Many Sacramento Kings fans are faced with a dilemma this season. The Kings owners signed a TV contract with the local cable company. The contract allows the local cable company to broadcast 100% of the Kings games exclusively on their new channel "Comcast SportsNetWest". The cable company is offering the channel to other broadcasters, but so far neither Dish nor Direct has picked up the channel. With just a little over two weeks left before the season begins, Kings fans who are on satellite are getting a little nervous. To make the decision even tougher for satellite subscribers, the local cable company is offering all the home games in HD (an option not likely available via satellite even if they pick up the channel). Has anyone heard anything from Dish or Direct regarding this channel?
What's a Sacramento Kings fan to do?
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I just saw the KINGS TV schedule and while not all of the KINGS's games are on this channel, most of them are. You may have to do what many KINGS fan's did last year, since they didn't have a RSN, and sign up for the NBA LP. Seeing them in HD on sat probably won't be an option this year. I would wait to see what happens since there's a similar problem for the viewers in Chicago.
The Sacramento Bee reported that Dishnetwork will show the Sacramento Kings VS Houston Rockets on channel 447 (ALT3), to those in Sacramento. Looks like Dishnetwork is still good with negotiations because of a comparable Altitude Sports Net deal, the RSN for Denver. The paper also reported that Direct Tv would NOT show the game localy in Sac. Hmmm... so much for the larger of the two DTH's getting something patched out for Kings fans.
