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FSN North

Launched	1986 (as WCCO II)
Network	Fox Sports Net
Owned by	News Corporation
Country	United States
Language	American English
Broadcast area	Minnesota Wisconsin northern Iowa Upper Michigan North Dakota South Dakota
Formerly called	WCCO II (1986-1989) Midwest Sports Channel (1989–2001)
Replaced	Wisconsin Sports Network (1996–1998)
Website	FSN North on MSN
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	641
Dish Network	436 (SD) 386 (HD)
Cable
Available on select cable systems	Check local listings for channels

FSN North is a regional sports network serving Minnesota, Wisconsin, northern Iowa, Upper Michigan along the Wisconsin border and the eastern parts of North Dakota and South Dakota. The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net (FSN are a collection of cable TV Regional sports networks owned and operated by News News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. DirecTV (trademarked as "DIREC' TV' " is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service based in El Segundo California, USA, that was founded Not be confused with Indian Service Dish TV DISH Network is a Direct broadcast satellite (DBS service that provides Satellite television In the United States of America, a regional sports network, or RSN is a Cable television station that presents sports programming to a local market Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States The State of Iowa ( is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that comprise the U North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. South Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. FSN North has three separate feeds: the "metro" feed which is broadcast to the Twin Cities and surrounding areas; the "outstate" feed which is seen in the rest of Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, extreme western Wisconsin, and DBS subscribers; and the "Wisconsin" feed which serves that state, excepting the western counties within the Twin Cities DMA. Direct broadcast satellite (DBS is a term used to refer to Satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception also referred to more broadly as direct-to-home A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the Population

FSN North is an owned and operated affiliate of FOX Sports Net and was previously affiliated with SportsChannel and Prime Sports Network. The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net (FSN are a collection of cable TV Regional sports networks owned and operated by News SportsChannel America was a Cable television network operated by Cablevision. For the Canadian Cable television Specialty channel formerly known as "Prime" see TVtropolis. The FSN Wisconsin sub-network is run out of the studios of Milwaukee's Fox O&O WITI (Channel 6). FSN Wisconsin is a Regional sports network serving the state of Wisconsin.

1 History
- 1.1 Ownership change and affiliation with FSN
2 Teams
3 Personalities
4 Logos
5 Trivia
6 See also

History

FSN North started as a cable project by WCCO-TV called WCCO II. WCCO-TV, is the CBS owned and operated Television station that serves the Minneapolis-St Originally intended as a general programming complement to the over-the-air WCCO, it gradually became more sports oriented and relaunched in 1989 as Midwest Sports Channel.

MSC's main draws in its early days were the Minnesota Twins and Minnesota North Stars. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Minnesota North Stars were a professional Ice hockey team in the National Hockey League (NHL for 26 seasons from 1967 to 1993. It was also affiliated with the SportsChannel America network and filled out its broadcasting day with a mix of SCA programs and tickers and paid programming. SportsChannel America was a Cable television network operated by Cablevision. MSC was largely considered a "luxury" channel until the early 1990s, and did not even have full metro coverage until Continental Cablevision added it to St. Paul's extended basic cable lineup in 1994. By then, MSC was in financial dire straits, and the CBS Corporation (which had bought WCCO-TV, WCCO-AM and MSC in 1992) sold the troubled network to Liberty Media. Founded in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric Company and later renamed Westinghouse Electric Corporation by George Westinghouse. WCCO is a Radio station with a storied history spanning more than 80 years that serves the Minneapolis-St The Liberty Media Corporation is an American Media conglomerate and the control is exercised by engineer Dr

Ownership change and affiliation with FSN

In 1995, MSC expanded its pro sports lineup by landing a cable broadcast deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States. The following year, LMI acquired the Wisconsin Sports Network (a gametime-only network broadcasting Milwaukee Brewers and Bucks games) from Milwaukee's Time Warner Cable franchise and Group W, and folded it into MSC, giving the network a broader reach in the Midwest, the Brewers and Bucks deals, and a stable of outstanding local outdoors shows. Wisconsin Sports Network is an integrated publishing company with a focus on student athletes their communities families friends fans The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Time Warner Cable ( (formerly Warner Cable Communications) is an American national cable television company that operates in 27 states and has 31 operating divisions Westinghouse Broadcasting Company, also known as Group W, was the Broadcasting division of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Through its ownership by LMI and affiliations with SCA and PSN, MSC became an affiliate of the fledgling Fox Sports Net in the fall of 1996. For the Canadian Cable television Specialty channel formerly known as "Prime" see TVtropolis. The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net (FSN are a collection of cable TV Regional sports networks owned and operated by News

In late 1999, LMI, now under partial ownership of Comcast, swapped its equity in MSC to News Corporation in exchange for a 100% ownership in Baltimore-based RSN Home Team Sports, and MSC was then fully owned by FOX, while HTS became Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. Comcast Corporation ( is the largest Cable television company the second largest Internet service provider and (according to the company the fourth largest telephone News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation Comcast SportsNet (or CSN) is a group of Regional sports networks The group is primarily owned by the Comcast Cable television company

The autumn of 2000 marked the return of NHL hockey to Minnesota with the debut of the Wild franchise, and MSC broadcast much of the inaugural season. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. This also marked the first time that FSN-branded graphics were used on a locally produced broadcast, and the announcers made frequent use of the phrase ". . . live on MSC, Fox Sports Net style. " The name change to Fox Sports Net North was made official in April of 2001 to coincide with the start of the new Twins season and the opening of the Brewers' Miller Park, and was called out on the air, on outdoor billboards, and even bus ads. However, the change was not all good; the network lost its local focus, instead airing national FSN programs like National Sports Report and You Gotta See This!

In October 2003, Twins owner Carl Pohlad attempted to launch a competing RSN called Victory Sports One; it would broadcast all Twins games for the foreseeable future, as well as local college and high school sports. Carl R Pohlad (born August 23, 1915, in West Des Moines Iowa) has been the owner of the Minnesota Twins baseball franchise since 1984 Victory Sports One was a cable and Satellite television Regional sports network owned by the Minnesota Twins baseball team. VS1 was also to have a number of locally produced sports shows, the centerpiece being Kent Hrbek Outdoors. Kent Allen Hrbek (ˈhɝbɛk born May 21, 1960 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) nicknamed "Herbie", is a former American This effort only lasted six months, as VS1 folded in May and allowed FSN to absorb most of its programming including the Twins. As a result, FSN launched a new "local fans first" initiative, launching the Minnesota Sports Report and the regular airing of prep sports.

In April 2006, still lacking a local news show (the now-defunct Minnesota Sports Report originated from FSN's Westwood, CA, studios), FSN North launched FSN Live, a first-of-its-kind show that served as part local sports news show, part pre- and post-game bumper. FSN Live is usually broadcast live and on location from sporting events, though occasionally it originates from FSN North's new Minneapolis studio.

The Wisconsin version currently airs a minimal amount of local programming beyond Brewers and Bucks pregame, postgame, and fan shows, along with some of WITI's Packer analysis shows and WIAA competitions. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA regulates all high school sports in Wisconsin. A reduced schedule of Wild hockey airs within Wisconsin. For the 2007 baseball season, FSN North will sub-license fifteen Brewers games to air on Milwaukee's WMLW (Channel 41), producing the broadcasts, while WMLW will sell ads on those telecasts [1]. WMLW-CA (Channel 41 is a LPTV independent Television station located in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Teams

MSC and FSN North have been the cable television home to several professional and college teams.

Major League Baseball

Minnesota Twins (1989-)
Milwaukee Brewers (1996-, exclusive to the network since the 2005 season)

NBA

Minnesota Timberwolves (1995-)
Milwaukee Bucks (1996-, exclusive to the network starting with the 2007–08 season)

NHL

Minnesota North Stars (1989–1993)
Minnesota Wild (2000-)

NCAA Division I athletics

Minnesota Golden Gophers
Wisconsin Badgers
Big Ten football and basketball (through FSN and ESPN Plus)

WCHA

Personalities

Bert Blyleven: Minnesota Twins Analyst
Dick Bremer: Minnesota Twins Play-By-Play Announcer
Ann Carroll: FSN Live Anchor/Reporter
Ron Coomer: FSN Live Minnesota Twins Analyst
Marney Gellner: FSN Anchor/Reporter
Mike Greenlay: Minnesota Wild Analyst
Tom Hanneman: Minnesota Timberwolves Play-By-Play Announcer
Telly Hughes: FSN Reporter
Ron Johnson: FSN Live Anchor/Reporter
Anthony LaPanta: FSN Live Anchor/Reporter
Frank Mazzocco: Minnesota Golden Gophers Hockey Play-By-Play Announcer
Jim Petersen: Minnesota Timberwolves Analyst
Dan Terhaar: Minnesota Wild Play-By-Play Announcer
Doug Woog: Minnesota Golden Gophers Hockey Analyst
Kevin Gorg: Minnesota Wild Analyst

Logos

1998-2001

2001-October 2003

Trivia

In 1998, MSC replaced their translucent "bug" with a full color version of the new logo on a translucent oval. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States. The Milwaukee Bucks are a professional Basketball team based in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America The Dallas Stars are a National Hockey League team based in Dallas Texas. The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. The Wisconsin Badgers are the collegiate athletic teams from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. ESPN Plus is the popular name of ESPN Regional Television, which is an American television program syndicator. The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. The University of Minnesota Duluth ( UMD) is a regional branch of the University of Minnesota System located in Duluth Minnesota, USA. The University of North Dakota ( UND) is a Public university in Grand Forks North Dakota, USA. Rik Aalbert "Bert" Blyleven (born April 6, 1951 in Zeist, Netherlands) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Richard J Bremer (born March 1, 1956) is a sports broadcaster for Fox Sports Net. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ronald "Coom Dawg" Coomer (born November 18 1966 in Crest Hill Illinois) is a former First baseman and Third baseman in Mike Greenlay (born September 15, 1968 in Vitória, Brazil) is a former National Hockey League player The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. Tom Hanneman is the current play-by-play television broadcaster for the Minnesota Timberwolves basketball team of the National Basketball Association (NBA The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are the college sports team for the University of Minnesota. James Richard "Jim" Petersen (born February 22, 1962 in Minneapolis Minnesota) is a retired American professional Basketball The Minnesota Timberwolves are a professional Basketball team based in Minneapolis Minnesota, United States. The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. Doug Woog is a former American Ice hockey coach and current broadcaster The Minnesota Wild are a professional Ice hockey team based in Saint Paul Minnesota. For Brewer and Buck games, though, a silhouette of the state of Wisconsin was used in place of the oval.
WCCO's 10pm newscast was repeated every night at 4:30am on both MSC's original and Wisconsin channels until the close of the deal with Fox Sports Net.

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