Owned by Rainbow Media , the Metro networks were founded as a spinoff of the MSG sports network .
MSG Metro Channels was a series of local - minded New York City cable networks which launched on August 5 , 1998 and folded in late 2005 .
Owned by Rainbow Media , the Metro networks were founded as a spinoff of the MSG Metro Channels sports network .
MSG Metro Channels was a series of local - minded New York City cable networks which launched on August 5 , 1998 and folded in late 2005 .