Football TV Schedule question...

[North Texas Shep]

What the hell is the Sinclair Network? I have never heard of this. What providers carry it around here?

[Greenrex]

I am not familiar with Sinclair either. Hopefully this arrangement will help us poor slobs in remote places like Atlanta. If anyone can come up with a Directv/Sinclair schedule or even info please share.

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2014/07/17/sinclair-broadcast-launch-american-sports-network.html

Apparently the Sinclair ownership (Smith family) is highly politically motivated and controversial with a penchant for refusing to show network feeds deemed to promote content that spotlights less than glowing right wing information. I hope none of that affects us.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Broadcast_Group

Edited July 20, 2014 by Greenrex

[UNT 90 Grad]

What the hell is the Sinclair Network? I have never heard of this. What providers carry it around here?

http://www.sbgi.net

http://www.sbgi.net/business/television.shtml

[rws69]

Looking at the website linked above, TV stations are in:

El Paso

Amarillo

Beaumont / Port Arthur / Orange

Austin

San Antonio

Harlingen / Weslaco / Brownsville / McAllen

plus Oklahoma City

[Ben Gooding]

So we won't be able to watch away games in Denton with this?

[MeanGreenGlory]

So we won't be able to watch away games in Denton with this?

Or anywhere else in the United States?

[rws69]

Or anywhere else in the United States?

They have stations around the country. I just listed Texas plus OKC.

[emmitt01]

They have stations around the country. I just listed Texas plus OKC.

Yeah, nowhere worth mentioning though

[Greenrex]

It's an odd mishmash assortment of small towns and various affiliations. Apparently they were dumped by Dish and DirecTV because they (Sinclair) doubled programing fees. Bankruptcy seems to have held forth as part of their overall business model/strategy.

Edited July 21, 2014 by Greenrex

[NTSUEagle]

So we won't be able to watch away games in Denton with this?

From what I took after reading multiple sources on this TV Deal, Sinclair is trying to get Contracts with non-Sinclair Stations in the C-USA Markets that do not have a Sinclair Affiliate. As well as purchasing Albritton Network, which doesn't really help viewers in Texas. The 'Picture' may become clearer once Sinclair Broadcasts a C-USA Game or two this Season, imo.

[Jason Howeth]

Looking at the website linked above, TV stations are in:

El Paso

Amarillo

Beaumont / Port Arthur / Orange

Austin

San Antonio

Harlingen / Weslaco / Brownsville / McAllen

plus Oklahoma City

San Antonio! Woo!

So I'm guessing it'll be on The CW where they own it. Also, good news for DirecTV customers from out of town. According to Wikipedia, they reached an agreement hours before the previous one expired.

Edited July 21, 2014 by Jason Howeth

[Travis]

San Antonio! Woo!

So I'm guessing it'll be on The CW where they own it. Also, good news for DirecTV customers from out of town. According to Wikipedia, they reached an agreement hours before the previous one expired.

I'm hoping that means I will see some extra games in Boise.

Now, I assume i can see the UT/UNT game on the Longhorn Network website, no??

because i HAVE to see the first game.... or could i find that on the espn 3 site?

[forevereagle]

Speaking of ESPN3, if these games aren't being broadcast locally, couldn't they end up there?

[eagle2014]

Anyone know if these will be on charter?