NBC Sports Boston

NBC Sports Boston
CountryUnited States
Broadcast areaMassachusetts
Northern Connecticut
Vermont
Maine
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Nationwide (via satellite)
NetworkNBC Sports Regional Networks
HeadquartersNeedham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to letterboxed 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerNBC Sports Group (80%)
Boston Celtics (20%)[1]
Sister channelsNew England Cable News
WNEU
WBTS-CD
History
LaunchedNovember 6, 1981 (1981-11-06)[2]
Former namesPRISM New England (1981–1983)
SportsChannel New England (1983–1998)
Fox Sports New England (1998–1999)
Fox Sports Net New England (1999–2004)
FSN New England (2004–2007)
Comcast SportsNet New England (2007–2017)
Links
Websitenbcsports.com/boston
Availability
Streaming media
DirecTV StreamInternet Protocol television
YouTubeTVInternet Protocol television
Hulu LiveInternet Protocol television
FuboTVInternet Protocol television

NBC Sports Boston is an American regional sports network owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal, and operates as an affiliate of NBC Sports Regional Networks. The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional sports events throughout New England with a major focus on Boston area teams, as well as several original analysis, magazine and entertainment programs. It is available on cable providers throughout Massachusetts, eastern and central Connecticut, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island; it is also available nationwide on satellite via DirecTV.

NBC Sports Boston, along with NBC owned and operated WBTS-CD (channel 15), Telemundo O&O WNEU (channel 60), and New England Cable News (NECN), are all based at the NBCU Boston Media Center on B Street in Needham.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sbd-csncelticsstake was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "On the air". Bangor Daily News. Bangor Publishing Company. November 13, 2001. pp. C4, C8. Retrieved November 10, 2013.