All Cubs & White Sox Games in HD

[talljoel]

This may be old news; but it was new to me.

This season all Cubs & White Sox Games ( Home & Away ) will be broadcast in HD. All the baseball games televised by Comcast SportsNet Chicago, WGN and WCIU will be in HD.

The above information was in Ed Sherman's February 8, 2008 column in the Chicago Tribune and was confirmed by an email form Comcast SportsNet and WGN's web site.

Dish customers will need an OTA to see the games on WGN and WCIU in HD.

[leo250]

I realize there are a lot of people wanting different HD channels. I believe Superstation WGN began broadcasting in HD sometime in November. U.S. Celluar and Wrigley sure do look nice in HD, is there any chance that Dish will pick up this HD channel?

[CubsWin]

I'm not counting on E* to add WGN HD at least for another year, which is why I just called Comcast to have them come install basic cable so that I can pick up WGN and WCIU HD.

[leo250]

I'm not counting on E* to add WGN HD at least for another year, which is why I just called Comcast to have them come install basic cable so that I can pick up WGN and WCIU HD.

I am a Cub fan who lives in St. Louis so I will watch the Cubs and Sox on MLB TV, but I am happy for those of you in Second City!

[talljoel]

I'm not counting on E* to add WGN HD at least for another year, which is why I just called Comcast to have them come install basic cable so that I can pick up WGN and WCIU HD.

When I left Comcast a year ago they did not have WCIU HD. They added it this January.

If you have an OTA there is need to go with cable to get WGN HD and WCIU HD

[DanLee]

Will the HD feeds be available on Dish? They seem to have their own plans sometimes. If so, that will be very nice, especially for us White Sox fans that have most of the games on CSN.

[flyingsquirrel]

Will the HD feeds be available on Dish? They seem to have their own plans sometimes. If so, that will be very nice, especially for us White Sox fans that have most of the games on CSN.

Not anytime "soon". They won't have the capacity to even consider that until 2009.

By the way, OTA is much better PQ than getting locals through Dish. No rain fade, either.

[markcosenza]

I have both WCIU and WGN on OTA via Dish. (Both are at considerably stronger than our local CBS affiliate surprisingly enough, but I digress...)

I was watching the Sox games last season in HD on WCIU. It was quite surprising to see that was in HD.

Given that our WGN is linked to the CW network and offers a lot of HD programming, I'm very surprised that Dish has taken so long to add the HD version of Channel 9. (Even their reruns of 2 1/2 Men are in HD.)

This may be old news; but it was new to me.

This season all Cubs & White Sox Games ( Home & Away ) will be broadcast in HD. All the baseball games televised by Comcast SportsNet Chicago, WGN and WCIU will be in HD.

The above information was in Ed Sherman's February 8, 2008 column in the Chicago Tribune and was confirmed by an email form Comcast SportsNet and WGN's web site.

Dish customers will need an OTA to see the games on WGN and WCIU in HD.

[DanLee]

Not anytime "soon". They won't have the capacity to even consider that until 2009.

By the way, OTA is much better PQ than getting locals through Dish. No rain fade, either.

Unfortunately, I am a little too far away to pick up Chicago OTA and the Mrs. doesn't want me to put up an outdoor one. Gotta rely on Dish for Chicago locals.

[markcosenza]

Not sure just how far away you are but they have some decent indoor / attic OTA offerings. You might want to check them out. (If you are out in Kane or McHenry County then never mind -)

Unfortunately, I am a little too far away to pick up Chicago OTA and the Mrs. doesn't want me to put up an outdoor one. Gotta rely on Dish for Chicago locals.