UPDATED: Charter Communications on Wednesday said it will shutter the channels of Spectrum Sports in Florida at year’s end, an announcement that came on a day of job eliminations.

“We have decided to cease operations for the linear channels of Spectrum Sports in Florida at the end of the year, after the high school football season ends,” said a spokesperson for Charter, which owns Spectrum Sports.

There is one channel in Orlando and one in Tampa Bay, and they have the capability to run different programming at the same time.

“We will reallocate those resources to strengthen our local news operations in Florida,” the spokesperson said in a statement. “We’ve also decided to elevate the depth of our sports coverage and leverage the power of our local news channels in Florida by scheduling a nightly 30-minute sports show on Bay News 9 (Tampa) and News 13 (Orlando).”

Job cuts were revealed Wednesday to the staff, multiple sources told the Orlando Sentinel, and one put the count at roughly half a dozen.

“Some jobs will be eliminated, but most will be either unchanged, relocated or reconceived,” the Charter spokesperson said.

Cuts have been rumored for months as Charter goes about streamlining the operation. But one source said there was some relief because greater cutbacks had been feared.

Spectrum Sports started in 2004 as Catch 47 in Tampa Bay, and in 2008 became Bright House Sports Network, serving the Orlando and Tampa markets.

Charter bought Bright House last year, and the channels were later renamed Spectrum Sports. They are known and loved for their high-school coverage.

There have been reductions at other Charter properties. At Orlando’s News 13, the contracts of veteran anchors Jackie Brockington and Marla Weech were not renewed, and they departed in May. Charter has made headlines with layoffs at NY1, a news channel, in New York City.

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