That's not going to help people in the far northern suburbs. Not that I am a Chicago Sports fan, but WJYS' signal is pretty much non existent unless you have a high end outdoor antenna.
Re: CSN announces over-the-air carriage agreement with WJYS subchannels
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.
Re: CSN announces over-the-air carriage agreement with WJYS subchannels
WJYS is a brokered station. It has been since the 90s. They are basically paying for the airtime on the sub channels. They also lease their sub channels to HSN, QVC, and some other religious and ethnic broadcasters. It's the only way the station has been able to operate with it's limited signal although before WCIU came along with The U in 1995, it had an Independent lineup during certain hours.
It's licensed to Hammond and originally transmit in analog from Tinley Park. It had no over the air coverage in the northern part of the market until they managed to get cable carriage.
With digital, they have a transmitter on the Sears Tower but it's still lower in power than the other TV stations and has a limited signal in the northern part of the market.
The DTV subchannels for WJYS will likely not be carried on cable or satellite. This is just for the OTA part of the operation as there is no must carry for subchannels.
They will likely get carriage deals for the network itself on cable and satellite. WJYS won't be involved with that.
on September 16, 2024, 11:22 am