POLL: Is FS1 buried or together with sports channels

[nathanhm]

Directv

206 espn
207 espnews
208 espnu
209 espn2
212 nfl
213 mlb
214 mav tv (random sports network)
215 nhl
216 nba
217 tennis
218 golf
219 fox sports 1
220 nbc sports
221 cbs sports

600s are primarily regional sports networks and less popular sports networks including bein, big ten, the csns, SNY, msg, and the fox regionals.

Fs2 is 618

[muskienick]

I have my TV service through Cincinnati Bell Fioptics

Channel - Name
25 - Fox Sports 1
26 - Golf Channel
27 - Fox Sports Ohio
28 - ESPN
29 - ESPN 2
30 - ESPN News

There are other sports channels grouped together from about channel 200 through channel 220 including four more Fox regional sports networks, CBS College Sports, ESPN Classic. NFL Redzone, 3 Big 10 network channels, ESPNU, NBC Sports Network, and MLB, NBA, NFL, and NHL.

In short, I voted that FS1 was grouped with other sports channels.

[Jet915]

Provider: Verizon FIOS
Required package tier if known: tier 2 or higher (like ESPN)
Location: Pittsburgh
Located with other sports channels?: YES

FS2 is still on SD and not even close to the sports channels but hopefully that will change soon.

[OutlawWales]

Provider: Cox Communications
Package Tier: Standard = Tier 2 (like ESPN); HD =
Location: Omaha
With Other Sports Channels: Not Really.

The lineups for channels on Cox is kind of all over the place, in some ways. For example, in standard definition you have channels like this:

28 Lifetime
29 Spike TV
30 ESPN2
31 ESPN
32 USA
33 CNN
34 NICK
35 MTV
36 TNT
37 Discovery
38 A&#
39 BET
40 ABC Family
41 E!
42 CNBC
43 Weather
44 HLN
45 AMC
46 Comedy
47 Fox Sports Midwest
48 Disney
49 FX
50 VH1
51 Cartoon
53 SyFy
54 Food
55 TCM
56 Travel
58 Fox News
59 HGTV
60 History
62 Bravo
63 Golf
64 CMT
65 TV Land
66 MSNBC
67 Animal
70 Telemundo
74 Game Show
75 National Geographic
78 Fox Sports 1
69 TVGN
80 Big Ten Network
81 Big Ten Network
82 Big Ten Network
85 Hallmark.

So the "sports channels" aren't really together in standard def. They are surrounded by lots of other things that don't always go together or make sense either. FS1 is right up there with "Telemundo" and Game Show Network, but not far from the Big Ten Network channels -- but very far from ESPN/ESPN2.

Cox then also offers a "Sports & Information Pak" with channels between 200 and 234. In that area there is a big block of sports channels, including:

216 Fox Sports 2
217 PAC-12
218 NFL Red Zone
219 National Geographic WILD
220 ESPNU
221 ESPNews
222 ESPN Classic
223 NFL
224 NBA
226 Tennis
227 MLB
228 FXX
229 NHL
230 Outdoor
231 NBC Sports
234 CBS College Sports

While there are a lot of sports specific channels in that block, FS1 is nowhere near any of those, either (although FS2 IS in that block).

In Omaha, the HD channels are grouped similarly (just by adding 1000 to the channel identifier -- so FS1 in HD is 1078 instead of 78 for standard def).

So, yeah -- in Omaha it's kind of buried and hidden far away from most other sports channels. What's maybe a bit of a saving grace here is that it's close to the Big Ten Network channels. With the dumpster fire university down in Lincoln being in the Big Ten, many people who are looking for that stuff will likely find FS1.

[ChelseaFriar]

Provider: Time Warner Cable NYC (Manhattan)
Required package tier if known: Unknown, but I have both FS1(HD) and FS2
Location: Manhattan, NYC
Located with other sports channels?: No


My building can only get Time Warner (Fios not available in immediate area / no dishes allowed on building).

All of the Fox Sports channles need to find a new home on Time Warner NYC. They are not near the other sports stations and will most often not be found by the browsing sports fan. I'd think Time Warner NYC is a relatively large target audience for BE Basketball.

[gofriars08]

Provider: Comcast
Required package tier if known: Basic HD
Location: Boston, MA
Located with other sports channels?: No

For the HD channels, ESPN, NESN, Comcast Sports Net and NFL Network are all between 849-852. NBC Sports is in the 860's near CBS Sports Network. Fox Sports 1 is way the hell up at 925. It actually took me ~15 minutes to find it the first time I looked for it.