Let's clarify this. It's NOT CSN, which was short for Comcast SportsNet, the precursor to NBC Sports Chicago which signs off 2 weeks from today, Monday, September 30. The Chicago Sports Network will be branded as CHSN, I think to avoid confusion. Got it?

There's still a lot we don't know about CHSN. It remains to be seen if Xfinity, RCN and other cable systems in the Chicago area will sign on to the new RSN like DIRECTV & AT&T Universe are about to do themselves.

It's unclear about additional talent that'll sign on to the new network, let alone who will be CHSN-speak for Cole Wright, Taylor McGregor & Elise Menaker. When Marquee Sports Network signed on one month before the 2020 pandemic shut everything down, they were new hires to this market. It remains to be seen if CHSN will have fresh talent in addition to staff coming over from NBCSC.

I did see a commercial on X, the social media platform I still refer to as Twitter, which debuted today 2 weeks ahead of its October 1 launch. It did include a sighting of Ozzie Guillen, which makes me wonder if the former World Series winning manager will be part of CHSN's White Sox coverage next spring.

If you're wondering about WJYS 62, it airs religious programming & infomercials around the clock. It's not much of a channel before this new deal with CHSN. While you may need an antenna now because WJYS isn't a HD channel, I think CHSN will upgrade so that you won't necessarily need "rabbit ears" in due time.