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MountainWest Sports Network, informally known as the mtn. , is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

Regional sports network

In the United States of America and Canada, a regional sports network, or RSN, is a cable television station that presents sports programming to a local market. The most important programming on an RSN consists of live broadcasts of professional and college sporting events, as those games generate...

dedicated to the Mountain West Conference

Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...

History

The Mtn. premiered on September 1, 2006 as the first network dedicated to a college athletic conference - the Division I Mountain West Conference (MWC). The Mtn. annually produces and airs more than 170 collegiate sporting events, including football, basketball, Olympic sports, and conference championship coverage. The Mtn.’s expanded coverage includes news programming, coaches’ shows, pre and post game analysis and feature programming about MWC athletics. The Mtn. is owned by the MWC, NBCUniversal and CBS Corporation

CBS Corporation

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. Although CBS owns the largest stake (40%), NBCUniversal handles all operational and administrative responsibilities of the network.

Live events

The network has covered over 800 live sporting events in its first four years of operation. Details of football

College football

College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...

and basketball

College basketball

College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

telecasts are listed in the events section below. Also on the schedule are current and former Olympic sports

Summer Olympic Games

The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...

like baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, softball

Softball

Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...

, soccer, volleyball

Volleyball

Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

, and track and field

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

. The Mtn. airs pregame and post game shows from its suburban Denver, Colo. studios in support of most of the network's live event coverage, including football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball and softball. Halftime shows take place for all football and men's and women's basketball game telecasts.

Studio shows

All-22 - Each week, the MWC football coaches trade game video via web-based technology called DragonFly. The Mtn. has received access to this content, which provides a bird's-eye-view of the field of play, enabling the studio analysts to dissect team strategies, performances and keys to success.
Around the Mountain - Brings together some of the best sportswriters and blog
Blog
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gers from across the Mountain West region for an entertaining discussion and debate about the latest developments and trends across the Conference and beyond.
It's a Numbers Game - Fantasy football players and stats enthusiasts alike will enjoy It’s a Numbers Game as host Scott Sarra takes viewers past the highlights and deep into the trends and box scores.
Mountain Sports Report - Mountain Sports Report, presented by Dodge debuted Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010. This 30-minute news program airs live Tuesday through Friday at 5:30 p.m. MT and on Saturdays at 10 p.m. MT or after the final game scheduled that evening. The program replays several times each evening, schedule permitting. Mountain Sports Report, presented by Dodge features scores and highlights plus provides previews and feature stories from across the Mountain West Conference. Network anchors Marius Payton and Bill Doleman along with Natalie Vickers host the program.
Mountain West Football Saturday - Airs at 11 a.m. MT every Saturday throughout the football season beginning in August with one full hour of features, stories and previews of the upcoming games of the day. Expert analysis along with in-depth reporting and compelling storylines break down the key match-ups and prepare viewers for all the upcoming action. Marius Payton and Bill Doleman host, with expert analysis provided on a rotating basis by Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn may refer to:*Joe Glenn , American football coach*Joe Glenn , Major League catcher...

, Jay Leeuwenburg
Jay Leeuwenburg
Jay Robert Leeuwenburg is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Kansas City Chiefs, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Washington Redskins...

, Kelly Stouffer
Kelly Stouffer
Kelly Wayne Stouffer is a former American football quarterback in the NFL. He spent most of his career with the Seattle Seahawks from 1988–1992. He graduated from Rushville High School in Rushville, Nebraska and attended Colorado State University...

and Ted Sundquist
Ted Sundquist
Carl Mathew Theodore "Ted" Sundquist II is an American football player, manager and commentator. He spent sixteen years working in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos franchise...

.
Season and championship preview and reviews shows for all Mountain West Conference sanctioned sports air throughout the year.

Former shows

The Mountain View (final show 9/3/10), The Mountain Cap, Mountain Peak Performances (final show 9/1/10) and On Campus Cam have been canceled. On Campus Cam, which featured a panel of students from different institutions across the Mountain West Conference, was rolled into Around the Mountain, presented by Jeep roughly once per month.

Documentaries/reality shows

A Day in the Life - Gave viewers the opportunity to look into the daily lives of student-athletes and other personalities from Conference institutions.
A Conversation with... - Combines interviews with participatory journalism with one-on-one interviews with prominent individuals from across the Mountain West Conference.
Legends - Profiles of former MWC players and coaches. Debuted August 27, the day of its DIREVTV debut, with Lavell Edwards
LaVell Edwards
R. LaVell Edwards is a former American football coach of Brigham Young University . With 257 career victories, he ranks as one of the most successful college football coaches of all time...

. Other "Legends" have included Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian , also known as "Tark the Shark", is a retired college basketball coach known as one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history...

, Amy Van Dyken
Amy Van Dyken
Amy Van Dyken is an American swimmer who has six career Olympic gold medals. Four of these gold medals came in the 1996 Summer Olympics, making her the first American woman to accomplish such a feat and the most successful athlete at the 1996 Summer Olympics...

and Chad Hennings
Chad Hennings
Chad William Hennings is a former American football defensive lineman for the Air Force Academy Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He won the Outland Trophy in his senior year of college...

.
Rivalries - Looks at each Mountain West Conference institution's biggest rival from an athletic and casual fan's point of view across multiple sports.
Season Pass - The Mtn. presents an insider’s look into the Colorado State men’s basketball team and the UNLV women’s basketball squad in 2011 with these two new original programs: Season Pass: Colorado State Men’s Basketball and Season Pass: UNLV Women’s Basketball. Both shows are a continuation under a more appropriate title of The Mtn.’s successful original program, Reaching the Peak, which in past seasons has featured the TCU baseball team, Colorado State men’s basketball and football teams, and the Wyoming football team. Each show provides viewers an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look into athletic programs across the Mountain West Conference that delves into the lives of the student-athletes. Season Pass will follow both programs from the first days of practice through the 2011 Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships. Unique elements from the prior seasons will return in Season Pass: Colorado State Men’s Basketball, including Miles a Minute, Player Profiles (“The Roster”) and The Rams’ Glossary. Player Profiles and the Lady Rebels Glossary will apply to Season Pass: UNLV Women’s Basketball. Both shows will incorporate a player version of Coach ‘em Up called This Is My Game, which features different players demonstrating a how-to on various on-court techniques. Additional web-only segments will be available throughout the season exclusively at www.themtn.tv.

Hosts, broadcasters and analysts

(past and present listed in alphabetical order)

Anne Marie Anderson
Roger Bailey
Roger Bailey
Charles Roger Bailey is a former Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher. He is an alumnus of Florida State University....
James Bates
Gary Bender
Gary Bender
Gary Bender is a retired American sportscaster and 2008 inductee in to the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. He officially retired, April 13, 2011, from Fox Sports Arizona network after 18 years calling the NBA Phoenix Suns games.-Early career:...
Jon Berger
Tammy Blackburn
Dave Bollwinkel
Jenny Cavnar
Rich Cellini
Toby Christensen
Todd Christensen
Todd Christensen
Todd Jay Christensen is a former professional American football player and a current sports broadcaster for the MountainWest Sports Network.-Early life:...
Joe Cravens
Joe Cravens
Joe Cravens is a former men's college basketball coach. During his career, Cravens held the head coaching positions at Weber State University, the University of Idaho, and the University of Utah....
Bill Doleman
Mike Evans
Marty Fletcher
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for Mtn. and Versus. When his contract with Mtn. doesn't conflict, Fowler calls football games for the Independent Brigham Young University and men's basketball West Coast Conference...
Amy Gant
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Akbar Gbaja-Biamila
Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbaja-Biamila is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2003. He played college football at San Diego State. He currently works for NBC Sports as a college football analyst, previously...
Courtney George
Courtney George
Courtney George is an internationally elite curler from Duluth, Minnesota.Courtney George made her major competition debut at the 2006 Torino Olympic Games. She was asked to serve as the Alternate for the United States women's team skipped by Cassandra Johnson...
Joe Glenn
Joe Glenn (American Football)
Joe Glenn was the 30th head coach at the University of Wyoming since the school began playing football in 1893. Glenn took over Wyoming's football program in December 2002 after Wyoming fired the previous coach, Vic Koenning...
Terri Goldberg
Robert Griffith
Robert Griffith
Robert Otis Griffith is a former American football strong safety in the National Football League. He played thirteen seasons in the league, mostly for the Minnesota Vikings from 1994 to 2001...
Mark Knudson
Mark Knudson
Mark Richard Knudson is a former right-handed professional baseball pitcher. He played all or part of eight seasons in Major League Baseball, between 1985 and 1993, primarily for the Milwaukee Brewers.- Astros :...
Sammy Linebaugh
Andrea Lloyd
Andrea Lloyd-Curry
Andrea Lloyd is a former professional basketball player, a 2007 inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and previous television analyst for the Minnesota Lynx. Currently she is working as a television analyst for the MTN sports network with the Mountain West Conference.Lloyd-Curry...
Larry Mangino
Amanda Mazey
Beau Morgan
Tim Neverett
Glenn Parker
Glenn Parker
Glenn Andrew Parker is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League who played for the Buffalo Bills, the Kansas City Chiefs, and the New York Giants...
Marius Payton
Bill Riley
Reggie Rivers
Reggie Rivers
Reggie Rivers is a professional broadcaster working in Denver, Colorado. From 1991 to 1996, Rivers was a professional American football player who played running back for the Denver Broncos. Rivers played in every Broncos game during that span, scoring 8 touchdowns. In 1993, Rivers was named...
Scott Sarra
Ann Schatz
Cash Sirois
Molly Sullivan
Natalie Vickers
Ari Wolfe
Ari Wolfe
Ari Wolfe is a play-by-play announcer of college and professional sports on both television and radio.-Early life and career:As a student at USC, Wolfe did both play-by-play and color commentary for the Trojans' basketball, football, and baseball teams on KSCR in Los Angeles.Born in Philadelphia...

Awards

Since 2006, The Mtn. has received 28 Emmy Award

Emmy Award

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nominations and won five times. The network has also garnered three Promax/BDA nominations and won two Promax Awards

Promax Awards

PromaxBDA Awards honor design and marketing work in the advertising and promotions business from a company or individual that is broadcast, published or released in their respective markets....

. In 2009, The Mtn. was a finalist in the Live Game or Live Event for Corporate Entities category at the SVG/NATAS

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences or NATAS was created in 1955 to advance the arts and sciences of television. Headquartered in New York, NATAS's membership is national and the organization has local chapters around the country....

Global Media Awards for College Sports.

Distribution

The Mtn. is currently available in all nine MWC markets on the following providers:

Satellite
- DirecTV
  DirecTV
  DirecTV is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider and broadcaster based in El Segundo, California. Its satellite service, launched on June 17, 1994, transmits digital satellite television and audio to households in the United States, Latin America, and the Anglophone Caribbean. ...
  
  (nationwide) - Available on Choice package inside the MWC, Sports Pack for the rest of the country
Cable
- All West Communications (Utah, Wyoming)
- Baja Broadband (Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah)
- Bresnan Communications
  Bresnan Communications
  Optimum West is a division of Cablevision that operates in the Rocky Mountain area, servicing Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado. It offers digital cable, high speed internet, and digital voice services to over 300,000 subscribers....
  
  (Colorado, Utah, Wyoming)
- Broadweave Networks (Utah)
- CableONE (Idaho, New Mexico)
- CC Communications (Nevada)
- Centracom
  Centracom
  CentraCom Interactive is a telecommunications company, which provides Phone Service, DSL Service, Cable TV and Cable Internet to much of central, north and western Utah. CentraCom Interactive is DBA of Central Utah Telephone...
  
  Interactive (Utah)
- Champion Broadband (Colorado, Wyoming)
- Comcast
  Comcast
  Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
  
  (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah)
- CommuniComm (Colorado, Texas, Wyoming)
- Cox
  Cox Communications
  Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television, telecommunications and wireless services in the United States...
  
  (Arizona, California, Nevada)
- Emery Telecom Video (Utah)
- Independent Cable Systems of Idaho (Idaho)
- Levan Cable (Utah)
- Manti Tele Communications Company (Utah)
- Orbitel Communications (Arizona)
- Prime Time Communications (Utah)
- Project Mutual Telephone (Idaho)
- Provo Cable (Utah)
- RigidTech (Wyoming)
- Qwest
  Qwest
  Qwest Communications International, Inc. was a large United States telecommunications carrier. Qwest provided local service in 14 western U.S. states: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.On April...
  
  (Colorado, Utah)
- Reliance Connects (Nevada)
- Rural Telephone Company (Idaho)
- Saratoga Cable (Utah)
- Silver Star Communications (Wyoming)
- South Central Communications (Utah)
- Spanish Fork Community Network (Utah)
- Strata Networks (Utah)
- Suddenlink Communications (Texas)
- Sweetwater Cable Television (Wyoming)
- TCT (Wyoming)
- USA Communications (Colorado)
Online
- Comcast.net (highlights only)

On February 22, 2008, DirecTV and The Mtn. reached a carriage agreement in which the channel was added in time for the 2008-09 academic year. Currently, DirecTV only carries the HD feed of the channel for certain football and basketball games.

On July 7, 2009, it was announced that Cox Cable will add the channel in Orange County, California

Orange County, California

Orange County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Santa Ana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 3,010,232, up from 2,846,293 at the 2000 census, making it the third most populous county in California, behind Los Angeles County and San Diego County...

and Arizona on August 1, 2009.

Distribution controversy

On June 1, 2007, the presidents of Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...

and the University of Utah

University of Utah

The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...

, unsatisfied with the current distribution, issued a joint press release that they "retained a sports broadcasting attorney to explore all possible options in improving the distribution of athletic broadcasts to their fans".

On June 5, 2007 the MWC Board "reaffirmed its unanimous support of the league's television model and its commitment to working collectively as a unified group", and its Directors unanimously voted to join BYU and Utah to retain the attorney they had hired.

In an interview with KUTV, President Michael K. Young of Utah stated that "Every [MWC member] knows...President Samuelson and I have been clear about this for the last year and a half that it is absolutely essential that we get on satellite to make our games available to our fans. Anything short of that is unacceptable." He then added that "We are passionately committed to our having our football games being on TV this year."

Since Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable is an American cable television company that operates in 28 states and has 31 operating divisions...

does not have a carriage agreement with The Mtn., it is unavailable on cable in 2 areas in MWC's market: The Dallas/Ft. Worth area, and a significant portion of San Diego County.

As of November 3, 2007 Precis Communications which services roughly 25 rural areas throughout Utah

Utah

Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

, Nevada

Nevada

Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...

and Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

has refused to carry The Mtn. unless they are allowed to put it on a tier package. Comcast

Comcast

Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...

states that it is a requirement that it comes with expanded basic service. Precis Communications has stated that "in order to pay for the cost of having The Mtn. we would either have to have it on a tier or raise all our customers rates by 2 to 3 dollars, which would dissatisfy our customers who do not want The Mtn."
These disputes are similar to those that Big Ten Network had its in first year on the air.

MWC institutions

Boise State University
Boise State University
Boise State University is a public university located in Boise, Idaho. Originally founded in 1932 as a junior college by the Episcopal Church, the university became an independent institution in 1934, and has been awarding baccalaureate and master degrees since 1965...

– Broncos
Boise State Broncos
The Boise State Broncos are the official athletic program of Boise State University. The Broncos compete in a wide variety of sports. Perhaps the most well-known of these sports is the football program. The program attained a 13-0 season in 2006 capped by a memorable overtime win in the 2007 Fiesta...
Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...

– Rams
Colorado State Rams
Colorado State University competes in 16 sponsored intercollegiate sports, including 10 for women and six for men...
Fresno State University - Bulldogs
Fresno State Bulldogs
The Fresno State Bulldogs represent California State University, Fresno in 19 NCAA Division I sports. The teams have been members of the Western Athletic Conference since 1992. Before that, it had been a member of the Big West Conference since 1969...

(beginning in 2012)
San Diego State University
San Diego State University
San Diego State University , founded in 1897 as San Diego Normal School, is the largest and oldest higher education facility in the greater San Diego area , and is part of the California State University system...

– Aztecs
SDSU Aztecs
The San Diego State Aztecs are the collegiate athletics and sports teams for San Diego State University .San Diego State has organized programs for baseball, basketball, football, soccer, golf, gymnastics, rowing , softball, tennis, track, swimming, diving, women's volleyball, and water polo.The...
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...

– Horned Frogs
TCU Horned Frogs
The TCU Horned Frogs are the athletic teams that represent Texas Christian University, consisting of 18 varsity teams. The "horned frog" nickname and mascot refer to the Texas horned lizard, as known as the "horned frog". The women's athletics teams are often referred to often as the Lady Frogs...

(leaving in 2012)
United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...

– Falcons
Air Force Falcons
The Air Force Falcons are the collegiate athletic teams that represent the United States Air Force Academy, near Colorado Springs, Colorado. The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA-sanctioned teams...
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system...

- Warriors (football only beginning in 2012)
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...

– Rebels and Lady Rebels
UNLV Rebels
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas' sports teams are called the Rebels. The Rebels participate in NCAA Division I and in the Mountain West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The school's colors are Scarlet and Grey. The Rebels' main rival is the Wolf Pack of the University...
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno , is a teaching and research university established in 1874 and located in Reno, Nevada, USA...

- Wolf Pack
Nevada Wolf Pack
The Nevada Wolf Pack are the collegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Nevada, Reno, consisting of 16 varsity teams. Though often known as UNR within the state, the university is simply called Nevada for athletics purposes; its sports teams are nicknamed the Wolf Pack...

(beginning in 2012)
University of New Mexico
University of New Mexico
The University of New Mexico at Albuquerque is a public research university located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, in the United States. It is the state's flagship research institution...

– Lobos
New Mexico Lobos
The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams representing the University of New Mexico. The university's athletic program fields teams in 19 varsity sports. The Lobos participate in the NCAA Division I and is a charter member of the Mountain West Conference...
University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a land-grant university located in Laramie, Wyoming, situated on Wyoming's high Laramie Plains, at an elevation of 7,200 feet , between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains. It is known as UW to people close to the university...

– Cowboys and Cowgirls
Wyoming Cowboys
Wyoming Cowboys is the name given to the sports teams of the University of Wyoming. The women's teams use the name Cowgirls. The University is a member of the Mountain West Conference and competes in NCAA Division I, fielding 17 NCAA-sanctioned sports. Wrestling is the only varsity sport that is...

Events covered

30 live football games, all presented in HD
70 men's basketball games
26 women's basketball games
Over 40 "Olympic" events, inclusive of baseball, softball, volleyball and soccer
Coverage of other "Olympic" sports events, showcasing tennis, golf, gymnastics, track and field and swimming and diving
Over 170 live events in total
Conoco Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament 8/9 seed game and quarterfinals (semifinal games are on CBS Sports Network, final is on VERSUS)
Conoco Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament second round and semifinals (final is on VERSUS)
Conoco Mountain West Conference Baseball Championship

The Mtn. HD

The Mtn. HD is a 1080i

1080i

1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...

high definition simulcast of The Mtn. that launched on November 22, 2008 at 11 AM MT

Mountain Time Zone

The Mountain Time Zone of North America keeps time by subtracting seven hours from Coordinated Universal Time, also known as Greenwich Mean Time, during the shortest days of autumn and winter , and by subtracting six hours during daylight saving time in the spring, summer, and early autumn...

. The first show on the new HD version of the channel was MWC Football Saturday, followed by two football games in HD: first Colorado State at Wyoming, then the Brigham Young at Utah rivalry game

Utah-BYU rivalry

The University of Utah and Brigham Young University have a longstanding athletic rivalry that encompasses several sports. The annual college football game is frequently referred to as the Holy War. In the 1890s, when BYU was still known as Brigham Young Academy, the two schools started competing...

The channel broadcast nine football games in HD between November 14–28, 2009.

Starting in 2010, all football games aired in HD as will the 2011 Conoco Mountain West Conference Basketball Championships.