In the creation of Rangers Sports Network and, more importantly, a handful of multi-platform broadcasting deals they announced Tuesday, they believe

The Texas Rangers have reached multiyear agreements with several distributors that will broadcast games in the team's five-state television territory.

Follow me on X. Former editor of Satellite DIRECT. Covered DIRECTV for more than 30 years. DIRECTV announced this evening that it has signed a multi-year agreement to carry the new Texas Rangers Sports Network in the team’s five-state market of Texas,

It’s all about the “R.” What used to stand for “regional” in the RSN acronym now stands for “Rangers,” as in “Rangers Sports Network,” the newly created media venture that will produce and distribute the team’s games and potentially other content.

The Rangers have created their own regional sports network. Read more about the team's TV setup at MLB Trade Rumors.