EXHIBIT 16.1 Office of the Chief Accountant Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 April 17, 2002 Dear Sir/Madam: We have read the first two paragraphs of Item 4 included in the Form 8-K dated April 22, 2002 of Fox Sports Networks, LLC to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are in agreement with the statements contained therein. Very truly yours, ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP cc: Mr. Andrew R. Hubsch, Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer Fox Sports Networks, LLC Mr. David F. DeVoe, CFO, Fox Entertainment Group, Inc. -5-