College Sports Television

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College Sports Television (CSTV) Networks, Inc. is a cable programming network dedicated to college sports. It is the first 24/7 network devoted to college sports. In November 2005, CBS Corporation purchased CSTV for $325 million.

CSTV Networks, Inc., is based in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York, NY. It is located at the Chelsea Piers complex which stretches from Piers 59 to 62 along the Hudson River.

CSTV Networks, Inc., operates multiple platforms for programming exclusively dedicated to college sports. Distribution includes College Sports TV, CSTV.com, satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, and wireless networks. College Sports TV televises regular-season and championship events for 35 men’s and women’s college sports. CSTV.com is a major online source for college sports broadband content and backbone for more than 250 official college sites.

The founders of CSTV are Brian Bedol and Steve Greenberg, who also established Classic Sports Network (now ESPN Classic). The network went on the air April 7, 2003, with postgame coverage following Syracuse's win over Kansas to win the 2003 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

CSTV also recently launched a super-regional sports network on September 1, 2006, featuring sporting events of the Mountain West Conference. The network was officially named "the mtn." - MountainWest Sports Network. "the mtn." is only available through Comcast in the states of Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. This has caused a controvesy among college football fans of that area. CSTV has made no deal with Dish Network or Direct TV for the satellite giants to carry "the mtn." Some of the football games are only broadcast on the mtn. and limited access of the network makes the games unavaiable to many fans.

On October 30, 2006, CSTV broadcasted its first Canadian Collegiate football game between the University of Windsor Lancers and the University of Western Ontario Mustangs from London, Ontario. Both teams are members of Canadian Interuniversity Sport, the Canadian equivalent of the NCAA.

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