In 1996, the network became Fox Sports (Net) Southwest, upon News Corporation's purchase of the Prime Networks and its merger with the SportsChannel networks.
Former sports anchor Bob Howell was a co founder of a Texas oriented sports channel for cable that is now at the heart of the present day Fox Sports Southwest network.
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Besides the Pelicans, Fox Sports New Orleans also airs games from Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers and the NHL's Dallas Stars (both via sister channel Fox Sports Southwest), as well as Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference collegiate sporting events.