Chicago Sports Network

[Irrelevant Dude]

This looks pretty much like a drop-in replacement for NBC Sports Chicago under different ownership.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/06/03/chicago-sports-network-bulls-blackhawks-white-sox/

But the part that interests me the most is the mention of games being available via OTA broadcast.

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The network said in a news release that all three teams’ games will be available through “traditional cable providers, streaming services and free, over-the-air broadcast” and “will reach a widely expanded Midwest footprint, including most of Illinois and parts of Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, and Wisconsin, pending league approvals.”

Does this mean the network itself will be available OTA in the Chicago market, or will they simply be airing a smaller package of games on various other OTA channels?  It is possible that nobody knows the answer to that question yet, but I am curious to see how it turns out.  Having the new Chicago Sports Network available by OTA without worrying about Xfinity carriage/subscription would be awesome.