Charlotte-based Speed channel rides off toward the sunset in August after a decade here as the nations foremost motorsports network.
Its owner, Fox Networks, announced this week that the channel which reaches nearly 90 million households by satellite and cable, putting it in the big leagues of specialty networks will be rebranded on Aug. 17 as Fox Sports 1, a broad sports network that will pick up some of Speeds motorsports programming.
Fox is interested in challenging ESPN and its stable of networks (including ESPNU, which is based in Ballantyne). Since the beginning of television, sports have been a popular source of programming, but is in greatest demand now.
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my favorite show ...R U faster then a redneck will be gone also...lol