Comcast SportsNet Chicago
| Comcast SportsNet Chicago | |
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| Launched | October 1, 2004 |
| Network | Comcast SportsNet |
| Owned by |
NBC Sports Group (20%) family of Joe Ricketts (20%) Jerry Reinsdorf (20%/20% split between interests in Bulls and White Sox) Rocky Wirtz (20%) |
| Picture format |
1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Broadcast area |
Illinois (except southern counties and counties within St. Louis metropolitan area) northern Indiana Iowa Kenosha County, Wisconsin southwest Michigan Nationwide (via satellite) |
| Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois |
| Sister channel(s) |
Broadcast: WMAQ-TV/Chicago WSNS-TV/Chicago |
| Website | www |
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Availability
(some events may air on overflow feed Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus during event conflicts) |
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | 429 CSN Chicago (HD) 429 (SD) CSN Chicago Plus (SD channel varies; HD available for most games) |
| DirecTV | 665 CSN Chicago (HD/SD) 665-1 CSN Chicago Plus (HD/SD) 665-2 CSN Chicago Plus Alt 2 (HD/SD) |
| Cable | |
| Comcast Xfinity (Chicago area) |
CSN Chicago: 200 (HD) Most of Chicago Land 37 outer markets varies (SD) CSN Chicago Plus: 101 or CLTV slot (SD; live events only on Comcast) 285 (HD; outer markets) 201 (HD; full-time inner markets)CSN Chicago Plus 2: varies (sd only;) |
| RCN Corporation (Chicago) |
CSN Chicago: 370 (SD) 685 (HD) CSN Chicago Plus: 371 (SD) 576 (HD)CSN Chicago Plus 2: varies (sd only;) |
| WOW! (Chicago) |
CSN Chicago: 65 or 38 (SD) 220 (HD) CSN Chicago Plus: 97 or 15 (SD) 297 (HD)CSN Chicago Plus 2: varies (sd only;) |
| Available on select other cable systems in designated broadcast area | Consult your local cable provider or program listings source for channel availability |
| IPTV | |
| AT&T U-verse |
CSN Chicago: 741 (SD) 1741 (HD) CSN Chicago Plus: 742 (SD) 1742 (HD) CSN Chicago Plus 2: varies (HD/SD) |
Comcast SportsNet Chicago (sometimes abbreviated as CSN Chicago) is an American regional sports network that is owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal (which owns 20%, and is itself owned by Comcast, the primary cable provider in the Chicago market), the family of Chicago Cubs owner J. Joseph Ricketts (who own 20%), Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf (who owns a 40% majority interest), and Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz (who owns 20%).
The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional sports teams in the Chicago metropolitan area, as well as college sports events and original sports-related news, discussion and entertainment programming. CSN Chicago is available on cable and fiber optic television providers in most of Illinois, and throughout northern Indiana, Iowa, Kenosha County, Wisconsin and southwest Michigan and nationwide on satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network. The network maintains main studios and offices located at 350 North Orleans Street, inside the River North Point Center in the Near North Side area.
In November 2003, Jerry Reinsdorf, Bill Wirtz and the Tribune Company decided to end their cable television agreements for their respective teams, the Bulls, White Sox, Cubs and Blackhawks with FSN Chicago, stripping that network of broadcast rights to all of the professional sports teams in the Chicago area. All three team owners decided to enter into a partnership with Comcast to form a new regional sports network, to be named Comcast SportsNet Chicago, whose launch was formally announced on December 2. CSN Chicago was created in order for the four teams to have editorial control over their broadcasts, although the network continued to share the rights to the Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls with WGN-TV (channel 9; which is owned by Tribune) and (until 2014) WCIU-TV (channel 26).
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