Cyclones.tv explained

Area:Iowa
Country:United States
Launch Date: (cable channel)2012 (streaming)
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.

!Date!Game!Streaming!Televised
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]
August 31, 2013Northern Iowa @ Iowa State
October 11, 2014Toledo @ Iowa State[11]
October 18, 2014Iowa State @ Texas (only in Iowa) (on Mediacom)Longhorn Network (US)
September 5, 2015Northern Iowa @ Iowa State
September 3, 2016Northern Iowa @ Iowa State
October 15, 2016Iowa State @ Texas[12] (only in Iowa) (on Mediacom)

Longhorn Network (US)

September 2, 2017Northern Iowa @ Iowa State
December 1, 2018Drake @ Iowa State

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Clone Zone to Carry Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa Football. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.
  2. Web site: Birch. Tommy. Clone Zone problem leads to user refunds. 2020-06-07. Iowa State Daily. en.
  3. Web site: Clone Zone to Carry Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa Football. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.
  4. Web site: Clone Zone to Carry Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa Football. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.
  5. Web site: Clone Zone To Carry ISU-Army Football Game. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.
  6. Web site: Clone Zone to Carry Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa Football. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.
  7. Web site: Clone Zone to Carry Iowa State vs. Northern Iowa Football. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.
  8. Web site: Daily News. Newton. Cyclones.com to televise Missouri game. 2020-06-07. en.
  9. Web site: Daily News. Cyclones.com to televise Missouri game. 2020-06-07.
  10. Web site: The Ames Tribune. 2020-06-07. www.amestrib.com. en.
  11. Web site: Cyclones.tv To Televise Two Football Games. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.
  12. Web site: Viewing Options For Iowa State Football vs. Texas. 2020-06-07. Iowa State University Athletics. en.