Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
| Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic | |
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| Launched | April 4, 1984 |
| Network | NBC Sports Regional Networks |
| Owned by |
NBCUniversal Monumental Sports & Entertainment |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Slogan | Washington's Sports Leader |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
Maryland Virginia Washington, D.C. southern Pennsylvania eastern West Virginia southern Delaware Hampton Roads Outer Banks National (via satellite) |
| Headquarters | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Formerly called | Home Team Sports (1984–2001) |
| Sister channel(s) |
Cable/satellite: Comcast Network Broadcast: WRC-TV/Washington, D.C. |
| Website | www |
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Availability
(some events may air on overflow feed Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus due to event conflicts) |
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV |
CSN Mid-Atlantic: 642 (SD/HD) CSN Mid-Atlantic Plus: 643 (SD) 643-1 (HD) |
| Cable | |
| Comcast (Baltimore) |
CSN Mid-Atlantic: 7 (SD) 846 (HD) CSN Mid-Atlantic Plus: 8 (SD) 856 (HD) |
| Comcast (Washington, D.C.) |
CSN Mid-Atlantic: 10 (SD) 846 (HD) CSN Mid-Atlantic Plus: 21 (SD) 856 (HD) |
| Verizon FiOS |
CSN Mid-Atlantic: 76 (SD) 576 (HD) CSN Mid-Atlantic Plus: 78 (SD) 578 (HD) |
| Available on most other cable systems in designated broadcast area | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability |
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (officially abbreviated as CSN Mid-Atlantic) is an American regional sports network that is owned by NBCUniversal and Monumental Sports & Entertainment, and operates as an affiliate of NBC Sports Regional Networks. Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, the channel broadcasts regional coverage of sports events throughout the Mid-Atlantic United States, with a focus on professional sports teams based in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., as well as sports news and entertainment programming.
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic is available on approximately 25 cable providers throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and West Virginia; it is also available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV. The channel reaches more than 4.7 million households in the Mid-Atlantic region.
The network was launched as Home Team Sports (HTS) on April 4, 1984. Originally owned by Westinghouse Broadcasting, it was one of the first regional sports networks in the United States. In 1990, HTS became an affiliate of the Prime Network.
In 1996, the network was folded into CBS Cable, a cable television division formed through Westinghouse's merger with CBS. Along with most of its sister networks, in 1997, the channel became an affiliate of Fox Sports Net, a group of regional sports networks formed the previous year through News Corporation's partial acquisition of Prime through a joint venture with that network's parent Liberty Media. News Corporation subsequently purchased a 34% ownership interest in HTS. CBS Corporation, which remained majority owner, eventually merged into Viacom in 1999, in a deal worth $91 billion.
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