The channel, named Jazz Cable Network was ad-supported and offered as a basic service.
Due to a lack of other sports content, the channel was part-time and only operated during the basketball season.
In 1995, Prime Sports began to carry Utah Grizzlies (IHL) games when the team relocated to the state.
[8] In 1996, News Corporation, which formed a sports division for the Fox network two years earlier after it obtained the broadcast rights to the National Football Conference, acquired a 50% interest in the Prime Network from Liberty Media.
[9] On November 1, 1996, News Corporation and Liberty Media relaunched the Prime Network affiliates as part of the new Fox Sports Net group, with the Salt Lake City-based network officially rebranding as Fox Sports Utah.