Rangers Sports Network
The Rangers Sports Network is a part-time regional sports network owned by Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment, the media division of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball.
Since the 2025 Rangers season, RSN has produced and broadcast the team's regional games, succeeding Bally Sports Southwest. Similarly to MLB Local Media, its game broadcasts are distributed via ad-hoc arrangements with television providers within the Rangers' regional footprint, while the sports streaming platform Victory+ hosts direct to consumer and TV Everywhere streaming options. RSN also syndicates a package of games throughout the season to a network of Gray Media and Nexstar broadcast television stations.
History
The Texas Rangers were one of several Dallas teams impacted by the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group, the owner of the Bally Sports regional sports networks. The team's contract with Diamond's Bally Sports Southwest expired following the 2024 season, and was not renewed. Diamond also opted out of its contracts with the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and NHL's Dallas Stars, leading to both teams adopting new distribution models for their regional broadcasts; the Mavs partnered with Tegna Inc. and Endeavor Streaming to air its games on KFAA-TV and a direct-to-consumer streaming service known as MavsTV, while the Stars partnered with A Parent Media Co. to launch Victory+, a free service that would stream the team's games.The Rangers were reported to be pursuing the distribution of games via multiple platforms, including a streaming platform and ad-hoc agreements with local television providers; this "direct-to-distributor" model would be similar to MLB Local Media, except that the telecasts would be produced in-house by the team rather than by Major League Baseball. Ahead of official announcements, the Rangers announced on January 15 that it had reached an agreement with Victory+ to host a DTC subscription service.
On January 27, 2025, the team officially announced that the new service would be known as the Rangers Sports Network. The team also announced the formation of a new division known as Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment; the subsidiary will house both RSN and Rev Entertainment—a sister event production and marketing firm.
Carriage
The Rangers pursued a multi-platform approach, including direct-to-consumer options, and partnerships with television providers in the team's home market. The team has reached agreements with Astound, AT&T, Charter Spectrum, DirecTV, FuboTV, GEUS Fusion TV, and Vyve Broadband, to distribute RSN to their subscribers via part-time channels. Games will stream on Victory+, with RSN available through a paid package priced at $100 per-season, or at no additional charge to authenticated subscribers of television providers who carry RSN. The team also announced that a package of at least 15 games–mostly home games on Fridays—would be syndicated to broadcast television stations via partnerships with Gray Media and Nexstar Media Group. KDAF in Dallas will serve as the flagship station.Over-the-air affiliates
| City of license / Market | Station | Virtual channel | Primary affiliation |
| Alexandria, Louisiana | KLGC-LD | 25.2 | Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network |
| Alexandria, Louisiana | KALB-TV | 5.4 | Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network |
| Amarillo, Texas | KCPN-LD | 33.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Austin, Texas/Llano, Texas | KBVO | 14.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Baton Rouge, Louisiana | WBRL-CD | 21.1 | The CW |
| Dallas, Texas/Fort Worth, Texas | KDAF | 33.1 | The CW |
| El Paso, Texas | KTSM-TV | 9.2 | Estrella TV |
| Eureka Springs, Arkansas/Fort Smith, Arkansas/Fayetteville, Arkansas | KXNW | 34.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Harlingen, Texas | KGBT-TV | 4.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Houston, Texas | KIAH | 39.1 | The CW |
| Jonesboro, Arkansas | KAIT | 8.3 | The CW |
| Lafayette, Louisiana | KLFY-TV | 10.1 | CBS |
| Lake Charles, Louisiana | KPLC | 29.2 | The CW |
| Laredo, Texas | KXNU-LD | 10.2 | CBS |
| Lubbock, Texas | KMYL-LD | 14.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Little Rock, Arkansas/Pine Bluff, Arkansas | KASN | 38.1 | The CW |
| Monroe, Louisiana/El Dorado, Arkansas | KARD | 14.2 | The CW |
| New Orleans, Louisiana | WNOL-TV | 38.1 | The CW |
| Odessa, Texas | KWWT | 30.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | KAUT-TV | 43.1 | The CW |
| San Antonio, Texas/Fredericksburg, Texas | KCWX | 2.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Sherman, Texas | KXII | 12.2 | MyNetworkTV |
| Shreveport, Louisiana | KSHV-TV | 45.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Tulsa, Oklahoma/Muskogee, Oklahoma | KQCW-DT | 19.1 | The CW |
| Tyler, Texas/Longview, Texas | KTPN-LD | 36.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Waco, Texas/Bryan, Texas | KYLE-TV | 28.1 | MyNetworkTV |
| Wichita Falls, Texas | KJBO-LD | 35.1 | MyNetworkTV |
Commentators
Play-by-play
- Dave Raymond
- Jared Sandler
Color
- Mike Bacsik
- David Murphy
Field reporters
- Emily Jones
- Laura Stickells
Studio
- Jared Sandler
- Ted Emrich
- Elvis Andrus
- Brad Miller