Bally Sports Southwest
Bally Sports Southwest is a Texas-based regional sports network owned by Diamond Sports Group (a joint-venture between Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios), and operates as an affiliate of Bally Sports. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional, collegiate and high school sports events throughout the South Central United States. The network is headquartered in the Dallas-Fort Worth suburb of Irving, Texas, with master control hubbed at Bally Sports Networks' operations center in Atlanta, which houses master control operations for its regional networks in the Southeastern United States.
| Type | Regional sports network |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Broadcast area | Texas Arkansas Northern Louisiana Eastern New Mexico Nationwide (via satellite) |
| Network | Bally Sports |
| Headquarters | Irving, Texas |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Diamond Sports Group (90%) Texas Rangers (10%) |
| Parent | Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios Networks |
| Sister channels | Bally Sports Oklahoma Bally Sports New Orleans |
| History | |
| Launched | January 4, 1983 |
| Former names | Home Sports Entertainment (1983–1995) Prime Sports Southwest (1995–1996) Fox Sports Southwest (1996–2000, 2008-2021) Fox Sports Net Southwest (2000–2004) FSN Southwest (2004–2008) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability (some events may air on Bally Sports Southwest 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 |
| FuboTV | Internet Protocol television |
Bally Sports Southwest is available on cable providers throughout much of Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico; it is also available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV.