rocky mountain launched november 1988 1988 11 specify network root sports carries programming sourced from fox sports networks owned by at & t sports networks at & t inc. picture format 720p hdtv 480i sdtv country united states language english broadcast area colorado wyoming southern idaho western kansas western nebraska northeastern nevada western south dakota nationwide via satellite headquarters denver colorado formerly called prime sports network 1988 1990 prime sports rocky mountain 1990 1996 fox sports rocky mountain 1996 2000 fox sports net rocky mountain 2000 2004 fsn rocky mountain 2004 2011 sister channel s root sports utah website rockymountain.rootsports.com availability satellite directv 683 sd hd dish network 414 sd 5414 hd cable comcast denver 26 sd 665 hd available on most other cable systems in designated broadcast area consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability root sports rocky mountain is an american regional sports network that is owned by the at & t sports networks subsidiary of at & t inc. as an owned and operated outlet of root sports and is an affiliate of fox sports networks . 1 headquartered in denver colorado 2 the network broadcasts regional coverage of sports events throughout the rocky mountain region mainly focusing on professional sports teams based in the denver metropolitan area . root sports rocky mountain is available on cable providers throughout colorado utah wyoming montana southern idaho northern new mexico western kansas western nebraska western south dakota northeastern nevada ; it is also available nationwide on satellite via directv and dish network . contents 1 history 2 programming 2.1 professional sports 2.2 college sports 3 on air staff 3.1 current on air staff 4 references 5 external links history edit root sports rocky mountain was originally launched in november 1988 as the prime sports network a joint venture between bill daniels and tele communications inc. the channel was one of the original members of the prime network a group of regional sports networks with the los angeles based prime ticket now fox sports west as its flagship outlet . the network was later renamed prime sports rocky mountain in 1990 . in october 1995 news corporation which formed a sports division for the fox network two years earlier after it obtained the broadcast rights to the national football conference and sought to create a group of regional sports networks acquired a 50 % interest in the prime network from tci parent liberty media . 3 later that year on november 1 news corporation and liberty media relaunched the prime network affiliates as part of the new fox sports net group with the denver based network officially rebranding as fox sports rocky mountain . 4 the channel was rebranded as fox sports net rocky mountain in 2000 as part of a collective brand modification of the fsn networks under the fox sports net banner ; subsequently in 2004 the channel shortened its name to fsn rocky mountain through the networks de emphasis of the fox sports net brand . on december 22 2006 news corporation sold its interest in fsn rocky mountain and sister networks fsn utah fsn northwest and fsn pittsburgh to liberty media in an asset trade in which news corporation also traded its 38.5 % ownership stake in satellite provider directv for 550 million in cash and stock in exchange for liberty media s 16.3 % stake in the company . 5 on may 4 2009 directv group inc. announced it would become a part of liberty s entertainment unit part of which would then be spun off into the separate company under the directv name in a deal in which liberty would increase its share in directv from 48 % to 54 % with liberty owner john malone and his family owning a 24 % interest . directv would operate its newly acquired fsn affiliated networks through directv sports networks 1 a new division formed when the split off from liberty media was completed on november 19 2009 . 6 on december 17 2010 directv sports networks announced that its four fox sports networks affiliated regional outlets fsn rocky mountain fsn pittsburgh fsn northwest and fsn utah would be relaunched under the root sports brand . 7 the network officially rebranded as root sports rocky mountain on april 1 2011 with the dan patrick show as the first program to air under the new brand . for nominal purposes the root sports networks continued to carry programming distributed mainly to the fox sports regional networks to provide supplementary sports and entertainment programming . on april 8 2016 directv sports networks rebranded under the at & t name as at & t sports networks . 8 programming edit professional sports edit root sports rocky mountain holds the regional cable television rights to major league baseball games involving the colorado rockies . in february 2013 root sports rocky mountain ordered a pilot for a colorado rockies magazine program rockies weekly with marc stout named as its host . the network ordered a full season of rockies weekly on february 28 2013 with the program debuting that april . the network also carries other team related programming from the rockies including the documentary program rockies real time and the weekly analysis program rockies double play . on march 31 2013 root sports aired a 24 hour rockies opening day countdown marathon featuring seven episodes of rockies all access three episodes of rockies weekly and seven classic rockies games that led up to the hour long opening day pre game show and the rockies first regular season game of the 2013 season . the channel formerly served as the regional cable broadcaster of the nba s denver nuggets and the nhl s colorado avalanche losing the broadcast rights in 2004 when the owner of both teams stan kroenke launched the competing regional sports network altitude sports and entertainment . college sports edit the network also carries many collegiate sports events including denver pioneers men s ice hockey as well as football baseball and basketball game telecasts distributed by fox sports networks from the big 12 conference big sky conference western athletic conference conference usa and mountain west conference . on air staff edit current on air staff edit colorado rockies jenny cavnar rockies pre game and post game host george frazier rockies analyst drew goodman rockies play by play and college basketball play by play jeff huson rockies analyst jason hirsh rockies pre game and post game analyst tracy ringolsby rockies pre game and post game analyst ryan spilborghs rockies pre game and post game analyst 9 marc stout rockies pre game host and on field reporter cory sullivan rockies pre game and post game analyst utah jazz craig bolerjack jazz play by play ron boone jazz analyst steve brown jazz analyst matt harpring jazz analyst college sports ceal barry college basketball analyst marc stout college football and basketball analyst drew goodman college basketball play by play announcer charlie host college hockey analyst mark johnson disambiguation needed college football analyst jay leeuwenburg college football analyst references edit a b todd spangler may 4 2009 . directv liberty media announce spin off plan . multichannel news . reed business information . retrieved april 16 2015 . denver.com fsn rocky mountain fsn utah . denver.com . boulevards . r. thomas umstead july 8 1996 . liberty sports regionals will become fox sports net . multichannel news . the walt disney company . retrieved april 9 2015 via highbeam research . fox sports net debuts on nov. 1 . the columbian . columbian publishing company . associated press . september 13 1996 . retrieved april 9 2015 via highbeam research . news corp. reaches deal with liberty media . the new york times . the new york times company . december 22 2006 . retrieved april 9 2015 . mike reynolds november 20 2009 . liberty sports rebrands as directv sports networks . multichannel news . newbay media . retrieved april 16 2015 . root sports new name for sports networks . denver business journal . american city business journals . december 17 2010 . root sports regional nets now part of at & t sports networks . awful announcing . ken fang . april 9 2016 . retrieved april 9 2016 . thomas harding february 6 2014 . spilborghs joins rockies broadcast team . mlb.com . retrieved february 8 2014 . external links edit official website v t e television stations in the greater denver area english stations kwgn tv 2.1 cw 2.2 this tv kcnc tv 4.1 cbs .2 decades kmgh tv 7.1 abc 7.2 azteca 7.3 laff 7.4 24 7 news kusa 9.1 nbc 9.2 weathernation tv ktfd dt 14.2 bounce 14.3 gettv kzco ld 17.1 azteca 17.4 24 7 news ktvd 20.1 mntv 20.2 metv kzdn ld 26.1 movies 26.2 h & i 26.3 hsn 26.4 classic tv 26.5 classic western klpd ld 28.1 hsn 28.3 kcdo tv ind 28.4 kpkr 28.5 tv scout kdvr 31.1 fox 31.2 antenna tv kpxc tv 59.1 ion 59.2 qubo 59.3 ion life public television krma tv 6.1 pbs 6.3 create kbdi tv 12.1 pbs 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