ESPN

The begining of ESPN

May 11, 1979

Money given to Bill Rasmussens to start his idea of a channel that only talked about sports.

ESPN

Period: Jul 18, 1979 to Apr 1, 2009

First Sports Center edition

Sep 7, 1979

First show on ESPN was Sportst center

ESPN signing a contract deal with the NBA

Jan 1, 1984

ESPN signing an 2.4 billion dollar 6 year contract with the NBA

New buliding in Los Angles

Apr 1, 2009

New buliding with 4 stories and many floors for all of ESPN's different programs.