Editing Texas Rangers (baseball) (section)

===Television===
Since the late 1980s when it started as Home Sports Entertainment, Texas Rangers games were a mainstay of the [[regional sports network]] [[Bally Sports Southwest]], and during the network's period under the ownership of [[Fox Corporation]] as Fox Sports Net Southwest, a package of games also aired over-the-air on then-sister broadcast station [[KDFI]] (channel 27). During the 2016 season, they had an average 3.96 rating and 105,000 viewers on primetime broadcasts.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/09/28/here-are-the-2016-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/2/ Here Are The 2016 MLB Prime Time Television Ratings For Each Team] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185804/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2016/09/28/here-are-the-2016-mlb-prime-time-television-ratings-for-each-team/ |date=January 2, 2021 }} – Maury Brown, Forbes SportsMoney, September 28, 2016</ref> Due to the Rangers having to play many of their Sunday home games at night, the team has been featured frequently on [[ESPN]]'s ''[[Sunday Night Baseball]]'' during the summer months. Rangers games can also be seen on [[MLB on Fox]] and [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]].

Since 2017, [[Dave Raymond]] is the primary television play-by-play announcer and color commentary duties (as of 2024) are split between [[Mike Bacsik (2000s pitcher)|Mike Bacsik]], [[Dave Valle]] and [[David Murphy (baseball)|David Murphy]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Texas Rangers broadcasters|url=https://www.mlb.com/rangers/team/broadcasters|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=MLB.com}}</ref> Raymond replaced Steve Busby, who since 1982 on both TV and radio has had various stints in various positions on Rangers broadcasts from play-by-play to color commentary to pre-game and post-game analysis. In June 2012, Busby moved back to television play-by-play after [[Dave Barnett]] left his position as game announcer following an episode in which he experienced speech difficulties.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangersheadlines/2012/11/02/broadcaster-dave-barnett-wishes-things-ended-differently-with-rangers|title=Broadcaster Dave Barnett wishes things ended differently with Rangers|date=November 2, 2012|work=SportsDay|access-date=April 25, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185752/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2012/11/02/broadcaster-dave-barnett-wishes-things-ended-differently-with-rangers/|url-status=live}}</ref> Beginning in 2016, Raymond substituted for Busby on select games. Previously the primary color commentator, [[Tom Grieve]] still broadcasts many games. A former Rangers player and general manager, Grieve has been in the TV booth since 1995, following the end of his tenure as GM. Another former Ranger, [[Mark McLemore]], has substituted for Grieve in the past<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangersheadlines/2015/03/13/new-voice-joins-texas-rangers-spring-telecasts|title=New voice joins Texas Rangers spring telecasts|date=March 13, 2015|work=SportsDay|access-date=April 25, 2018|language=en|archive-date=January 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102185807/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2015/03/13/new-voice-joins-texas-rangers-spring-telecasts/|url-status=live}}</ref> and often joins the booth for an inning during home games. In 2017, [[C. J. Nitkowski]] joined the broadcast team, performing mostly as either a secondary play-by-play announcer or primary color commentator until 2023. He and former Ranger [[Iván Rodríguez]] are among the pre-game and post-game analysts used on Fox Sports Southwest. FSSW pre-game and post-game shows are hosted by a rotation among Dana Larson, John Rhadigan, Ric Renner, Erin Hartigan, and David Murphy. In-game reporters include Rhadigan, Hartigan, Lesley McCaslin, and Rangers employee Emily Jones (formerly of FSSW).

On March 14, 2023, [[Diamond Sports Group]], the owner of Bally Sports Southwest (BSSW), filed for [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=2023-03-15 |title=Diamond Sports Group, Owner Of Bally Networks Once Run By Fox, Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/diamond-sports-group-bally-networks-fox-chapter-11-bankruptcy-1235299850/ |access-date=2023-05-05 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> Diamond missed a payment to the Rangers.<ref name=DMN>{{cite news |last1=Grant|first1=Evan|title=Bally Sports Southwest parent company fails to make April rights payment to Rangers|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2023/04/18/bally-sports-southwest-parent-company-fails-to-make-april-rights-payment-to-rangers/|access-date=April 19, 2023 |work=Dallas Morning News|date=April 19, 2023}}</ref> On April 5, 2023, the Rangers filed an emergency motion asking the bankruptcy judge to order Diamond to pay the Rangers fully or give its media rights back to the MLB. A hearing on the matter was set for May 31, 2023.<ref name=DMN/><ref>{{cite news |last1=McCann|first1=Michael|last2=Crupi|first2=Anthony|title=Diamond RSN's Missed Payments Spur Late May MLB Court Fight|url=https://www.sportico.com/law/analysis/2023/diamond-sports-rsn-mlb-bankruptcy-1234719913/|access-date=April 19, 2023 |work=Sportico|publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=April 18, 2023}}</ref> As an interim, on April 19, the bankruptcy judge ordered Diamond Sports to pay 50% of what the Rangers were owed.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCann|first1=Michael|last2=Crupi|first2=Anthony|title=Diamond RSNs Must Pay 50% To 4 MLB Teams In Bankruptcy Case, For Now|url=https://www.sportico.com/leagues/baseball/2023/diamond-sports-group-rsn-mlb-teams-partial-payment-1234720150/|access-date=April 20, 2023 |work=Sportico|publisher=Penske Media Corporation |date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> On June 1, 2023, after a two day long hearing, the bankruptcy judge ordered Diamond to pay the Rangers fully within five days.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gonzalez|first1=Aiden|title=Diamond Sports Group ordered to fully pay MLB teams' contracts|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/37776665/diamond-sports-group-ordered-fully-pay-twins-guardians-diamondbacks-rangers/|access-date=June 3, 2023 |work=ESPN|publisher=Walt Disney Corporation |date=June 1, 2023}}</ref>

As the Rangers' 2024 season came to an end, the team regained their broadcast rights from BSSW and began pursuing a new broadcast deal for the 2025 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB to produce and distribute local games for Guardians, Brewers, and Twins in 2025 |url=https://www.mlb.com/press-release/press-release-mlb-to-produce-and-distribute-local-games-for-guardians-brewers-and-twins-in-2025 |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> On January 15, 2025, the Rangers announced they had signed a multi-year deal with [[Victory+]] to broadcast their games via streaming beginning with the 2025 season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Landry |first1=Kennedi |title=Rangers announce multi-year streaming partnership with Victory+ |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/rangers-sign-multi-year-streaming-deal-with-victory |publisher=MLB.com |date=January 15, 2025}}</ref> Later that month, the team would announce the creation of the [[Rangers Sports Network]], which will carry games on traditional cable and satellite providers including [[AT&T]], [[Spectrum (brand)|Charter]], and [[DirecTV]], in addition to 15 games to be aired over the air across the Rangers' local broadcast territory, including [[KDAF]] (channel 33) in the Metroplex.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-27 |title=Texas Rangers announce Rangers Sports Network, with major cable deals expected soon |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/rangers/2025/01/27/rangers-announce-rangers-sports-network-with-major-cable-deals-expected-soon/ |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Dallas News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rangers announce details for 2025 game TV broadcasts |url=https://www.mlb.com/rangers/news/rangers-announce-2025-game-tv-broadcast-details |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>