The Mtn. Added to Three New Cable Systems
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MountainWest Sports Network announced carriage on three new cable systems
today, bringing the nation’s first single-conference sports network to more
viewers in
Utah,
Colorado
and
Wyoming.
In
addition, The Mtn. and Baja Broadband announced an agreement to provide the
network to
Fort Carson,
Colorado,
the U.S. Army base just southwest of
Colorado
Springs. Current Baja subscribers there will see The
Mtn. on channel 215 on the Digital Plus and Family service levels. Residents who
want to subscribe to Baja Broadband should call 719-576-7404.
Also, as
part of its carriage agreement with The Mtn. announced August 30, Baja
Broadband today released the schedule for continued rollout of the network on
October 5 to three
Nevada communities – Elko,
Battle
Mountain
and Carlin – and on October 12 to three
Colorado
communities:
Burlington, Las Animas and
Springfield. Residents of
these areas can order service by calling 877-422-5282.
“We’re
very pleased to welcome three new providers and expand our distribution,” said
Kim Carver, The Mtn. vice president and general manager. “The high level of
viewer interest combined with the value of our programming continues to propel
our growth. We are happy to welcome these new viewers in time for this
weekend’s MWC football action.”
The Mtn.
is the network of the Mountain West Conference (MWC). The latest addition
brings the number of providers carrying The Mtn. to a total of 21.
The MWC is
comprised of nine Division I institutions: Air Force Academy, Brigham Young
University, Colorado State University, San Diego State University, TCU, UNLV,
University of New Mexico, University of Utah and University of Wyoming.