

Formerly the Philadelphia Athletics and the Kansas City Athletics • Based in Oakland, California (Bay Area)

The Franchise

History • SeasonsRecords • No-hitters • PlayersOwners and executives • Managers • BroadcastersAward winners and league leaders • First-round draft picks

Ballparks

Columbia ParkShibe ParkMunicipal StadiumO.co ColiseumCashman FieldCisco Field (proposed)
Spring Training: Barrs FieldTerry Park Ballfield • Wilmington Park • McCurdy FieldConnie Mack FieldMcKechnie Field • Scottsdale Stadium I • Phoenix Municipal Stadium

Culture

Philadelphia Athletics (football) • Philadelphia Baseball Wall of FameAthletics NationCharlie-O • Bash Brothers (Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire) • Stomper • $100,000 Infield"Holy Toledo!"BillyballCelebrationWhite CleatsMoneyball (book)Moneyball (film)

Lore

The Mack Attack • Kirk Gibson's 1988 World Series home run • 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakeDallas Braden's perfect game

Rivalries
Important figures

Hall of Fame
members

Wall of Fame
members

Franchise
record holders

Retired numbers

92427344243

World Series
Champions (9)

191019111913192919301972197319741989

American League
Championships (15)

190219051910191119131914192919301931197219731974198819891990

Minors
 Seasons (112)
1900s-1910s

1901 • 1902 • 1903 • 1904 • 1905 • 1906 • 1907 • 1908 • 1909 • 1910 • 1911 • 1912 • 1913 • 1914 • 1915 • 1916 • 1917 • 1918 • 1919

1920s-1930s

1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939

1940s-1950s

1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959

1960s-1970s

1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s-1990s

1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s-2010s

2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012

v · d · eSan Jose Sharks
Franchise

FranchiseExpansion draftPlayersCoachesGMs • Seasons • RecordsDraft picksS. J. SharkieCalifornia Golden SealsCurrent season

Arenas
Affiliates
Coaches

Kingston • Constantine • Wiley • Sims • Sutter • Raeder • Wilson • McLellan

General managers

Ferreira • Grillo • Lombardi • Wilson

Broadcasters

TV

Comcast SportsNet California • Randy Hahn • Drew Remenda

Radio

KUFX • Dan Rusanowsky • Jamie Baker

v · d · eSan Jose Earthquakes
The Club
Stadiums

Spartan Stadium • Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Buck Shaw StadiumNew Earthquakes Stadium

Culture

Historical Earthquakes clubs • The Casbah • Club Quake • 1906 UltrasMascots

Rivalries

California Clasico • Heritage Cup

Owner: Earthquakes Soccer, LLCGeneral Manager: John DoyleHead Coach: Frank Yallop

Honors (7)

MLS Cup (2)
Western Conference
Championship (2)

2003 • 2005

Supporters' Shield

2005

Carolina Challenge Cup (2)

2005 • 2008

Seasons (14)

1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

v · d · eNBCUniversal LLC

A joint venture of Comcast (51%) and General Electric (49%)

Company Officials

Board of Directors

Stephen B. Burke (CEO) · Brian Roberts · Michael Angelakis · Jeffrey Immelt · Keith Sherin

Senior Corporate Executives

Stephen B. Burke (CEO) · Matt Bond · Lynn Calpeter (CFO) · Steve Capus · Richard Cotton · Dick Ebersol · Patricia Fili-Krushel · Robert Greenblatt · Bonnie Hammer · Ted Harbert · Mark Hoffman · Paula Madison · Ron Meyer · Adam Miller · Jeff Shell · Page Thompson · Lauren Zalaznick

Universal Studios
Universal Parks & Resorts
Broadcast TV assets
NBCUniversal
Television Networks

A&E Television Networks (15%) · Bravo · Chiller · Cloo · CNBC · MSNBC · Mun2 · Oxygen · ShopNBC (30%) · Syfy · Telemundo Puerto Rico · Universal HD · Universal Sports (50%) · USA Network · The Weather Channel[nu 4] · Weatherscan[nu 4]

Comcast Networks

E! · ExerciseTV (part owner) · G4 (88%) · Golf Channel · PBS Kids Sprout (part owner) · Style Network · Versus

Bay Area (45%)  · California  · Chicago (20%)  · Mid-Atlantic  · New England  · Northwest  · Philadelphia  · SNY (8%)  · The Mtn. (50%) · CSS (50%) · Comcast Sports Southwest  · New England Cable News  · Comcast Network

CNBC global channels
CNBC Europe branches

Class CNBC (20%) · CNBC Africa · CNBC Arabiya (according to CNBC Europe· CNBC-e · CNBC Nordic · TVN CNBC

CNBC Asia branches
Universal Networks
International

13th Street · Diva TV · Hallmark Channel (International) · KidsCo[nu 5] · Movies 24 · Steel[nu 6] · Studio Universal · Syfy · Universal Channel

Syfy global channels

Asia · Australia · Benelux · France · Germany · Japan · Latin America · Poland · Portugal · Romania · Russia · Spain · UK · US

NBCUniversal Television Group
NBC O&Os
Telemundo O&Os

KBLR · KDEN · KEJT-LP · KHRR · KNSO[nu 8] · KSTS · KTAZ · KTMD · KVDA[nu 8] · KVEA · KXTX · WKAQ · WNEU[nu 8] · WNJU · WSCV · WSNS

ShopNBC O&Os
Internet ventures:
Other assets:

EMKA, Ltd. · qubo[nu 11] · WSI Corporation[nu 4]  · International Media Distribution

Defunct properties:

NBC Weather Plus (2004–2008) · Trio (1997–2005)

See also:

Vivendi (former NBCUniversal stockholder and current parent company of Universal Music Group

  1. ^ Co-owned with Dentsu.
  2. ^ 50%, with Viacom's Paramount Pictures.
  3. ^ Combined operation with InterMedia Partners.
  4. ^ a b c Co-owned with Blackstone Group and Bain Capital.
  5. ^ Co-owned with Corus Entertainment and Cookie Jar Group.
  6. ^ Co-owned with Mediaset.
  7. ^ a b The stations are co-owned with LIN TV in a joint venture (76% owned by NBC, 24% owned by LIN).
  8. ^ a b c The stations are owned by NBCUniversal, but are controlled by ZGS Broadcast Holdings.
  9. ^ Co-owned with News Corporation and The Walt Disney Company.
  10. ^ Co-owned with Microsoft in a joint venture (82% owned by NBC, 18% owned by Microsoft).
  11. ^ Co-owned with Corus Entertainment, Classic Media, Nelvana, Scholastic Books and ION Media Networks.
v · Broadcast television in the San Francisco Bay Area including San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, California
English channels

KTVU (2.1 Fox, 2.2 LATV)  · KRON (4.1 MNTV, 4.2 MNTV)  · KPIX (5.1 CBS)  · KBKF-LP 6 (Ind)  · KGO (7.1 ABC, 7.2 LWN HD, 7.3 LWN SD)  · KNTV (11.1 NBC, 11.2 Nonstop, 11.3 Uni Sports)  · KOFY (20.1 Ind, 20.4 AZA)  · KFTL-CA (28.1 HSN)  · KICU (36.1 Ind, 36.2 KBS/KEMS, 36.3 Estrella TV)  · KTVJ-LP 36 (Ind)  · KCNS (38.1 RTV)  · KBCW (44.1 CW)  · KKPX (65.1 ION, 65.2 Qubo, 65.3 ION Life)  · KTLN (68.1 TLN)

Public television

KQED (9.1 PBS, 9.3 PBS World)  · KQEH (54.1 PBS, 54.5 V-me)  · KCSM (60.1 Public Ind, 60.2 WV, 60.3 KCSM-FM simulcast)

Spanish channels

KDTV (14.1 UNI, 14.2 TFT)  · KMMC-LP 40 (Tr3s)  · KSTS (48.1 TEL)  · KFSF (66.1 TFT, 66.2 UNI)

Ethnic channels

KAXT 1.x (12 digital channels)  · KTSF (26.1 Ind, 26.2 NHK-D, 26.3 KBS World, 26.4 ICN, 26.5 Viet Today TV)  · KMTP (32.1 Ind)  · KCNS (38.2 Sino TV, 38.8 Saigon TV)

Stations serving
Diablo Valley/Tri-Valley

KTNC-TV (42.1 Estrella TV, 42.2 Estrella TV, 42.3 This TV)  · Tri-Valley Community Television

Stations serving
Santa Rosa

KRCB (22.1 PBS, 22.2 Create)  · KEMO-TV (50.1 AZA)

Stations serving
Ukiah/Mendocino County

KQSL (8.1 RTV)  · K09PM 9 (PBS)  · K17CG 17 (AZA)  · K21CD 21 (TEL)  · K29DF 29 (Ind)  · K31GK 31 (Ind)  · K39AG 39 (Fox)  · K41AF 41 (MNTV)  · K43AF 43 (CBS)  · KTJH-LP 44 (Ind)  · K45AH 45 (ABC)  · K47AL 47 (Ind)  · K51AQ 51 (The CW)  · K55GX 55 (PBS)  · K69DF 69 (PBS)

Defunct stations
Local cable channels
ATSC-M/H Mobile DTV
encrypted channels
are italicized

KTVU 2.1 (FOX)1  · KNTV 11.1 (NBC)  · KSTS 48.1 (TMD)  · KKPX 65.1 (ION)2
1Currently via KICU-TV, Coming to its own signal in 2011, 2 Coming in 2011

California television: Bakersfield • Chico-Redding • Eureka • Fresno • Los Angeles • Medford OR • Monterey • Palm Springs • Reno NV • Sacramento • San Diego • San Francisco • Santa Barbara • El Centro CA / Yuma AZ

v · d · eBroadcast television in the Sacramento Valley, including Sacramento, Stockton, and Modesto, California
English channels

KCRA (3.1 NBC, 3.2 MoreTV) · KVIE (6.1 PBS, 6.3 V-me· KXTV (10.1 ABC, 10.2 AccuWX· KOVR (13.1 CBS· KAZV-LP 14 (A1· KEZT 23 (HSN· K27EU 27 (3ABN· KSPX (29.1 ION, 29.2 qubo, 29.3 ION Life· KMAX (31.1 CW· KTXL (40.1 Fox, 40.2 ATV) · KRJR-LP 44/KDTS-CA 52/KACA-LP 61 (DS· KSAO-LD 49 (49.1 Coastal Television Network, 49.2 VBS, 49.5 JTV· KQCA (58.1 MNTV, 58.2 This TV)

Spanish channels

KMMK-LP 14/KMUM-CA 15/KMMW-LP 47 (MTV3) · KUVS (19.1 UNI· KSTV-LP 32 (AZA· KCSO-LP 33 (TMD· KTNC (42.2 Estrella TV) KTFK (64.1 TFU)

Ethnic channels

KBTV-CA 8 (Ind· KBSV (23.1 Ind)

Local cable channels

Comcast SportsNet California

Defunct channels

California television: Bakersfield • Chico-Redding • Eureka • Fresno • Los Angeles • Medford OR • Monterey • Palm Springs • Reno NV • Sacramento • San Diego • San Francisco • Santa Barbara • El Centro CA / Yuma AZ