Fox Sports Detroit

Fox Sports Detroit (stylized as FS DETROIT), is a regional sports network that covers local sports teams in the state of Michigan. It is an owned and operated affiliate of Fox Sports Net. The network exclusively broadcasts games played by the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings. It is available on cable television in all of Michigan, Northeastern Indiana, Northwest Ohio, some portions of northeastern Wisconsin and nationwide via DirecTV and Dish Network. The control room for the network is located in Houston, Texas. As of October 2009, pre-game, post-game and pro sports team magazine shows are broadcast from the network's all-digital high definition studio in Southfield, Michigan, in addition to the game site. FS Detroit is also the Michigan affiliate of ESPN Plus' SEC Network for college football.

History

Beginnings

Fox Sports Detroit can trace its origins back to 1996, when News Corporation purchased 50% of the Prime Network, a group of regional sports networks (RSNs) owned by Liberty Media, and immediately renamed them "Fox Sports Net". News Corporation did not own a network in Michigan as the Detroit-based Pro-Am Sports System (PASS Sports), owned by Post-Newsweek Stations (owners of local NBC affiliate WDIV-TV) was the local affiliate station of Prime Network. News Corp. announced plans to launch a Fox Sports Net station in Michigan by 1998, and made a...
Read More