A contract dispute between Fox Sports Midwest's parent company and satellite television provider Dish Network continues to keep FSM and other regional sports networks owned by The Walt Disney Company out of Dish's lineup. Also affected is Sling TV, a video streaming service that Dish owns.
Fox Sports Midwest carries the vast majority of the Cardinals' telecasts, and the team is in a pennant race as the season's final two months are beginning. But the impact on the overall fan base isn't nearly as great as if Spectrum (Charter) or DirecTV had stopped carrying FSM, because those outlets combined have by far the greatest number of Fox Sports Midwest's subscribers.