I didn't see it on the web site's schedule at all, so I'm assuming that it may not have a future on WGNA. For the record, they are still airing the second hour of the midday news (Skilling) and the first hour of "WGN Morning News" (which is a more hard news prelim before the morning zoo crew comes in--and no Skilling), but the complaints have been over the 9 p.m. news not airing any more, replaced by what seems to be airings of "Salem" every night (which, I may point out, is only available in Chicago for DirecTV and Dish subscribers who get WGNA and on VOD on Comcast and perhaps other systems).
Mark Jeffries Saints Spotlight Editor [email protected] On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Chris Neuman <[email protected]> wrote: > Does the move away from local programming in WGN America include Chicago's > Best? As a lover of Chicago and a former resident, I do enjoy watching the > show (despite my general dislike for Britney Payton's daughter and the new > host and the obnoxious product endorsement). > > On Wednesday, June 4, 2014, Mark Jeffries <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Which pretty much sets up WGN-TV losing the Cubs, as well. However, I >> have the feeling that the Ricketts will be holding up Comcast (the dominant >> cable player in Chicago) for their own channel, like YES for the Yankees >> and TWC SportsNet in LA for the Dodgers (although I can see Fox going after >> the Cubs to place on their MyNet station WPWR). >> >> And Chicago sports, like WGN's local newscasts, seem to be coming to an >> end on WGN America, as the Trib seems to want it to become a big cable >> playa for original programming--and I'm sure they're convinced that the >> playa hatas who want the Cubs, Sox, Bulls and Tom Skilling over sitcom >> reruns and "Salem" are all 55+. >> >> Mark Jeffries >> Saints Spotlight Editor >> [email protected] >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> After 90 years on WGN, the Cubs took a dump truck of money to head to >>> WBBM (who already has the Bears) for seven years. WSCR (a fellow CBS >>> station) has the Sox for one more year (and may take the Cubs if the Sox >>> leave). WGN still has the Blackhawks and WMVP has the Bulls. >>> >>> http://www.robertfeder.com/2014/06/03/why-wgn-radio-lost-the-cubs/ >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
