Comcast SportsNet Houston
| Root Sports Southwest | |
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| Launched | November 17, 2014 |
| Network | Root Sports |
| Owned by |
AT&T Sports Networks (AT&T) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
Texas Louisiana Arkansas Oklahoma eastern New Mexico Nationwide (via satellite) |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas |
| Formerly called | Comcast SportsNet Houston (October 1, 2012 - November 17, 2014) |
| Website | southwest |
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Availability
(some events may air on overflow feed Root Sports Southwest Plus during event conflicts]) |
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 674 (SD/HD) 674-1 (Overflow) |
| Dish Network | TBA |
| Cable | |
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Comcast (Houston) |
39 (SD) 639 (HD) |
| Comcast (Shreveport, Monroe, Houma and La Place) |
86 (SD) 1688 (HD) |
| Comcast (Little Rock) |
269 (SD) 1687 (HD) |
| Phonoscope Communications (Houston) | 35 (SD) |
| Coastal Link | 31 (SD) 131 (HD) |
| En-Touch | 73 (SD) 473 (HD) |
| Consolidated Communications | 42 (SD) 723 (HD) |
| Available on other U.S. cable systems in designated broadcast area | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability (Root Sports Southwest Plus channel may vary) |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | 758 (SD) 1758 (HD) |
Root Sports Southwest is an American regional sports network owned by the AT&T Sports Networks subsidiary of AT&T Inc., as an owned-and-operated outlet of Root Sports. It is the only Root Sports regional network that does not maintain a programming affiliation with Fox Sports Networks, since its coverage area is shared by FSN owned-and-operated outlet Fox Sports Southwest.
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the network broadcasts regional coverage of sports events throughout Southeast Texas, mainly focusing on professional sports teams based in the Houston metropolitan area, namely the Houston Astros and Houston Rockets, as well as local college teams. Root Sports Southwest is available on cable providers throughout Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, parts of Oklahoma and eastern New Mexico, and nationwide on satellite via DirecTV.
The idea for a team-owned regional sports network in Houston was proposed in 1999, when George Postolos, then the president of the Houston Rockets, floated the idea to Fox, which passed on the offer. Four years later, in 2003, the Rockets decided to partner with the Houston Astros to launch an RSN. The first order of business was to sever ties with Fox Sports Net Southwest, which carried games from both teams at the time (first through the main network, and then through a subfeed called Fox Sports Houston for the Houston market launched in April 2005). This led to a protracted court battle between Fox and the two teams that was settled after 20 months, leading to a new broadcast deal with the network valued at $600 million over 10 to 15 years. However, this contract contained a clause allowing the teams to terminate the contract and negotiate with other networks starting in late 2009. Fox Sports then moved the Astros and Rockets telecasts to Fox Sports Houston, which was separated from Fox Sports Southwest into its own network on January 12, 2009.
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