Fox Sports San Diego to launch in March

The secret is out: The new Fox Sports San Diego will launch around the first week of March.

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Bout freakin time

by athletics68 on Feb 16, 2012 5:50 PM PST reply actions

So what's happening to channel 4??

Where in the world is Khalil?

by TheVinylCrocodile on Feb 16, 2012 7:54 PM PST reply actions

Bye bye four
Bye bye happiness
Hello loneliness
I think I’m gonna cry

by field39 on Feb 16, 2012 8:35 PM PST up reply actions

They're showing local stuff

SDSU baseball is on 20 times this season.

by athletics68 on Feb 16, 2012 9:49 PM PST up reply actions

one on one

with chris gomez

by iheartyourfart on Feb 19, 2012 2:27 PM PST up reply actions

This is good news for me (in vegas)

I don’t need an official announcement that the channel will carry games, I just need an official announcement that the channel exists. I will then need official announcement on who will carry the channel.

Once all that happens, I can finally switch providers if I have to.

BEAT L.A.!

by kevintheoman on Feb 17, 2012 5:27 AM PST reply actions

Any idea if this new channel will be on Directv Fox Sports pkg?

I guess i could just call them but that would be too easy

If I pick it, I flick it

by Duke Street Kings on Feb 17, 2012 6:00 AM PST reply actions

Maybe not right away, but Fox has to go for the widest distribution possible.

The total package is a $BILLION. To make it work and make a profit, Fox has to sell
advertising, by delivering ads to as many eyes as possible. Expect Fox to market the
channel to everyone who will take it. If the Padres get off to a good start and become
contenders in a weak division, it’ll help tremendously.

There’s been no announcement, but that also means carrying as many games as
possible too, maybe even mid-week day games. Fox has national coverage, so they
might find a 3:30 day game on the west coast could fill a niche at 6:30 on some east
coast markets. Think of it: East coasters might actually learn the names of some of
our players!

by wegotballsley on Feb 18, 2012 10:23 AM PST up reply actions

fox isn't the same thing as fox sports net

I think the padres were scheduled for 3 fox Saturday games if I recall correctly. Nobody on the east coast is seeing any more padres than they already were.

The in-market distribution should be considerably wider though (u-verse, directv, dish)

BEAT L.A.!

by kevintheoman on Feb 18, 2012 11:11 AM PST up reply actions

Fox Sports Net is what I meant.

A large number of teams have a Fox-affiliated network airing their games, and that’s a lot of air time to fill. If they don’t show games in their entirety, there will be game action video passed around, and probably shared broadcast facilities with, for instance, Fox Sports Ohio, which covers Reds games.

I think Fox is trying to create the pieces to assemble it’s own national sports network in the future, to compete with ESPN. They’re tying up teams in more than just baseball, and could end up forcing ESPN to pay them big bucks for content they’re getting cheaply now. They’re paying enormous sums for regional networks that they can only get back if they tie them together with national coverage and national advertising rates.

by wegotballsley on Feb 19, 2012 9:42 PM PST up reply actions