Prime Sports Upper Midwest

Prime Sports Upper Midwest
Launched	1990 (1990)
Closed	December 31, 1995 (1995-12-31)
Network	Prime Network
Owned by	Hubbard Broadcasting (61.4%) Liberty Media (38.6%)^[1]
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	Iowa Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota Wisconsin
Headquarters	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Replaced by	Midwest Sports Channel

Prime Sports Upper Midwest is a defunct American regional sports network that was owned by Hubbard Broadcasting and Liberty Media, and operated as an affiliate of the Prime Network. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the channel broadcast regional coverage of sports events throughout the Upper Midwest region. Prime Sports Upper Midwest was available on cable providers throughout Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

History

Prime Sports Upper Midwest launched in 1990, receiving its affiliation with the Prime Network through Liberty's partial ownership interest. The centerpiece of the network's sports coverage was its broadcast to NBA games involving the Minnesota Timberwolves, however, it also carried various college sports events.

In the spring of 1995, competing network Midwest Sports Channel signed an agreement with the Timberwolves to acquire the exclusive regional cable television rights to the team's games beginning with the 1995–96 season. As a result, on October 5, 1995, Hubbard and Liberty Media announced that Prime Sports Upper Midwest would be shut down. The announcement came three weeks before News Corporation acquired a 50% ownership interest in the Prime Sports networks on October 31,^[2] with the intent to partner with Liberty to have the Prime Sports networks to serve as the cornerstones for a new group of regional sports networks – developed as a cable venture for Fox Sports – which would also offer national programming distributed to the Prime-affiliated RSNs not owned by Liberty. Prime Sports Upper Midwest ceased operations on December 31, 1995.^[3]

References

↑ "THE LONG ARM OF JOHN MALONE". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. October 19, 1995. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
↑ "FOX AND LIBERTY OUTLINE PLANS FOR NEW CABLE VENTURE". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. November 1, 1995. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
↑ "PRIME SPORTS PULLS THE PLUG ON ITS UPPER MIDWEST OPERATIONS". Sports Business Journal. Advance Publications. October 6, 1995.

Prime Network

Affiliates	Empire Sports Network Home Team Sports KBL La Cadena Deportiva Midwest Sports Channel MSG Network New England Sports Network Pacific Sports Network Premier Sports Prime Deportiva Prime Sports Arizona Prime Sports Asia Prime Sports Intermountain West Prime Sports Midwest Prime Sports Northwest Prime Sports Rocky Mountain Prime Sports Southwest Prime Sports Upper Midwest Prime Ticket Pro-Am Sports System SportSouth Sunshine Network

Programming	American Professional Soccer League American Speed Association ARCA stock car series Arena Football League Body by Jake Major League Baseball NASCAR Camping World West Series USARacing NCAA football World Championship Wrestling

Related television networks	Fox Sports Net QVC SportsChannel Sports Time Time Warner Cable SportsChannel

Owners	Liberty Media

Related articles	Defunct television networks in the United States Regional sports network Timeshare

Broadcast television in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul and Central Minnesota areas

Twin Cities	KTCA-TV/KTCI-TV (2.1 PBS, 2.2 MN, 2.3 tptLIFE, 2.4 WX, 23.7 MN) WCCO-TV (4.1 CBS, 4.2 Decades) KSTP-TV/KSTC-TV (5.1 ABC, 5.2 Ind., 5.3 MeTV, 5.4 Antenna TV, 5.6 This TV, 5.7 Heroes & Icons) KMSP-TV/WFTC (9.1 Fox/KMSP, 9.2 MNTV, 9.3 Movies!, 9.4 Buzzr, 9.9 Fox) KARE (11.1 NBC, 11.2 WN, 11.3 Justice) K16HY-D (16.1 Text Info, 16.2,4-5 EWTN, 16.3 Local Catholic) WUMN-LD (17.1 UNI) WUCW (23.1 The CW, 23.2 Comet, 23.3 Grit, 23.4 getTV) KJNK-LD (25.1 TMD, 25.2 Sonlife Broadcasting Network, 25.3 Hmong language programming, 25.4 Liquidation Channel) K33LN-D (33.1 3ABN, 33.2 3ABN Proclaim, 33.3 D2D, 33.4 3ABN-Latino, 33.5 3ABN Radio, 33.6 3ABN Radio Latino, 33.7 Radio 74) KPXM-TV (41.1 Ion, 41.2 Qubo, 41.3 Ion Life, 41.4 Ion Shop, 41.5 QVC Over Air, 41.6 HSN) KMBD-LD (43.1 Bounce TV, 43.2 Escape, 43.3 Laff, 43.5 QVC Over Air) KHVM-LD (48.1 GCN) KTCJ-LD (50.1 Cornerstone) WDMI-LD (62.1 Daystar)

Alexandria/Appleton	KCCO-TV (7.1 CBS, 7.2 Decades) KWCM-TV (10.1 PBS/Pioneer, 10.2 Create, 10.3 MN, 10.4 World) KSAX (42.1 ABC, 42.2 KSTC, 42.3 MeTV) Selective TV, Inc.

Bemidji/Brainerd	KAWE / KAWB (9/22.1 PBS/Lakeland, 9/22.1 FNX, 9/22.3 Kids, 9/22.4 Create, 9/22.5 Plus, 9/22.6 MN) KCCW-TV (12.1 CBS, 12.2 Decades) KFTC / K48IF-D (26.1 Fox/KMSP, 26.2 MNTV/WFTC, 26.3 Movies!) K28DD / K16BQ 28/16 (ABC)

Other areas	K19BG-D (19.1 silent - St. Cloud) KSMN-TV (20.1 PBS/Pioneer, 20.2 Create, 20.3 MN, 20.4 World - Worthington) WHWC-TV (28.1 PBS/WPT, 28.2 WIS, 28.3 Create - Menomonie/Eau Claire) KRWF (43.1 ABC, 43.2 KSTC-TV, 43.3 MeTV - Redwood Falls/Marshall)

Cable channels	Midco Sports Network Fox Sports North

Defunct	WTMS-CA 7 (ShopNBC/DAY/TFU) K45AR 45 (Ind, Eagle Bend)

See also Fargo/Grand Forks TV Duluth TV Mankato TV Eau Claire/La Crosse TV Rochester/Austin/Mason City TV Eastern SD TV Selective TV, Inc. UHF-TV Inc.

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