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Fox Sports Detroit (stylized as FS DETROIT), is a regional sports network that covers local sports teams in the state of Michigan and an owned and operated affiliate of Fox Sports Net. It is the exclusive home of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings. It is available on cable television in all of Michigan, Northeastern Indiana, Northwest Ohio, some portions of northeastern Wisconsin and nationwide via DirecTV and Dish Network. The control room for the network is located in Houston, Texas. As of October 2009, pre-game, post-game and pro sports team magazine shows are aired from their new all digital HD studio in Southfield, Michigan, in addition to the game site.[1] Fox Sports Detroit is also the Michigan affiliate of ESPN Plus' new SEC Network.
[edit] HistoryFox Sports Detroit originally launched as a competitor to the Post-Newsweek Stations' PASS Sports as Fox Sports Detroit (later renamed to just FSN Detroit). After a surprise bid in 1996 to pick up the rights to the Detroit Pistons, plans were made to launch the network by 1997. However, this changed when Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers TV rights were up for bid. FSN Detroit decided to bid for the rights against PASS Sports and won them both, the Red Wings beginning with the 1997–98 NHL season and the Tigers beginning in 1998 MLB season. Post-Newsweek decided to fold PASS Sports and sold the remainder of its Tigers and Pistons contracts, and the contract of John Keating, to FSN Detroit.[2]. On December 12, 2006, FSN Detroit became the first United States television station to have its play-by-play commentator at ice level when Detroit Red Wings play-by-play man Ken Daniels broadcasted the Wings-Senators game from between the benches, while color commentator Mickey Redmond remained in the booth [3]. This continued in the 2007-08 season as Larry Murphy often provided his analysis from ice-level, with Ken Daniels and Mickey Redmond remaining in the booth. Murphy also retains his role as a fill-in color analyst. On May 24 and May 25, 2007, legendary Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell filled in for Rod Allen as color commentator for games against the Los Angeles Angels. It was Harwell's first appearance on FSN Detroit as a live commentator since June 1, 2003, when he also filled in for Allen.[4]. On September 17, 2007, FSN Detroit celebrated its 10-year anniversary as a network. Fans were able to vote for their favorite FSN Detroit moments in an online poll, and the top ten moments were revisited during a 10-year anniversary special, which aired for the first time on December 15, 2007 and many times since.[5] In March 2008, Fox Sports Detroit signed a new long term contract with the Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers for more games than ever before, becoming the exclusive local home of all 3 teams for the first time.[6] The channel shared rights with some broadcast stations in Michigan until spring of 2008. Most recently these stations were WMYD and WDIV for the Pistons (until the end of the 2007-2008 NBA season), WJBK for the Tigers (until the end of the 2007 MLB season), and WKBD for the Red Wings (until the end of the 2002-2003 NHL season). On January 16, 2008 Fox Sports Detroit announced its "Live" pre-game postgame shows would no longer be aired from the Fox Sports Northwest studios in Bellevue, WA. Lions Live was canceled altogether. From February 1, 2008 until the end of 2009 Tigers season, the pre-game postgame shows originated from the venue where that night's game was held. Mickey York and John Keating remain the regular anchors for Tigers Live, Pistons Live and Red Wings Live. Other reporters and hosts appear regularly. On October 1, 2009, Fox Sports Detroit unveiled a new all digital high definition capable studio in its Southfield headquarters dubbed the "Call Sam Studio", named after its sponsor the Sam Bernstein law firm. It serves as the new home of Tigers Live, Pistons Live, and Red Wings Live. 80% of the shows produced from the studio will be in HD. The first program from the new studio was the Red Wings season preview special Wingspan.[1] [edit] BrandingsFox Sports Detroit used its current name when it in launched in 1997, until 2000. It then lengthened it to Fox Sports Net Detroit in 2000 and branded as such until 2004. Later that year it was shortened to FSN Detroit. In September 2008, Fox Sports Detroit began using a new logo bug during college football telecasts, now branding the station as FS DETROIT, and voiceovers began dropping "Net" from the station branding (which would make the network known again as Fox Sports Detroit, as it was when it launched). The logo becomes FS PISTONS during Pistons games and Pistons Live; FS RED WINGS during Red Wings games and Red Wings Live; and FS TIGERS during Tigers games and Tigers Live. However the announcers still refer to the channel vocally only as Fox Sports Detroit during games. The color of FS is red during Pistons and Red Wings games and orange for Tigers games; the same coloring is used in all each team's versions of the Live. For all other shows and games (local and national), it is simply FS DETROIT with the FS in light blue. [edit] Local sports coverage
[edit] Original programmingAll Live programs are aired both from the new studio and from the game location.
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[edit] SpecialsFSN Basement: All Star Edition 2005 featuring interviews with George Kell and Al Kaline, each recalling their memories of playing for the Tigers and working together in the television booth. It was re-aired several times in late March 2009 in memory of former long-time Tigers play-by-play announcer George Kell, who died on March 24, 2009 at age 86.[11] [edit] Personalities[edit] Current
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[edit] Fox Sports Detroit HDFox Sports Detroit HD (stylized as FS DETROIT HD) is a 720p high definition simulcast of Fox Sports Detroit. It telecasts select Detroit Pistons, Detroit Red Wings, and Detroit Tigers games in HD as well as respective pre-game and post-game shows and team magazine shows. The new show Wingspan became the first locally produced pre-recorded program to be aired in HD.[8] Fox Sports Detroit claims it will produce 75% of its local games, specifically 215 combined Pistons, Red Wings and Tigers games, in HD in 2009 (115 Tigers games, 50 Pistons games and 50 Red Wings games).[13] It also claims 80 % of its new studio shows will be in HD.[1] Some national FSN sports and shows are also aired in HD on it. Like the SD version, it is available nationwide via DirecTV and Dish Network, and on most cable providers in Michigan and some in Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. In late August 2009, FS Detroit HD began using stylized pillarboxes of its logo during standard definition programs and games. [edit] Fox Sports Detroit PlusFox Sports Detroit Plus (stylized as FS DETROIT +) is a game-time only alternate feed of Fox Sports Detroit. It was launched in 2007 to solve scheduling conflicts,[14] such as those of the Detroit Tigers, Detroit Pistons, and Detroit Red Wings, as well as CCHA games, MHSAA finals for football and basketball, and The Mid-American Conference Basketball Tournament (via Fox Sports Ohio). It is frequently used for live national FSN college football and college basketball telecasts as well, to avoid conflicts with local coverage. Games on Fox Sports Detroit Plus is also the only affiliate on the FSN system that airs national FSN games while the main feed is airing local game coverage. DirecTV has a dedicated channel for FS Detroit +, as does Comcast and most other cable providers. On Dish Network, its channel number varies by date, due to lack of bandwidth. Announcers always omit the "Plus" during games (except when mentioning the upcoming scheduled games on the overflow channel) due to the same day repeats on the main channel. The "+" graphic is also not displayed on screen during games (with the same exceptions) for the same reason. This branding began in 2009 when the entire FSN system's format was changed. In 2007 and 2008, this was different, and the vocal branding was usually "FSN Detroit Plus" and graphically "FSN Detroit +" at all times. The current slogan for FS Detroit + is "More is Better". Its purpose is explained by all six pro-team announcers in a commercial on FS Detroit. DirecTV and Dish Network carry HD feeds of FS Detroit + during nationally televised college football and college basketball games from FSN. Currently local games on FS Detroit + are not produced in HD, but they plan to begin doing so in mid-2010. [edit] Fox Sports Detroit Plus in SpanishOn August 9, 2008, Fox Sports Detroit produced its first ever Spanish telecast, the Detroit Tigers game vs the Oakland Athletics at Comerica Park in Detroit, as part of The ¡Fiesta Tigres! celebration, an annual game that honors Hispanic and Latino baseball players. The Spanish coverage aired on Fox Sports Detroit Plus, in addition to the normal English telecast on the regular Fox Sports Detroit. The Spanish announcers were Clemson Smith Muñiz with play-by-play and Adrian Burgos, Jr. with color commentary.[15]. The Tigers won the game 10-2. [edit] Fox Sports Detroit Plus "Match-Up Cam"For the March 26, 2009 Pistons game vs the L.A. Lakers, Fox Sports Detroit featured a "match-up" cam on Fox Sports Detroit Plus, with devoted cameras isolating on key battles throughout the game among the many stars on each team. The audio was the same on both channels.[16] It was only the second time that FS Detroit and FS Detroit + covered the same game simultaneously. Unfortunately, the Pistons lost the game, 92-77. [edit] The first ever non-live show on Fox Sports Detroit PlusFox Sports Detroit will air a special version of Tigers Weekly in tribute to recently passed former Tigers pitcher Mark Fidrych named Remembering The Bird. It will premier at 7:00 PM on April 24 on Fox Sports Detroit Plus while the Tigers game is airing on the main feed, and we be re-aired throughout the weekend until Tuesday on the regular channel.[17] This will mark the first time ever that Fox Sports Detroit Plus will be used for a program other than a live game. [edit] Fox Sports Detroit On DemandFox Sports Detroit On Demand is the Video on demand counterpart to Fox Sports Detroit. It launched in In October 2008. It includes the channel's magazine and coach's shows, presented commercial-free. It is available on Comcast.[18] On August 7, 2009, it began adding full length Tigers games on demand.[19] On DirecTV, FS Detroit's college coach's shows are available via Big Ten Network On Demand. [edit] April in the DApril in the D is a musical marketing campaign that celebrates the large amount of local sports on Fox Sports Detroit in April, due to the Tigers, Pistons and Red Wings seasons (and potentially, post-seasons) overlapping, the only month of the year this is possible. It began in 2008 to promote Fox Sports Detroit's new long term exclusive contract with the 3 teams. It originally featured Los Angeles based metal band Blacklist Union. Their music video can be seen here. In 2009, Fox Sports Detroit decided it would make more sense for the April in the D band to be more local, and therefore held a contest for a new one. Seventy Michigan bands entered, and the winners were The Good Luck Joes.[20] The band won the chance to make a music video for their song that can be seen on Fox Sports Detroit throughout April, which can be seen here. The other 69 entries can be seen here. The channel produced a local special showcasing the contest called April in the D: The Playlist which premiered April 1 at 6:30 PM EST. The Good Luck Joes were featured in the Tigers home opener party on April 10 at The Fillmore Detroit and their song can be heard on Detroit radio station WRIF. The viewer response for The Good Luck Joes' version has been generally unfavorable,[21] while the Blacklist Union version from 2008 had more positive reviews.[22] Fox Sports Detroit adopted the line from their song "It must be April in the D." as their slogan during April. [edit] See also
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