MSG Sportsnet

MSG Sportsnet
Type	Regional sports network
Country	United States
Broadcast area	New York; Northern & Central New Jersey; Southeastern Connecticut; Southwestern Connecticut; Northeastern Pennsylvania; Nationwide (via satellite);
Headquarters	Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001
Programming
Language(s)	English; Spanish (via SAP);
Picture format	1080i (HDTV); 480i (SDTV);
Ownership
Owner	MSG Entertainment
Key people	James L. Dolan (Chairman & CEO)
Sister channels	MSG Network; MSG Western New York;
History
Founded	1976 [specify]
Founder	Charles Dolan
Former names	Cablevision Sports 3 (1976–1979); SportsChannel New York (1979–1998); Fox Sports New York (1998–1999); Fox Sports Net New York (1999–2004); FSN New York (2004–2008); MSG Plus (2008-2022);
Links
Website	www.msgnetworks.com
Availability
Streaming media
MSG+	msgplus.tv; (Requires a MSG+ Account and a login from participating providers or a subscription to stream content; some events may not be available due to league rights restrictions)
DirecTV Stream	635
FuboTV	Available within designated area

MSG Sportsnet (MSGSN, formerly MSG Plus) is an American regional sports network owned by MSG Entertainment; it operates as a sister channel to MSG Network. The network serves the New York City metropolitan area, whose reach expands to cover the entire state of New York, Northern New Jersey, Southwestern Connecticut and Northeastern Pennsylvania; MSG Sportsnet carries sports events from several of the New York area's professional sports franchises, as well as college sports events.

The channel was first established in 1976 by Cablevision as Cablevision Sports 3; the channel later rebranded as SportsChannel New York, and became the charter affiliate of an eponymous chain of regional sports networks. The channel became a sister to MSG Network in 1995 after Cablevision acquired the Madison Square Garden company. In 1998, the channel—along with the remainder of the SportsChannel chain—was relaunched as part of Fox Sports Networks, later becoming FSN New York. In March 2008, the channel rebranded as MSG Plus to closer align it with its parent channel; the service later dropped FSN programming.