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ALL Cubs/Sox games will be in HD this year!

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ALL Cubs/Sox games will be in HD this year! 

Post#1 » by SportsWorld » Wed Jan 30, 2008 9:56 pm

Well, almost all. I guess the 5 or so games on CLTV (CSN+) will not air in HD but....
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthre ... st12817801
The February 2008 issue of Chicago Magazine has an interesting article about how the local news stations are dealing with declining viewership, and in it there's this little blurb:

Chicago Magazine wrote:...WGN-Channel 9 has been broadcasting Chicago Cubs, White Sox, and Bulls home games in HD since 2004 and intends to include the teams' away games starting with the 2008 baseball season, says Tom Ehlmann, WGN-TV's general manager.


and...
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=978015
So, I emailed Comcast Sports Net to see if they would be following suit. They will be. Big news for Chicago sports fans
From: "Nuich, Jeff" <jnuich@comcastsportsnet.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:39:14
Subject: RE: Away games in HD?


Thanks for contacting us. Comcast SportsNet will also be airing road
Cubs/Sox games in HD beginning this season as well.

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