RSN CSNBA to produce sports segments for local NBC station

[LadyStanley]

http://sportsjournalism.org/sports-...-to-produce-daily-segments-for-nbc-affiliate/

This is the first RSN to produce sports segments in wake of Comcast/NBC merger.

CSNBA/CSNCA cover the Sharks.

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[Brodie]

Could be interesting. I know Comcast owns a local sports channel (not an RSN) in Michigan, could be interesting to see where that goes

 

[kdb209]

Note that this is possible because KNTV is an NBC O & O (Owned and Operated station).

It is much less likely that an independently owned network affiliate would outsource it's sports coverage.

Here is a list of the Comcast/NBC O&O stations:

NBC

* Chicago: WMAQ-TV (channel 5)
* Fort Worth: KXAS-TV (channel 5)1
* Los Angeles: KNBC (channel 4)
* Miami: WTVJ (channel 6)
* New Britain, Connecticut: WVIT (channel 30)
* New York City: WNBC (channel 4)
* Philadelphia: WCAU-TV (channel 10)
* San Diego: KNSD (channel 39)(1)
* San Jose, California: KNTV (channel 11)
* Washington, D.C.: WRC-TV (channel 4)

(1)76% owned by NBC Universal while 24% owned by LIN Television.

Of these, note that Comcast owns RSNs in Chicago, Philly, the Bay Area, and DC - making them likely candidates.

 

[kdb209]

More info from the SF Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/04/19/SP9F1J3TLF.DTL

 

[IU Hawks fan]

Could be interesting. I know Comcast owns a local sports channel (not an RSN) in Michigan, could be interesting to see where that goes

No where. Comparing a CSN to what that channel you guys have that has high school games or whatever is pretty silly.

 

[Brodie]

it only operates in northern and central Michigan... the idea was that they could produce local sports news in that area, not that they were a RSN and capable of doing what a CSN could.