Comcast SportsNet Chicago

Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Comcast SportsNet Chicago
Csn bayarea.png
CSN Chicago logo
Launched October 1, 2004
Network Comcast SportsNet
Owned by NBCUniversal (20%)
J. Joseph Ricketts Family (20%)
Jerry Reinsdorf (40%)
Rocky Wirtz (20%)
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Slogan Fan's Best Friend.
Country United States
Language English
Broadcast area Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Southern Wisconsin
Nationwide via satellite
Replaced FSN Chicago (de facto, the former network still aired national programming until affiliating with the new network)
Hawkvision
Sister channel(s) WMAQ, WSNS
NBC Sports Network
Website http://www.csnchicago.com
Availability
Satellite
DirecTV 665 (SD and HD)
666 CSN Chicago +
666-1 CSN Chicago + HD
667 CSN Chicago + 2
Dish Network 429 (SD)
5429 (HD) game only
450 CSN Chicago + SD
Cable
Cable Check local listings
AT&T U-Verse CSN Chicago 741 (SD)
CSN Chicago + 742 (SD)
CSN Chicago 1741 (HD)
CSN Chicago + 1742 (HD)

Comcast SportsNet Chicago (CSN Chicago) is a member of the Comcast SportsNet network of regional sports networks that covers local sports teams in the Chicago area.

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Background

CSN Chicago is jointly owned by NBCUniversal (20%), the family of J. Joseph Ricketts (owner of the Cubs, 20%), Jerry Reinsdorf (owner of the both the Bulls and the White Sox, giving him a 40% stake), and Rocky Wirtz (owner of the Chicago Blackhawks, 20%). The channel airs a majority of games for those four teams. It also carries games for the AFL Chicago Rush, Chicago Fire S.C., and the NIU Huskies football. Although WCIU and WGN-TV carry many Cubs, White Sox, Blackhawks and Bulls games, Comcast SportsNet Chicago was created so the teams mentioned could have editorial control over their broadcasts, unlike the past 'produced by' arrangements with the now-defunct FSN Chicago. All games of the major Chicago sports teams on CSN Chicago are broadcast in high definition.

In the Chicago area, Comcast operates an unrelated separate Comcast Network, a general entertainment channel that also airs the entire schedule of the AHL's Chicago Wolves.

On April 2, 2007, it was announced that the Tribune Company will be selling both their shares in CSN Chicago and the Chicago Cubs at the end of 2007.

On March 30, 2008, the Blackhawks announced that all of their games, both home and away, would be televised, in high definition, with the bulk of the games going to CSN Chicago, and others being broadcast on WGN-TV. The Blackhawks package is exclusively local however, and is not seen on the national WGN America superstation.

CSN Chicago, along with the other Comcast SportsNet branded networks, was revamped with a new network logo and graphics package on October 1, 2008, the fourth anniversary of its launch.

On January 5, 2009, Comcast SportsNet Chicago launched a morning talk show with former radio host of WSCR Mike North and Comcast SportsNet Chicago reporter and former Chicago Bear Dan Jiggetts called Monsters in the Morning. However the program ended at the start of 2010 due to the problems involving the show, including the program's main sponsor being implicated in defrauding North, Jiggetts and others in a money laundering scheme in mid-2009.[1] The program then continued until the start of 2010, with North moving on to host the Monsters and Money in the Morning program for WBBM-TV (Channel 2).

On April 13, 2010, CSN Chicago announced a deal with the Major League Soccer franchise Chicago Fire S.C. to broadcast a minimum of eight matches in the 2010 season.

As a result of the displacement of FSN Chicago by the network, CSN Chicago additionally broadcasts FSN's national programming, notably including the network's coverage of collegiate sports, such as ACC men's and women's basketball on Sundays, Pac-10 basketball on various nights, plus Big 12 and Pac-10 football on Saturdays during their respective seasons.

Alternate channels

The channel has several conflicting sports events, so it uses alternate channels when more than one team plays simultaneously also some time used to show FSN and other college sports:

Comcast SportsNet Chicago Plus typically airs in the cable slot of CLTV on Comcast systems in the Chicagoland area. Its HD channel is used as a help channel on Comcast systems when there is no sports event on CSN +. It seems that as of 10/8/11 CSN + is no longer using the slot CLTV on comcast systems.

Comcast SportsNet Plus 2 is an additional, SD-only alternate channel.

Anchors

SportsNet Central

Current

Former

  • William Jackson
  • Josh Mora
  • Mitch Robinson (2004–2009)
  • Kerry Sayers (2004–2009)

Broadcast Teams

White Sox

Bulls

Blackhawks

  • Pat Foley (play-by-play)
  • Eddie Olczyk (game analyst)
  • Steve Konroyd (studio/fill-in game analyst)
  • Chris Boden (studio analyst)

Bears

Cubs

Rush

Fire

CSN Chicago Sports Awards benefiting the March of Dimes

Every Year since 1987, CSN Chicago (and FSN Chicago/Sports Channel Chicago before them) Hosts an award show to raise money for the March of Dimes.The honorees included top athletes from Chicago's professional teams, who were chosen based on their contributions to their teams and the Chicago community. To date, the "Sports Awards" has raised over $6 million for the charity.

The 2011 awards were

  • Date: February 14, 2011
  • Location: Hilton Chicago (720 S. Michigan Ave.)
  • Time: 5:00-9:00pm

The awards were:

  • Chicago Bears player of the year (Israel Idonije)
  • Chicago Blackhawks player of the year (Duncan Keith)
  • Chicago Bulls player of the year (Taj Gibson)
  • Chicago Cubs player of the year (Marlon Byrd)
  • Chicago Fire player of the year (Sean Johnson)
  • Chicago White Sox player of the year (Gordon Beckham)
  • Lifetime Achievement Award (Ozzie Guillén)
  • Inspirational Athlete Award (Jonathan Ruiz)

SportsNet Central Segments

CSN Chicago has many segments during SportsNite including

  • Luke-A-Likes:Is a popular segment on sportsnight whenever Luke Stuckmeyer hosts. Fans get to vote on sports figures and pick out someone else who looks like them.
  • Chicago Sports Trivia Question: A (usually difficult) trivia question right before a commercial break which has something to do with Chicago Sports; the answer is given after the commercial break.
  • Anchor Chuck Garfien enthralls Sox fans with his Sox Drawer Blog. The Blog keeps fans up-to-date with behind the scenes information, as well as giving fans a chance to email questions to Chuck and have them answered. It is unparalleled access for Sox fans, courtesy of Chuck Garfien.

Deep Dish

CSN Chicago had fans e-mail in suggestions on what their new mascot's name should be. Fans then had to vote for the top names and "Deep Dish" won. The name "Deep Dish" is a Chicago style pizza that is very popular. Deep Dish is a white and brown Bulldog and the new CSN Chicago slogan is "Fans Best Friend".

CSN Chicago HD

Comcast SportsNet Chicago HD is a 1080i high definition simulcast of Comcast SportsNet Chicago. It shows all Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago Bulls games in HD, as well as all studio shows.

References

  1. ^ http://www.chicagobusiness.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?id=34500

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