Fox Sports Ohio

Fox Sports Ohio
Launched	9 February 1989 (1989-02-09) (as SportsChannel Ohio)
Network	Fox Sports Networks
Owned by	Fox Entertainment Group
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Northwest Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Southwest New York
Formerly called	SportsChannel Ohio (1989–1998) Fox Sports Ohio (1998–2000) Fox Sports Net Ohio (2000–2004) FSN Ohio (2004–2008)
Sister channel(s)	SportsTime Ohio
Website	foxsportsohio.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	660 (SD) / 660–1 (HD) (Cleveland feed) 661 (SD) / 661–1 (HD) (Cincinnati feed)
Dish Network	425 (SD) / 5425 (HD) (Cleveland feed) 427 (SD) / 5427 (HD) (Cincinnati feed)
Cable
U-verse	734 (SD) / 1734 (HD) (Cleveland feed) 732 (SD) / 1732 (HD) (Cincinnati feed)
Available on select cable systems	Check local listings for channels

Fox Sports Ohio, formerly FSN Ohio and SportsChannel Ohio, is a regional sports network based in Ohio and member of the Fox Sports Networks group of channels. It is seen throughout the Buckeye state, as well as parts of Indiana, Kentucky, Northwest Pennsylvania, the border communities of West Virginia, and extreme Southwest New York.

History

Logo 2008-2012

The channel originally launched on February 9, 1989 and officially launched on September 1st of that year as SportsChannel Ohio, an affiliate of SportsChannel, a joint venture between Cablevision and NBC. It featured the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Indians. Select Cincinnati Reds games (produced by SportsChannel Cincinnati), Notre Dame basketball and football, and Ohio State sporting events (excluding football and basketball) were also aired. Along with the rest of the SportsChannel networks it was rebranded as Fox Sports Ohio in January 1998.

Feeds

The network operates regional feeds for the Cleveland and Cincinnati markets, both branded as Fox Sports Ohio (but disambiguated in some electronic program guides as "Fox Sports Cincinnati"), which contain different events depending on the market. This arrangement can cause conflicts for Columbus, which is between both Cleveland and Cincinnati. In the event of conflicting events between the two regional feeds (typically between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Cleveland Cavaliers, Blue Jackets and Cincinnati Reds, and Reds and Cavaliers)), cable systems in Central Ohio will carry the other game on an alternate channel.

Programming

Professional team partnerships with Fox Sports Ohio include the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets, the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers, MLB's Cincinnati Reds, MLS' Columbus Crew, and the AHL's Lake Erie Monsters. In college sports, it also carries a select number of Xavier University, and University of Cincinnati basketball games.

Prior to the Cleveland Indians starting SportsTime Ohio in the 2006 season, Cleveland Indians games were on FSN Ohio. Despite this move, Reds games remain blacked out, for the most part, in Northeast Ohio (the Indians' claimed territory), as well as national broadcasts of certain Indians games aired on cable channels (deferring to STO).

Studio programs

• Access Cavaliers 2006–present
• Bearcat Sports Weekly 2008–present
• Blue Jackets Live 2007–present
• Cavaliers Live 2006–present
• Cavaliers Showcase Replays 2006–present
• Game Time with Urban Meyer 2011–present (simulcast on WBNS-TV channel 10 in Columbus)
• Musketeers Live 2011–present
• Reds Live 2007–present
• Reds weekly 2013–present

Sports coverage

• Cleveland Cavaliers (1990–present)
• Cincinnati Reds (1991–present)
• Columbus Blue Jackets (2000–present)
• Lake Erie Monsters (2007–present)
• Columbus Crew (2012–present)

College

• Cincinnati Bearcats (2008–present)
• Xavier Musketeers (2005–present)

Personalities

Current

• Beau Bishop: Co-Host of Game Time with Urban Meyer
• Jeff Brantley: Cincinnati Reds Color Commentary
• Thom Brennaman: Cincinnati Reds Play-by-Play
• Earle Bruce: Analyst for Game Time with Urban Meyer
• Dwight Burgess: Columbus Crew Play-by-Play
• Jock Callander: Lake Erie Monsters Color Commentary
• Austin Carr: Cleveland Cavaliers Color Commentary
• Allie Clifton: Cleveland Cavaliers Sideline Reporter
• John Cooper: Analyst for Game Time with Urban Meyer
• Bill Davidge: Columbus Blue Jackets Color Commentary
• Jim Day: Reds Live, Musketeers Live
• Hanford Dixon: High School Football Color Commentary (Cleveland)
• Tom Gelehrter: Bearcats Sports Weekly, Cincinnati Bearcats basketball Play-by-Play for Non-Conference games
• Brian Gisenschlag: High School Football Play-by-Play (Cincinnati), Reds Live
• George Grande: Cincinnati Reds Play-by-Play (1993–2009), Fill in Play-by-Play (2010 – present)
• Ashleigh Ignelzi: Columbus Crew Sideline Reporter, Feature Reporter/Interviewer for Game Time with Urban Meyer
• Brad Johansen: Xavier Musketeers basketball Play-by-Play
• Jim Lachey: Analyst for Game Time with Urban Meyer
• Dave Lapham: High School Football Color Commentary (Cincinnati)
• Fred McLeod: Cleveland Cavaliers Play-by-Play
• Terry Nelson: Cincinnati Bearcats basketball Color Commentary
• Jim Kelch: Cincinnati Reds Play-by-Play
• Duncan Oughton: Columbus Crew Color Commentary
• Jeff Phelps: Cleveland Cavaliers Pregame/Halftime/Postgame Host, High School Football Play-by-Play (Cleveland)
• Jeff Piecoro: Reds Live,
• Doug Plagens: Lake Erie Monsters Play-By-Play
• Jeff Rimer: Columbus Blue Jackets Play-by-Play
• Kenny Roda: Lake Erie Monsters Locker Room Reporter
• Betsy Ross: Cincinnati Bearcats women's basketball Color Commentary
• Campy Russell: Cleveland Cavaliers Pregame/Halftime/Postgame Analyst
• Natalie Taylor: Columbus Blue Jackets Sideline Reporter High School Football Sideline Reporter (Cincinnati)
• Dom Tiberi: Co-Host of Game Time with Urban Meyer
• Chris Welsh: Cincinnati Reds Color Commentary
• Steve Wolf: Xavier Musketeers basketball Color Commentary