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. +DateGameStreamingTelevisedSeptember 3, 2007Kent State @ Iowa Stateas CloneZoneSeptember 22, 2007Iowa State @ Toledoas CloneZoneAugust 28, 2008South Dakota State @ Iowa Stateas CloneZoneFCSSeptember 3, 2009North Dakota State @ Iowa Stateas CloneZoneMC22September 26, 2009Army @ Iowa Stateas CloneZoneSeptember 2, 2010Northern Illinois @ Iowa Stateas CloneZoneFSNSeptember 25, 2010Northern Iowa @ Iowa Stateas CloneZoneMC22September 3, 2011Northern Iowa @ Iowa Stateas CloneZoneOctober 15, 2011Iowa State @ Missourias CloneZoneSeptember 15, 2012Western Illinois @ Iowa StateAugust 31, 2013Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateOctober 11, 2014Toledo @ Iowa StateOctober 18, 2014Iowa State @ Texas (only in Iowa) (on Mediacom) Longhorn Network (US)September 5, 2015Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateSeptember 3, 2016Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateOctober 15, 2016Iowa State @ Texas (only in Iowa) (on Mediacom)
Longhorn Network (US)September 2, 2017Northern Iowa @ Iowa StateDecember 1, 2018Drake @ Iowa State
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