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CSTV Networks, Inc. is a cable programming network and digital media company dedicated to college sports. It is the first 24/7 network devoted to college sports. In November 2005, CBS Corporation purchased CSTV for $325 million. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... CSTV Networks, Inc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ... 6 or 15cm outside diameter, oil-cooled cables, traversing the Grand Coulee Dam throughout. ... A television network is a distribution network for television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many television stations. ... CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) is an American media conglomerate focused on broadcasting, publishing, billboards, and television production, with most of its operations in the United States. ...


CSTV Networks, Inc., operates multiple platforms for programming exclusively dedicated to college sports. Distribution includes College Sports TV, CSTV.com, satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, and wireless networks. College Sports TV televises regular-season and championship events for 35 men’s and women’s college sports. CSTV.com is a major online source for college sports broadband content and backbone for more than 250 official college sites.

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Debut broadcast

The founders of CSTV are Brian Bedol and Steve Greenberg, who also established Classic Sports Network (now ESPN Classic). The network went on the air April 7, 2003, with postgame coverage following Syracuse's win over Kansas to win the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Brian Bedol is the President and CEO of CSTV Networks, the first cable channel devoted exclusively to college sports. ... ESPN Classic features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. ... ESPN Classic features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 2003 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private nonsectarian research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning in Lawrence, Kansas. ... The 2003 NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of mens NCAA Division I college basketball. ...


MountainWest Sports Network

CSTV also recently launched a super-regional sports network on September 1, 2006, featuring sporting events of the Mountain West Conference. The network was officially named "the mtn." - MountainWest Sports Network. "the mtn." is only available through Comcast in the states of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico; Cox Cable in the cities of Las Vegas, NV and San Diego, CA; and on various small, local cable networks in the states of Wyoming, Utah, Colorado and Idaho. CSTV has made a deal for DirecTV to carry the network as of August of 2007, however no deal exists with Dish Network. Some of the football games and the majority of basketball games are only broadcast on "the mtn." and limited access of the network makes the games unavailable to many fans. However, selected football and basketball games produced by the mtn. have been shown on CSTV. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... “Mountain West” redirects here. ... mtn. ... mtn. ... Comcast Corporation, (NASDAQ: CMCSA) based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest cable company and the second largest Internet service provider in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,889 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Cox Communications is a wholly-privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. ... This article is about the city of Las Vegas in Nevada. ... City nickname:Americas Finest City County San Diego County, California Mayor Dick Murphy City Attorney Michael Aguirre City Council District One Scott Peters District Two Michael Zucchet District Three Toni Atkins District Four Tony Young District Five Brian Maienschein District Six Donna Frye Distirct Seven Jim Madaffer District Eight... Official language(s) English Capital Cheyenne Largest city Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,818 sq mi (253,348 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Salt Lake City Largest city Salt Lake City Area  Ranked 13th  - Total 84,889 sq mi (219,887 km²)  - Width 270 miles (435 km)  - Length 350 miles (565 km)  - % water 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English [1] Capital Boise Largest city Boise Area  Ranked 14th  - Total 83,642 sq mi (216,632 km²)  - Width 305 miles (491 km)  - Length 479 miles (771 km)  - % water 0. ... A standard DirecTV satellite dish with 1 LNB on a roof DirecTV (trademarked as DIRECTV) is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service based in El Segundo, California, USA, that transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, the Caribbean and Latin America except for Mexico. ... DISH Network is a direct broadcast satellite (DBS) service that provides satellite television and audio programming to households and businesses in the United States, owned by parent company EchoStar Communications Corporation. ...


Other production agreements

Additionally, CSTV produced some games for the 2005 C-USA college football season that aired on i (now ION Television) and on pay-per-view. Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. ... A college football game between Colorado State and Air Force. ... ION Television is a broadcast and cable television network first broadcast on August 31, 1998 under the name PAX TV (early on in its development, it was called PaxNet). ... Pay-per-view is the name given to a system by which television viewers can call and order events to be seen on TV and pay for the private telecast of that event to their homes later. ...


The network also has agreements to produce East Carolina Pirates football games and Memphis Tigers men's basketball games for local affiliates. These broadcasts also wind up on CSTV a few days later. East Carolina Universitys intercollegiate sports teams are called the Pirates, and participate in the NCAA Division I in all sports (except in football, where they are located in Division I-A Football Bowl Subdivision) and the Conference USA in most sports. ... The University of Memphis was founded in Memphis, Tennessee in 1912 as the West Tennessee Normal School. ...


On October 30, 2006, CSTV broadcast its first Canadian Collegiate football game between the University of Windsor Lancers and the University of Western Ontario Mustangs from London, Ontario. Both teams are members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the Canadian equivalent of the NCAA. This telecast was produced by Rogers Television, rather than by CSTV itself. Canadian football is a sport in which two teams of twelve players each compete for territorial control of a field of play 110 yards (100. ... The Windsor Lancers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. ... -1... Nickname: Location of London in relation to Middlesex County and the Province of Ontario Coordinates: , Country Canada Province Ontario County Middlesex County Settled 1826 as a village Incorporated 1855 as a city Government  - City Mayor Anne Marie DeCicco-Best  - Governing Body London City Council  - MPs Sue Barnes (LPC) Glen Pearson... CIS Logo Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS) is the national governing body of university sport in Canada. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Rogers Television is the brand of community channels owned by Rogers Cable, many of which share common programs. ...


See also

mtn. ... Below is a numerical representation of the DirecTV channel lineup. ... This is a list of the channels receivable from DISH Network. ...

External links

  • Official Site
  • The mtn.
  • CSTV's University Wire Service
  • CSTV's Fanstore

  Results from FactBites:
 
CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports (886 words)
The combination of business acumen and operations, cable and sports industry experience and an untapped audience of millions of passionate college sports fans generated the launch of then-National College Sports Network in June, 2002.
College Sports Television officially began in April, 2003 as the first 24-hour network devoted exclusively to college sports, The debut was also noteworthy as College Sports Television was the first independent cable channel to appear on the nationwide DirecTV satellite system at launch.
It is now one part of CSTV Networks, Inc., the leading digital sports media company, connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company with programming content distributed through cable and broadcast television, pay-per-view, satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more.
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