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WGN No More? - Bricklayer - 01-20-2015
Quote:Yes. It seemed like most of the broadcasts in Houston, Cincy and Pittsburgh were like that too. Must have been the artificial surfaces or dome effect. That wasn't baseball.
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Does anybody else remember watching games in the 80s from a few stadiums - I know Montreal was one of them - and the broadcasts always sounded weird? Like Harry was calling the game from inside a tunnel.
And like Brick, I also remember the Sox night game broadcasts on 44 and later 60 or 66, where everything looked damp and gloomy at all times, as though the lights were dimmed to save money for Reinsdorf and his penny-pinching goons.
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But do you remember the Sox when they were on ONTV/Sportsvision? You had to click a selector to choose between the White Sox or pornography.
No shit.
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ONTV squiggly line porn was the best.
WGN No More? - jstraw - 01-20-2015
I can't tell it from a White Sox game.
WGN No More? - rok - 01-27-2015
Cubs spring training schedule on WBBM 780 just released:
March 7: vs. Colorado in Scottsdale, 2:05 p.m.
March 8: vs. Texas, 2 p.m.
March 14: vs. Milwaukee in Maryvale, 2 p.m.
March 15: vs. Cincinnati, 2 p.m.
March 21: vs. Seattle, 2 p.m.
March 22: vs. San Diego, 2 p.m.
March 28: vs. Colorado, 2 p.m.
March 29: vs. Kansas City in Surprise, 2 p.m.
WGN No More? - rok - 02-09-2015
Oh, boy. I can't take his horrible impressions, but I guess we are stuck with him for a while on WBBM pre and post game shows.
Quote:Chicago sportscaster Mark Grote emerged from among hundreds of applicants Monday to win the coveted job of pre-game and post-game host for Cubs broadcasts on CBS Radio all-news WBBM AM 780. Hell join Pat Hughes and Ron Coomer as the third member of the radio team this spring.
WGN No More? - rok - 02-20-2015
Final broadcast schedule is out. WPWR 50 replaces WCIU 26 for 2015:
Sun 4/5 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM ESPN2
Mon 4/6 OFF DAY
Tue 4/7 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM WGN
Wed 4/8 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7
Thur 4/9 OFF DAY
Fri 4/10 @ Colorado 3:10 PM WGN
Sat 4/11 @ Colorado 7:10 PM CSN+
Sun 4/12 @ Colorado 3:10 PM WGN
Mon 4/13 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN+
Tue 4/14 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 4/15 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM WPWR
Thur 4/16 OFF DAY
Fri 4/17 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM ABC7
Sat 4/18 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM CSN
Sun 4/19 vs. San Diego 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 4/20 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Tue 4/21 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN
Wed 4/22 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Thur 4/23 @ Pittsburgh 11:35 AM CSN
Fri 4/24 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Sat 4/25 @ Cincinnati 12:10 PM ABC7
Sun 4/26 @ Cincinnati 12:10 PM WGN
Mon 4/27 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 4/28 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM WPWR
Wed 4/29 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 4/30 OFF DAY
Fri 5/1 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 5/2 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM CSN
Sun 5/3 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 5/4 @ St. Louis 7:10 PM CSN
Tue 5/5 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WGN
Wed 5/6 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN
Thur 5/7 @ St. Louis 12:45 PM CSN
Fri 5/8 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN
Sat 5/9 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM CSN
Sun 5/10 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM WGN
Mon 5/11 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 5/12 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM CSN+
Wed 5/13 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM WGN
Thur 5/14 vs. NY Mets 1:20 PM CSN
Fri 5/15 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 5/16 vs. Pittsburgh 3:05 PM ABC7
Sun 5/17 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 5/18 OFF DAY
Tue 5/19 @ San Diego 9:10 PM WGN
Wed 5/20 @ San Diego 9:10 PM CSN
Thur 5/21 @ San Diego 8:10 PM CSN+
Fri 5/22 @ Arizona 8:40 PM CSN+
Sat 5/23 @ Arizona 9:10 PM CSN
Sun 5/24 @ Arizona 3:10 PM WGN
Mon 5/25 vs. Washington 1:20 PM WGN
Tue 5/26 vs. Washington 6:05 PM CSN
Wed 5/27 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN+
Thur 5/28 OFF DAY
Fri 5/29 vs. Kansas City 3:05 PM CSN
Sat 5/30 vs. Kansas City 6:15 PM FOX
Sun 5/31 vs. Kansas City 1:20 PM ABC7
Mon 6/1 @ Miami 6:10 PM CSN
Tue 6/2 @ Miami 6:10 PM CSN
Wed 6/3 @ Miami 6:10 PM WPWR
Thur 6/4 @ Washington 6:05 PM WGN
Fri 6/5 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN
Sat 6/6 @ Washington 11:05 AM CSN
Sun 6/7 @ Washington 3:05 PM CSN
Mon 6/8 OFF DAY
Tue 6/9 @ Detroit 6:08 PM CSN
Wed 6/10 @ Detroit 6:08 PM CSN
Thur 6/11 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN
Fri 6/12 vs. Cincinnati 3:05 PM WGN
Sat 6/13 vs. Cincinnati 6:15 PM FOX
Sun 6/14 vs. Cincinnati TBD CSN or ESPN
Mon 6/15 vs. Cleveland 7:05 PM WPWR
Tue 6/16 vs. Cleveland 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 6/17 @ Cleveland 6:10 PM CSN+
Thur 6/18 @ Cleveland 6:10 PM CSN
Fri 6/19 @ Minnesota 7:10 PM WGN
Sat 6/20 @ Minnesota 1:10 PM ABC7
Sun 6/21 @ Minnesota 1:10 PM ABC7
Mon 6/22 vs. LA Dodgers 7:05 PM WGN
Tue 6/23 vs. LA Dodgers 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 6/24 vs. LA Dodgers 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 6/25 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM ABC7
Fri 6/26 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM ABC7
Sat 6/27 @ St. Louis 6:15 PM FOX
Sun 6/28 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM CSN
Mon 6/29 OFF DAY
Tue 6/30 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM CSN
Wed 7/1 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM WGN
Thur 7/2 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM WGN
Fri 7/3 vs. Miami 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 7/4 vs. Miami 6:15 PM FOX
Sun 7/5 vs. Miami TBD CSN or ESPN
Mon 7/6 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM WGN
Tue 7/7 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 7/8 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 7/9 OFF DAY
Fri 7/10 vs. White Sox 3:05 PM CSN
Sat 7/11 vs. White Sox 3:05 PM ABC7
Sun 7/12 vs. White Sox 1:20 PM ABC7
7/13-16 ALL-STAR BREAK (Cincinnati)
Fri 7/17 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM CSN
Sat 7/18 @ Atlanta 6:10 PM ABC7
Sun 7/19 @ Atlanta 4:05 PM WGN
Mon 7/20 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Tue 7/21 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Wed 7/22 @ Cincinnati 11:35 AM ABC7
Thur 7/23 OFF DAY
Fri 7/24 vs. Philadelphia 3:05 PM WGN
Sat 7/25 vs. Philadelphia 3:05 PM ABC7
Sun 7/26 vs. Philadelphia 1:20 PM ABC7
Mon 7/27 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM CSN+
Tue 7/28 vs. Colorado 7:05 PM CSN+
Wed 7/29 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM WGN
Thur 7/30 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN
Fri 7/31 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN
Sat 8/1 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM ABC7
Sun 8/2 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM ABC7
Mon 8/3 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Tue 8/4 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN
Wed 8/5 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Thur 8/6 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM CSN
Fri 8/7 vs. SF Giants 3:05 PM WGN
Sat 8/8 vs. SF Giants 3:05 PM ABC7
Sun 8/9 vs. SF Giants TBD CSN or ESPN
Mon 8/10 OFF DAY
Tue 8/11 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Wed 8/12 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM WGN
Thur 8/13 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM ABC7
Fri 8/14 @ White Sox 3:10 PM CSN
Sat 8/15 @ White Sox 6:10 PM ABC7
Sun 8/16 @ White Sox 1:10 PM CSN
Mon 8/17 OFF DAY
Tue 8/18 vs. Detroit 7:05 PM ABC7
Wed 8/19 vs. Detroit 7:05 PM WPWR
Thur 8/20 vs. Atlanta 7:05 PM CSN
Fri 8/21 vs. Atlanta 3:05 PM CSN
Sat 8/22 vs. Atlanta 3:05 PM ABC7
Sun 8/23 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 8/24 OFF DAY
Tue 8/25 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM WGN
Wed 8/26 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM CSN
Thur 8/27 @ SF Giants 2:45 PM CSN
Fri 8/28 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM WGN
Sat 8/29 @ LA Dodgers 8:10 PM WGN
Sun 8/30 @ LA Dodgers TBD CSN or ESPN
Mon 8/31 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 9/1 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM WGN
Wed 9/2 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM CSN
Thur 9/3 OFF DAY
Fri 9/4 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN
Sat 9/5 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN
Sun 9/6 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM WGN
Mon 9/7 @ St. Louis 1:15 PM WGN
Tue 9/8 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN
Wed 9/9 @ St. Louis 12:45 PM CSN
Thur 9/10 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM CSN
Fri 9/11 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM CSN
Sat 9/12 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM CSN
Sun 9/13 @ Philadelphia 12:35 PM WGN
Mon 9/14 OFF DAY
Tue 9/15 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN
Wed 9/16 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN
Thur 9/17 @ Pittsburgh 11:35 AM WGN
Fri 9/18 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7
Sat 9/19 vs. St. Louis 12:05 PM FOX
Sun 9/20 vs. St. Louis TBD CSN or ESPN
Mon 9/21 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Tue 9/22 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN+
Wed 9/23 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN
Thur 9/24 OFF DAY
Fri 9/25 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM ABC7
Sat 9/26 vs. Pittsburgh TBD CSN or FOX
Sun 9/27 vs. Pittsburgh TBD CSN or ESPN
Mon 9/28 OFF DAY
Tues 9/29 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN
Wed 9/30 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WGN
Thur 10/1 @ Cincinnati 11:35 AM CSN
Fri 10/2 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN
Sat 10/3 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM CSN
Sun 10/4 @ Milwaukee 2:10 PM WGN
WGN No More? - Kid - 02-20-2015
Not surprisingly, only 2 of the WLS games are weekday night games.
WGN No More? - Brock - 03-27-2015
So, when I got Directv last season, CSN was listed as a channel I should get. But I never seemed to actually get the games when they started, even though I could normally watch the Pre and Post game shows. Now I have been getting all the CSN Spring Training games. Did something change? Will I get regular season games too? I live near Madison, WI, and I guess games were always blacked out for me last year? I don't really get it.
WGN No More? - MrSheps - 03-27-2015
Directv offers as an add on or as part of some packages, an enhanced sports package offering costumers out of market regional sports networks like CSN, but then if you are out of market for those channels, they black out the live sports. There's a good chance that, unfortunately, the spring games are not covered by the blackout rules, and you'll continue to have the regular season games blacked out. Chances are your home market channel is FOX Sports Wisconsin, so you'll get Brewers games not blacked out, and that's it on other regional cable networks, whether you're paying more for them or they're part of your base package. But you never know, worth checking obviously.
WGN No More? - Brock - 03-27-2015
Kind of what I figured, although a few years back I could always watch Cubs games at my Mother in Law's place, not that far from here. She also had satellite, don't remember if it was CSN or whatever other Chicago sports channel (not WGN) that showed them before that.
WGN No More? - rok - 04-09-2015
WLS already off to an awesome start.
http://deadspin.com/local-cubs-broadcast-intro-is-just-a-disaster-1696736658
WGN No More? - Butcher - 04-09-2015
LOL! Do they not have a proofreader on staff?
WGN No More? - 1060Ivy - 04-09-2015
Believe that Ace mentioned the Deadspin article.
Doubt if WGN would go through the trouble of making a new graphic if they retained the Cubs but at least they appeared to have competent proofreaders.
WGN No More? - Kid - 04-09-2015
Quote:Doubt if WGN would go through the trouble of making a new graphic if they retained the Cubs but at least they appeared to have competent proofreaders.
Um ...
WGN No More? - MickKelleherWasMyHero - 04-09-2015
Quote:LOL! Do they not have a proofreader on staff?Yes, Me be teh poofreeder fer WSL tellyvizun stayshun.
WGN No More? - rok - 05-08-2015
This would be hilarious. Seriously fuck WGN at this point.
Quote:Robert Feder (@robertfeder) writes this morning that the White Sox' radio contract is up for renewal, and WLS and WGN are vying for the rights against the incumbent, WSCR. Like the Cubs' new flagship, WBBM, WSCR is owned by CBS, and Feder says 'BBM's contract with the Cubs would allow them to move the Cubs over to WSCR if The Score can't retain the White Sox.
In other words, come next spring, the Cubs could be on The Score, and the 29th-best baseball broadcasting team on radio could be on WGN.