june 2002 national college sports network february 23 2003 college sports television march 16 2008 cbs college sports network april 4 2011 cbs sports network owned by cbs corporation picture format 1080i hdtv hd feed downgraded to letterboxed 480i for sdtv sets slogan the 24 hour home of cbs sports country united states language english broadcast area united states canada headquarters new york city new york formerly called national college sports network 2002 03 college sports television cstv 2003 08 cbs college sports network 2008 11 sister channel s cbs cbsn website cbssportsnetwork.com availability satellite directv 221 hd sd dish network 158 hd sd bell tv canada 413 sd 1417 hd cable verizon fios 94 sd 594 hd available on most other u.s. cable systems consult your local cable provider for channel availability iptv sky angel 323 sd at & t u verse 643 sd 1643 hd bell fibe tv canada 417 sd 1417 hd the cbs sports network is an american digital cable and satellite television network that is owned by the cbs corporation . when it launched in 2002 as the national college sports network later college sports television a.k.a. cstv it operated as a multi platform media brand which also included its primary website collegesports.com and a network of websites operated for the athletic departments of 215 colleges and universities . after cstv was acquired by cbs in 2008 the network was re branded as the cbs college sports network . the network initially maintained its college sports focus but in february 2011 the service was re branded as cbs sports network to re position it as a mainstream sports service . the network continues to have a particular focus on college sports along with coverage of smaller leagues and events simulcasts of sports radio shows from cbs owned stations and studio and analysis programming . contents 1 history 1.1 cbs reorganization 2 high definition 3 programming 3.1 sports broadcast rights 4 carriage 5 on air staff 5.1 announcers reporters and hosts 5.2 football 5.3 basketball 6 official athletic partnerships 7 references 8 external links history edit logo used from 2011 2016 the network s roots began in 1999 when chris bevilacqua approached the co founders of the classic sports network brian bedol and stephen d. greenberg son of hank greenberg at that time running fusient media ventures a new york based sports and media company with the idea for a cable network featuring college sports 24 hours a day . under the leadership of bedol as ceo the network was originally named the national college sports network in june 2002 was subsequently renamed college sports television cstv and launched on february 23 2003 . from their headquarters and studio operations at chelsea piers in new york city cstv was the first independent cable channel to be distributed nationwide having been carried on satellite provider directv at launch . in november 2005 college sports television was purchased by cbs corporation which had just recently split from viacom at the time for 325 million . 1 on january 3 2008 it was announced that cstv would be integrated into cbs sports with the sports division s executive vice president and executive producer tony petitti taking over day to day operational management of cstv which would be overseen by cbs news and sports president sean mcmanus . cstv co founder brian bedol would become a senior advisor to cbs corporation president and ceo leslie moonves petitti has since left cbs to take on the same role for the mlb network . in the fall of 2006 cstv launched more than 100 broadband channels dedicated to college sports which feature more than 10 000 live events . the subscription pay per view service called cbs college sports xxl and its portfolio of broadband channels in its all access suite include coverage of notre dame southern california kansas ohio state and north carolina . cbs reorganization edit on february 12 2008 cbs corporation announced that as part of the ongoing integration of cstv into cbs sports that the network would be renamed the cbs college sports network on march 16 coinciding with the start of cbs s coverage of the ncaa s basketball tournament . studio shows moved from the original chelsea piers headquarters to the cbs broadcast center on west 57th street in 2012 . as part of the relaunch the network added a new news program college sports tonight . 2 that program was canceled in 2010 however other studio shows including inside college football and inside college basketball still originate from the chelsea piers location . on february 15 2011 cbs announced that the network would be relaunched as cbs sports network on april 4 coinciding with the end of the 2011 ncaa basketball tournament repositioning it as a mainstream sports network . 3 4 high definition edit cbs sports network hd is a 1080i high definition simulcast feed of cbs sports network that launched in august 2008 . prior to the launch of the feed the two ncaa basketball tournament games that aired in march 2008 which were presented in hd on cbs were converted to a standard definition feed . cbs sports network uses the afd 10 broadcast flag to present programming on its standard definition feed in letterboxed widescreen for viewers watching on cable television through 4 3 television sets . programming edit since airing its first game cbs sports network has televised thousands of hours of original programming features talk shows and documentaries as well as extensive women s sports coverage . its regular season and championship event coverage draws from every major collegiate athletic conference and division in addition to nine ncaa championships . cbs sports network televises 35 men s and women s college sports including football basketball baseball ultimate hockey lacrosse soccer wrestling and volleyball from every major conference . the network holds multi media and marketing rights for the mountain west conference the atlantic 10 conference conference usa the patriot league army football and navy football . in april 2006 the network organized the first collegiate nationals a festival of championships dedicated to crowning champions in a wide variety of collegiate action sports such as snowboarding wakeboarding and beach volleyball . more than 1 000 competitors converged on reno tahoe to compete the largest number ever for an event of its kind . for its second installment in 2007 the collegiate nationals added sports and other events such as national film and music competitions as well as a second venue san diego . the third year 2008 brought further changes as the winter sports events were moved to the keystone resort near boulder colorado and competitive eating was added . in the fall of 2006 cstv and comcast launched the mountainwest sports network colloquially known as the mtn . a network focusing exclusively on the mountain west conference . the relation with the network also gave cstv exclusive online and broadcasting rights to notre dame s game at air force on november 11 2006 which caused controversy since cstv did not have carriage as widely distributed as other networks that have aired notre dame games . the irish did not revisit a mountain west team until a 2013 game at air force which once again aired on cbssn . on april 3 2012 cbs sports network premiered rome a sports news and talk program hosted by nationally syndicated radio host jim rome ; rome had recently left espn and his previous show jim rome is burning after signing on a new contract with cbs sports . 5 on june 7 2012 cbs sports network began to air the remaining games of the american hockey league s 2012 calder cup final between the norfolk admirals and the toronto marlies starting with game 3 . 6 on july 26 2012 the network signed a deal with the united football league a second tier professional football league that began play in october 2009 to televise its games for the 2012 season . 7 the ufl paid for all production expenses and received no rights fee from cbs sports network for the broadcasts . 8 the league lasted approximately four weeks on cbs sports network before suspending operations halfway through the season . in september 2012 cbs sports network introduced nfl monday qb a weekly nfl recap show . in september 2013 the network expanded its supplemental nfl coverage with that other pre game show a four hour fan focused program positioned as an interactive casual counterpart to other pre game shows hosted by adam schein bart scott amy trask and brandon tierney . 9 on april 26 2013 the network announced that it had signed a deal with the geico motorcycle ama pro road racing series for the remainder of the 2013 and the 2014 seasons . the network will air flag to flag coverage for the races as well as live coverage for several of the races . the network broadcast the fia wtcc race of the united states from sonoma raceway on september 8 2013 . 10 on december 2 2013 cbs sports network announced that it will begin simulcasting the boomer and carton morning show from co owned sports talk radio station wfan in new york city in january 2014 . 11 in august 2014 cbssn announced a new original talk show we need to talk which features an all female cast of personalities . 12 in august 2015 the network premiered time to schein a new program hosted by adam schein . 13 sports broadcast rights edit college football on cbssn 2005 present 14 conference usa mountain west conference american athletic conference sublicensed from espn mid american conference subliscensed from espn army and navy cure bowl 2015 present 15 college basketball on cbssn 2006 present american athletic conference sublicensed from espn atlantic 10 conference big east conference sublicensed from fox sports canc n challenge college basketball invitational collegeinsider.com postseason tournament conference usa great alaska shootout mid american conference subliscensed from espn missouri valley conference subliscensed from espn mountain west conference ohio valley conference patriot league southland conference women s basketball championship women s national invitation tournament college hockey on cbssn 2002 present 16 friday & saturday college hockey nchc championship 17 lacrosse on cbssn major league lacrosse 18 2012 present college lacrosse pga tour on cbs 2012 present pga championship on the range 2012 present 19 masters on the range 2013 present 20 professional bull riders on cbs 2012 present 21 weekly coverage nba d league on cbssn 2013 2014 22 2013 present 12 regular season games nba d league playoffs nba d league final nfl on cbs 2013 present 9 nfl monday qb that other pre game show 2013 present arena football on cbs 2013 present 23 14 regular season games afl playoffs world s strongest man 2013 present full coverage of competitions beginning in 2013 . reruns of past world s strongest man competitions world of outlaws 2013 present tape delayed coverage of the world of outlaws sprint cars world of outlaws late model series & super dirtcar series races televised in 2013 and 2014 include the national open sprint at williams grove syracuse 200 super dirtcar at nysf and the world of outlaws world finals all three series at the dirt track at charlotte avp on cbssn 2013 present 24 salt lake city cincinnati st. petersburg santa barbara huntington beach minor league baseball on cbssn 2014 present 25 15 regular season games north american soccer league 2016 arca racing series 2014 2015 3 races were shown live on cbs sports network in 2014 . those races were elko winchester & madison . 3 races will be also shown live on the network in 2015 . those races being toledo winchester & springfield . torque.tv on cbssn 2015 present 26 pirelli world challenge will feature live coverage only race known so far is detroit 27 blancpain endurance series already was with the network in 2014 spa 24