DENVER -- The MountainWest Sports Network and Baja Broadband announced today that The Mtn. is being added to Baja systems in Utah, Nevada and Colorado.
Baja carriage in Southern Utah (St. George metropolitan area) and the Virgin Valley of Nevada (Mesquite) is scheduled to begin Sept. 1. Customers in these who want to have The Mtn. should call 435-628-3621. The Mtn. will appear on channel 97 until September 20, when it moves to channel 31. Both channels are included in Baja?s Expanded Basic tier.
The network will be rolled out to customers in other Baja markets in coming weeks and months. The Mtn. will become available to Baja customers in the following locations, with details of channel locations and dates to be announced at a later time:
- Battle Mountain, Carlin, Elko, and Logandale, Nevada
- Estes Park and Fort Carson, Colorado
- Ruidoso, New Mexico
"With the addition of Baja Broadband, we now have 18 cable providers carrying The Mtn., including 10 in Utah," said Kim Carver, vice president and general manager of The Mtn. "The Mtn. is growing because of the passion of the MWC fans."
Baja Broadband LLC is a privately held, limited liability company based in Charlotte, N.C., delivering an array of advanced digital video entertainment programming and high-speed data products to residential customers.
"We are pleased that Baja Broadband has added The Mtn. to its broadcast lineup," said BYU director of athletics Tom Holmoe. "There are many alumni, fans and BYU supporters who live in these markets and have been anxious to get The Mtn. However, we realize there is still a lot of work to do as we work towards nationwide distribution."
The Mtn., which launched in Sept. 2006, is the first network completely dedicated to a college athletic conference. In its first season (2006-07) the network covered 165 live games and more than 6,300 hours of programming.