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Spectrum Creates New $5 Sports Tier, Some Customers Losing Channels

Phillip Dampier November 20, 2019 Charter Spectrum, Consumer News 23 Comments

Charter Spectrum is launching a new extra-cost sports tier that will feature a dozen sports networks for $5 a month.

Spectrum TV Sports Pack has been soft launched in many markets and will include:

  • NFL Network
  • Golf Channel
  • Tennis Channel
  • ESPN Goal Line/Bases Loaded
  • ESPNews
  • ESPN College Extra
  • MAV TV
  • MLB Strike Zone
  • NFL RedZone
  • NHL Network
  • Olympic Channel
  • Outdoor Channel

The new sports tier means some Spectrum customers that pay extra for Spectrum’s Gold package will lose NFL RedZone, MLB Strike Zone and the Outdoor Channel late next month unless they also subscribe to the Sports Pack.

“Combining these sports networks into a single tier means more choice and flexibility for customers, especially sports fans,” Spectrum said in a statement.

Spectrum is dropping several other sports channels from its lineup altogether, including ESPN Classic. Other channels being dropped are certain regional sports networks, notably FCS.

Any Spectrum TV customer is eligible to subscribe to the sports channel package, which may allow some customers to downgrade from Spectrum’s costly Gold package if they subscribed primarily for sports networks.

NFL Network, Golf Channel, and the Tennis Channel will also remain as part of existing packages, so if you currently get these networks you will continue to receive them.

Customers can subscribe by contacting Spectrum online or by phone.

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Berfunkle
Berfunkle
4 years ago

Good, I don’t like sports anyways. Now maybe they’ll lower the cost of the Gold tier to take into account the loss of some channels.

HAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHA!

Whom am I kidding?

Doug
Doug
4 years ago

It was written, “Any Spectrum TV Customer is eligible to subscribe to the Sports Tier”. However, I am sure there are tier buy-throughs required. I cannot be a Broadcast Basic customer and add this Sports Tier for an extra $5. I am sure I must be a Spectrum SelectTV subscriber (or better) in order the add this tier.

Mike Hunt
Mike Hunt
4 years ago
Reply to  Doug

If Spectrum adds this increase after screwing me all these years to get BeiN Sports in one tier, and the Outdoor Channel in another tier, I’m gone forever. These gouging bozos are screwed because their greed has forced people to Amazon, Apple, and the streaming services.
Bye bye –

ED ROGERS
ED ROGERS
3 years ago
Reply to  Mike Hunt

my dad got dish tv years ago. i was really happy and totally suprised he did it but he save d a bunch on tv and got rid of the religious stuff . still has music channels

John
John
4 years ago

And then, for that 5 bucks, you’ll be obligated to take all the junk channels owned by those networks. That’s the only way Spectrum can cut this deal for subscribers. Pay TV is a joke and becoming more outdated with each passing day.

Mike Hunt
Mike Hunt
4 years ago

Bye Bye you gouging crooks

Michael A Cira
Michael A Cira
4 years ago

really you take away the one channel i watch and keep all the sh*t channels. why dont they take way all the music channels that dont play music.

R Hill
R Hill
4 years ago

Idiots in charge. I wont pay extra for a sports tier, I’ll go without or switch to satelite tv. I called and asked if my bill would go down because you robbed some of my channels. You all know what the answer was. Dump all the religious channels, music channels ( who listens to music on TV?), HD channels as there isnt a difference anyway, CNN, Shopping channels and cartoon channels. Then I’d be interested at a much lower price. For $5 for 1 channel that I like is ridiculous. Again, IDIOTS in charge of that place.

Scott Noel
Scott Noel
4 years ago

If they are taking away channels lower my bill.

David Belisle
David Belisle
4 years ago

Way to screw over your loyal customer. I only watch the Outdoor Channel so the new sports pack gives me a bunch of stuff I don’t care about. Used to get the Outdoor Channel in my package since I first signed up with Time Warner. Now it’s gone. So for $5 more a month I can have it back with a bunch of crap that I’ll never watch. Real fair Spectrum. I’m going to try an HDTV antenna and if it works out Spectrum is history. Thanks again for being greedy.

Lowell Jewell
Lowell Jewell
4 years ago
Reply to  David Belisle

It gets worse. I just spoke to someone at Spectrum support and they recited the list in the article above MINUS MavTV. Go figure. Time to get a dish.

matt
matt
3 years ago

what channel will sports tier be on

Dixie whitehead
Dixie whitehead
3 years ago

What channel number is this sports package on

chuck
chuck
3 years ago

hard to tell but does this package include the primary ESPN channel? if it doesnt do I have to upgrade separately to get that channel too?

walkerny
walkerny
3 years ago
Reply to  chuck

why would you want it, its all woke politically correct preaching now on espn

King Cappy
King Cappy
3 years ago

Pro sports are dead to me. Too much emphasis on the political causes. Just play the games and keep your opinions and your tears to yourselves.You’re all paid to play a childs game. Just Do It! (No pun intended.)

Donald
Donald
3 years ago

Last week I TRIED to increase our service to include Fox Sports Wisconsin. After talking to three totally incompetent customer service reps, being put on hold by each one and they never came back on the line, I finally hung up after an hour of the worst customer service I have ever experienced. One of them was too stupid to put me on hold, which gave me the opportunity to listen to kids playing in the background. If this is the quality of service that Spectrum provides, some of the management team needs to be replaced!! You people should be… Read more »

William Humphrey
William Humphrey
3 years ago

Sports package is not $5 a month. With other charges it is $10 a month. It is called being deceitful. Just another con job!

Chico Rico
3 years ago

This is wack where’s the NBA TV???

debbie barney
debbie barney
3 years ago

I have the old time warner sports package for 12.95 which is suppose to include MLB strike zone, NFL REDZONE MAVSTV already why should I pay $5.00 more

Joe
Joe
3 years ago
Reply to  debbie barney

its not just $5 more. if you are like me (grandfathered into spectrum but still on legacy time warner bundle plus add-on $12.95 time warner “sports package”) they are screwing you big time. Since they also took away redzone from the old TW sports package, the only way you can sign up for the new “$5 spectrum sports add-on” is to totally dump the old TW bundle (options and equipment) and sign up for their new spectrum tier package bundle (options and equipment). i currently pay $210/mn TW bundle (with all the options, channels & equipment) and that would change… Read more »

Timothy Leary
Timothy Leary
3 years ago

Sports Package ($5). Where’s the MLB network?

John T
John T
2 years ago

$5 now, in 8 months, $8.50 in 14 months $13, in 24 months $20

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