Stadium (sports network)

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Stadium
Owned by
Country United States
Language English
Affiliates List of affiliates
Headquarters Chicago, Illinois
Website watchstadium.com

Stadium is a digital television and internet sports network operated as a multi-platform sports network. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. Stadium is a joint venture between Silver Chalice and Sinclair Broadcast Group. The network is headquartered at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The service is distributed as an over-the-top streaming service through Stadium's website and other partners, digital subchannels on broadcast television stations.

History

In March 2017, unconfirmed reports speculated that Sinclair was planning to shutter its sports unit, American Sports Network, and give its remaining sports rights to Campus Insiders. The Charleston Gazette-Mail, however, citing ASN employees, reported that the rumors of a complete shuttering were false, but that the division was planning to re-locate its headquarters, restructure its operations, and achieve "stronger, more diversified distribution." The original rumors were based upon reports of layoffs from ASN's current headquarters in West Palm Beach, connected to the planned re-location.[1]

On April 13, 2017, Sinclair officially announced that ASN would be re-launched later in the year as part of a joint venture with Campus Insiders owner Silver Chalice (itself owned by the Chicago White Sox), and its online sports video service 120 Sports. The new operation will be operated as linear and digital offerings; the linear service would utilize the syndication and broadcast network built out for ASN, while the digital platform would stream full-time online and through Twitter. 120 Sports would provide original studio and long-form programming to the venture.[2][3]

On May 1, 2017, it was announced that the new joint venture would be known as Stadium.[4] On June 1, 2017, it was reported that Stadium would officially launch around late-July 2017.[5] The service officially launched on August 21, 2017.[6][7]

In 2019, with Sinclair's expansions into regional sports networks via acquisitions of Fox Sports Networks, a minority stake in YES Network, and the establishment of Marquee Sports Network with the Chicago Cubs, Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley said of Stadium's role in the expanded sports offerings: "That will be our national play. I don’t see it competing head to head with FS1 or ESPN. It's not there yet with its maturity."[8]

In 2021, Stadium began to synergize with the rebranded Bally Sports, including co-producing an Opening Day launch special for the networks on April 1,[9] and adopting its on-air graphics package for college sports broadcasts beginning in the 2021–22 academic season.[10] The Fox College Sports cable channels were quietly rebranded as Stadium College Sports in June,[11] and in 2022 Stadium began to produce the national studio show The Rally for the Bally Sports channels.[12]

Distribution

The service is distributed mainly via streaming television services and associated apps (including third-party services, as well as Sinclair's own Stirr service).[13] The American Sports Network linear service, which was distributed as a digital subchannel network, transitioned to Stadium on September 6, 2017.[14] The network has also reached deals for traditional cable distribution.[15] Stadium also offers a subscription service, "Stadium Plus", which offers access to premium events and on-demand content (including commercial-free replays of broadcasts, and classic games).[16]

In November 2017, Facebook acquired rights to 47 college basketball telecasts from Stadium, which stream exclusively on Facebook Watch and an associated Facebook page.[17]

In May 2018, Stadium partnered with Twitch to stream its content on the service, as well as an exclusive Twitch Stadium 2 channel that features additional commentary and analysis.[18]

Programming

Stadium's college sports programming will include content from Conference USA, Mountain West Conference, the Patriot League, the Southern Conference, and the West Coast Conference.[19]

Stadium's studio lineup includes:

The Territory - The Territory sets the editorial cycle for the day with a fast-paced, expansive look at the sports landscape, featuring news and storylines from coast-to-coast.

Sauce & Shram - Sauce & Shram showcases an irreverent and interactive conversation between Dave Ross and Tyler Jacobs along with user generated social media commentary and callers.

Emerge - Emerge spotlights the best high school talent across the country, featuring athlete-submitted training, game, and social content while also featuring interviews with players and coaches throughout prep sports.

Campus Insiders - Campus Insiders continues to focus on college conferences across the nation, including the ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Conference USA, Mountain West, Pac-12, Patriot League, SEC, and the West Coast Conference. Each day, a different conference will be highlighted with exclusive interviews, Top 25 breakdowns, game picks and more.

The Rally: Gametime in America - Gametime in America sets the live sports scene as viewers will navigate in real time through the landscape of sports in America.[20]

Indoor Football League, Stadium begins broadcasting IFL games with the IFL Game of the Week on May 15, 2021.[21]

Stadium, as with other networks distributed by digital multicast networks, is required to preempt three hours of its weekly schedule for educational children's programming. With the exception of DragonflyTV, most of Stadium's educational shows are sports-related to minimize interruption; The Real Winning Edge, Sports Lab, Future Phenoms and Sports Stars of Tomorrow make up Stadium's educational lineup as of 2019. This has been discontinued since.

Notable on-air staff

Affiliates

City of license/market Station Virtual
channel[22]		 Physical
channel		 Primary
affiliation
(on main channel)		 Owner
(Management Company)		 Date of affiliation Notes
Alabama
Birmingham WBMA-LD 58.3 32 ABC Sinclair Broadcast Group
Mobile WPMI-TV 15.3 15 NBC Deerfield Media
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Arkansas
Little Rock KKYK-CD 30.3 21 Telemundo KTV Media, LLC
Arizona
Phoenix KDVD-LD 50.6 25 Nuestra Visión Globe LPTV
Yuma KAJB 54.4 36 UniMás Entravision Communications
California
Bakersfield KBFX-CD 58.4 29 Fox Sinclair Broadcast Group
Chico KCVU 20.4 30 Fox Cunningham Broadcasting
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Eureka KBVU 28.4 28 Fox Cunningham Broadcasting
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Fresno KMPH-TV 26.4 28 Fox Sinclair Broadcast Group
Los Angeles KCAL-TV 9.2 9 Independent ViacomCBS April 12, 2019
San Diego KBNT-CD 17.3 24 Univision Entravision Communications
Colorado
Denver KTFD-TV 50.3 28 UniMas Entravision Communications
Connecticut
Waterbury WCCT-TV 20.4 33 The CW Tegna
Florida
West Palm Beach WWHB-CD 48.3 33 Azteca America Sinclair Broadcast Group Also on WTVX sometimes for special occasion
Idaho
Boise KYUU-LD 35.4 28 The CW Sinclair Broadcast Group
Idaho Falls/Pocatello KPIF 15.4 15 MeTV Ventura Broadcasting
Illinois
Hammond (Chicago) WJYS 62.2 21 Independent Oxford Media Group, Inc.
Springfield–Decatur–Champaign WBUI 23.3 22 The CW GOCOM Media
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Iowa
Cedar Rapids KFXA 28.4 27 Dabl Second Generation of Iowa, Ltd.
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Sioux City KPTH 44.4 30 Fox Sinclair Broadcast Group
Kansas
Hutchinson/Wichita KMTW 36.2 35 Dabl Mercury Broadcasting Company, Inc.
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)		 Replaced getTV, after moving from 36.3 when it got replaced by sibling network Charge! On that channel.
Kentucky
Bowling Green WDNZ-LD 11.2 11 Antenna TV Daily News Broadcasting Company October 18, 2019
Paducah WDKA 49.4 25 MyNetworkTV Standard Media
Louisiana
Lafayette KXKW-LD 32.3 30 Newsnet Delta Media Corporation March 14, 2021 Was previously on the Channel's DT1 slot until Newsnet launched March 14, 2021
New Orleans WQDT-LD 33.4 32 Buzzr DTV America Corporation
Maine
Portland WGME-TV 13.3 15 CBS Sinclair Broadcast Group
Maryland
Baltimore WNUV 54.4 25 The CW Cunningham Broadcasting
(Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Michigan
Flint–Tri-Cities WSMH 66.4 16 Fox Sinclair Broadcast Group
Massachusetts
Worcester WUTF-TV 27.4 19 Unimas Entravision Communications
Missouri
Kansas City KCMN-LD 42.4 28 Decades HC2 Holdings
St. Louis KDNL-TV 30.4 31 ABC Sinclair Broadcast Group
Nebraska
Omaha KXVO 15.4 38 The CW Sinclair Broadcast Group
Nevada
Las Vegas KSNV 3.4 22 NBC Sinclair Broadcast Group
Reno KNSN-TV 21.2 20 Independent & MyNetworkTV (secondary) Deerfield Media
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
New York
Albany–Schenectady–Troy WCWN 45.4 22 The CW Sinclair Broadcast Group
Buffalo WNYO-TV 49.2 49 MyNetworkTV
North Carolina
Asheville WLOS 13.4 13 ABC Sinclair Broadcast Group
Greenville WYDO 14.4 19 Fox Cunningham Broadcasting
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Winston-Salem–Greensboro–High Point WXLV-TV 45.2 29 ABC Sinclair Broadcast Group
Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill WLFL 22.2 18 The CW
Ohio
Cincinnati WKRC-TV 12.3[23] 12 CBS Sinclair Broadcast Group
Columbus WSYX 6.4[23] 27 ABC
Dayton WKEF 22.3 34 ABC
Toledo WNWO-TV 24.2 49 NBC
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City KOKH-TV 25.3 24 Fox Sinclair Broadcast Group
Oregon
Portland KATU-TV 2.4 24 ABC Sinclair Broadcast Group
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh WPNT 22.2 42 MyNetworkTV Sinclair Broadcast Group
Wilkes-Barre WSWB 38.4 34 The CW MPS Media, LLC

(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
South Carolina
Florence–Myrtle Beach, SC WWMB 21.3 26 Dabl Sinclair Broadcast Group
WVEB-LD 40.3 22 Timeless TV H2C Holdings
Greenville–Spartanburg WLOS 13.4 13 ABC Sinclair Broadcast Group
Columbia WACH 57.2 22 Fox
Tennessee
Nashville WNAB 58.2 23 Dabl Tennessee Broadcasting
(Operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Texas
Austin KGBS-CD 19.1 19 Stadium HC2 Holdings
Dallas–Fort Worth KTXD-TV 47.1 23 Cunningham Broadcasting
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)		 March 7, 2018 Replaced independent format
El Paso–Las Cruces, NM KFOX-TV 14.4 15 Fox Sinclair Broadcast Group
Houston KEHO-LD 32.5 29 Court TV HC2 Holdings
Laredo KLDO-TV 27.4 19 Univision Entravision Communications
McAllen KTFV-CD 32.4 32 UniMás
Port Arthur KBTV-TV 4.4 27 Dabl Deerfield Media
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
San Antonio KMYS 35.2 32 The CW Deerfield Media
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Virginia
Norfolk WTVZ-TV 33.2 33 MyNetworkTV Sinclair Broadcast Group
Lynchburg–Roanoke WSET-TV 13.2 13 ABC
Washington
Bellevue (Seattle–Tacoma) KUNS-TV 51.3[24] 50 Univision Sinclair Broadcast Group
Yakima KUNW-CD 2.3 30
West Virginia
Charleston–Huntington WVAH-TV 11.2 24 Decades Cunningham Broadcasting
(operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group)
Wisconsin
Suring (Green Bay–Fox Cities) WCWF 14.4 15 The CW Sinclair Broadcast Group

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