What is FS two on DIRECTV?

FS2 is a sports entertainment channel that is on DirecTV channel 618 in HD and DirecTV 618-1 in SD. FS2 refers to Fox Sports 2 and is a telecommunication company that operates under fox corporation. It began in 2013 when News Corporation spun off 21st Century Fox, which owns the Fox Sports Media Group through which FS2 operates.

The sports covered by FS2 includes; NASCAR, soccer, rugby, Aussie rules football, college sports and many others. It does not have the rights to air the biggest professional sports leagues in the US such as the NFL, NBA, MLB and NHL, but it does air overflow and other leagues.

Here are some of the events and programs that can be watched on FS2 through DIRECTV: NASCAR Cup Series Qualifying and practice sessions, ARCA Menards Series stock car racing, MLS soccer games, CONCACAF tournaments, English Football League, English Rugby, Super Rugby from Australia and New Zealand, AFL, NCAA Football and Basketball games, BIG3 Basketball, PBC Boxing, among others. Similar to FS2, several studio shows analyzing sports news and highlights are also included.

FS2 was initially designed as a competitor to ESPN2 this being a sports channel of the cable network. It has not fully realized this vision and has become more focused accordingly. Other programs such as ESPN are more profiled and have a larger following but yes FS2 does provide for fans who want more LIVE events over and above the major leagues. It is especially active in auto racing and international team sports.

Thus, FS2 enhances the number of sports content that can be accessed by DIRECTV users with a sports pack add-on or higher tier plans. DIRECTV provides it for free with the DIRECTV CHOICE package and beyond, and the basic DIRECTV ENTERTAINMENT package with the Sports Pack add-on. Hence if you would like to view the content that is being aired on FS2 through DIRECTV, you should tune to channel 618 HD or 618-1 SD.

If you have not received FS2, then perhaps you should have a word with the DIRECTV programming package as they may have deleted it. However, sometimes the channel may switch around the programming to FS1 or FS3 depending on the scheduling conflicts and therefore you should check these channels if you fail to find the program or show that you are interested in from FS2.

Some of the programs and leagues that have media rights deals with FS2 and air on the channel on DIRECTV include:Some of the programs and leagues that have media rights deals with FS2 and air on the channel on DIRECTV include:

• NASCAR Cup Series – Qualifying & Practice

• ARCA Menards Series Stock Car Racing

• The matches of the Major League Soccer

• CONCACAF Soccer Tournaments

• Football League (EFL) Fixtures

• English Rugby Competitions

• Super Rugby from Australia and New Zealand

• Australian Rules Football League Matches

• Different games of NCAA Football and Basketball

• BIG3 Basketball League

• List of fights on Premier Boxing Champions.

• Audience Network Series and Over Soccer and Sports Programming

• Different Fox Sports Studio Shows Covering Sports Events and Reports

  In conclusion, FS2 can be accessed on DIRECTV through channel 618 for HD and 618-1 for SD. It is a sports channel of fox which is mainly focused on some of the specific events like car racing, rugby, Australian football, soccer, college games, boxing etc. It’s not as popular as ESPN but it can be the second one for the sports enthusiasts who are looking for more live event coverage and the programming lineup consists of motors and international team sports. If you are interested in additional sports programming beyond the live games/matches to include as part of the satellite package, FS2 on DIRECTV offers news shows and analysis programming.