Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic
Launched	April 1984 (as Home Team Sports) April 4, 2001 (as Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic)
Network	Comcast SportsNet
Owned by	NBCUniversal
Slogan	Washington's Sports Leader
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	Maryland Virginia Washington, D.C. Southern Pennsylvania Eastern West Virginia Southern Delaware
Headquarters	Bethesda, Md.
Formerly called	Home Team Sports (1984-2001)
Sister channel(s)	The Comcast Network WRC-TV NBC Sports Network
Website	CSNwashington.com CSNbaltimore.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 642 (SD/HD) Channel 643 CSN+ (SD) Channel 643-1 CSN+ (HD)
Dish Network	Channel 424 (SD) Channel 374 (HD) (game only)
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 76 (SD) Channel 576 (HD) Channel 1 CSN+ (SD) Channel 575 CSN+ (HD)
Available on select cable systems	Check local listings for channels

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic (CSN Mid-Atlantic) is a regional sports network of the NBC Sports Group that delivers live-game coverage and sports news and entertainment television programming to more than 4.7 million households throughout the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore region of the United States.

The network serves as the official television partner of the Washington Redskins, Washington Capitals, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Washington Wizards, D.C. United and Washington Mystics, as well as the home of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association.

History

The network was founded in 1984 as Home Team Sports (HTS) by Westinghouse Broadcasting. It one of the first regional sports networks in the country. In the 1990s it became affiliated with the Prime Network. In 1997, it affiliated with Fox Sports Net and would continue to carry Fox Sports programming until all Comcast Sport Networks dropped it in 2012. Comcast agreed to acquire a two-thirds ownership stake in HTS from Viacom on July 11, 2000.^[1] The transaction was completed seven months later in mid-February 2001.^[2]HTS was relaunched as Comcast SportsNet on April 4, 2001.^[3]

In 2010, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic split its website into two regional websites and rebranded them as Comcast SportsNet Baltimore and Comcast SportsNet Washington. While the websites were rebranded, the Baltimore and Washington markets still show the same programming, and therefore are still collectively known as Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic.

With Comcast's acquisition of NBC in 2011, Comcast SportsNet was also integrated into the new NBC Sports Group, culminating with the addition of the peacock logo and an updated graphics package to mirror that of its parent network.

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Coverage area

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic is distributed to more than 4.7 million households throughout Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia, as well as parts of Delaware, Pennsylvania, North Carolina and West Virginia, on 25 cable and satellite providers.

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Programming

Live game coverage: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic provides more than 500 live professional and college sporting events per year. The network serves as the regional rights holder for the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards, airing all non nationally exclusive games, as well as D.C. United of Major League Soccer, the Washington Mystics of the WNBA, the Chesapeake Bayhawks of the MLL and the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League. As the official cable partner of the Washington Redskins, the network also has exclusive high-definition rights to televise their preseason games (games airing over broadcast television on WRC-TV are carried only in 480i).

As the region's television home for the Atlantic Coast Conference and Colonial Athletic Association, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic broadcasts numerous men's and women's college sporting events, often featuring Maryland, Virginia Tech and Virginia. The network's coverage of college sports also includes games from Conference USA, the Pac-12, and the Big 12 conferences through Fox Sports Net.

News & entertainment programming: Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic provides daily news and entertainment programs that deliver news, analysis and opinion surrounding the region's sports landscape. The network also features special pregame and postgame shows, as well as numerous specials and original programming.

SportsNet Central - A daily half-hour news program that cover's the region's top sports news, the program airs live at 6:30pm, 10pm, midnight and 1am and replays from 6-9 a.m.
Sports Talk Live - A half-hour program that uses discussions, interviews and feature stories to cover all aspects of the area's sports scene. The program, which is hosted by Rick "Doc" Walker and former NFL running back Brian Mitchell, airs weekdays at 10:30 p.m. and 12:30 a.m.
Redskins Nation - Hosted by Redskins radio voice Larry Michael, this program is dedicated exclusively to covering the Washington Redskins. The half-hour show airs weekdays at 5:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m.

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On-air staff

Anchors & reporters

Nicole Darin
Julie Donaldson
Brent Harris
Chick Hernandez
Michael Jenkins
Chris Miller
Jill Sorenson

Show hosts

Larry Michael (Redskins Nation)
Brian Mitchell (Sports Talk Live)
Rick "Doc" Walker (Sports Talk Live)

Game announcers

Washington Wizards

Steve Buckhantz (Play-by-Play Announcer)
Phil Chenier (Color Analyst)
Chris Miller (Sideline Reporter)
Ron Thompson (Postgame Analyst)

Washington Capitals

Joe Beninati (Play-by-Play Announcer)
Craig Laughlin (Color Analyst)
Al Koken (Sideline Reporter)
Alan May (Postgame Analyst)

D.C. United

Dave Johnson (Play-by-Play Announcer)
Thomas Rongen (Color Analyst)
Russ Thaler (Sideline Reporter)

Virginia Destroyers

Dave Johnson (play-by-play)
Brent Harris (play-by-play)
Jerry Glanville (league-wide color analyst)

Chesapeake Bayhawks

Joe Beninati (Play-by-Play)
Scott Garceau (Fill in Play-by-Play)
Quint Kessenich (Color Analyst)
Evan Washburn (Fill in Color Analyst)

Former on-air staff

Ivan Carter (2009-2012), no longer active in the television industry
Rich Cook (2002–2004)
Scott Hanson (2002–2006), now an anchor/reporter for the NFL Network
Lisa Hillary (2007–2010), now with Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
George Johnson (2001–2004), former sports director at WISC-TV (CBS) in Madison, WI
Kelli Johnson (2004–2012), now with Comcast SportsNet Houston
Carol Maloney (2001-2012), now a sports reporter and fill-in sports anchor at WRC-TV (NBC) in Washington, DC
Marius Payton (2004–2006), now with Comcast SportsNet Houston
Sage Steele (2001–2007), now with ESPN
Russ Thaler (2001–2011), now with the NBC Sports Network

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Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus

Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic also has an overflow channel named "Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus" that broadcasts select sports programming when the main channel is carrying another live event. Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Plus is carried by DirecTV and Dish Network and most cable companies in the region.

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v t e Washington Wizards

Formerly the Chicago Packers, the Chicago Zephyrs, the Baltimore Bullets, the Capital Bullets, and the Washington Bullets Founded in 1961 Based in Washington, D.C.

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General Managers	Ferry Nash Unseld Grunfeld

D-League Affiliate	Iowa Energy

Administration	Ted Leonsis (Owner) Ernie Grunfeld (President & GM of Basketball Ops.) Randy Wittman (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	10 11 25 41

NBA Championships (1)	1978

Rivals	Cleveland Cavaliers Philadelphia 76ers New Jersey Nets New York Knicks

Culture and lore	Wes Unseld 1975 championship upset It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings The Big E Abe Pollin Washington Bullets Earl the Pearl The Phone Booth Agent Zero Robin Ficker

Media	TV WDCW Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic Comcast Network Radio WJFK-FM Announcers Steve Buckhantz Phil Chenier Dave Johnson Glenn Consor

v t e Washington Mystics

Founded in 1998 Based in Washington, D.C.

The Franchise	Franchise Most recent season

Arenas	Verizon Center

Head Coaches	Jim Lewis Cathy Parson Nancy Darsch Darrell Walker Tom Maher Marianne Stanley Michael Adams Richie Adubato Tree Rollins Jessie Kenlaw Julie Plank Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

Administration	Owners: Washington Sports and Entertainment Monumental Sports and Entertainment Sponsor: Inova Health System General Manager: Melissa McFerrin Judy Holland-Burton Linda Hargrove Angela Taylor Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

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Playoff Appearances	2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2010

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Media	TV: CSN Mid-Atlantic (CSN-MA) Radio: WWRC (Money 1260) Announcers: Frank Hanrahan, Christy Winters Scott

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A division of the NBC Sports Group

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v t e Broadcast television in the greater Washington, D.C. area

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WRC-TV 4(.1 NBC, .2 Cozi TV) WTTG 5(.1 Fox) WJLA 7(1 ABC, .2 WX, .3 LWN) WUSA 9(.1 CBS, .2 Bounce, .3 WX) WDCA 20(.1 MNTV) WDDN-LD 23 (DSR) WWTD-LD 49(.2 NTDTV) WDCW 50(.1 CW, .2 Antenna, .3 This) WIAV-LD 58(.1 AV/Ind.) WPXW 66(.1 ION, .2 Qubo, .3 ION Life)

Public television	WMPT/WFPT 22/61(.1 PBS/MPT, .2 MPT2, .3 V-me) WETA 26(.1 PBS HD, .2 WETA uk, .3 Kids, .4 SD) WNVC 30(.1 MHzDC, .2 NHK, .3 CCTV News, .4 RT (English), .5 AJE, .6 CCTV-9) WNVT 30(.7 F24, .9 Arirang, .10 ETV, .11 VTV4, .12 MHzWV) WHUT 32(.1 PBS HD, .2 SD)

Spanish language	WDCN-LP 6 (audio only) WFDC-DT (14.1 UNI) WZDC-CD (25.1 TMD) WNVT (30.8 RT en Español) WMDO-LD 47(.1 UniMás, .2 LATV)

Cable channels	CN8 Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic NewsChannel 8 FPA AIM MASN

Hagerstown	WHAG (25.1 NBC) WWPB 31(.1 PBS/MPT .2 MPT2, .3 V-me) WJAL (68.1 Ind)

Adjacent locals	Baltimore, MD WMAR 2(.1 ABC, .3 WX) WBAL 11(.1 NBC, .2 WX) WJZ (13.1 CBS) WUTB (24.1 MNTV) WBFF (45.1 Fox) WNUV (54.1 CW) WMPB 67(.1 PBS/MPT, .2 MPT2, 67.3 V-me) Winchester, VA WHSV-DT 3(.1 ABC, .2 Fox, .3 ABC/This, .4 MNTV) WAZT-CA 10/WAZC-LP 16/WAZF-CA 28/WAZW-CA 48 (TBN) WDWA-LP 23 (Daystar) WVPY 42(.1 PBS, .2 Create, .3 V-me) West Virginia W07DN-D / W08EE-D / W09CT-D / W23DR-D / W41DK-D 24(.1/.3 PBS/WVPB SD/HD, .2 Create) WWPX 60(.1 ION, .2 Qubo, .3 ION Life)

ATSC-M/H (Mobile DTV) encrypted channels are italicized	WRC (4.1 NBC) WTTG 5(.1 Fox, .2 FNC, .3 FBN) WUSA (9.1 CBS) WFDC-DT (14.1 UNI) WHUT 32(.1 PBS, .2 PBS Kids, .3 WAMU audio, .4 WETA-FM audio) WPXW-TV 66(.2 Qubo, .4 MSNBC, .5 CNBC)

Virginia broadcast television areas by city Bristol Bluefield Charlottesville Harrisonburg Norfolk Richmond Roanoke Washington, DC West Virginia Broadcast television Bluefield Clarksburg/Weston Huntington/Charleston Parkersburg Washington, DC Wheeling Maryland Broadcast television Baltimore Pittsburgh, PA Salisbury Washington, D.C. Pennsylvania broadcast television Binghamton, New York Buffalo, New York Elmira, New York Erie Johnstown/Altoona/State College New York City Philadelphia Pittsburgh Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Susquehanna Valley (Harrisburg) Washington, DC Youngstown, Ohio

v t e Broadcast television in the greater Baltimore area

Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with cable television

Local stations	WMAR (2.1 ABC, 2.2 LWN, 2.3 WX) WBAL (11.1 NBC, 11.2 Me-TV) WJZ (13.1 CBS) WMJF-LP 16 (Ind) WUTB (24.1 MNTV) WBFF (45.1 Fox, 45.2 This TV, 45.3 The Country Network) WNUV (54.1 CW, 54.2 TheCoolTV) WMPB/WMPT/WFPT (67.1/22.1/62.1 PBS/MPT) WQAW-LP 69 (AZA)

Cable channels	CN8 Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic MASN

Adjacent locals	Washington, DC WRC (4.1 NBC, 4.2 Nonstop) WTTG (5.1 Fox) WJLA (7.1 ABC, 7.3 RTN) WUSA (9.1 CBS) WFDC (14.1 UNI) WDCA (20.1 MNTV) WETA (26.1 PBS, 26.1 HD, 26.2 Create, 26.3 Kids, 26.4 News/Documentary) WHUT (32.1 PBS) WDCW (50.1 CW) Hagerstown/Martinsburg WHAG (25.1 NBC) WWPB (31.1 PBS) WWPX (60.1 ION) WJAL (68.1 Ind) Susquehanna Valley WGAL (8.1 NBC) WPMT (43.1 Fox)

Maryland Broadcast television Baltimore Pittsburgh, PA Salisbury Washington, D.C. See also Philadelphia TV

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