SportsChannel Philadelphia

SportsChannel Philadelphia
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaPhiladelphia metropolitan area
Eastern Pennsylvania
NetworkSportsChannel
HeadquartersBala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Programming
LanguageEnglish
Ownership
OwnerCablevision (50%)
NBC (50%)
Sister channelsPRISM
History
LaunchedJanuary 1, 1990 (1990-01-01)
ClosedSeptember 30, 1997 (1997-09-30)
Replaced byComcast SportsNet Philadelphia

SportsChannel Philadelphia was an American regional sports network owned as a joint venture between Rainbow Sports, a unit of the Rainbow Media subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corporation, and NBC (which both owned 50%), and operated as an affiliate of SportsChannel. Operating as a sister network of the premium service PRISM and headquartered in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, the channel provided regional coverage of professional sports teams and college and high school sports events throughout the Philadelphia metropolitan area.