Longhorn Network
| Longhorn Network | |
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| Launched | August 26, 2011 |
| Owned by |
University of Texas at Austin ESPN Inc. IMG College |
| Picture format | 720p (HD), 480i (SD) |
| Slogan | Hook 'Em Horns |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | Nationwide |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
| Sister channel(s) |
ESPN ESPN2 ESPN3 ESPNews ESPNU ESPN Deportes ESPN Classic SEC Network |
| Website | Longhorn Network |
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Availability
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 407 (HD/SD) |
| DirecTV | Channel 677 (HD only) |
| Cable | |
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Cox (AR, KS, LA and OK) |
Check local listings |
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Charter (AR, LA, NM, TX and VA) |
Check local listings |
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Grande (TX) |
Check local listings |
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Time Warner (TX) |
Channel 383 (HD/SD) |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse | Channel 611 (SD) Channel 1611 (HD) |
| Verizon FiOS |
Texas: Channel 79 (SD) Channel 579 (HD) Other areas: Channel 320 (SD) |
| Google Fiber | Channel 230 (HD/SD) |
| Streaming media | |
| WatchESPN | espn.go.com/longhornnetwork |
The Longhorn Network (LHN) is an American regional sports network that is owned as a joint venture between the University of Texas at Austin, ESPN and IMG College, and is operated by ESPN (itself owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company and the Hearst Corporation). The network, which launched on August 26, 2011, focuses on the Texas Longhorns varsity sports teams of the University of Texas at Austin.
The Longhorn Network, whose name and logo was revealed during the Longhorns' spring football game on April 3, 2011, features events from 20 different sports involving the Texas Longhorns athletics department, along with original and historical programming. The network also features academic and cultural content from the UT Austin campus.
The first national provider to carry the Longhorn Network was fiber optic television service Verizon FiOS, which announced a deal to carry the network in August 2011. On August 31, 2012, the network began to be carried on AT&T U-verse. Several smaller cable providers throughout Texas have also added the channel – namely Consolidated Communications, Bay City Cablevision, Mid-Coast Cablevision, Texas Mid-Gulf Cablevision, En-Touch Systems, E-Tex Communications and Grande Communications.
Currently, the only major provider serving Texas that does not carry the Longhorn Network is Comcast. The status of negotiations with Comcast are not publicly known.
On October 4, 2012, New York-based Cablevision Systems Corporation began carrying LHN on its systems in the Western United States. Its New York City area systems were not included in the deal. Two months later on December 12, Cox Communications announced a comprehensive long-term distribution agreement that included adding the Longhorn Network to its systems in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. On December 31, 2012, Charter Communications announced that it would add LHN as part of a wide-range long-term carriage deal with ESPN and The Walt Disney Company. Charter also took over Cablevision's western systems in the first quarter of 2013 and maintained the rights agreed to by Cablevision for LHN. It is available on its systems in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia.
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