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87-763: The network holds the regional broadcast rights to the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball , the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League , and West Coast Conference men's and women's basketball. The network also broadcast the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association until 2012, when broadcasts moved to Spectrum SportsNet . FanDuel Sports Network West

174-601: A certified public accountant employed by the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand, joined Prime Ticket as its first financial controller through the early years of the channel. Prior to the launch of Prime Ticket, Los Angeles Lakers basketball and Los Angeles Kings hockey games (primarily home games that were not televised nationally) were carried within the Los Angeles market on the over-the-air subscription services ONTV and SelecTV , in addition various local TV stations. Its original general offices were located in

261-577: A 116 win team in 2001 while the Angels managed to win the World Series in 2002. Despite both teams encountering a decline through the decade, regular matchups often developed into clashes for relevance in the division. Recently; both teams have been fighting for their own respective position in search of the postseason as both sides have been bolstered with such talents as Julio Rodríguez and Ty France for Seattle or Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout for

348-642: A collective brand modification of the FSN networks under the "Fox Sports Net" banner. In 2001, Fox Sports West and West 2 relocated their offices and studios from the Century City section of Los Angeles to Downtown , in an office building two blocks east of the Staples Center . During this time, a street-side studio for the channel's game telecasts opened at the exterior of the Staples Center, at

435-421: A combination of average fan attendance, fan relations, "Bang for your Buck" or winning percentage over the past 3 years, ownership, affordability, stadium experience, players effort on the field and likability, coaching, and "Title Track". The Los Angeles Angels have used ten different logos and three different color combinations throughout their history. Their first two logos depict a baseball with wings and

522-530: A game against the Baltimore Orioles . With the introduction of interleague play in the 1997 season, the Angels and Dodgers played each other in the regular season for the first time with a two-game series beginning on June 17 at Dodger Stadium. A bench-clearing brawl occurred during a June 1999 series between the two teams when Angels pitcher Tim Belcher tagged out Dodgers pitcher Chan Ho Park after his at-bat, leading to an exchange of words that

609-406: A group led by the team owner Arte Moreno for $ 325 million. The deal would have included a new or refurbished stadium, 5,175 apartments and condominiums, 2.7 million square feet (251,000 square meters) of office space, and 1.1 million square feet (102,000 square meters) of retail stores, restaurants and hotels. The deal was later canceled by the city council due to bribery and corruption allegations by

696-455: A halo over a baseball diamond with the letters "L" and "A" over it in different styles. The original team colors were the predominantly blue with a red trim. This color scheme would be in effect for most of the franchise's history lasting from 1961 to 1996. On September 2, 1965, with the team still a tenant of the Dodgers at Chavez Ravine, Autry changed its name from the "Los Angeles Angels" to

783-424: A joke on Napoli, his former teammate, by tweeting his phone number, causing Napoli to exchange words with Wilson. The feuds go back to two incidents between Angels second baseman Adam Kennedy and Rangers catcher Gerald Laird which led to punches being thrown. The Angels and Rangers have each pitched a perfect game against each other, making them the only pair of MLB teams to have done so. Mike Witt pitched

870-460: A new naming rights partner for the FSN channels. Sinclair announced the new Bally Sports branding for the channels on January 27, 2021. On March 31, 2021, coinciding with the 2021 Major League Baseball season , Fox Sports West was rebranded Bally Sports West , resulting in 18 other Regional Sports Networks renamed Bally Sports in their respective regions. On March 14, 2023, Diamond Sports filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy . On October 16, 2024, it

957-527: A new group of regional sports networks, known as the Prime Sports Network . Prime Ticket served as the flagship charter affiliate, joined by the newly formed owned-and-operated outlet Prime Sports Rocky Mountain (now AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain ), and two networks that served as affiliates, Home Sports Entertainment (now Bally Sports Southwest ) and the newly launched Sunshine Network (now Bally Sports Sun ). In 1990, Prime Ticket acquired

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1044-635: A perfect game for the Angels against the Rangers in 1984 at Arlington Stadium and Kenny Rogers for the Rangers against the Angels in 1994. The rivalry with the Los Angeles Dodgers has been referred to as the Freeway Series because of the freeway system (mostly via Interstate 5 ) linking the two teams' home fields. The Freeway Series is one of four MLB rivalries between two teams in the same metropolitan area. From 1962 to 1965,

1131-594: A playoff berth. Through 2024, the Angels have a win–loss record of 5,021–5,115–3 (.495). The Los Angeles Angels name originates from the first Los Angeles–based sports team, the Los Angeles Angels of the California League , who took the name from the English translation of Los Angeles , which means 'The Angels' in Spanish. The team name started in 1892. In 1903, the team name continued through

1218-561: A reference to the sign. The Angels established a team Hall of Fame in 1988. They have inducted fifteen individuals (fourteen players and one executive) along with members of the 2002 team. Several Hall of Famers have spent part of their careers with the Angels and the Hall lists the Angels as the "primary team" of Nolan Ryan . Additionally, the Angels have one member in the Hall of Fame wearing an Angels cap insignia, Vladimir Guerrero , who

1305-505: A renegotiated lease providing that the names of both the stadium and team contain the word Anaheim . The team was renamed the Anaheim Angels and became a subsidiary of Disney Sports, Inc. (later renamed Anaheim Sports, Inc. ). Under Disney's ownership and the leadership of manager Mike Scioscia , the Angels won their first pennant and World Series championship in 2002 . In 2005 , new owner Arte Moreno added Los Angeles to

1392-626: A result, the channel was officially rebranded as Fox Sports West . The following year, Fox Sports Net expanded to other regions with the purchase of a 40% interest in the SportsChannel networks through an asset trade with Cablevision Systems Corporation , forming the venture National Sports Partners to run the owned-and-operated regional networks. On January 27, 1997, Fox Sports Net launched an additional channel, Fox Sports West 2 (currently Bally Sports SoCal). The in-market cable broadcasts of Los Angeles Clippers and Anaheim Ducks games moved to

1479-846: A small office building located across the street from the Great Western Forum in Inglewood . Prime Ticket became one of the leading regional sports networks in the United States, rivaling the New York City –based Madison Square Garden Network . The network was founded at the height of the Lakers' 1980s championship run, and also got a boost from the trade that brought Wayne Gretzky to the Kings in 1988. In late 1988, Daniels partnered with Tele-Communications Inc. to form

1566-493: A spectator at the arena. Bally Sports West maintains widespread cable carriage in San Diego County . However, the two major providers in the area, Time Warner Cable and Cox Communications , have refused to carry Prime Ticket since its launch in 1997; both cable providers claim that the network has asked for carriage fees they deemed to be too expensive for carriage on their expanded basic tiers. However, Prime Ticket

1653-696: Is working the national Friday Night Baseball broadcast. As the Angels share the network with the Los Angeles Kings ice hockey team, sister channels Bally Sports SoCal and KCOP-TV may be used for broadcasts in the event of a scheduling conflict. The Angels have been affiliated with BSW since the 1993 season when the network was originally known as Prime Ticket. The network has changed names multiple times since, including Prime Sports West, Fox Sports Net West, and Fox Sports West. Over-the-air station KTLA carried Angels games from 1964 to 1995 as both entities were owned by Gene Autry. KCAL-TV has twice held Angels broadcast rights, originally from 1961 to 1963 under

1740-507: The 2002 World Series , their only championship appearance to date. They, along with the Washington Nationals , are the two MLB franchises to win their sole appearance in the World Series . Over the next seven years under Scioscia's management, the Angels would then win five division titles, spearheaded by their lone Hall of Fame representative Vladimir Guerrero . They also saw an increase in fan attendance, consistently placing

1827-664: The FBI on the deal between an Angels Baseball employee and Anaheim mayor Harry Sidhu , allegedly in exchange for a $ 1 million campaign contribution toward the mayor's reelection. Mayor Sidhu resigned on May 24, 2022. In 2023 the Angels scored a franchise record 25 runs against the Rockies, scoring 13 runs in the third inning alone. The mantra "Win One for the Cowboy" is a staple that is deeply rooted in Angels history for fans. The saying refers to

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1914-793: The Greater Los Angeles area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division . Since 1966, the team has played its home games at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California . The franchise was founded in Los Angeles in 1961 by Gene Autry as one of MLB's first two expansion teams and the first to originate in California. Deriving its name from an earlier Los Angeles Angels franchise that played in

2001-526: The Justice Department ordered their divestment under antitrust grounds, citing Disney's ownership of ESPN . On May 3, 2019, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Entertainment Studios (through their joint venture, Diamond Holdings ) bought Fox Sports Networks from The Walt Disney Company for $ 10.6 billion. The deal closed on August 22, 2019. On November 17, 2020, Sinclair announced an agreement with casino operator Bally's Corporation to serve as

2088-663: The Los Angeles Angels of the Pacific Coast League . The current Angels franchise was established by MLB in 1961 after original owner Gene Autry bought the rights to the franchise name from Walter O'Malley , the former Los Angeles Dodgers owner, who had acquired the franchise from Phil Wrigley , the owner of the Chicago Cubs at the time. As stated in the book Under the Halo: The Official History of Angels Baseball , "Autry agreed to buy

2175-478: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim until 2015. The current Los Angeles Angels name came into use the following season. Throughout their first four decades of existence, the Angels were a middling franchise, but did win three division titles and notably hosted the careers of Hall of Fame players Nolan Ryan , Rod Carew , and Reggie Jackson . Under manager Mike Scioscia , they would eventually achieve their first Wild Card spot in 2002, and used this momentum to win

2262-527: The Pacific Coast League (PCL), the team was based in Los Angeles until moving to Anaheim in 1966. Due to the move, the franchise was known as the California Angels from 1965 to 1996 and the Anaheim Angels from 1997 to 2004. "Los Angeles" was added back to the name in 2005, but because of a lease agreement with Anaheim that required the city to also be in the name, the franchise was known as

2349-463: The "California Angels". With the club's 1966 move to Anaheim , the logo changed as well. During the 31 years of being known as the "California Angels", the team kept the previous color scheme, however, their logo did change six times during this period. The first logo under this name was very similar to the previous "LA" logo, the only difference was instead of an interlocking "LA", there was an interlocking "CA". Directly after this from 1971 to 1985,

2436-422: The "singing cowboy". Autry's #26 was retired as the 26th man on the field for the Angels. Angel Stadium of Anaheim is nicknamed "The Big A". It has a section in center field nicknamed the "California Spectacular", a formation of artificial rocks made to look like a desert mountain in California. The California Spectacular has a running waterfall, and also shoots fireworks from the rocks before every game; anytime

2523-677: The 2000s. The Los Angeles Dodgers are considered a geographical rival as the two teams share the Greater Los Angeles television market. The Angels have held a steady rivalry with the Oakland Athletics since their relocation to California and to the AL West in 1969. Though not as intense as the Dodgers–Giants rivalry equivalent in the National League; the A's and Angels have often been competitive in their own battle for

2610-475: The 2004 season, both teams came down to the wire: tied for wins headed into the final week of September with the last three games being played in Oakland against the Angels. Both teams were battling to secure the division title, however; Oakland fell in 2 crushing losses to the Angels with only one victory in the series coming in the final game. Oakland would find themselves eliminated from the playoff hunt, though

2697-404: The 50th Anniversary season. A new patch was added on the uniforms before the 2012 season, featuring a red circle encircling the words "Angels Baseball" and the club logo inside and flanking the year 1961 in the middle, which was the year the Angels franchise was established. With this new patch, the Angels' A with the halo now appears on three different locations of the jersey: the right shoulder,

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2784-638: The Angels The two teams have met 717 times with the Angels leading the series 388-329, both teams have yet to meet in the postseason. The Angels' rivalry with the Texas Rangers has been said to have developed over a domination in the division between the two teams, and also in recent years more animosity between the two teams due to players who have played for both teams, including Nolan Ryan, Mike Napoli , Darren Oliver , Vladimir Guerrero , C. J. Wilson , and Josh Hamilton . In 2012, Wilson played

2871-574: The Angels adopted a logo that had the word "Angels" written on an outline of the State of California. Between the years 1971–1972 the "A" was lower-case while from 1973 to 1985 it was upper-case. It was in 1965, while the stadium was being finished, that Bud Furillo (of the Herald Examiner) coined its nickname, "the Big A" after the tall letter A that once stood beyond left-center field and served as

2958-545: The Angels hit a home run or win a home game the fireworks shoot from the rocks as well. Each game begins with the song " Calling All Angels " by Train being played accompanied by a video that shows historical moments in team history. Since 2024, the Angels' home run song has been " Dance With Me " by Blink-182 . Previous home run songs include " Song 2 " by Blur , " Chelsea Dagger " by The Fratellis , " Kernkraft 400 " by Zombie Nation , "Killin' It" by Krewella , and " Bro Hymn " by Pennywise After an Angels home win,

3045-422: The Angels logos of the past (and also the 50th Anniversary tradition of gold). The uniforms also reflected the change to the gold halo for this season. During the 50th Anniversary season the players wore throwback jerseys at each Friday home game reflecting all the different logos and uniforms previously worn by players. Also, Angels alumni from past seasons threw the ceremonial first pitch at every home game during

3132-696: The Angels out of the 1st seed in the division, finishing 4 games ahead while the Angels secured the Wild Card berth. Despite the 103 win season for Oakland; they would fall in a shocking upset to the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS. The Angels managed to pull off an underdog victory over both the New York Yankees, the Twins, and culminated in the franchise's first and only World Series victory. During

3219-491: The Angels played their home games at Dodger Stadium . Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley granted approval for an American League franchise in Los Angeles under the condition that they play at Dodger Stadium. As a result, Angels owner Gene Autry signed a three-year deal to rent the stadium with a subsequent four option years. On May 5, 1962, Angels pitcher Bo Belinsky pitched the first no-hitter in Dodger Stadium history in

3306-483: The Angels would go on to suffer a crushing sweep at the hands of the eventual champion Boston Red Sox. The Athletics lead the series 527-479, the two teams have yet to meet in the postseason. The Angels have maintained a steady rivalry with the Seattle Mariners as both teams have often fought for control of the division or a playoff berth. During 1995, the Angels held a season-high 13-game division lead over

3393-540: The Angels' appearance in the 2002 World Series against the San Francisco Giants . In the Game 6 of the series, the Angels were playing at home, but were trailing the series three games to two and facing elimination. They were down 5–0 as the game entered the bottom of the 7th inning. Amid fervid rally-monkey themed fan support, the Angels proceeded to score six unanswered runs over the next two innings, winning

3480-541: The Angels' founder and previous owner, Gene Autry , who never saw his Angels win a World Series in his 38 years as owner. Years went by as the team experienced many losses just strikes away from American League pennants. By the time the Angels won their first World Series in 2002, Autry had been dead for four years. After winning the World Series, Angels player Tim Salmon ran into the home dugout and brought out one of Autry's signature white Stetson hats in honor of

3567-410: The Dodgers through 1965 . The team's founder, entertainer Gene Autry, owned the franchise for its first 36 years. During Autry's ownership, the team made the postseason three times, but never won the pennant . The team has gone through several name changes in their history, first changing their name from Los Angeles Angels to California Angels on September 2, 1965, with a month still left in

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3654-574: The Los Angeles market, in the case of scheduling conflicts, FanDuel Sports Network West will move a scheduled telecast of an Angels or Kings game to KCOP-TV (Channel 13), the local MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated station and sister station to the two networks.Those KCOP Angels telecasts may also be streamed via the Bally Sports App for those outside of the Los Angeles DMA; Prior to the 2016-17 season, Kings games were not streamed on

3741-461: The Mariners on August 2, but by September 26, Seattle had taken over the division lead by three games with only five games remaining in the season. The 1995 season culminated in dramatic fashion with both teams tied for first place, resulting in a tie-breaker game to determine the division winner. Both teams continued to clash for playoff positions during the early 2000s as the Mariners boasted

3828-527: The San Diego area; however, Bally Sports San Diego carries some programming (including most live sporting events) from Bally Sports SoCal, which essentially makes striking any carriage agreement for that channel unnecessary. Because the San Diego Padres hold territorial rights for all of San Diego County, Los Angeles Angels games are blacked out in the county on Bally Sports West regardless of

3915-478: The application, as Fox Sports and the National Hockey League did not come to a streaming rights agreement until the summer of 2016. Prime Ticket provided an alternate feed known as "Courtside View" during select Ducks and Kings home telecasts aired on Fox Sports West; the feature provided distinct camera angles and does not incorporate commentary, providing a broadcast simulating the experience of

4002-451: The ballpark's primary scoreboard (it was relocated to a section of the parking lot southeast of the stadium in 1980 when the facility was enclosed and expanded for the NFL's Rams .). In 1986, the Angels adopted the "big A" on top of a baseball as their new logo, with the shadow of California in the background. After the "big A" was done in 1992, the Angels returned to their roots and re-adopted

4089-604: The cable or satellite provider, requiring a subscription to the MLB Extra Innings out-of-market sports package to view those telecasts. All other sports programming, with the exception of Angels baseball games carried on Bally Sports West, is available in San Diego County. Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal maintains widespread cable carriage in the Las Vegas Valley . On May 23, 2017, it

4176-545: The cable or satellite provider, requiring a subscription to the NHL Center Ice out-of-market sports package to view those telecasts. All other sports programming, with the exception of Ducks and Kings hockey games carried on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal, is available in Southern Nevada. Los Angeles Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in

4263-670: The cable television rights to the California Angels (now the Los Angeles Angels ) and the Los Angeles Clippers . The channel carried the Clippers' NBA games during the 1990-91 season , before the team struck a broadcasting agreement with SportsChannel Los Angeles (originally Z Channel ) that went into effect the following season. SportsChannel Los Angeles later ceased operations in December 1992, which left

4350-663: The channel Prime Sports West . In 1996, News Corporation , which formed a sports division for the Fox network two years earlier after it obtained the broadcast rights to the National Football Conference , acquired a 50% interest in the Prime Network from Liberty Media. On November 1, 1996, the Fox/Liberty joint venture relaunched the Prime Network affiliates as part of the new Fox Sports Net ; as

4437-538: The city dropped its lawsuit in 2009. The team usually refers to itself as the Angels or Angels Baseball in its home media market, and the name Los Angeles never appears in the stadium, on the Angels' uniforms, nor on official team merchandise. However, throughout the team's history in Anaheim, the uniforms have traditionally said "Angels" instead of the city or state name, depending on the team's geographic identifier at

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4524-495: The city's professional sports teams having to broadcast their locally televised games either over-the-air or in the form of select cable-exclusive telecasts for the next four years. In 1994, the San Diego Padres came to an agreement with Prime Ticket to televise 25 home games on a new subfeed of Prime Ticket. Prime Ticket had previously been carried by cable providers in the San Diego area, but up until that point showed

4611-422: The division through the decades. The peak of the rivalry was during the early part of the millennium as both teams were stellar and perennial contenders. But even then, there were only two down-to-the-wire finishes between the Angels and the A's during that time. During the 2002 season; both teams were proving to be contenders as The A's famous Moneyball tactics led them to a league record 20 game winstreak; knocking

4698-463: The fall of 2009, just as rival ESPN opened its new Los Angeles–based broadcast center directly across the street at the L.A. Live complex, Fox Sports West shut down its Staples Center streetside studio. The channel began to produce its pre-game and post-game shows at the site of each televised event shown on the two networks; as weather permits, pre-game and postgame shows for most Clippers, Lakers and Kings home game are produced at Star Plaza, near

4785-521: The franchise among the top draws in MLB. This notoriety has grown into international attention since 2012 with the signing of Albert Pujols and the emergence of superstars Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani , who cumulatively have won five AL Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards with the team; despite this, they have not appeared in the postseason since 2014. They also currently hold the longest active playoff drought of any MLB team at 10 consecutive seasons without

4872-484: The franchise name for $ 350,000, and continue the history of the previously popular Pacific Coast League team as his own expansion team in the MLB." After the Angels joined the MLB, some players from the Angels' PCL team joined the MLB Angels in 1961. As an expansion franchise, the club continued in Los Angeles and played their home games at Los Angeles' Wrigley Field (not to be confused with Chicago 's ballpark of

4959-523: The game and turning the momentum of the series for good (they went on to clinch the championship in Game 7). From 2004 to 2009, the Angels reached the postseason five times, sparking a renewal of the Rally Monkey's popularity. The Angels drew more than 3 million fans per year to the stadium from 2003 to 2019, at least 2 million per year since 2002, and a game average in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 of 40,000 fans at each game despite not making

5046-402: The halo and had a rather cartoon-like "ANGELS" script with a wing on the "A" over a periwinkle plate and crossed bats. With this change, the Angels' color scheme changed to dark blue and periwinkle. After a run with the "winged" logo from 1997 to 2001, Disney changed the Angels' logo back to a "Big A" with a silver halo over a dark blue baseball diamond. With this logo change, the colors changed to

5133-479: The interlocking "CA" logo with some differences. The Angels used this logo from 1993 to 1996, during that time, the "CA" was either on top of a blue circle or with nothing else. After the renovations of then-Anaheim Stadium and the takeover by the Walt Disney Company, the Angels changed their name to the "Anaheim Angels" along with changing the logo and color scheme. The first logo under Disney removed

5220-462: The main entrance of Staples Center. The former Fox Sports Staples Center studio has since been converted into a conference center, with Nike as the corporate sponsor. In 2012, Fox Sports West and independent station KCAL-TV (channel 9) lost the television rights to the Lakers to Time Warner Cable under a new 20-year contract, which began in the 2012-13 season with the launch of the new Time Warner Cable SportsNet . The new service also acquired

5307-549: The name of KHJ-TV and again from 1996 to 2005. Dick Enberg served as the Angels play-by-play announcer for KTLA from 1969 to 1978 and later won the Ford C. Frick Award in 2015 for his work with the team. Enberg was known for his signature "And the halo shines tonight" call after Angels wins in reference to the Big A sign . Former play-by-play announcer Victor Rojas (2010–2020) followed every Angels win by saying "Light that baby up," also

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5394-518: The new network which would also feature newly acquired rights to the Los Angeles Dodgers . UCLA and USC basketball games which were not part of Fox's Pac-10 package were also moved to Fox Sports West 2. The launch of the new network allowed Fox Sports West to focus its major league sports coverage of the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Angels. In 2000, Fox Sports West was rebranded as Fox Sports Net West , as part of

5481-508: The phrase "Light That Baby Up!" is used in reference to Angel Stadium's landmark 230-foot (70 m) tall letter "A" with a halo surrounding the top, which lights up every time the Angels win a home game. Other phrases associated with Angel wins include "Just another Halo victory!", popularized by late Angels broadcaster Rory Markas; and before that: "And the Halo shines tonight!" used by legendary broadcaster Dick Enberg . The Angels organization

5568-468: The playoffs all four years. This is 2nd in all of MLB, only trailing the New York Yankees . In 2019, the Angels were fifth in MLB in attendance, with a total of 3,019,012 people. As of 2015, the Angels fans have set six Guinness World Records for the largest gatherings of people wearing blankets, wrestling masks, cowboy hats, wigs, Santa hats, superhero capes, and sombreros. They have also set

5655-597: The rights to air WNBA 's Los Angeles Sparks and MLS 's Los Angeles Galaxy games. In January 2013, TWC also signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers, establishing a new team-specific channel known as SportsNet LA . In July 2013, News Corporation spun off the Fox Sports Networks and most of its other U.S. entertainment properties into 21st Century Fox . On December 14, 2017, as part of a merger between both companies, The Walt Disney Company announced plans to acquire all 22 regional Fox Sports networks from 21st Century Fox , including Fox Sports West. However, on June 27, 2018,

5742-407: The same name ), which had formerly been the home of the PCL Angels. The Angels were one of two expansion teams established as a result of the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion , along with the second incarnation of the Washington Senators (now Texas Rangers ). The team then moved in 1962 to newly built Dodger Stadium , which the Angels referred to as Chavez Ravine , where they were tenants of

5829-436: The same programming as Los Angeles. Prior to moving to Prime Ticket, the Padres were on the San Diego Cable Sports Network (a pay-per-view service operated by Cox Communications ). The Padres would stay with Prime Ticket for only 3 seasons before returning to Cox on a basic cable service. In August 1994, Buss and Daniels sold Prime Ticket to the Prime Network's parent company, Liberty Media , which subsequently rechristened

5916-404: The season, in recognition of their upcoming move to the newly constructed Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim at the start of the 1966 season . When The Walt Disney Company took control of the team in 1997 , it extensively renovated Anaheim Stadium, which was then renamed Edison International Field of Anaheim. The City of Anaheim contributed $ 30 million to the $ 118 million renovation with

6003-406: The southwest corner of 11th ( Chick Hearn Court) and South Figueroa Streets. In 2004, the channel rebranded under the shortened names FSN West , as part of Fox Sports' de-emphasis of the "Fox Sports Net" brand across its regional networks. On April 3, 2006, FSN West 2 rebranded as FSN Prime Ticket, beginning with the Dodgers season opener against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium . The change

6090-405: The team officially planned to drop of Anaheim from its name and restore its original name Los Angeles Angels , as part of a new Angel Stadium lease negotiated with the Anaheim city government. Although the deal was never finalized, as of 2020, most official sources omit the of Anaheim suffix. On December 20, 2019, the city of Anaheim voted to sell Angel Stadium and the land around it to

6177-484: The team's current color scheme: predominantly red with some dark blue and white. When the team's name changed from the "Anaheim Angels" to the "Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim", the logo changed only slightly, the name "ANAHEIM ANGELS" and the blue baseball diamond were removed leaving only the "Big A". For the 2011 season, as part of the 50th anniversary of the Angels franchise, the halo on the 'Big A' logo temporarily changed colors from silver to old gold, paying tribute to

6264-471: The team's name. In compliance with the terms of its lease with the city of Anaheim, which required Anaheim be a part of the team's name, the team was officially renamed the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim . Fans, residents, and the municipal governments of both Anaheim and Los Angeles objected to the change, with the City of Anaheim pursuing litigation; nevertheless, the change was eventually upheld in court and

6351-432: The team. The broadcast features Terry Smith providing play-by-play commentary since 2002 and Mark Langston providing color commentary since 2012. KLAA replaced KSPN (710 AM), on which frequency had aired most Angels games since the team's inception in 1961. The station, then known as KMPC and owned by Gene Autry , aired games from 1961 to 1996. In 1997 and 1998, the flagship station was KRLA (1110 AM). In 1999, it

6438-623: The time. Local media in Southern California tend to omit a geographic identifier and refer to the team as the Angels or the Halos . Due to this agreement, Topps baseball cards have also omitted the geographic identifier from any of the team’s official trading cards. The Associated Press , the most prominent news service in the U.S., refers to the team as the Los Angeles Angels , the Angels , or Los Angeles . In 2013,

6525-538: The wordmark, and the left shoulder. The Angels have historically developed rivalries with other AL West members: the Oakland Athletics , Seattle Mariners , Texas Rangers , and, to a lesser extent, the Houston Astros , who joined the division in 2013. The Angels also considered the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox rivals due to a total of seven postseason series against the two teams in

6612-482: The world record for largest gathering of people with selfie sticks. In 2009, the Angels were voted as the number one franchise in professional sports in Fan Value by ESPN magazine. In 2012, ESPN & Fan polls by ESPN ranked the Angels fifteenth in the best sports franchises, third best among MLB teams. The rankings were determined through a combination of sports analysts and fan votes ranking all sports franchises by

6699-399: Was (and still is) structured as a basic cable channel, instead of a premium service . The network originally broadcast for seven hours a day, each evening from 5:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The first contract with Prime Ticket was negotiated and signed by Tony Acone, who was appointed as president of the channel, and Bob Kerstein, chief financial officer of Falcon Cable TV. Leslie Watson,

6786-785: Was announced that AT&T SportsNet had acquired the RSN rights to the Vegas Golden Knights to televise broadcast games in Southern Nevada on AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain which started in the 2017-2018 NHL Season . Because the Vegas Golden Knights hold territorial rights for all of Southern Nevada, Anaheim Ducks and Los Angeles Kings games are blacked out in the Las Vegas Valley on Bally Sports West and Bally Sports SoCal regardless of

6873-508: Was born in 2000 when the scoreboard showed a clip from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , after which the Angels rallied to win the game. The clip proved to be so popular that the team hired Katie, a white-haired capuchin monkey, to star in original clips for later games. When seen, she jumps up and down to the House of Pain song " Jump Around " and holds a sign that says "RALLY TIME!" The Rally Monkey came to national and worldwide attention during

6960-506: Was carried on some former systems that Time Warner Cable acquired in 2006 from Adelphia Communications . Adelphia had added the channel to their lineup in 2001. On March 17, 2012, as part of a contract signed with FSN to acquire the local cable rights to the San Diego Padres , Fox Sports Networks created a separate regional network for the San Diego market, Fox Sports San Diego (now Bally Sports San Diego). Despite that channel's launch, Bally Sports West remains available on cable providers in

7047-413: Was followed by Park punching and kicking Belcher. Park was ejected from the game and subsequently suspended for seven games. On December 9, 2023, Angels star pitcher and hitter Shohei Ohtani signed with the Dodgers in free agency, signing the largest contract in professional sports history . The flagship radio station of the Angels is Orange, California -licensed KLAA 830 AM, a station owned by

7134-420: Was inducted in 2018 . Bert Blyleven Rod Carew Whitey Herzog Reggie Jackson Frank Robinson Nolan Ryan * Lee Smith Don Sutton Hoyt Wilhelm San Diego Cable Sports Network San Diego Cable Sports Network was a pay-per-view service offered by Cox Communications . It was established in 1984 to provide telecasts of San Diego Padres games, initially offering 40 games

7221-462: Was launched under the Prime Ticket name on October 19, 1985; the channel was originally co-owned by Dr. Jerry Buss , majority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Kings , and cable television pioneer Dr. Bill Daniels , who held a minority ownership interest in both franchises. Unlike many of the regional sports networks in operation at the time of Prime Ticket's launch, the channel

7308-544: Was made to address the perception of viewers that FSN West 2 was a secondary network. Both networks adopted a new philosophy to concentrate more on local originally-produced content (such as the documentary series Before the Bigs and In My Own Words , and team-themed Insider shows) and less on supplemental national programming provided by Fox Sports Net. FSN West reverted to the Fox Sports West moniker in 2008. In

7395-622: Was replaced by KLAC (570 AM) for five seasons, including the 2002 championship season . In 2003, the Angels returned to KSPN, a partnership that lasted until 2007. Spanish-language Angels broadcasts are hosted on KWKW (1330 AM) with José Tolentino providing play-by-play commentary. Angels games are televised on cable channel Bally Sports West (BSW). The broadcast booth features Wayne Randazzo as play-by-play announcer since 2023 and Mark Gubicza serving as color commentator since 2007. Matt Vasgersian and Patrick O'Neal provide play-by-play commentary for select games, such as when Randazzo

7482-579: Was revealed in a court filing that Diamond had reached a new sponsorship agreement with FanDuel Group , under which it intends to rebrand Bally Sports as the FanDuel Sports Network ; on October 18, 2024, Diamond officially announced the rebranding, which will take effect October 21. Under the agreement, FanDuel will have the option to take a minority equity stake of up to 5% once Diamond Sports exits bankruptcy. The branding will be downplayed within programming related to high school sports. In

7569-407: Was the first North American team to employ the use of thundersticks . The Rally Monkey is a mascot for the Angels which appears if the Angels are losing a game or if the game is tied from the 7th inning on, but sometimes earlier depending on the situation. The Rally Monkey appears on the scoreboard in various movies or pop culture references that have been edited to include him. The Rally Monkey

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