Spectrum Sports (Florida)
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| Launched | 2004 |
| Owned by | Charter Communications |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Slogan | Home for High School Sports |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area | St. Petersburg and Orlando, Florida |
| Headquarters | Orlando, Florida |
| Formerly called | Catch 47 (2004–2008) Bright House Sports Network (2008-2016) |
| Website |
Bay News 9 website News 13 website |
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| Spectrum | Channel 47 (SD) Channel 1147 (HD) Channel 520 (VOD) |
Spectrum Sports (Formerly Bright House Sports Network) is an American regional sports network serving the Tampa Bay and Orlando metropolitan areas of Florida, that is owned by cable television provider Charter Communications which exclusively carries the channel on Standard Definition channel 47 and High Definition channel 1147.
The channel was originally established in the Tampa Bay area in 2004, as Catch 47 (named after its cable channel slot). In September 2008, Corporate VP Elliott Wiser and General Manager Paul Kosuth relaunched the channel as Bright House Sports Network. The Network's carriage was expanded to Bright House's Central Florida systems. In 2012, the channel won sole rights to air all post season high school games. Bright House was acquired by Charter in May 2016, along with Time Warner Cable, and on November 15, 2016, Bright House Sports Network was renamed as Spectrum Sports, as Bright House on the same day became Spectrum.
Programs featured on Spectrum Sports include Spectrum Sports Sport Stories, a monthly show covering local stories and interviews, Prep Sports Showcase, and "The Sunday Night Fish Fry," which includes Average Angler Adventures.
The channel airs local high school sports in the "Game of the Week" series, covering football, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, and soccer events. Spectrum Sports provides the semi-finals and finals from the Florida High School Athletic Association in swimming and diving, cheerleading, lacrosse, basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, and soccer.
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