Time Warner Cable Sports Channel (Kansas City)

Time Warner Cable SportsChannel is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network that is owned by Time Warner Cable. The channel mainly serves the Kansas City metropolitan area; Lawrence, Kansas; and the state of Nebraska. In addition to being carried on Time Warner Cable, it is currently available on cable providers such as Comcast and WOW! in metropolitan Kansas City, Lawrence, and areas of Nebraska. As of March 31, 2011, it was available in approximately 500,000 households.

Background

The channel was launched on December 12, 1996 as Metro Sports. It has produced live sporting events for collegiate athletic conferences such as the Big 12 Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, the Summit League, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and their individual members. TWC SportsChannel's other hallmark programming is its coverage of local Kansas City high school athletics, including its "HyVee High School Game of The Week" featuring top local teams in football, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, baseball, soccer and other sports.