COX SPORTS TELEVISION ANNOUNCES DISTRIBUTION GAINS IN ARKANSAS

Thursday, September 15th, 2011      Email Print

Suddenlink Communications and Clinton Cable adds regional sports network to  lineup!

NEW ORLEANS – Cox Sports Television, Suddenlink Communications and Clinton Cable announced today that the regional sports network has expanded it’s coverage with three new launches in the state of Arkansas. CST is now available on Clinton Cable’s basic lineup, while Suddenlink systems in Cabot and Newport will see a launch of the 24-hour regional sports network Friday, September 16.

Clinton Cable customers are able to view the regional sports network home of the Arkansas Razorbacks on channel 29, while CST will be a part of the digital lineup in Cabot on channel 516 and in Newport on channel 119. These new launches in the state further extend CST’s reach across most of Arkansas. CST is available on all Cox Communications systems, most Suddenlink systems, Community Cable in Monticello, Conway Corporation in Conway and now Clinton Cable.

Late in 2010, CST inked a multi-year extension with the University of Arkansas and Razorback Sports Properties, Inc. to provide extensive coverage to the university’s athletic department.  CST Coverage also includes programming from other Arkansas schools including the Sun Belt Conference members Arkansas State and Arkansas-Little Rock.

“We are very excited to have CST and our extensive SEC and Arkansas Razorback programming available in more areas of the state” stated CST VP Rod Mickler, “We appreciate the folks at Clinton Cable and Suddenlink Communications for adding CST to their line-up and look forward to introducing our teams to the great sports fans within those areas.”

”We know that CST is a great addition to our basic cable package, and that sports fans are going to be thrilled with the extra Razorback and SEC coverage they will receive with this addition,” said John Hastings, CEO Clinton Cable.

“Cox Sports Television will add a great lineup of sports programming of particular interest in this part of the country,” said Deanna Hornback, Suddenlink general manager for Jonesboro and Newport.  “We’re particularly pleased our team has been able to add it to our lineup in time for this weekend’s Razorbacks game with Troy.”

CST televises over 300 events annually including live coverage of teams from some of the top conferences in the country, including: Big 12, SEC, Big East, Sun Belt, CUSA, SWAC, WAC, Gulf South and the Atlantic Sun. CST offers live studio shows, outdoor programming and the south’s top high school coverage including weekly, live high school football games of the week.



About Cox Sports Television
The New Orleans-based sports network launched on October 28, 2002 in front of 450,000 Louisiana viewers. CST has grown over 400% to more than 2 million homes in the eight years since launch, making it one of the fastest growing regional sports networks in the south. CST is currently carried on video distributors in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Virginia. CST is owned and operated by Cox Communications Louisiana, LLC. Initially targeted to be a Louisiana sports network, CST has secured collegiate, professional and high school events that have expanded the networks reach throughout the south. For more information about CST, please visit our website at http://www.coxsportstv.com.

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