SUDDENLINK EXPANDS COX SPORTS TELEVISION DISTRIBUTION IN OKLAHOMA

Monday, July 26th, 2010      Email Print

Regional Sports Network added in Enid; more Oklahoma and Mississippi launches planned by year-end

NEW ORLEANS – Cox Sports Television announced today that Suddenlink Communications has launched the regional sports network in Enid, Oklahoma. CST is currently offered on 38 Suddenlink systems serving Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and now, Oklahoma.

Suddenlink is currently upgrading neighborhood-by-neighborhood to an all-digital TV lineup in Enid.  CST will be available to Enid customers once their location is converted, a process that is expected to be completed throughout the city in late September.   Enid, which is located about 100 miles northwest of Oklahoma City, is the first system in the Sooner State to get CST programming and now gives the network a presence in eight states.

“Cox Sports Television and Suddenlink have enjoyed a great partnership since 2005 and it gets stronger each year,” said CST head Rod Mickler. “We are excited to have the opportunity to bring our network and teams to additional Suddenlink markets in Oklahoma and Mississippi and we look forward to additional Suddenlink launches in the future.”

“We’re pleased to add yet another programming choice for sports fans in this area,” said Suddenlink Enid System Manager Angela Blair.  “Suddenlink continues to expand its sports and other programming options, and Cox Sports Television is another great addition.”

Suddenlink plans to launch CST on additional systems by the end of 2010. Stillwater, Cushing and Drumright, Oklahoma, are expected to complete all-digital conversions and  launch CST as early as late September, while the Greenville, Mississippi, system plans to complete a similar process and have the regional sports network available to its customers as early as year’s end.

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 Suddenlink
Suddenlink Communications (suddenlink.com) is among the 10 largest cable broadband companies in the United States, supporting the information, communication and entertainment demands of approximately 1.3 million residential customers and thousands of commercial customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia and elsewhere. Suddenlink simplifies its customers’ lives through one call for support, one connection, and one bill for TV, Internet, phone and other services.

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 nearly 2 million in the seven years since launch, making it one of the fastest growing regional sports networks in the south. CST is currently carried on cable systems in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Virginia and is available to Dish Network subscribers (Channel 421) in the Baton Rouge and New Orleans markets. 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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