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Root Sports was launched in 1989 as Northwest Cable Sports, a network owned by King Broadcasting Company. In 1991, King Broadcasting sold Northwest Cable Sports and its other media properties to The Providence Journal Company, which sold the network to Liberty Media in 1992.
Root Sports Southwest is positioned on U-verse channels 758 in standard-definition and 1758 in the high-definition format, while DirecTV subs can find it on channel 674. Local Comcast cable customers will see Root Sports Southwest in place of CSN Houston on channels 39 in SD and 639 in HD.