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{{short description|Regional sports network in the Upper Midwest and Minnesota}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = FanDuel Sports Network North
| logo = FanDuel Sports Network North logo.svg
| type = [[Regional sports network]]
| country = [[United States]]
| area = {{Ubl|[[Minnesota]]|[[Wisconsin]]|[[Iowa]]|[[North Dakota]]|[[South Dakota]]}}
| network = [[FanDuel Sports Network]]
| headquarters = [[Minneapolis]], Minnesota
| language = [[English language|English]]
| picture_format = [[720p]] ([[High-definition television|HDTV]])<br>[[480i]] ([[Standard-definition television|SDTV]])
| owner = [[Main Street Sports Group]]
| launch_date = {{Start date|1989|03|01}}
| replaced = [[WCCO II]]
| former_names = {{Ubl|Midwest Sports Channel (1989–2001)|Fox Sports Net North (2001–2004)|FSN North (2004–2008)|Fox Sports North (2008–2021)|Bally Sports North (2021–2024)}}
| online_serv_1 = [[FanDuel Sports Network app]]
| online_chan_1 = {{URL|http://www.www.fanduelsportsnetwork.com/mvpd/login|www.fanduelsportsnetwork.com/ }}<br>{{small|(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)}}
| online_serv_2 = [[DirecTV Stream]]
| online_chan_2 = [[Internet Protocol television]]
| availability_note = <br>{{small|(some events may air on overflow feed FanDuel Sports Network North Extra due to event conflicts)}}
| website = {{URL|www.fanduelsportsnetwork.com/north}}
}}

'''FanDuel Sports Network North''' is an American [[regional sports network]] owned by [[Main Street Sports Group]] (formerly Diamond Sports Group) and operated as a [[FanDuel Sports Network]] affiliate. The channel broadcasts coverage of sporting events involving teams located in the [[Upper Midwest]] region, with a focus on professional and collegiate sports teams based in [[Minnesota]].

The network maintains production studios and offices located in downtown [[Minneapolis]], which are shared with production and office operations of [[FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin|Fanduel Sports Network Wisconsin]], which formerly served as a subfeed of Fox Sports North until it was spun off into a separate channel in 2006.

FanDuel Sports Network North is available on [[cable television|cable]] providers throughout Minnesota, western [[Wisconsin]], [[northern Iowa]], [[North Dakota]], and [[South Dakota]]; it is available nationwide on [[direct broadcast satellite|satellite]] via [[DirecTV]].

==History==
===Origins===
{{see also|WCCO II}}
The channel originated sometime in 1982 as WCCO II, a local cable channel owned by [[Midwest Radio and Television]] (later Midwest Communications), and created as a project by [[CBS]] affiliate [[WCCO-TV]] (channel 4, now an [[owned-and-operated station]] of the network) that broadcast a slate of local and general entertainment programming.<ref>{{cite news |title=Making the name fit the business |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/83-OCR/BC-1983-01-03-OCR-Page-0026.pdf#search=%22wcco%20ii%22 |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=Broadcasting |date=January 3, 1983}}</ref> On March 1, 1989,<ref>{{cite news |title=Major League Baseball team by team |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1989/BC-1989-03-06.pdf |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=Broadcasting |date=March 6, 1989}}</ref> it was relaunched as the '''Midwest Sports Channel'''. It was also the same year that the network would acquire rights to Twins broadcasts.<ref name="Call">{{cite book|last1=Shea|first1=Stuart|title=Calling the Game: Baseball Broadcasting from 1920 to the Present|date=2015|publisher=Society for American Baseball Research, Inc.|location=Phoenix, AZ|isbn=978-1-933599-40-3|pages=151–152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p5QcCgAAQBAJ|access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>

MSC's main draws in its early days were games from the [[Minnesota Twins]] and [[Dallas Stars|Minnesota North Stars]]. The channel also served as an affiliate of [[SportsChannel America]], filling much of its broadcast day with a mix of national programs and [[infomercial|paid programming]] from the channel, and incorporated [[news ticker|sports news tickers]] provided by the channel. MSC was largely considered a [[pay television|premium channel]] until the early 1990s, and did not even have full cable coverage in the [[Minneapolis–St. Paul]] metropolitan area until it was added by [[Continental Cablevision]]'s St. Paul system on its expanded basic cable lineup in 1994.

During the North Stars' 1991 [[Stanley Cup Playoff]] run, Midwest Sports Channel declined to exercise an option to carry the North Stars' home games (as the SportsChannel America package which MSC carried did not include rights to in-market home games). Instead the North Stars cut a revenue-sharing deal with a group of 11 cable companies to televise the games as a [[pay-per-view]] events at a then very expensive price of $12.95 a game.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/241942981/ |access-date=2 April 2021 |work=Hartford Courant |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=May 24, 1991 |language=en|title=Hartford Courant from Hartford, Connecticut on May 24, 1991, p. 179 }}</ref>

The following season the North Stars parted ways with Midwest Sports Channel and instead signed a new contract with [[Prime Sports Midwest]] to televise 17 games out-of-market while in-market viewers would be offered the games on pay-per-view through the same revenue sharing agreement with local cable operators that was used for the previous season's playoffs. The price for these games were $9.95 each with an option to purchase the entire package at a reduced rate. Additionally, 25 games were televised on [[KMSP-TV]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/193024147/ |access-date=2 April 2021 |work=Star Tribune |publisher=Newspapers.com |date=October 4, 1991|language=en|title=Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 4, 1991, p. 29 }}</ref>

===Ownership changes and affiliation with FSN===
[[File:Fox Sports North 2012 logo.png|thumb|left|150px|Fox Sports North logo, 2012-2021]]
In 1992, CBS acquired the Midwest Sports Channel, through its purchase of [[Midwest Communications (1952-1992)|Midwest Communications]] (which it previously had 47% ownership). For the 1992-93 season MSC once again televised some North Stars games, but the channel lost the broadcast rights permanently when the North Stars relocated to [[Dallas]] after the end of the season. MSC expanded its lineup of professional sports events in 1995, after it landed a television contract with the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] to hold the regional cable rights to the team's games for the 95-96 season.

The following year, the [[Wisconsin Sports Network (TV Channel)|Wisconsin Sports Network]] (a gametime-only network broadcasting [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and [[Milwaukee Bucks|Bucks]] games), which had been owned by [[Time Warner Cable]]'s Milwaukee franchise and [[Westinghouse Broadcasting|Group W]] (whose corporate parent, [[Westinghouse Electric (1886)|Westinghouse]], had just merged with CBS), was folded into MSC, giving the network a broader reach throughout the Midwest, in addition to the rights to the Brewers and Bucks contracts, and a sizeable stable of local outdoor programs. In 1997, the Midwest Sports Channel became an affiliate of the recently created [[Fox Sports Networks|Fox Sports Net]].

Shortly after completing its merger with CBS, on June 10, 2000, [[Viacom (original)|Viacom]] announced that it would sell the Midwest Sports Channel and [[Baltimore]]-based regional sports network Home Team Sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Broadcast Sports; Local teams could be interested in buying MSC|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62412577.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161341/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62412577.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|author=Judd Zulgad|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|publisher=[[Glen Taylor|The Star Tribune Company]]|date=May 12, 2000|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> On July 11, 2000, [[Comcast]] acquired the Midwest Sports Channel from CBS. [[News Corporation]], which was a minority owner in the network and wanted to acquire the channel outright, attempted to block the deal,(as it would have been reworked into a [[Comcast SportsNet]]), filing a lawsuit on July 21 to stop the sale of MSC and Home Team Sports.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comcast agrees to buy MSC; Announced deal appears to be a setback for Fox Sports Net|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63336337.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161646/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63336337.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|author=Judd Zulgad|newspaper=Star Tribune|publisher=The Star Tribune Company|date=July 12, 2000|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fox Sports Net Suing to Block HTS Sell-Off. (Home Team Sports)|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63794445.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161732/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63794445.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|author=Linda Moss|author2=R. Thomas Umstead|periodical=[[Multichannel News]]|publisher=Cathers Business Information|date=July 24, 2000|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> On September 7, 2000, as part of a settlement between the two companies, Comcast traded its equity interest in Midwest Sports Channel to News Corporation in exchange for exclusive ownership of Home Team Sports (which subsequently joined [[Comcast SportsNet]] as [[Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic]]).<ref>{{cite news|title=Broadcast Sports; Fox Sports' agreement to acquire MSC now final|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65100150.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924161909/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65100150.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 24, 2015|author=Judd Zulgad|newspaper=Star Tribune|publisher=The Star Tribune Company|date=September 8, 2000|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> Through its existing content agreement with the channel, WCCO continued to broadcast a replay of its 10:00&nbsp;p.m. newscast daily at 4:30&nbsp;a.m. as an encore until the sale to Fox was finalized.

In 2000, MSC acquired the television rights to the [[Minnesota Wild]], an [[National Hockey League|NHL]] expansion team which began play that year; the deal was struck by Fox in May shortly before the lawsuit against Comcast was filed as part of its plans to start a Minnesota-based regional sports network.<ref>{{cite news|title=Broadcast Sports; Fox Sports Net plans regional network in state|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63749696.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409083151/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-63749696.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 9, 2016|author=Judd Zulgad|newspaper=Star Tribune|publisher=The Star Tribune Company|date=July 28, 2000|access-date=April 7, 2015}}</ref> With the acquisition of the Wild broadcasts, MSC adopted FSN-branded graphics, with announcers frequently using the phrase "...live on MSC, Fox Sports Net style" during its game broadcasts.

This culminated in the channel's official rebranding as '''Fox Sports Net North''' in April 2001, coinciding with the start of [[2001 Minnesota Twins season|that year's Minnesota Twins season]] and the opening of [[American Family Field]] (Then named Miller Park) as the home stadium of the Milwaukee Brewers; the new branding was heavily promoted on-air, on billboards and on bus advertisements. One side effect to the rebranding were resulting reductions to the network's budget; Fox also let the contracts to some events expire, forcing the network to depend more on programming from FSN's national schedule (such as the ''[[National Sports Report]]'' and ''You Gotta See This!'').

In October 2003, Minnesota Twins owner [[Carl Pohlad]] attempted to launch a competing regional sports network, to be named [[Victory Sports One]], which would broadcast all Twins games as well as local college and high school sport events. The channel was also expected to carry a number of locally produced sports shows, the centerpiece of which would be ''[[Kent Hrbek]] Outdoors''. Victory Sports One launched in November 2003, however the effort folded in May 2004 after six months due to financial and cable carriage issues; after VS1 ceased operations, Fox Sports Net North absorbed most of the channel's programming including the television rights to the Twins. As a result, Fox Sports Net launched a new "local fans first" initiative, launching the daily regional news program ''Minnesota Sports Report'' and adding regular broadcasts of high school sport events.

In April 2006, still lacking a local news program after CBS Sold the channel (the now-defunct ''Minnesota Sports Report'' originated from [[Bally Sports West|FSN West]] and [[Bally Sports SoCal|FSN West 2]]'s studios in [[Downtown Los Angeles]]), FSN North launched ''FSN Live'', a first-of-its-kind program serving as both a sports news show, and a pre-game and post-game analysis program for the channel's game broadcasts. ''FSN Live'' is usually broadcast live and on-location from sports events televised by the channel, though ''FSN Live'' originates from the FSN North studios in Minneapolis whenever the focused team is playing on the road.  Regardless of the origin of ''FSN Live,'' the pregame show usually features a preview of the game from the announcers and a pregame press conference by the head coach or manager.  Meanwhile, the postgame show includes an interview with the player of the game, postgame analysis from the announcers and the head coach or manager's postgame press conference.

On April 4, 2007, FSN North spun off its Wisconsin subfeed into FSN Wisconsin (now [[Bally Sports Wisconsin]]), a separate channel carrying [[Milwaukee Brewers]] and [[Milwaukee Bucks]] games as well as other events sourced from its former parent channel. Wild broadcasts are available throughout Wisconsin. In 2009, FSN North rebranded as '''Fox Sports North''' as part of a network-wide rebranding of the Fox Sports regional networks.

[[File:Bally Sports North.png|thumb|right|250px|Former logo as Bally Sports North, used from 2021 to 2024.]]
On December 14, 2017, as part of a merger between both companies, [[The Walt Disney Company]] announced plans to acquire all 22 regional Fox Sports networks from [[21st Century Fox]], including [[YES Network]]. However, on June 27, 2018, the [[United States Department of Justice|Justice Department]] ordered their divestment under antitrust grounds, citing Disney's ownership of [[ESPN]]. On May 3, 2019, [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] and [[Entertainment Studios]] (through their joint venture, [[Diamond Sports Group|Diamond Holdings]]) bought [[Fox Sports Networks]] from [[The Walt Disney Company]] for $10.6 billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/sinclair-disney-regional-sports-network-deal-1203204685/|title=Sinclair Clinches Disney-Regional Sports Networks Deal, Byron Allen Joins as Partner|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|website=Variety|date=3 May 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-05-05}}</ref> The deal closed on August 22, 2019, thus placing Fox Sports North in common ownership with neighboring Sinclair station [[WUCW]] in Minneapolis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2019-08-23/sinclair-completes-acquisition-of-regional-sports-networks-from-Disney|title=Sinclair completes acquisition of regional sports networks from Disney| publisher=Bloomberg |date=22 August 2019 |access-date=23 August 2019}}</ref> On November 17, 2020, Sinclair announced an agreement with casino operator [[Bally's Corporation]] to serve as a new [[naming rights]] partner for the FSN channels. Sinclair announced the new Bally Sports branding for the channels on January 27, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Novy-Williams|first=Eben|date=2020-11-19|title=Bally's Buys Sinclair RSN Naming Rights As Part of Sports Betting Push|url=https://www.sportico.com/business/sports-betting/2020/ballys-sinclair-naming-rights-1234616912/|access-date=2021-03-31|website=Sportico.com|language=en-US}}</ref>  On March 31, 2021, coinciding with the [[2021 Major League Baseball season]], Fox Sports North was rebranded as '''Bally Sports North''', resulting in 18 other Regional Sports Networks renamed Bally Sports in their respective regions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YLiKlSLkSM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/7YLiKlSLkSM |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|title=Bally Sports, Coming March 31| publisher=YouTube (Fox Sports Midwest) |date=March 17, 2021 |access-date=March 17, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In the spring of 2021, Bally Sports North aired five Timberwolves games on [[WUCW]], branded as "Bally Sports North Extra". This was the first time since the [[WFTC]] deal that any broadcaster regionally aired Timberwolves games over-the-air.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com/north/story/bally-sports-north-tripleheader-channels-minnesota-wild-wolves-twins-032621|title = Bally Sports North: Tripleheader plans, channel assignments for spring sports|date = 26 March 2021}}</ref>

In the spring of 2022, Bally Sports North aired two Twins games and a Wild game on [[WUCW]].

===Bankruptcy===
{{Further|Diamond Sports Group#Bankruptcy}}
On February 15, 2023, Diamond Sports Group, the owner of Bally Sports Great Lakes, failed to make a $140 million interest payment, instead opting for a 30-day grace period to make the payment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ourand|first1=John|title=Diamond Sports Group not making $140M interest payment|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Daily/Issues/2023/02/15/Media/diamond-sports-group.aspx |access-date=15 February 2023 |work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|publisher=Leaders Group |date=15 February 2023}}</ref> On March 14, 2023, Diamond Sports Group filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2023-03-15 |title=Diamond Sports Group, Owner Of Bally Networks Once Run By Fox, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/diamond-sports-group-bally-networks-fox-chapter-11-bankruptcy-1235299850/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref>

During its bankruptcy, Diamond missed a payment to the [[Minnesota Twins]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ourand|first1=John|title=SBJ Media: Twins, Guardians see rights squeeze|url=https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/SB-Blogs/Newsletter-Media/2023/04/03.aspx|access-date=April 3, 2023 |work=[[Sports Business Journal]]|publisher=Leaders Group |date=April 3, 2023}}</ref> On April 5, 2023, [[Major League Baseball]], on behalf of the Twins, filed an emergency motion asking the bankruptcy judge to order Diamond to pay the Twins fully or give its media rights back to the MLB. Diamond argued that because of [[cord-cutting]] the contract rate for the media rights of the teams was too high. A hearing on the matter was set for May 31, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kaplan|first1=Daniel|title=MLB files emergency motion in Diamond Sports bankruptcy for Twins, Guardians payments; D-Backs file own motion|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4385805/2023/04/05/mlb-diamond-sports-bankruptcy-twins-guardians/|access-date=April 18, 2023 |work=[[The Athletic]]|publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=April 5, 2023}}</ref> As an interim, on April 19, the bankruptcy judge ordered Diamond Sports to pay 50% of what the Twins were owed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCann|first1=Michael|last2=Crupi|first2=Anthony|title=Diamond RSNs Must Pay 50% To 4 MLB Teams In Bankruptcy Case, For Now|url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/baseball/2023/diamond-sports-group-rsn-mlb-teams-partial-payment-1234720150/|access-date=April 20, 2023 |work=Sportico|publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> On June 1, 2023, after a two day long hearing, the bankruptcy judge ordered Diamond to pay the Twins fully within five days.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez|first1=Aiden|title=Diamond Sports Group ordered to fully pay MLB teams' contracts|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37776665/diamond-sports-group-ordered-fully-pay-twins-guardians-diamondbacks-rangers/|access-date=June 3, 2023 |work=ESPN|publisher=Walt Disney Corporation |date=June 1, 2023}}</ref>

On October 9, 2024, the Minnesota Twins announced a new deal with MLB Local Media, ending the network's longtime deal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB to produce and distribute local games for Guardians, Brewers, and Twins in 2025 
|url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-to-produce-and-distribute-local-games-for-guardians-brewers-and-twins-in-2025 |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> Later on October 16, it was revealed in a court filing that Diamond had reached a new sponsorship agreement with [[FanDuel|FanDuel Group]], under which it intends to rebrand Bally Sports as the '''FanDuel Sports Network'''; on October 18, 2024, Diamond officially announced the rebranding, which will take effect October 21.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Steinberg |first=Brian |date=2024-10-18 |title=FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs |url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/fanduel-naming-rights-diamond-sports-rsn-1236182511/ |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-18 |title=Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/41871214/diamond-sports-groups-channels-branded-part-fanduel-sports-network-deal |access-date=2024-10-19 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Under the agreement, FanDuel will have the option to take a minority equity stake of up to 5% once Diamond Sports exits bankruptcy. The branding will be downplayed within programming related to high school sports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Paul |first=Tony |title=Bally Sports Detroit set to become FanDuel Sports Network; what you need to know |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/2024/10/16/bally-sports-detroit-set-to-become-fanduel-sports-network-what-you-need-to-know/75707857007/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Randles |first=Jonathan |date=2024-10-16 |title=Diamond Seeks Approval to Rebrand From Bally Sports to FanDuel |url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/10/16/diamond-seeks-approval-to-rebrand-from-bally-sports-to-fanduel/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=BNN Bloomberg |language=en}}</ref>

==Programming==
FanDuel Sports Network holds the exclusive regional cable television rights to [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] games from the Minnesota Timberwolves (since 1995), and NHL games from the [[Minnesota Wild]] (since 2000). They also air [[WNBA]] games from the [[Minnesota Lynx]] and [[American Hockey League|AHL]] games from the [[Iowa Wild]] as well.  The channel also broadcasts [[National Collegiate Athletics Association|NCAA]] [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] collegiate sporting events from the [[Minnesota Golden Gophers]] and the [[North Dakota Fighting Hawks]]. Finally Bally Sports North airs [[Minnesota Vikings]] related material though it is limited to a pregame show airing on NFL Sundays a couple of hours before the game as well as replays of preseason action.

FanDuel Sports Network North also distributes some of its programming to Bally Sports Wisconsin, including a reduced schedule of Minnesota Wild games and competitions sanctioned by the [[Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association]] (WIAA). Due to blackout restrictions imposed by Major League Baseball and the NBA, Bally Sports North is not permitted to broadcast [[Milwaukee Bucks]] games televised by Bally Sports Wisconsin.

===Other Programming===
FanDuel Sports Network North, when it was Fox Sports North aired outdoor programming under the ''FSN Outdoors'' banner.  This included fishing and hunting action.  Also included is a portion of the national schedule which includes the [[World Poker Tour]], as well as repeats of earlier national events on other Fox Sports branded channels. Select programming from [[FanDuel TV]] now airs on FDSN North due to the aforementioned naming rights deal.

===FanDuel Sports Network North Extra===
FanDuel Sports Network North operates '''FanDuel Sports Network North Extra''' as a 24-hour full-time HD channel that is used to carry additional programming including overflow live sports programming. Most providers carry the channel full-time, though some opt to carry it as a game-time only channel.<ref>{{cite web |title=FOX Sports North PLUS Channel Information |url=https://www.foxsports.com/north/story/fox-sports-north-plus-channel-information-011214 |website=FOX Sports |access-date=28 March 2021 |date=12 January 2014}}</ref> Beginning in April 2021, the then-Bally Sports North has been using Sinclair-owned [[WUCW]] as a third overflow channel to accommodate several dates when all three professional sports teams are scheduled to play at the same time. These broadcasts are branded as ''' Bally Sports Extra on The CW Twin Cities'''. For subscribers in the team's territories unable to access WUCW, these games will be offered on the [[Bally Sports app]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bally Sports North: Tripleheader plans, channel assignments for spring sports |url=https://www.foxsports.com/north/story/bally-sports-north-tripleheader-channels-minnesota-wild-wolves-twins-032621 |website=Fox Sports |publisher=FOX Sports North |access-date=28 March 2021 |date=26 March 2021}}</ref>

===Former Programming===
FanDuel Sports Network North previously had the rights to the [[Minnesota United FC]] of [[Major League Soccer]]. It has carried telecasts of [[College Football]] and [[College Basketball|Basketball]] games from the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC). Additionally, it aired Minnesota Golden Gophers ice hockey games,<ref>{{cite web |title=Gopher Sports: Men's Hockey TV Broadcast Schedule Announced |url=https://gophersports.com/news/2023/10/5/mens-hockey-mens-hockey-tv-broadcast-schedule-announced |website=Gopher Sports |access-date=29 October 2023 |date=5 October 2023}}</ref> as well as college hockey games from the [[National Collegiate Hockey Conference]] schools the [[Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs]] and the [[St. Cloud State Huskies]].

==On-air staff==
===Current===
====Minnesota Timberwolves====
* Michael Grady – play-by-play announcer
* Marney Gellner - fill-in play-by-play announcer
* [[Jim Petersen]] – analyst
* Katie Storm – courtside reporter
* Marney Gellner – pregame/postgame host
* [[Rebekkah Brunson]] – pregame/postgame analyst
* [[Quincy Lewis]] – pregame/postgame analyst
* [[Kevin Lynch (basketball)|Kevin Lynch]] – pregame/postgame analyst

====Minnesota Wild====
* [[Anthony LaPanta]] – play-by-play announcer
* [[Ryan Carter]] – analyst
* [[Kevin Gorg]] – studio/rinkside analyst
* [[Wes Walz]] – studio analyst
* [[Tom Chorske]] – studio analyst
*  Audra Martin – studio host

====Minnesota Lynx====
* Marney Gellner – Play-by-Play announcer
* Lea B Olson – analyst

====Minnesota Vikings====
(Preseason only)
* [[Paul Allen (sports commentator)|Paul Allen]] – play-by-play
* [[Pete Bercich]] – analyst
* [[Ben Leber]] – sideline reporter

====Iowa Wild====
* Joe O'Donnell – play-by-play

====Other====
* Ann Carroll – host/reporter

===Former===
* [[Dick Bremer]] – Twins play-by-play announcer
* [[Tom Hanneman]] – studio host (deceased)
* [[Bert Blyleven]] – Twins analyst
* [[Jamie Hersch]] – Twins/Wild studio host (now at [[NHL Network (U.S. TV network)|NHL Network]])
* [[Greg Coleman]] – Vikings sideline reporter (retired)
* [[Dave Benz]] – Timberwolves play-by-play announcer
* Callum Williams – Minnesota United play-by-play (now at [[Apple TV]])
* [[Kyndra de St. Aubin]] – Minnesota United analyst (now at Apple TV)
* Charlie Beattie – Minnesota United sideline reporter/analyst
* Doug McLeod – University of Minnesota Hockey play-by-play announcer
* [[Ben Clymer]] – University of Minnesota Hockey analyst

====Minnesota Twins====
* [[Cory Provus]] – play-by-play announcer
* Chris Vosters – fill-in play-by-play announcer
* [[Justin Morneau]] – analyst
* [[Jack Morris]] – analyst
* [[LaTroy Hawkins]] – analyst
* [[Anthony LaPanta]] – pregame/postgame host & fill-in play-by-play announcer
* [[Roy Smalley (switch hitter)|Roy Smalley]] – pregame/postgame analyst
* [[Glen Perkins]] – pregame/postgame analyst
* Marney Gellner – on-field reporter
* Audra Martin – on-field reporter
* Katie Storm -- studio host
* Tim Laudner -- studio analyst

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