yes tv . yes network launched march 19 2002 2002 03 19 network fox sports networks owned by 21st century fox 80 % yankee global enterprises 20 % picture format 1080i hdtv hd feed downscaled to letterboxed 480i for sdtv sets slogan the home of champions country united states language english broadcast area new york metropolitan area nationwide via satellite headquarters new york city ; stamford connecticut sister channel s fs1 fs2 fox sports networks wnyw new york wwor tv secaucus new jersey website yesnetwork.com availability satellite directv 631 hd sd yes overflow 633 1 hd 633 sd cable time warner cable manhattan brooklyn queens and staten island 52 and 321 sd 753 hd optimum brooklyn and the bronx 210 sd hd rcn manhattan and queens 372 sd 686 hd verizon fios nationwide 95 sd 595 hd verizon fios new york metropolitan area 76 sd 576 hd available on some other u.s. cable systems consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability iptv frontier u verse 1702 hd streaming media fox sports go www.foxsportsgo.com u.s. cable internet subscribers only ; requires login from participating providers to stream content ; some events may not be available due to league rights restrictions sling tv internet protocol television playstation vue internet protocol television the yankees entertainment and sports network yes is an american cable and satellite television regional sports network that is owned by 21st century fox which owns a controlling 80 % interest and serves as managing partner and yankee global enterprises which owns the remaining 20 % . primarily serving new york city new york and the surrounding metropolitan area it broadcasts a variety of sports events as well as magazine documentary and discussion programs ; however its main emphasis is focused on games and team related programs involving the new york yankees of major league baseball owned by minority partner yankee global the nba s brooklyn nets and new york city fc of major league soccer . 1 yes network s offices are based at the chrysler building in midtown manhattan . yes programs including yankees and nets pre and post game shows are produced in studios that are located in stamford connecticut . 2 the channel is available on cable and iptv providers in new york new jersey connecticut and parts of pennsylvania ; it is available nationally on some cable systems as part of a designated sports tier via satellite on directv and regionally on frontier u verse and verizon fios and cox communications . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 original programming 3 minor league baseball and college sports 3.1 relationships with new york giants and manchester united 3.2 other sports programming 4 on air staff 4.1 current on air staff 4.2 former on air staff 5 related services 5.1 yes2 5.2 yes network hd 5.3 national feed 6 digital on screen graphics 6.1 2002 2004 6.2 2005 6.3 2006 2009 6.4 2010 2015 7 controversies 7.1 carriage disputes 7.2 coverage issues 8 notes 9 external links history edit this section needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message yes is the product of a holding company founded in 1999 called yankeenets created out a merger of the business operations of the yankees and the then new jersey nets . one of the reasons behind the operational merger was to allow both teams to gain better leverage over their own broadcast rights ; each party believed that it would obtain better individual deals if they negotiated the rights collectively . two years earlier in 1997 cablevision which at the time had owned the nets television broadcaster sportschannel new york later known as fox sports net new york and now known as msg plus became the sole owner to the television rights of all seven major league baseball nba and nhl teams in the new york city market when it acquired the competing msg network previously owned by viacom through its 1994 purchase of the network s former parent paramount communications which had held the broadcast rights to the yankees since 1989 . this led to monopoly like tactics including the shift of some games to the cable exclusive msg metro channels which had very limited distribution as cablevision comcast and time warner cable routinely fought over carriage agreements . cablevision attempted to buy the yankees outright but could not agree to acceptable terms with george steinbrenner and his partners . yankeenets discussed multiple options with potential partners to either stay with cablevision or start its own network . the ultimate decision was to start its own network ending the five year monopoly that cablevision had held on local new york sports . the yankees success in the late 1990s was a key factor in the decision as it had become a much more valuable brand than ever before . yes launched on march 19 2002 under the ownership of yankeenets and goldman sachs the latter of which served as minority partner . at that time the network s current website domain yesnetwork.com was registered by a seminar training company called the yes network . as a result the yes cable channel temporarily used the domain yesnetworktv.com for its website 3 before negotiating a deal with the yes network which reassigned its domain to yesmidwest.com to purchase the yesnetwork.com domain . in late 2003 the yankees and nets decided to part ways with the nets being sold to a group led by real estate developer bruce ratner . the sale did not include the nets ownership stake in yes nj holdings which remained with the pre merger owners of the team . as part of the sale the nets signed a long term deal to keep the team s game telecasts on yes . in 2004 yankeenets was renamed yankee global enterprises llc which owns the yankees and yes as separate companies . therefore the yankees technically do not own yes . the yankees however receive a rights fee from yes that is somewhat higher than msg previously paid . in early 2006 the design and maintenance of yesnetwork.com was taken over by major league baseball advanced media mlbam the interactive unit of major league baseball which has operated the websites of other team owned regional sports networks including the mets sportsnet new york and while that network was under the ownership of the cleveland indians sportstime ohio . as a result yes gained the streaming rights to carry a limited amount of game highlights on its website in addition to post game interviews . in 2007 goldman sachs share in the network was put up for sale for estate taxes reasons . 4 in november 2012 news corporation agreed to terms on acquiring a 49 % stake in yes . as a consequence each of the network s previous owners had their ownership stakes reduced . news corporation s interest in yes was transferred to 21st century fox owned by rupert murdoch who also remained the owner of news corporation when the former company spun off its u.s. entertainment holdings into a separate company in july 2013 . in september 2013 yes began carrying national programming primarily intended for distribution to the fox sports regional networks assuming the regional television rights to those programs from msg plus . on january 25 2014 21st century fox became the network s majority owner by purchasing an additional 31 % share of yes network increasing the company s ownership interest from 49 % to 80 % . 5 in 2014 the yes network announced an average 223 000 households in yankees game broadcasts . 6 programming edit original programming edit in addition to live coverage of yankees and nets games their respective pre game and post game shows and as circumstances warrant live press conferences yes has produced various original programs some of which have won local new york emmy awards . other original programming featured on yes includes boston vs. new york poker challenge a poker tournament matching yankee fans against boston red sox fans . airing for two seasons it was a co production of yes and boston based regional sports channel new england sports network nesn . centerstage a weekly program hosted by yankees play by play announcer michael kay featuring in depth interviews with various celebrities . the michael kay show a video simulcast of the radio show from espn radio affiliate wepn fm 98.7 fm featuring michael kay and ryan ruocco . forbes sportsmoney a financial magazine program produced as a joint venture between yes and forbes focusing on the financial aspects of the sports industry . the mike francesa show a video simulcast of the popular wfan 660 am radio show mike s on with host mike francesa . yes also simulcasts francesa s nationally syndicated radio show the nfl now under the title football sunday with mike francesa . nets magazine a weekly program featuring news analysis and feature segments focusing on the brooklyn nets . yankees classics rebroadcasts of marquee new york yankees games from previous years . yankees magazine a weekly program featuring news analysis and feature segments focusing on the yankees . yankeeography a biography style program focusing on notable current and former yankees personalities . yankees on deck formerly kids on deck a children s program in which younger yankee fans are given an inside look at what it is like to be a member of the yankee organization . yankees steiner memories of the game a reality series based around yankee related and other baseball and sports memorabilia ; co produced by yankees steiner collectibles a joint venture of the yankees and steiner sports marketing and memorabilia . yes ultimate road trip 2005 2007 a reality show that combined elements of the real world and road rules following a group of yankee fans following the team around the country throughout an entire 162 game season . yogi and a movie a showcase of sports movies featuring wraparound commentary segments hosted by yankee hall of fame catcher yogi berra . minor league baseball and college sports edit since the network s debut yes has aired select telecasts of the yankees minor league farm teams primarily the class a short season staten island yankees of the new york penn league . those games are produced by yes utilizing the same graphics and announcers as seen during game telecasts of the major league yankees . from 2002 to 2006 yes also broadcast games from the yankees former class aaa team the columbus clippers of the international league . those games were produced locally in columbus ohio . after the 2006 season the yankees ended their affiliation with the clippers and became affiliated with the scranton wilkes barre railriders formerly the yankees and red barons . yes has only televised one railriders game masahiro tanaka s minor league rehab start the team also has local coverage within its scranton wilkes barre market . the network has also broadcast various college sports events including football and basketball games from the ivy league basketball games from the big 12 conference through espn plus and rebroadcasts of notre dame fighting irish football games . it also carries the coaches shows of notre dame and the penn state nittany lions . in 2011 yes began airing live broadcasts of college basketball games involving the fordham university . as part of the formation of its programming deal with fox sports networks in september 2013 yes began broadcasting select fsn produced college sports events intended for national broadcast on its regional sports networks including football and basketball games from the atlantic coast conference . relationships with new york giants and manchester united edit in 2000 yankeenets entered into a marketing agreement with the new york giants ; this included awarding yes the exclusive rights to