I need Bally Sports Sun to watch Tampa Bay Rays, Miami Heat, or Tampa Bay Lightning regular-season games. The network works alongside Bally Sports Florida to bring me content within my broadcast area.
In a hurry? Two streaming services offer Bally Sports Sun:
Fubo
Known for its outstanding sports coverage, Fubo’s 150+ live TV channels provide a broad selection that appeals to most people. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
DIRECTV STREAM
The king of RSNs, this is the streaming service for MLB, NBA, and NHL fans with its Choice Plan. New customers get a 5-day free trial with DIRECTV STREAM.
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Streaming Bally Sports Sun
Two years ago, you would have had a lot of options to stream Bally Sports Sun. But almost all of those old contracts have been cut and there has been no sign of that changing. In fact, for two years, you only had one option.
Right now, there are two options to watch Bally Sports Sun.
How to Stream Bally Sports Online with Fubo
Sports fans are probably best served by Fubo (formerly FuboTV). It is a full cable replacement service with a focus on sports. In addition to offering all the Bally Sports channels and many other RSNs, it provides 35+ national sports “cable” channels including CBS Sports, ESPN, and Fox Sports. It also offers the networks beIN Sports and TUDN.
Fubo subscribers equally enjoy all the local TV networks such as ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC, alongside most of the big “cable” entertainment, news, and family channels. And you get get NBA League Pass and MLB.TV through Fubo.
The network provides unlimited cloud DVR storage with all plans, and allows subscribers to stream on up to 10 devices at a time.
With Bally Sports Sun and Bally Sports Florida, Fubo costs $94.98/month. Here is how it breaks down:
- Plan Cost: $79.99/month
- RSN Fee:
- One RSN: $11.99/month — total: $91.98/month
- Two or More RSNs: $14.99/month — total: $94.98/month
For more information, see our Fubo review.
How to Watch Bally Sports Sun Online with DIRECTV STREAM
DIRECTV STREAM offers three different service packages that provide access to Bally Sports Sun. The least expensive package, Choice, is $108.99/month and provides you with more than 100 channels that feature live and on-demand programming.
The higher-level plans provide more channels including many premium TV channels from HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, and Starz.
In most cases, you will get Bally Sports Florida as well as Bally Sports Sun for full coverage of the MLB, NBA, and NHL teams throughout Florida. You will also get a great selection of national sports channels like ESPN, FS1, MLB Network, and NBA TV. The channel lineup also includes SEC Network, which means that you can watch most Florida Gator football and basketball games.
All DIRECTV STREAM plans include unlimited cloud DVR storage, as long as you sign-up online. And they allow you to stream on unlimited devices at once so they are a great service for large and diverse households.
For more information, see our DIRECTV STREAM review.
How to Stream Bally Sports Sun Online with Bally Sports+
Note: the FanDuel Sports Network streaming service has secured rights for the games of all covered NBA and NHL teams. But it has not secured rights to most MLB team games. Make sure that your teams will be available before signing up.
Bally Sports Sun is available from the direct-to-consumer streaming service, Bally Sports+. Most subscribers will also get Bally Sports Florida with the plan. There are two payment options:
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- Monthly: $19.99
- Yearly: $189.99.
The service is compatible with Amazon Fire TV, Android mobile, Android TV, iOS (iPhone), tvOS, and web browsers (through the website BallySports.com).
If you want other channels, you will need to pair Bally Sports+ with another streaming service like Sling TV. (Bally Sports+ deal details)
Bally Sports Sun Alternatives
If you don’t want to subscribe to Fubo or DIRECTV STREAM, it may still be possible to watch live coverage of your favorite Florida sports teams.
If you do not live in the Florida area, you have some great options. NHL Center Ice (available on Sling TV) will allow you to watch Tampa Bay Lightning games. NBA League Pass will provide you with Miami Heat games. And MLB.TV provides all the Rays games.
The problem: you must live outside each teams’ blackout area. So if you are a local fan, you are out of luck unless you don’t mind watching the games after they’ve been played.
Multiple streaming services offer national networks such as ESPN, ABC, and TNT that showcase the Lightning, Heat, and Rays on a regular basis. These services include SlingTV and Hulu + Live TV. Another option for MLB and NHL fans is ESPN+.
Streaming Devices for Bally Sports Sun
Most streaming devices are supported by Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM, so you can watch Bally Sports Sun on them. The most popular devices, the “TV sticks” (Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, various Roku devices), are all supported.
You can also watch on pretty much all phones and tablets that use Android or iOS. You can also use these devices to cast Bally Sports Sun to your TV using Chromecast.
And you can use Android TV and Samsung smart TVs and pretty much all web browsers.
Fubo supports Hisense, LG, and Vizio smart TVs and Xbox gaming systems.
Bally Sports has its own app that runs on all these devices as well.
What Is Bally Sports Sun?
Bally Sports Sun is one of two regional sports networks (RSNs) headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL (the other is Bally Sports Florida). It is the primary cable broadcast home of the Tampa Bay Lightning (NHL), Miami Heat (NBA), and Tampa Bay Rays (MLB). It offers specific feeds for viewers in Miami, Tampa Bay, and Orlando to ensure that it is in compliance with blackout rules imposed by the leagues.
In addition to professional sports, Bally Sports Sun offers programming featuring the Florida Gators and Florida State Seminoles (football, basketball).
Bally Sports Sun Commentators
Bally Sports Sun produces a lot of content related to their focused teams. This includes pregame and postgame shows for all games. They all feature a fairly stable collection of on-air talent.
The Tampa Bay Rays games play-by-play announcer is Dewayne Staats, and their color commentator is Brian Anderson. Staats has served in his role since the club’s first season of 1998. Tricia Whitaker is the field reporter. Other personalities include Rich Hollenberg, Matt Joyce, Denard Span, and Doug Waechter.
Eric Reid, the Miami Heat’s play-by-play announcer, has also been with his franchise since its inaugural season, 1988-89 in this case, all but three of those campaigns in his current role. He is joined on air by analyst John Crotty alongside Jason Jackson and Ron Rothstein.
Tampa Bay Lightning broadcasts are accompanied by commentary from Dave Randorf (play-by-play) and Brian Engblom (color analyst); Engblom had an 11-year playing career in the 1970s and 1980s. They are joined by pre-, post-game, and intermission analysts Dave Andreychuk, Paul Kennedy, and Bobby Taylor.
Florida Panthers have Steve Goldstein as the play-by-play announcer and Randy Moller as the analyst. Miami Marlins’ play-by-play reporter is Paul Severino, with the analyst Tommy Hutton. David Steele and Jeff Turner are Orlando Magic’s play-by-play announcer and analyst, respectively.
Today’s Bally Sports Sun Schedule
See our Bally Sports Sun Schedule page for all the details of what’s playing today.
Wrapping Up
Bally Sports Sun makes it possible to watch Tampa Bay Lightning, Tampa Bay Rays, and Miami Heat games without worrying about blackouts.
Fubo is our top choice for Bally Sports Sun. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.
FAQs
What can I do if I’m not qualified to get Bally Sports Sun?
If you are not in the Bally Sports Sun coverage area, you should look into subscribing to services such as NBA League Pass, MLB.TV, or NHL Center Ice. Additionally, general streaming services like Fubo allow you to stream national networks that may broadcast select games featuring your favorite professional sports teams.
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My expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and my work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, I combine my technical knowledge with practical user experience, making me a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.
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