Root Sports Utah

Root Sports Utah
Launched	November 1988 (as Prime Sports Intermountain West)
Network	Fox Sports Net
Owned by	DirecTV Sports Networks
Picture format	480i (SD) 720p (HD)
Country	United States
Language	English
Broadcast area	Utah Nationwide via satellite
Headquarters	Salt Lake City, Utah
Formerly called	Prime Sports Intermountain West (1988-1996) Fox Sports Utah (1996-2000) Fox Sports Net Utah (2000-2004) FSN Utah (2004-2011)
Sister channel(s)	Root Sports Rocky Mountain
Website	http://rockymountain.rootsports.com/
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV	684 (SD) 684-1 (HD)
Dish Network	Channel varies by date
Cable
Available on select cable systems in Utah	Check local listings for channels

Root Sports Utah is a regional sports network that serves Utah. It carries the NBA's Utah Jazz, college sports from the University of Utah and Utah State University, as well as Fox Sports Net programming. It originally launched in 1988 as an affiliate of the Prime Network known as Prime Sports Intermountain West. It was a Fox Sports Net owned and operated affiliate from 1996-2008 and from 1996-2011 it was branded under their naming conventions. It was purchased by DirecTV Sports Networks in 2008 ^[1] and took its current name three years later. ^[2] The Utah Jazz signed a new exclusive 12 year agreement with the channel on October 20, 2009, ending the team's broadcasts on KJZZ-TV.^[3]

Personalities

• Craig Bolerjack: Utah Jazz Play-By-Play
• Matt Harpring: Utah Jazz Color Commentary
• Ron Boone: Utah Jazz Color Commentary
• Steve Brown: Utah Jazz Sideline Reporter
• Alema Harrington: Jazz Live Studio Host
• Thurl Bailey: Jazz Live Studio Analyst

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