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The '''TVS Television Network''' was one of several "occasional" national television networks that sprang up in the early [[1960s]] to take advantage of the establishment of independent (mostly [[UHF]]) television stations and relaxation of the [[AT&T]] long-line usage rates. Founded by Eddie Einhorn, the network originally telecast college basketball games to regional networks at a time that the sport was of no interest to the national networks. Taking advantage of intense regional collegiate rivalries, the network blossomed in the 1960s and developed into a full service sports network. While college basketball remained the TVS signature series, they also expanded into tennis, college football bowl games, NASL pro soccer, tennis, and golf. In [[1968]], they broke the college basketball audience viewing record with the legendary Houston vs UCLA game from the then remarkable Houston Astrodome. In [[1974]], they added the [[World Football League]] and the network became recognized as a national presence. By [[1980]], Einhorn had sold his interest in the network and became the head of CBS Sports, and later became an owner of the [[Chicago White Sox]]. The network stalled in the [[1980s]] and passed through several owners before being acquired by
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