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Published: October 31, 2008
Oklahoma's sports get a new home base on Fox Sports channel
By Mel Bracht
Three days after the debut of the Oklahoma’s first major league franchise, the Oklahoma City Thunder , the state’s first sports TV network will launch.

Fox Sports Oklahoma will debut Saturday night with a five-hour block of Oklahoma programming — an OSSAA fall baseball and cheerleading special at 5:30 p.m., a Bob Stoops "In My Own Words” special at 6:30 p.m. and the Thunder’s g...

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