In 1981 , the Suns signed to telecast games through American Cable ( resulting in the launch of the Arizona Sports Programming Network ) , which sub-licensed games to ON TV in part .
Arizona Sports Programming Network had not wired all of the metropolitan area .
In 1981 , the Suns signed to telecast games through American Cable ( resulting in the launch of the Arizona Sports Programming Network ) , which sub-licensed games to ON TV in part because they had not wired all of the metropolitan area .