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First, I’m going to give a brief summary of some of the changes for the upcoming 2020 season. Then I’ll give an overview of the various options that currently exist regarding CFB broadcasts including defining some terms. Please note that this guide will focus primarily on the three Power 5 conferences (ACC, Big 12, SEC) that are currently scheduled to play this fall. If you’re already familiar with these terms, services, etc. please feel free to jump down below to the conferences section.
CHANGES FOR THE 2020 SEASON
*All the major streaming providers have raised their
prices since last season (sigh), including YouTube TV which recently increased
its price by $15 (30%!)
*PlayStation Vue has shut down but there is a new
streaming service, Vidgo, that launched
*FuboTV added all ESPN Networks except for LongHorn
Network & ESPN Goal Line
*Games on FOX/FS1/FS2 need to be viewed through the FOX Sports App; the Fox Sports Go app is only for Fox Sports RSNs
KEY TERMS TO
KNOW
Designated Market Area (DMA) – a geographic region, defined by Nielsen Media Research that receives the same (or similar) television stations. The DMA that you are located in determines which local broadcast stations you receive, although cable companies are free to carry channels from outside the DMA without any type of waiver. To see a map of all US DMAs from 2019, click here.
Regional & National Broadcasts – College football games can either be a regional or national broadcast. A national broadcast shows one game over the entire country on a given channel while a regional broadcast will have different games showing on a given channel in different parts of the country. For most, but not all, regional broadcasts, the game not shown on the primary channel is aired on an alternate TV channel. The most common example of a regional broadcast is the 3:30 PM ET ABC/ESPN2 broadcast window. Some part of the country receives Game A on ABC and Game B on ESPN2 while the rest of the country receives Game B on ABC and Game A on ESPN2. Some of the conference networks (SECN, etc.) also do this when there are multiple games airing at the same time by using alternate overflow channels. When there is a regional broadcast and the alternate game is not shown on another TV channel or the provider does not carry the alternate channels, the extra game(s) will then be streamed online.
Tier 1/2/3 Media Rights – Tier 1 media rights generally refer to games broadcast on over-the-air (OTA) broadcast networks such as FOX, ABC, CBS, etc. Tier 2 media rights generally refer to games aired on cable television stations such as ESPN/2, FOX Sports 1, etc. Tier 3 media rights are the rights to games that are institutionally controlled. The SEC controls these Tier 3 rights for all their member institutions and airs these games on their conference networks. The ACC controls most of their Tier 3 rights to air games on their conference network, but still has some games that air on regional sports networks. The Big 12 allows Texas & Oklahoma to control one home game for broadcast, but the other 8 schools have agreed to give up their games to be aired on ESPN+ and/or other channels.
Regional Sports Networks – FOX (FOX Sports <channel>), Comcast (NBC Sports <channel> and NBC Sports <channel>), and AT&T (AT&T SportsNet <channel> own the most common regional sports networks (RSNs) that air college football games. Currently, they air games featuring ACC & Big 12 teams in addition to games featuring teams outside of the Power 5 conferences and FCS teams. The coverage can vary by channel due to other programming commitments such as professional baseball, basketball and hockey; thus, even if a game is designated to be carried by FOX Sports RSNs, your local FOX Sports RSN may not carry it. Please note that Sinclair purchased the FOX Sports RSNs but so far nothing has changed in terms of names or branding for them.
Conference Networks – Several conferences (SEC, ACC) have created conference networks to exclusively air Tier 3 content in addition to other college sports programming. These conference networks vary in their structure and in the number of subscribers each has. The SEC started the SEC Network (SECN) in 2014 and the ACC Network (ACCN) debuted as a linear television channel in 2019. (►9/25/20) The Big Ten conference launched the Big Ten Network (BTN) back in 2007 while the Pac-12 started the Pac-12 Network (P12N) in 2011.
TV CHANNELS
ABC/ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU/ESPNEWS/ESPN GOAL LINE – The
Disney family of channels (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS) carry games multiple
days a week. In addition to Saturdays,
these stations also carry games on Thursday & Friday nights (most weeks),
Tuesday & Wednesday nights (usually only October-November) and the first
Sunday of the season. They also carry most
of the bowl games, including the College Football Playoff, except for a
handful. ESPN GOAL LINE runs only on
Saturdays and switches between various games on the ESPN networks similar to
how the Red Zone channel works for the NFL.
ESPN3 – ESPN3 is an online streaming channel that airs many sporting events, including college football games, and does not require login authentication. To view ESPN3 events, one must either have a participating Internet Service Provider or a cable/satellite/streaming service subscription which includes it though. The list of ESPN3 participating providers can be found here. All games aired on ABC in your region are also available to watch online via ESPN3. ESPN3 also airs additional camera views for important games although mostly for bowl and College Football Playoff (CFP) games. For example, the most recent CFP National Championship Game had 8 different feeds available on ESPN3 including Sounds of the Game, Pylon Cam, Hometown Radio feeds, Spider Cam and others. Thus, some games that are aired on ESPN cable channels can also be viewed via ESPN3 and do not require a subscription to ESPN, ESPN2, etc. in order to watch them. One other thing to be aware of regarding ESPN3 is that the ESPN app requires an ESPN video subscription (i.e. credentials) in order to view ESPN3 content via a connected device such as Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast, or PlayStation 4. In other words, if you do not have a subscription to a service that includes ESPN (but do have ESPN3 access through your ISP) and try to watch ESPN3 content through the ESPN app on a Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, etc., you will receive an error. The only way to watch ESPN3 content without an ESPN video subscription is via a computer web browser (www.watchespn.com) or the ESPN app on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.
ESPN+ – ESPN+ is an online streaming service which launched in April 2018 and which has so far aired college football games from the AAC, Big 12, Conference USA, and Sun Belt this season. It is unclear how many games it will air on 2020. For more information on it, see the section on ESPN+ below under “STREAMING SERVICES”.
FOX/FOX SPORTS 1/FOX SPORTS 2 – FOX Sports carries games on the FOX broadcast channel, FOX Sports 1 (FS1), and FOX Sports Regional Sports Networks (for more information on these see Regional Sports Networks below). Fox Sports 2 (FS2) traditionally has only been used as an overflow channel when games run late but it has aired Big 12 games in their entirety in previous years. Previously, FOX and FS1 both aired one bowl game.
CBS/CBS SPORTS NETWORK – CBS Sports carries games on both the CBS broadcast channel and CBS Sports Network (CBSSN). The CBS broadcast channel typically carries one game involving an SEC team per week on Saturdays while also having several doubleheader days where it carries two games. CBSSN typically carries multiple games on Saturdays in addition to games on Thursdays & Fridays sometimes. CBS has previously carried one bowl game per year while CBSSN has aired several.
NBC/USA – NBC Sports carries Notre Dame home games on the NBC broadcast channel and this year will air one game on USA network.
Regional Sports Networks – The two most common types of Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) are FOX Sports (FS) RSNs and NBCS RSNs. There are also four RSNs owned by AT&T called AT&T SportsNet <channel> and one RSN owned primarily by the Seattle Mariners, Root Sports Northwest, that carry the FOX Sports RSN games, in addition to some other games. However, AT&T TV NOW is the only provider that currently carries these RSNs except for AT&T SportsNet Southwest which is also carried by FuboTV. Additionally, some other RSNs like NESN, Prime Ticket, SportsTime Ohio and MASN carry games as well.
(► 9/25/20) Big Ten Network – BTN is a conference network owned by FOX and the Big Ten Conference that airs programming from all sports featuring Big Ten teams. It usually shows 2-5 games featuring Big Ten teams each Saturday with occasional games on the first Thursday & Friday of the season. It owns the Tier 3 rights to all games that Big Ten teams own the rights to. BTN Plus is online streaming network offered by BTN for an additional cost, but it does NOT air any CFB games on it. Starting this year, BTN content is only able to be viewed via the FOX Sports app.
(► 9/25/20) Pac-12 Network – P12N is a conference network owned exclusively by the Pac-12 conferences that airs Pac-12 sporting events. It usually shows 2-5 Pac-12 games on Saturdays only. P12N owns the Tier 3 rights to all games that Pac-12 teams own the rights to. The network has 1 national feed and 6 regional feeds (Arizona, Bay Area, Los Angeles, Mountain, Oregon, and Washington) with each regional feed covering two teams. Most CFB games are aired on the national feed and the regional feed(s) of the team(s) participating in the game.
SEC Network – SECN is a conference network owned exclusively by ESPN (Disney) which shows all sports of SEC teams. It usually airs 2-5 SEC games on Saturdays. SECN owns the Tier 3 rights to all games that SEC teams have the rights to. SECN+ is an online channel that airs extra events and can only be viewed with authenticated credentials (i.e. it requires a subscription to SECN) via the ESPN app and the ESPN website. SECN+ generally does not air any CFB games except for rare circumstances.
ACC Network/ACC Network Extra – The linear ACCN cable channel airs ACC sports and debuted in 2019. The ACC also usually one airs RSN game each Saturday at various times. These RSN games are also available outside of the airing markets on ACC Network Extra (ACCNX) which is an online channel that can only be viewed with authenticated credentials (i.e. it requires a subscription to a service which has ACCN) via the ESPN app or the ESPN website. What this means is that if a RSN in your DMA is airing the ACC game, you can only watch the game on that network; however, if there is no RSN airing the game within your DMA, then you are able to watch it online with proper ACCN-authenticated credentials via the ESPN app. This is important to note because if the game is airing on an RSN that your service does not carry (ex. NESN, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh, etc.), it means you will not be able to watch the game because you do not receive the station that is airing it in your market and it will be blacked out on the ESPN app.
ACCNX exclusively online and has aired games in
previous seasons, but it is not clear if it will air any this year. Prior
to 2016 these ACCNX games were aired on ESPN3 while prior to 2019 all
games airing on ACCNX only required an ESPN subscription. However, going forward you must have a
subscription to ACCN in order to see games that are airing online via ACCNX. ACCNX also airs other sporting events for ACC
teams that do not require authentication.
Longhorn Network –Longhorn Network (LHN) is an ESPN-owned network that
focuses solely on University of Texas athletic events and programming. It generally airs two home Texas football
games per year, one non-conference game and one conference game. The conference game also airs on additional
platforms in the home market of the visiting conference team. It is generally carried as a regional, not
national, channel by most providers and is streamed via the ESPN app and the
ESPN website.
STREAMING
SERVICES
Sling TV (Sling)
o
Orange ($30/month), Orange Sports Add-on ($10/month)
o
Blue ($30/month), Blue Sports Add-on ($10/month)
o
Orange + Blue ($45/month), Orange + Blue +
Sports Add-on ($60/month)
·
Channels:
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Orange |
ESPN |
ESPN2 |
ESPN3 |
STADIUM |
|
|
|
|
Orange Sports
Add-on |
ESPNU |
ESPNNEWS |
ACCN |
SECN |
LHN |
ESPN GOAL LINE |
P12N* |
|
Blue |
FOX |
STADIUM |
FS1 |
NBC |
USA |
|
|
|
Blue Sports
Add-on |
FS2 |
P12N* |
|
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|
· # of Streams: Orange (1 stream); Blue (3 streams)
·
DVR: 10 hours for free, 50 hours for $5/month
·
Devices: Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV + most common
devices
*P12N includes the 6 regional feeds only; the national
feed is not included
Best For: ACC/SEC/P12 Fans,
Texas fans, People who can get OTA stations via antenna
Worst For: Fans who cannot get their local OTA stations via antenna, Fans who want to record and re-watch many hours of games
Vidgo
·
Plans:
o Core
($40/month), Plus ($50/month)
·
Channels:
|
Core |
ABC |
FOX |
ESPN |
ESPN2 |
ESPNU |
ESPNNEWS |
ESPN GOAL LINE |
|
|
ACCN |
SECN |
LHN |
FS1 |
FS2 |
STADIUM |
|
|
|
·
# of Streams: 3
·
DVR: None
·
Devices: Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV
Best For: People
who want to have multiple (> 2) games playing at once, Texas Longhorn fans, Pac-12 Fans
Worst For: Fans
who cannot get local channels via antenna, Fans who need a DVR
o
Plus ($55/month), Max ($80/month)
§
AT&T TV NOW introduced the above plans in
March 2019 but current subscribers were able to keep grandfathered plans from
2016 (Live a Little, Just Right, Go Big, Gotta Have It)
·
Channels:
|
Plus |
ABC |
CBS |
FOX |
NBC |
ESPN |
ESPN2 |
FS1 |
USA |
|
Max |
ESPNU |
ESPNNEWS |
ACCN |
SECN |
LHN |
CBSSN |
FS2 |
NBCS RSN |
|
FS RSN |
ATTSN RSN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
o
*LHN is only available in select markets (see here)
·
DVR: 500 Hours
· Devices: Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV + most common devices
Summary: AT&T TV NOW’s (ATTVNOW) most basic plan is now priced similarly to most of the other options but lacks many networks such as ESPNU, FS2, CBSSN, ACCN, SECN, and any local RSNs. To receive those channels requires another $25/month or $80/month total! However, ATTVNOW does offer LHN (in-market only) and is the only provider that carries all of the ATTSN RSNs. Otherwise though, there’s nothing that makes ATTVNOW particularly compelling given its higher price, lower number of simultaneous streams, and lack of specialty channels (i.e. STADIUM or ESPN GOAL LINE).
Best For: Texas
Longhorn fans (in-market only)
Worst For: General Fans, Fans who want to watch multiple games at once, Pac-12 fans
Hulu Live
o
Base Plan ($55 65/month)
· Channels:
|
Hulu Live |
ABC |
CBS |
FOX |
NBC |
ESPN |
ESPN2 |
ESPNU |
ESPNNEWS |
|||||
|
ACCN |
SECN |
ESPN GOAL LINE |
FS1 |
FS2 |
CBSSN |
NBCS RSN |
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USA |
BTN |
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·
# of Streams: 2 with the option of purchasing
“unlimited” streams for an extra $10/month
o
Unlimited Screens Add-on includes unlimited
streams at home and max 3 streams outside of home
·
DVR: 50 hours (free), 200 hours (Enhanced Cloud
DVR Add-on)
·
Devices: Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV + most common
devices
Best For: General Fans, ACC/B1G/B12/SEC Fans, Fans who want
to watch >3 games at once (for an extra fee)
Worst For: Fans who want to DVR live games and catch up in real time
YouTube TV
·
Plans:
o Base
Plan ($65/month), Sports Plus Add-on ($11/month)
·
Channels:
|
YouTube TV |
ABC |
CBS |
FOX |
NBC |
ESPN |
ESPN2 |
ESPNU |
ESPNNEWS |
|
ACCN |
SECN |
FS1 |
FS2 |
|
CBSSN |
NBCS RSN |
USA BTN |
|
|
Sports Plus Add-on |
STADIUM |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
·
# of Streams: 3
·
DVR: Unlimited Space
· Devices: Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV + some other devices
Summary: YouTube TV(YTTV) is another very good choice for most college football fans although its price increase to $65/month in July 2020 made it a bit less desirable. It’s very similar to Hulu Live but its unlimited DVR space and extra stream (3), compared to Hulu Live (2), may make it a better option for some fans even with the higher cost. (►10/8/20) YTTV announced via Twitter that it would not carry any FS RSNs effective 10/1/20.
Best For: General Fans, ACC/B1G/B12/SEC Fans, Fans who plan
to record many hours of college football
Worst For: Those who want to keep DVR recordings for an unlimited amount of time, Texas fans, ACC Fans
FuboTV
·
Plans:
o Standard
Plan ($60/month), Family Plan ($65/month), Elite Plan ($80/month), Extra Add-on
($6/month), Sports Plus Add-on ($11/month)
·
Channels:
|
Standard |
ABC |
CBS |
FOX |
NBC |
ESPN |
ESPN2 |
FS1 |
FS2 |
USA |
|
ACCN* |
SECN* |
CBSSN |
NBCS RSN |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Extra Add-on |
ESPNU |
ESPNNEWS |
STADIUM |
ACCN* |
SECN* |
|
|
|
|
o The
Family Plan offers the exact same channels as the Standard Plan but with 1
extra stream (3 vs 2) and 500 hours of DVR space vs 30 hours for the Standard
Plan
o The
Ultra Plan includes all channels in the Standard Plan & Sports Plus Add-on
& has additional channels compared to the Standard Plan, but none are
college football related
*ACCN & SECN are included in the Standard Plan for in-market states and in the Extra & Sports Plus Add-ons for out-of-market states (see here for in-market vs out-of-market states)
*The P12N national feed is included with the Extra Add-on while the 6 regionals feeds are included with the Sports Plus add
· # of Streams: 2 (Standard Plan), 3 (Family Plan, Family Share Add-on, Elite Plan), 5 (Family Share Max)
· Devices: Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV + most common devices
Worst For: ACC and/or SEC fans who live out-of-market, Texas fans
ESPN+
·
Plans:
o Base
Plan ($6/month or $50/year)
·
Channels:
o Base
Plan – ESPN+ only
·
# of Streams: 5
· Devices: Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV + most common devices
Summary: ESPN+ will feature games from the AAC, Big 12, Conference USA, and Sun Belt in 2020. The Big 12 deal was new as of 2019 and all teams except Texas & Oklahoma could have games appear on it this year. Click here for more info. Although the cost of ESPN+ is relatively modest, it is a bit disappointing that fans now to have pay to watch games that were previously available via ESPN3, which is generally included with your ISP and/or a cable/satellite tv subscription. The only real reason to purchase an ESPN+ subscription is if you’re a hardcore college football fan (not that there’s anything wrong with that), a fan of one of the three specific conferences that will be on it, or there is other content (MLS, etc.) that you’re already deciding to subscribe to it for.
Best For: Fans of certain Big 12 teams, Fans of AAC/Conference
USA/Sun Belt teams, Hardcore College Football Fans
Worst For: Pretty much everyone else
THINGS TO KNOW
There are a lot of nuances and caveats regarding some of these services and channels so please read the following items before you decide to purchase anything.
Issues with local coverage
·
Local stations sometimes air a different game
than is advertised
o There
are times where you may not be able to watch a game (or must use the
appropriate app to view a game) even though it has been designated to be
carried by one of your local channels because the local channel is instead
airing other programming such as professional sports or even a different
college football game.
Overflow channels
·
Conference Networks
o As
mentioned earlier, conference networks will frequently air multiple games at
the same time with the primary game for your region usually determined by
geography. This means that if you are
interested in watching the secondary game, you must either find the alternate
channel for the network or find the online stream of the game via the networks app.
Game windows
·
Game running late into the start of the next
game
o Most college football games are scheduled for 3.5-hour windows; however, games frequently last longer than 3.5 hours, especially when there are weather delays, which end up delaying the start of the next scheduled game on the same channel. When these situations happen, the next game is usually started on an alternate network, or if none is available, streamed online via the ESPN or FOX Sports apps. For games on the ESPN channels, ESPNU & ESPNEWS are usually used as overflow channels, although the SECN alternate channel has been used occasionally as well for SEC games. If there are no overflow channels available, the next game will usually be made available to be streamed on ESPN3. For games on the FOX channels, FS2 and Fox Business Network are usually used as the main overflow channel, although there was once instance where a game (Oklahoma-Texas Tech) was moved to FOX News Channel because the World Series was set to air on FOX that night. Although each network usually stays with the current game until its conclusion, there are cases where the network will leave a current game to show the start of the next game; this usually happens with networks that are located in the broadcast area for one of the teams that is playing in the next game. For example, in 2013 there was an ACC Game of the Week between Louisiana Tech and NC State that started at 12:30 PM ET on WTAE (ABC) in Pittsburgh. However, the game was not over by 3:30 PM ET when ABC was scheduled to air Penn State-Syracuse as part of its 3:30 PM ET regional coverage. WTAE left the ACCN game and started airing the Penn State game on time since Pittsburgh is considered part of the Penn State viewing area. However, for most games, especially those on cable channels, unless the game is a large blowout the network will stay with it until its conclusion. This is something to keep in mind if you decide to subscribe to a streaming service as there may be channels you do not anticipate needing to watch but may occasionally air part of a game you’re interested in because the game before yours ran late, pushing the start of your game to an alternate channel temporarily.
Away Games
· The TV partners of the home team determine who airs each game. Generally, the home team has the broadcast rights to each game and thus, one of the channels of those partners will be the one that airs the game. In the case of a neutral site game, the contract for the game usually designates one of the teams as the “home team” for both uniform and broadcasting purposes. This is important because even if your favorite team is in a conference who home and/or conference games are only aired on certain channels, they may play a road game (or games) which is aired on other channels because the team(s) they are playing has a different media partner. Therefore, when deciding which streaming service best fits your needs, you should make sure to research any away games for your favorite team(s) to see which channels you may need to subscribe to in order to watch those road games. However, with most teams playing very few (or zero) non-conference games in 2020, this issue will not apply to most teams.
Below are several charts to assist with your decision to cut the cord and/or sign up for an online streaming service. The first one shows the channels which have the Tier 1, 2, and 3 media (i.e. TV) rights for each of the Power 5 conferences. The second one shows the television partners for the other 5 FBS conferences, aka the Group of 5. The third one shows the most common channels which carry college football and the level of package (if available) on each streaming service.
MEDIA RIGHTS BY CONFERENCE (POWER 5
CONFERENCES)
|
|
Tier 1 |
Tier 2 |
Tier 3 |
Conf Champ Game |
|
ACC |
ABC |
ESPN/2/U/NEWS |
ACCN & RSN (RSNs vary
by market) |
ABC/ESPN/2 |
|
Big 12 |
ABC & FOX |
ESPN/2/U/NEWS
& FS1/FS2 |
Longhorn Network
(Texas), Sooner Sports Network (PPV) & ESPN+ |
ABC/ESPN/2 |
|
SEC |
CBS |
ESPN/2/U/NEWS |
SECN |
CBS |
|
Big Ten |
ABC & FOX |
ESPN/2/U/NEWS
& FS1/FS2 |
BTN |
FOX |
|
Pac-12 |
ABC & FOX |
ESPN/2/U/NEWS
& FS1/FS2 |
P12N |
*FOX &
ABC/ESPN/2 |
*This game is split between FOX (even years) and ESPN
channels (odd years).
Notre Dame – NBC Sports owns the rights to all
Notre Dame home games. All 2020 home
games are scheduled to be aired on the NBC broadcast channel except for one
home game that will air on USA. Their
five away games will air on ACC media partner networks since Notre Dame is
competing in the ACC for the 2020 season.
BYU – ESPN has the rights of first selection to all BYU home games or neutral site games where BYU is the designated home team. This includes a minimum of 3 games to air on ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 and at least one game to air on ESPNU. Any home games that ESPN does not televise can be aired on BYUtv, which is a TV channel founded and run by the university. BYUtv general airs one BYU football game per year and is currently not available as part of any streaming service.
MEDIA RIGHTS BY CONFERENCE (GROUP OF 5
CONFERENCES)
|
|
Partner 1 |
Partner 2 |
Partner 3 |
Partner 4 |
Partner 5 |
|
AAC |
ESPN |
CBSSN* |
ESPN+ |
------------------------- |
|
|
Conf USA |
ESPN |
CBSSN |
Stadium** |
ESPN+ |
|
|
Sun Belt |
ESPN |
Stadium |
ESPN+ |
------------------------- |
|
|
MAC |
ESPN |
CBSSN* |
ESPN+ |
------------------------- |
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|
MWC |
CBS |
FOX/FS1/FS2 |
CBSSN |
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**These games will air on Sinclair’s RSNs only and not on the Stadium OTA channel.
CFB CHANNEL INPUT SPREADSHEET
Below
is an Excel spreadsheet that will allow you to input up to 15 channels and will
return all streaming service options which carry that group of channels,
including highlighting the cheapest available option. Please read the instructions
(located on the 2nd tab in the file) before using but it is fairly
straightforward. You simply enter in the name of each channel (it has to
match the name I've assigned to it in the Channel Key in the file) and the
spreadsheet will automatically update to show all available packages which
carry the channel(s). There's also an Out of Market filter which is only
used for receiving LHN, ACCN, and/or SECN on certain services.
To
see a PDF view-only copy of the spreadsheet, click here.
To
download a copy of it (it's a zip file which you must save & unzip to
access the Excel file), click here.
To see the chart above as a PDF file, click here.
2020 Bowl Schedule (updated 12/20/20) - PDF
The information in the chart above and this entire post came
from a variety of sources. Some websites
that are very useful for CFB TV listings are Matt Sarz Sports and LSUFootball.net.
ESPN
ESPN3 – List
of Participating Providers (ISP & TV)
Sling TV
SlingTV – Local Channel List
