MSG MetroLearning Center. Most non-upgraded systems aired this channel on channel 1, Extra Help's old channel slot. When MetroGuide was rebranded as MetroTV, it took up most of the schedule on this channel; MetroTraffic & Weather continued in the mornings, but MetroLearning programming was bumped to late night. This channel has since ceased programming in 2005 with the demise of Metro. News 12 Traffic & Weather aired in its spot for a while, but it has since been replaced with SportsNet New York in those few systems that have not yet been upgraded to Optimum. Sports coverage and controversy At the time the MSG Metro channels launched, Cablevision owned the local television rights to all seven MLB, NBA and NHL teams in the New York Metropolitan area. These games were regularly scheduled to air on MSG Network and FSN New York. When more than two teams played at the same time, Cablevision made those games available to cable systems with additional feeds such as MSG2 or FSN2. However, since these channels were not permanent channels, cable companies had to find an available channel or sometimes temporarily replace an existing channel to carry these additional feeds. Cablevision claimed that companies whose advertisements appeared during those sporting events were upset at the use of these additional feeds since it resulted in lower number of viewers. With the creation of the three new MSG Metro channels, Cablevision decided to place some of these "overflow" games on MetroGuide. These games were only available to subscribers who had the MetroChannels on their cable system, causing an uproar among area sports fans. Outside of Cablevision, few cable systems carried the Metro channels, since Cablevision would only sell all 3 channels together as a package. In addition, the programming on the MetroChannels was very Manhattan-specific and carried content thought to be of little interest to people who lived outside of the local New York City area. Satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network did not carry Metro, and therefore, could not show every game of every local NY area team. Time Warner Cable did reach a deal with Cablevision, but Comcast did not. The result was that a large percentage of households, mostly in New Jersey, were unable to watch the sporting events being broadcast on this channel. Later in Metro's existence, there were days where a game was scheduled on MetroGuide (or later on, MetroTV), but not