Bally Sports North
Bally Sports North is an American regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group, and operates as a Bally Sports affiliate. The channel broadcasts coverage of sporting events involving teams located in the Upper Midwest region, with a focus on professional and collegiate sports teams based in Minnesota.
| Type | Regional sports network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa North Dakota South Dakota |
| Network | Bally Sports |
| Headquarters | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Diamond Sports Group |
| Parent | Sinclair Broadcast Group & Entertainment Studios Networks |
| Sister channels | WUCW |
| History | |
| Launched | March 1, 1989 |
| Replaced | WCCO II |
| Former names | Midwest Sports Channel (1989–2001) Fox Sports Net North (2001–2004) FSN North (2004–2008) Fox Sports North (2008–2021) |
| Links | |
| Website | ballysports |
| Availability (some events may air on overflow feed Bally Sports North Extra due to event conflicts) | |
| Streaming media | |
| Bally Sports app | www.ballysports.com/ (U.S. cable internet subscribers only; requires login from participating providers to stream content; some events may not be available due to league rights restrictions) |
| DirecTV Stream | Internet Protocol television |
The network maintains production studios and offices located in downtown Minneapolis, which are shared with production and office operations of Bally Sports Wisconsin, which formerly served as a subfeed of Fox Sports North until it was spun off into a separate channel in 2006.
Bally Sports North is available on cable providers throughout Minnesota, western Wisconsin, northern Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota; it is available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV.