CSN Mid-Atlantic
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| Launched | April 1984 (as Home Team Sports) |
| Network | Comcast Sports Net |
| Owned by | Comcast |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | American English |
| Broadcast area | Maryland Virginia North Carolina Washington, D.C. South Central Pennsylvania |
| Formerly called | Home Team Sports (1984-2001) |
| Website | CSN Mid-Atlantic |
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| Satellite | |
| DirecTV | 629 |
| Dish Network | 424 (SD) 374 (HD) |
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| Available on select cable systems | Check local listings for channels |
Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (CSN Mid-Atlantic) is a regional sports network in the Mid-Atlantic region. It is owned by Comcast and is a member of the Comcast SportsNet. It was formerly known as Home Team Sports (HTS) and was partly owned by CBS. Comcast acquired the network in early 2001 and rebranded it as CSN Mid-Atlantic in April of that year.
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[edit] Programming
CSN Mid-Atlantic televises most games of the NBA's Washington Wizards, the NHL's Washington Capitals, and Major League Soccer's DC United. CSN Mid-Atlantic also carries the NFL's Washington Redskins magazine and post-game shows, and jointly broadcasts Redskins preseason games with WUSA. The network has rights to college games from the ACC and Colonial Athletic Association and coaches shows from Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland, College Park.
Other programming includes a talk show called Washington Post Live which airs on weekdays and SportsNite, a highlight show which airs three times each night. The late-night broadcast of SportsNite is replayed during the morning as SportsRise.
CSN Mid-Atlantic also carries games produced by Fox Sports Net, most notably ACC men's and women's basketball, Pac-10 basketball, and Big 12 and Pac-10 football. They also air studio shows such as The Best Damn Sports Show Period, and the FSN Final Score. Other CSN affiliates in markets without a FSN affiliate also carry this programming.
Through the 2006 season, CSN Mid-Atlantic showed Baltimore Orioles games, which moved to team-owned MASN in 2007. Comcast refused to add MASN, which debuted in 2005 and also shows Washington Nationals games, to its cable systems until September 2006, because the company believed that they had a contractual right to keep Orioles games on their network by having first and last refusal rights. This led to some subscribers switching to DIRECTV, which had reached a deal with MASN, and a lawsuit between Comcast and the Orioles, which the Orioles ultimately won.
On air, the network simply refers to itself as Comcast SportsNet, rather than CSN. The network airs little programming produced by other Comcast SportsNet affiliates.
[edit] Personalities
[edit] SportsNite Broadcast Team
- Brent Harris
- Chick Hernandez
- Lisa Hillary
- Michael Jenkins
- Kelli Johnson
- David Lee
- Carol Maloney
- Chris Miller
- Jill Sorenson
- Russ Thaler (also host of Washington Post Live)
[edit] Wizards Team
[edit] Capitals Team
- Joe Beninati
- Craig Laughlin
- Al Koken
[edit] D.C. United Team
- Dave Johnson (also part of the SportsNite broadcast team)
- Thomas Rongen
[edit] Former personalities
- Rich Cook (2002-2004)
- Scott Hanson (2002-2006)
- George Johnson (2001-2004), now sports director at WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, WI
- Marius Payton (2004-2006), now with the MountainWest Sports Network (the mtn.)
- Sage Steele (2001-2007), now with ESPN
[edit] CSN Plus
CSN Mid-Atlantic also has an overflow sports feed named CSN Plus (CSN+) that broadcasts select Wizards, Capitals, DC United, and ACC basketball games. It is only used when two games run simultaneously. CSN+ is carried by DirecTV and Dish Network and most cable companies in the region.
[edit] CSN Mid-Atlantic HD
CSN Mid-Atlantic also has a high-definition feed named Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic HD. All home games and selected road games of the Wizards, Capitals, and DC United are shown in HD, along with certain shows like Washington Post Live and SportsNite. CSN+ does not have a HD feed.
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