Fox Sports Carolinas
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| Launched | October 2008 |
| Network | Fox Sports Networks |
| Owned by | Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation (2008-present) |
| Picture format | 480i (SD) 720p (HD) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | North Carolina South Carolina |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Sister channel(s) | SportSouth Fox Sports South WJZY, WMYT-TV Charlotte |
| Website | Fox Sports Carolinas Official Website |
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| DirecTV | 645 (SD) 645-1 (HD) |
| Dish Network | Channels vary by date |
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Fox Sports Carolinas is a regional sports network in the United States, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It serves four million people in North and South Carolina. It was created in October 2008 when Fox Sports South was split into three feeds, the other two being for Atlanta and Tennessee. [1]
FS Carolinas is the home of the Charlotte Bobcats (NBA) and Carolina Hurricanes (NHL). The network also covers the Carolina Panthers of the NFL and the ACC and SEC college athletics conferences. It also airs Fox Sports South's main feed of Atlanta Braves (MLB) games throughout South Carolina, as well as in portions of the Charlotte and Piedmont Triad markets. It also airs Fox Sports Ohio's broadcasts of Cincinnati Reds (MLB) games for viewers in and around Asheville, Charlotte and Winston-Salem.
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Availability [edit]
FS Carolinas is available on most cable providers in North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as nationwide on DirecTV and Dish Network.
Fox Sports Carolinas HD [edit]
Most Bobcats and Hurricanes games and national Fox Sports Net games and events on Fox Sports Carolinas are available in 720p high definition. Prior to July 2009, the HD version of the channel was only on the air during games and displayed colored test pattern bars the rest of the time. Since July 2009, FS Carolinas HD has transitioned to full-time channel although live sports games as well as their late night replays are the only programs in HD.
Current branding [edit]
During regular programming and national sporting events, the Fox Sports logo is shown with a dark blue, rounded arrow shaped drop-down containing the word "CAROLINAS". The bottom of the drop-down contains a small arrow, colored light blue. During Bobcats basketball games and Bobcats Live, the text in the drop-down changes to "BOBCATS" (so that the bug reads Fox Sports Bobcats), with the arrow at the bottom of the drop-down shown in orange. As for Hurricanes hockey games and Hurricanes Live, the text in the drop-down changes to "CANES", with the arrow at the bottom of the drop-down shown in red.
Commentators [edit]
Carolina Hurricanes [edit]
- John Forslund: play-by-play
- Tripp Tracy: analyst
Charlotte Bobcats [edit]
- Steve Martin: play-by-play commentator
- Dell Curry: analyst
- Stephanie Ready: sideline reporter
References [edit]
- ^ Fox Sports Launches Regional Nets in Tennessee, Carolinas Multichannel News November 1, 2008
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