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Local Comcast cable customers will see ROOT Sports Southwest in place of CSN Houston on channels 39 in SD and 639 in HD. ROOT Sports Southwest is now available to AT&T U-verse subscribers on channels 758 in SD and 1758 in HD and DIRECTV customers on channel 674.

The upcoming season will be Brown's 29th calling Astros games. The Astros television broadcast team of the last two seasons (2013-14), consisting of Bill Brown, Alan Ashby, Geoff Blum and Julia Morales, is scheduled to return for 2015. We are pleased that fans across our entire region will now have the chance to watch this young and exciting team." "We truly appreciate the patience that our fans have shown throughout this process. "Our goal has always been to secure a deal that will both provide broad coverage of Astros games for the fans and provide the financial revenue to enable us to compete for championships. "We are extremely excited that ROOT Sports Southwest is on the air," said Astros Owner and Chairman Jim Crane. A full comprehensive schedule will be released in the upcoming weeks. ROOT Sports Southwest, which is under DirecTV and AT&T ownership, will produce all Astros and Rockets coverage exclusively in high-definition. ROOT Sports Southwest will carry Astros regular season and Spring Training games beginning in March of 2015. The new television home of the Houston Astros and Houston Rockets began broadcasting today at 6 a.m. How this move impacts both attendance and the bottom line remains to be seen.ROOT Sports Southwest regional sports network officially made its debut on the air this morning. An earlier start means that those burgers and beers would have to be consumed inside the stadium-perhaps at their new, two-story bar in right field-rather than one of the neighborhood bars or restaurants, ultimately leading to a higher revenue-per-fan metric. Not to be overlooked, however, is the financial impact on local establishments who would otherwise be serving dinner and refreshments to those attending a game that would start two hours after the end of a typical work day. game typically saw the final pitch occur around 10:15 p.m, meaning that these earlier starts could see a completion right around a mid-summer sundown. It’s safe to assume that the team is experimenting with these start times to make games more feasible for families, something likely born from focus groups and various trends in fan-behavior. The standard five-after time slots have also been adjusted to reflect a new 10-after start time across the board. starts, including Opening Day, Memorial Day, and their July 4 game against the Pirates in Pittsburgh’s PNC Park. These earlier start times are running alongside several 3:10 p.m. The Indians are trying something new this season, with six weeknight games in April and May being designated with 6:10 p.m. Once they return home, however, is when things get a bit interesting. The next two games in the series will be played at more traditional times, accounting for the different time zones. The Tribe’s first game of 2015 will take place in Houston against the Astros, staring at 7:10 p.m. The Cleveland Indians, with the help of their opponents and MLB scheduling, will have a host of games starting at earlier times this coming season, with an announcement as to why coming in the next few days according to ’s Zach Meisel. starts may have to adjust their schedules a bit or 2015. Baseball fans who are used to those 7:05 p.m.