SEC TV
TypeLive syndicated College sports
Country
United States
HeadquartersCharlotte, North Carolina
AreaUnited States
ParentESPN Inc.
Launch date
September 5, 2009
DissolvedMarch 14, 2014
Former names
SEC Network (2009–2013)
Affiliates(see Affiliates list)
Official website
www.secdigitalnetwork.com

SEC TV (formerly SEC Network) was a syndicated package featuring live broadcasts of college football and basketball events from the Southeastern Conference. It was owned and operated by ESPN Regional Television and shown in more than 50 percent of households in the United States, mostly Southeastern United States markets.[1] SEC TV's football games typically aired in the noon eastern slot that was former home to the Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom Sports SEC game of the week. Games were shown locally on broadcast stations, regional sports networks,[1] as well as on ESPN GamePlan, ESPN Full Court, and WatchESPN.

SEC TV was replaced with a 24-hour cable network devoted to the conference, also named SEC Network, after the 2013–14 college sports season. The new SEC Network would assume the duty of broadcasting football games in the "early" window used by SEC TV.[2][3]

History

In 2008, ESPN reached a 15-year deal to become the Southeastern Conference's main media rightsholder, assuming the majority of football and basketball rights (besides portions that would still be held by CBS), including the syndicated package produced by Raycom Sports and its predecessors (which had broadcast SEC basketball games for 22 years, and football for 17). Besides games on its cable networks, ESPN chose to retain the syndicated package, moving it under its competing ESPN Regional Television (also previously known on-air as ESPN Plus) unit under the on-air brand SEC Network.[4][5][6]

The first SEC Network game was the Tennessee Volunteers football team's 63-7 blowout win over the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on September 5, 2009. Dave Neal (an original Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom play-by-play football commentator) and Andre Ware were the play-by-play commentators, and Cara Capuano was the sideline reporter.[7] Unlike Jefferson-Pilot/Raycom Sports, SEC TV also carried some regular season Women's basketball games in syndication on Sunday afternoons during basketball season.

In 2013, with the announcement that ESPN would be launching an SEC cable network under the same name in 2014, SEC Network was re-branded as SEC TV on September 7, 2013. SEC TV folded following the 2013 football season and the 2013-2014 basketball season. The last live sports program to air on SEC TV was the quarterfinals of the 2014 men's conference basketball tournament. The standalone SEC Network cable outlet launched August 14 of that year.[2][3]

SEC TV was available through 102 over-the-air television stations in the now-11-state SEC footprint, as well as other stations outside SEC markets, regional sports networks, and ESPN platforms such as ESPN3 and ESPN GamePlan/Full Court.

On-air personalities

Play-by-play commentator

  • Dave Neal (football and men's basketball, 2009-2014)
  • Carter Blackburn (men's basketball, 2010-2012)
  • Dave Baker (men's basketball, 2012-2014)

Color analysts

Sideline reporters

  • Cara Capuano (football, 2009-2013)
  • Kara Lawson (men's basketball, 2011-2013)
  • Barry Booker (men's basketball, 2012-2014)
  • Kyle Macy (men's basketball, 2012-2013)
  • Joe Dean, Jr. (men's basketball, 2012-2014)

Game schedules

Previous logo as SEC Network used until 2013

2009 SEC Network football schedule

  • September 5 – Western Kentucky at Tennessee (TENN 63, WKU 7)[8][9]
  • September 12 – Troy at #1 Florida (FLA 56, Troy 6)
  • September 19 – North Texas at #4 Alabama (ALA 53, UNT 7)
  • September 26 – #7 LSU at Mississippi State (LSU 30, MSU 26)
  • October 3 – #3 Alabama at Kentucky (ALA 38, UK 20)
  • October 10 – Georgia at Tennessee (TENN 45, UGA 19)[8][9]
  • October 17 – Georgia at Vanderbilt (UGA 34, VAN 10)
  • October 24 – Arkansas at Ole Miss (MISS 30, ARK 17)
  • October 31 – #25 Ole Miss at Auburn (AUB 33, MISS 20)
  • November 7 – South Carolina at Arkansas (ARK 33, USC 16)
  • November 14 – Kentucky at Vanderbilt (UK 24, VAN 13)
  • November 21 – Tennessee-Chattanooga at #2 Alabama (ALA 45, UTC 0) OR Mississippi State at Arkansas (ARK 42, MSU 21)
  • November 28 – #20 Ole Miss at Mississippi State (MSU 41, MISS 27)[10]

2010 SEC Network football schedule

  • September 4 – Louisiana-Lafayette at #23 Georgia (UGA 55, ULL 7)
  • September 11 – South Florida at #8 Florida (FLA 38, USF 14)
  • September 18 – Vanderbilt at Ole Miss (VAN 28, MISS 14)
  • September 25 – Alabama-Birmingham at Tennessee (TENN 32, UAB 29 (2OT))
  • October 2 – Kentucky at Ole Miss (MISS 42, UK 35)
  • October 9 – Tennessee at Georgia (UGA 41, TENN 14)
  • October 16 – Vanderbilt at Georgia (UGA 43, VAN 0)
  • October 23 – Ole Miss at #21 Arkansas (ARK 38, MISS 24)
  • October 30 – Tennessee at #17 South Carolina (USC 38, TENN 24)
  • November 6 – Florida at Vanderbilt (FLA 55, VAN 14)
  • November 13 – Vanderbilt at Kentucky (UK 38, VAN 20)
  • November 20 – Troy at #17 South Carolina (USC 69, Troy 24)
  • November 27 – Kentucky at Tennessee (TENN 24, UK 14)[8][9][11]

2011 SEC Network football schedule

  • September 3 – Kent State at #2 Alabama (ALA 48, KSU 7)
  • September 10 – #16 Mississippi State at Auburn (AUB 41, MSU 34)
  • September 17 – Ole Miss at Vanderbilt (VAN 30, MISS 7)
  • September 24 – Georgia at Ole Miss (UGA 27, MISS 13)
  • October 1 – Kentucky at #1 LSU (LSU 35, UK 7)
  • October 8 – Kentucky at #18 South Carolina (USC 54, UK 3)
  • October 15 – #15 South Carolina at Mississippi State (USC 14, MSU 12)
  • October 22 – #10 Arkansas at Ole Miss (ARK 29, MISS 24)
  • October 29 – #8 Arkansas at Vanderbilt (ARK 31, VAN 28)
  • November 5 – Vanderbilt at Florida (FLA 26, VAN 21)
  • November 12 – Kentucky at Vanderbilt (VAN 38, UK 8)
  • November 19 – Kentucky at #13 Georgia (UGA 19, UK 10)
  • November 26 – Tennessee at Kentucky (UK 10, TENN 7)[8][9]

2012 SEC Network football schedule

All times listed are ET

2013 SEC TV football schedule

All times listed are ET

Affiliates

Most affiliates alternated each season, depending on the sport. Many stations outside of the SEC's geographical footprint only carried SEC TV's football games, but most others, especially within the SEC footprint, also aired men's and women's basketball games offered in the sports package. Markets without an SEC TV broadcast partner accessed the broadcasts via Regional sports networks. In terms of market size, the only media market without an SEC TV partner was the New York City area.

The following channels carried SEC TV:[1]

Broadcast stations

[12] [13]

Alabama

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WTTOThe CWBirmingham / Tuscaloosa / Anniston
WABMMyNetworkTV
WTVYCBSDothan
WZDXFoxHuntsville / Decatur
WJTCIndependentMobile
WSFANBCMontgomery / Selma

Alaska

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KTBYFoxAnchorage (Football Only)

Arkansas

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KHBSABCFort Smith
KHOGABCFayetteville
KAITABCJonesboro
KATVABCLittle Rock

Arizona

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KTVK-DT2This TVPhoenix

California

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KDOC-TVIndependentLos Angeles
KUSIIndependentSan Diego

Washington D.C.

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WDCWThe CWWashington, D.C.

Florida

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WXCWThe CWFort Myers / Naples
WOGXFoxGainesville
WJXTIndependentJacksonville
WSFL-TVThe CWMiami / Fort Lauderdale
WOFLFoxOrlando
WJHG-DT2The CWPanama City
WCTVCBSTallahassee
WTTAMy Network TVTampa / St. Petersburg / Sarasota

Georgia

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WALBNBCAlbany
WPCH-TVIndependentAtlanta
(also carried in Canada as a superstation)
WRDW-TVCBSAugusta
WXTXFoxColumbus
WGXAFoxMacon
WSAV-TVNBCSavannah

Hawaii

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KFVEMy Network TVHonolulu

Illinois

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WCCUMe-TVUrbana/Champaign
WRSPFoxSpringfield/Decatur

Iowa

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KYOU-TVFoxOttumwa/Kirksville, Missouri

Indiana

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WTVWIndependentEvansville
WFFT-TVIndependentFort Wayne
WHMB-TVIndependentIndianapolis

Kansas

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KSCW-DTCBSWichita / Hutchinson

Kentucky

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WBKOABCBowling Green
WKYT-TVCBSLexington
WYMTCBSHazard
WBNAIonLouisville
WDKAMy Network TVPaducah

Louisiana

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KLAX-TVABCAlexandria
WAFB-TVCBSBaton Rouge
KADN-TVFoxLafayette
KARDFoxMonroe
WGNOABCNew Orleans
KMSS-TVFoxShreveport

Minnesota

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WUCWThe CWMinneapolis–Saint Paul

Missouri

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KQFX-LDFoxColumbia / Jefferson City
KSNFNBCJoplin / Pittsburg, Kansas
KSMO-TVMy Network TVKansas City
KOZL-TVIndependentSpringfield
KNPN-LDFoxSt. Joseph
KPLR-TVThe CWSt. Louis

Mississippi

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WXXV-TVFoxBiloxi / Gulfport
WCBI-TVCBSColumbus / Tupelo / West Point
WABG-TVABCGreenwood / Greenville
WJTVCBSJackson
WGBCNBCMeridian

North Carolina

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WAXN-TVIndependentCharlotte
WCWGThe CWGreensboro / High Point / Winston-Salem
WITN-DT2My Network TVGreenville / New Bern / Washington
WNCN-DT2Antenna TVRaleigh / Durham / Fayetteville

Nevada

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KVMYMy Network TVLas Vegas

Ohio

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WSTR-TVMy Network TVCincinnati
WTTEFoxColumbus
WRGT-TVFoxDayton
WMNT-CAMy Network TVToledo
WYFX-LDFoxYoungstown

Oklahoma

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KGEBGolden Eagle BroadcastingTulsa
KSBIIndependentOklahoma City

Pennsylvania

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WMCN-TVIndependentPhiladelphia
WPMYMy Network TVPittsburgh

Puerto Rico

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WAPA-TVIndependentSan Juan
WTIN-TVIndependentPonce
WNJX-TVIndependentMayagüez

South Carolina

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WMMPMy Network TVCharleston
WOLO-TVABCColumbia
WYCWThe CWGreenville / Spartanburg / Anderson
WWMBThe CWMyrtle Beach / Florence

Tennessee

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WDSI-TVFoxChattanooga
WJKTFoxJackson
WVLT-TVCBSKnoxville[14]
WLMTMy Network TVMemphis
WUXP-TVMy Network TVNashville
WCYB-TVNBCBristol / Kingsport / Johnson City

Texas

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
KTES-LPThis TVAbilene / Sweetwater
KCITFoxAmarillo
KBVO-CDMy Network TVAustin
KUIL-LDMy Network TVBeaumont / Port Arthur
KIII-DT2Me-TVCorpus Christi
KTXAIndependentDallas / Fort Worth (Football Only)
KUBE-TVIndependentHouston
KMYLMy Network TVLubbock
KOSA-DT2My Network TVMidland / Odessa (Football Only)
KMYSThe CWSan Antonio
KFXK-TVFoxTyler / Longview
KCEN-TVNBCWaco / Temple / Bryan

Virginia

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WAHU-CD2My Network TVCharlottesville
WSKY-TVIndependentNorfolk / Portsmouth / Newport News

Washington

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
SWX Right NowIndependentSpokane

West Virginia

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WSAZ-TVNBCCharleston / Huntington

Wisconsin

ChannelNetwork affiliationDMA
WMLW-TVIndependentMilwaukee

Regional cable channels

ChannelNetwork affiliationCoverage areas
Altitude Sports and EntertainmentIndependentColorado, Utah, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Wyoming
Comcast NetworkIndependentPennsylvania, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, New York, West Virginia
Comcast SportsNet CaliforniaComcast SportsNetNorthern California, Southern Oregon, Western Nevada
Fox Sports DetroitFox Sports NetworksMichigan, Northeastern Wisconsin, Northeastern Indiana, Northwest Ohio
MSGIndependentNew York, New Jersey, Connecticut
Fox Sports SouthwestFox Sports NetworksTexas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas
AFN SportsAmerican Forces NetworkU.S. Armed Forces

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ESPN Regional TV and SEC Introduce 'SEC Network'". University of Florida Athletics Department. July 22, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "SEC And ESPN Announce New TV Network". SEC. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  3. 1 2 "SEC Releases 2014 Conference Football Schedule". SEC. 2013-08-21. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
  4. ↑ Jon Solomon (August 25, 2008). "ESPN, SEC reach 15-year, $2.25 billion pact". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ "SEC Network timeline: The conference's journey to its own television channel". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. April 15, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  6. ↑ Raycom loses Southeastern Conference Charlotte Business Journal, August 25, 2008.
  7. ↑ "Vols-Hilltoppers Help Debut SEC Network On ESPN Regional TV". July 22, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2015 Tennessee Football Media Guide, page 297.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2014 Tennessee Football Media Guide, page 159.
  10. ↑ SEC Football Television Schedule
  11. ↑ 2010-11 SEC Schedules and Scores
  12. ↑ SEC Network Football Affiliates. University of Tennessee (UTSports.com).
  13. ↑ SEC Network Basketball Affiliates. University of Tennessee (UTSports.com).
  14. ↑ "WVLT & MyVLT-2 a part of ESPN Regional Television SEC Football & Basketball Games". WVLT-TV. July 21, 2009.
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