EchoStar, DISH Network add eight HD regional sports networks

EchoStar Communications and its DISH Network satellite TV service July 11 launched eight Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) in HD that feature game-only baseball content.
The RSNs include:

• Fox Sports Network Arizona
• Fox Sports Network Northwest
• Fox Sports Network Cincinnati
• Fox Sports Network Pittsburgh
• Fox Sports Network Detroit
• SportsTime Ohio
• Fox Sports Network North
• SportsNet New York

The addition of the networks brings DISH Network’s total HD RSN count to 17. Additional HD channel launches are planned for August and September.