The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net, are cable TV networks that were originally owned by separate companies. In addition, Fox Sports Net broadcasts sports news across a range of radio affiliates. The most notable were the SportsChannel networks, which went on the air in 1977 with the original SportsChannel (now Fox Sports New York), and the Prime Sports Networks, which went on the air in 1983 with the charter member being Prime Sports Southwest (now Fox Sports Southwest).
During the 1990s, News Corporation, which launched the Fox Network in 1986, bought both the Prime Sports and SportsChannel regional sports networks. The major regional sports networks that are not part of Fox Sports Net are: Sunshine Network (Florida sports), NESN (New England Sports Network) which is owned by the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins, Empire Sports Network wihch covers Buffalo, New York, Yankees Entertainment and Sports, (New York, NY) which is owned by the New York Yankees, MSG ( also in New York, NY) which is named after Madison Square Garden, and Comcast Sports Net in Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC. Coming soon: Victory One Sports Network (Minneapolis, MN), founded by the Minnesota Twins.
Regional networks
- Fox Sports Arizona
- Fox Sports Bay Area (San Francisco Bay Area)
- Fox Sports Boston
- Fox Sports Chicago
- Fox Sports Detroit
- Fox Sports Florida
- Fox Sports Midwest (St. Louis area)
- Fox Sports New England (New England)
- Fox Sports New York
- Fox Sports North (Minnesota/Wisconsin with to separate fees: one covers Minnesota sports for Minnesota viewers, and the other feed covers Wisconsin sports for Wisconsin viewers)
- Fox Sports Northwest (Oregon/Washington)
- Fox Sports Ohio
- Fox Sports Pittsburgh
- Fox Sports Rocky Mountain (Colorado)
- Fox Sports South (U.S. South)
- Fox Sports Southwest (Texas area)
- Fox Sports West/West 2 (Los Angeles area)