Cyclones.tv

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Cyclones.tv
Country United States
Broadcast area Iowa
History
LaunchedAugust 31, 2013 (2013-08-31) (cable channel) 2012 (streaming)
Links
Website www.cyclones.tv

Cyclones.tv is a regional sports network and streaming network founded in 2012 (and first went on the air on August 31, 2013) to carry sports broadcasting. Cyclones.tv focuses solely on Iowa State University athletics. The channel used to carry live sporting events, but with the addition of the Big 12 Now streaming channel on ESPN+, the channel is expected to only carry game replays, coaches shows, vignettes and historical pieces. In the past, the channel would carry a wide range of third-tier events, including one non-conference football game per year, a handful of home, non-conference men's basketball games, and most of all home events in sports such as women's basketball, volleyball, softball, women's soccer and wrestling.

Iowa State athletics first started to monetize the streaming of Iowa State football games through an online portal known as CloneZone. CloneZone was used to webcast a pay-per-view version of Iowa State athletics events until 2012, when the online portal was rebranded as Cyclones.tv. Cyclones.tv existed solely as an online portal until August 31, 2013, when Mediacom unveiled a new television channel in and around the state of Iowa.

Football Games Carried by Cyclones.tv

Cyclones.tv carried a total of eight football games on traditional television, with the last game coming on December 1, 2018, as Iowa State hosted Drake.

DateGameStreamingTelevised
September 3, 2007Kent State @ Iowa State [1] as CloneZone
September 22, 2007Iowa State @ Toledo [2] as CloneZone
August 28, 2008South Dakota State @ Iowa State [3] as CloneZoneFCS
September 3, 2009North Dakota State @ Iowa State [4] as CloneZoneMC22
September 26, 2009Army @ Iowa State [5] as CloneZone
September 2, 2010Northern Illinois @ Iowa State [6] as CloneZoneFSN
September 25, 2010Northern Iowa @ Iowa State [7] as CloneZoneMC22
September 3, 2011Northern Iowa @ Iowa State [8] as CloneZone
October 15, 2011Iowa State @ Missouri [9] as CloneZone
September 15, 2012Western Illinois @ Iowa State [10] Yes check.svg
August 31, 2013Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateYes check.svgYes check.svg
October 11, 2014Toledo @ Iowa State [11] Yes check.svgYes check.svg
October 18, 2014Iowa State @ TexasYes check.svg (only in Iowa)Yes check.svg (on Mediacom)

Longhorn Network (US)

September 5, 2015Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateYes check.svgYes check.svg
September 3, 2016Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateYes check.svgYes check.svg
October 15, 2016Iowa State @ Texas [12] Yes check.svg (only in Iowa)Yes check.svg (on Mediacom)

Longhorn Network (US)

September 2, 2017Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateYes check.svgYes check.svg
December 1, 2018Drake @ Iowa StateYes check.svgYes check.svg

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