Spectrum Sports is a network of regional sports cable television stations serving much of the upstate New York area. The stations, which are owned and operated by Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016, are available in Rochester, Binghamton, Syracuse and Buffalo. The network broadcasts a variety of local college and minor league sports broadcasts and is the de facto successor to the Buffalo-based Empire Sports Network. Unlike most regional sports networks, Spectrum Sports is not available on satellite television, nor is it available in areas of upstate that are served by companies other than Time Warner Cable (such as Atlantic Broadband in Cattaraugus County).