SEC Network (syndicated)
| Type | Live syndicated College sports |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Area | United States |
| Parent |
ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company) 80% (Hearst Corporation) 20% |
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Launch date
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September 5, 2009 |
| Dissolved | March 14, 2014 |
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Former names
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SEC Network (2009–2013 2014-present) |
| Affiliates | (see Affiliates list) |
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Official website
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www.secdigitalnetwork.com |
SEC TV (formerly the original and the new SEC Network) was a syndicated package featuring live broadcasts of college football and basketball events from the Southeastern Conference. It was owned and operated by ESPN Plus and shown in more than 50 percent of households in the United States, mostly Southeastern United States markets. SEC TV's football games typically aired in the noon eastern slot that was former home to the Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom Sports SEC game of the week. Games were shown locally on broadcast stations, regional sports networks, as well as on ESPN GamePlan, ESPN Full Court, and WatchESPN.
SEC TV was replaced with a 24-hour cable network devoted to the conference, also named SEC Network, after the 2013–14 college sports season. The new SEC Network would assume the duty of broadcasting football games in the "early" window used by SEC TV, which, as a syndication service, ceased to exist
It began in 2009 as the SEC Network after Raycom Sports (formerly Jefferson-Pilot and Lincoln Financial Sports) lost the syndicated broadcast rights to ESPN Regional Television after 22 years of broadcasting SEC basketball games and 17 years of SEC Football.
The first SEC televised game by the syndicated SEC Network was the Tennessee Volunteers football team's 63-7 blowout win over the WKU Hilltoppers on September 5, 2009. Dave Neal (an original Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom play-by-play football commentator) and Andre Ware were the play-by-play commentators, and Cara Capuano was the sideline reporter.
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