 Sports Time was offered as a premium service that cost cable subscribers an additional $10 to $12 a month once it launched on April 3, 1984.That same day, Sports Time added the Cleveland Indians with a package of 25 to 30 games a year for two seasons, though the agreement did not cover Cleveland itself and Sports Time had no distribution in northeast Ohio.A month later, the Missouri Valley Conference signed a deal for college basketball telecasts on Sports Time.