TVS Classic Sports Network.Com Celebrates 50 Years as the Oldest Post Broadcast TV Network
In 1976, the network delivered the first live national commercial cablecast, a World Hockey Association game between the Birmingham Bulls and the Edmonton Oilers. Young and Rubicam provided 16 advertisers, and Turner Broadcasting the satellite delivery facilities for the historic event.
In 1986, All Sports / All Day acquired the TVS Television Network, and in 1990 the Mizlou Television Network programming assets. With these properties, TVS expanded into home video as well as producing and distributing for broadcast and cable.
In 1990, TVS began programming for IPTV, and now produces and distributes thousands of TV shows on 36 TVS MicroChannels.Com, including TVS Classic Sports Network.Com.
In 2021 these channels will increase to 48 channels.
TVS Classic Sports Network.Com today is a 24/7 streaming network, on the WatchYour.TV platform. Via apps from Apple, Amazon, Web TV, ROKU, and Google, TVS Classic Sports Network can be seen on all Mobile and IPTV devices, as well as on Smart TVs in 85% of TV homes in the USA.
Programming on TVS Classic Sports Network comes from the 15,000 title TVS Classic Sports Library. All are nationally syndicated classic sports events including NASL Soccer, LPGA Golf, College Basketball, college football games, championship boxing, LPBT bowling, WFL Football, Championship Rodeo, NASCAR, Grand Prix, SCORE, IHRA, and GATR racing.