Bulls game not on WGN????

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Anyone know why D* is not showing the Bulls game on WGN???

Here is the link to the Bulls that says its on WGN: BULLS: 2008-09 BULLS SCHEDULE

Since when do we only get WGN America programming only???? And not WGN?

This is freaking ridiculous....absolutely ridiculous.
 
Im in chicago and watching the bulls game in HD on WGN9, Looks to be local only.

It has allways been that way except when there has been an agreement for national braudcast. WGN9 has only been avaliable in Chicago. WGN superstation is available to all. If WGN decides to air a game local only, thats their choice or it was the agreement made, then it is what it is. IF you want to see it you have a few options, Move to chicago's DMA, or get NBA legue pass.
 
Im in chicago and watching the bulls game in HD on WGN9, Looks to be local only.

It has allways been that way except when there has been an agreement for national braudcast. WGN9 has only been avaliable in Chicago. WGN superstation is available to all. If WGN decides to air a game local only, thats their choice or it was the agreement made then it is what it is. IF you want to see it you have a few options, Move to chicago's DMA, or get NBA legue pass.

Thank you for getting back to me...but that's absolutely retard*d...I lived in Chicago until I was 18 and then ventured down state...but this is unreal.

Why did I get all the my Cubs games on WGN then??? And watched the Bulls all last year on WGN last year as well....

When I signed up for D*....this channel was WGN...NOT WGN-AMERICA!
 
Yep, they have almost always had a local and national lineup; when it comes to sports and some other local programming. This at least is not new and on their site it says : "Tue 10/28/08 Bulls vs Milwaukee 7:30 PM WGN Local"


Contact WGN-TV / If you are outside the Chicago viewing area, go to www.WGNAmerica.com
 
I remembered and found these stories / posts.

(link) TV SPORTS; Bulls, Superstations And Power Moves - New York Times

(link) # WGN-TV, a television station (channel 9 analog/19 digital) licensed to Chicago, Illinois, United States
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History

October 1978-1989

In October 1978, United Video uplinked the signal of WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago to the Satcom-3 satellite for cable and satellite subscribers nationwide. For over 11 years, the national program schedule was the exact same as Chicago's.

Effects by the "SyndEx" rule

In 1989, a new law known as Syndication Exclusivity Rule, or "SyndEx", was passed. This law means that whenever a local station has the exclusive rights to air a syndicated program in their market, it must be covered up on any out-of-town stations by the local cable company. On January 1, 1990, a separate national feed of WGN-TV was launched to avoid any blackouts, save for some sports programming, similar to WWOR-TV's "WWOR EMI Service", only with fewer blackouts.

WGN America's national feed does not carry the WGN Morning News (it is claimed that the newscast was dropped in 1996 due to "SyndEx" rules on some segments) or the WGN Evening News, but does air the Noon-1 p.m. portion of its midday newscast (the 11:30-Noon portion is not carried by the superstation feed) and the 9 p.m. (Central Time) newscast, along with the Illinois State Lottery and Mega Millions multi-state lottery drawings. The evening newscast is occasionally pre-empted nationally due to Chicago Bulls basketball games cleared only on WGN-TV in Chicago, but not on WGN America or if a movie on WGN America runs long. Other local programs carried on the local Chicago area feed that are also carried on the Superstation feed include the Saturday morning public affairs program Adelante, Chicago, and a simulcast of WGN's telecast of the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, that airs on the local Chicago area feed each Labor Day.

CW and WB Network programming


Another major programming difference between the national and Chicago area feeds is that WGN America does not carry CW Network programming (which does appear on WGN-TV Chicago), as that network is available in most markets around the country. Superstation WGN did carry programming from the former WB Network nationwide (which Tribune had an ownership interest in) from the network's launch in 1995 until 1999, when local station coverage was deemed sufficient enough by Time Warner and Tribune to discontinue airing The WB on Superstation WGN. Moreover, some markets with Tribune-owned stations do not have WGN America on analog or digital cable. During this period, Superstation WGN also carried Kids' WB, which was carried only on the Superstation due to WGN's local morning newscast. (It was seen in Chicago at the time on WCIU-TV.)

Sports

WGN America airs all WGN Cubs and White Sox baseball games, as well as a select amount of Bulls basketball games. Due to NBA broadcast rights restrictions, most Bulls games contracted to air on WGN-TV are seen in the Chicago area only; WGN America airs movies and other syndicated programming instead. With former superstation TBS having moved its national broadcasts of the Atlanta Braves to its local Atlanta WPCH-TV feed in 2008, it leaves WGN as the only superstation broadcasting local sports to a national audience.[1] WGN gained the over-the-air rights for the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks in 2008; as with most of the Bulls games, these are exclusive to WGN-TV.

Original Programming


On August 21, 2008, it was announced that radio hosts Bob and Tom would join the WGN America line-up on November 3, 2008. [2] WGN America also simulcasts or airs on a delayed basis many Chicago-based programs produced by WGN's local department, such as local parades, event coverage, or retrospective shows on WGN's past.

Change to WGN America

On May 24, 2008, Superstation WGN formally changed its name to WGN America. Initially, its use was limited to promos, as the Superstation WGN idents remained in use. The new name and logo went into fulltime use on the channel on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008. The channel would soon begin a slow change in its programming lineup, starting with a Sunday night "Out of Sight Retro Night" block, featuring older programs such as WKRP in Cincinnati, Newhart and The Honeymooners, some of which aired on WGN prior to the syndex era, or even after the start of syndex on the Chicago signal only. A few shows, such as former WGN staples U.S. Farm Report and Soul Train, have been dropped, mostly due to the dissolution of Tribune's television studio division. The transition process for a full rebranding is expected to take 12 to 18 months.[2]. In late July 2008, the network's logo bug dropped the eyes element of the logo, though they remain a part of the general logo in all other uses.

Tribune Chairman/CEO Sam Zell and CEO Randy Michaels have also stated to the media during a nationwide tour of Tribune properties that they would like to lure comedian Jay Leno into the Tribune fold as the host of a new late night program after the end of Leno's run as host of The Tonight Show on NBC in 2009, by launching it on Tribune stations and using WGN America as a lynchpin for the show [3].
 
Thank you for getting back to me...but that's absolutely retard*d...I lived in Chicago until I was 18 and then ventured down state...but this is unreal.

Why did I get all the my Cubs games on WGN then??? And watched the Bulls all last year on WGN last year as well....

When I signed up for D*....this channel was WGN...NOT WGN-AMERICA!


Its a new year fiscally. WGN changed things around.. Im not saying that from here on out all games wont be on WGN nationally, But dont be surprised if there are some that are not national.
 
Thank you for the responses and input guys...they have completely CHANGED the WGN channel on their lineup now...

I am not sure if it's D* or WGN who is not showing the game, but this was not like this last year!

It now says WGN America...this WAS NOT like this when I signed up in October 07 for D*.

I watched all the Bulls games on D*'s WGN channel last year...along with all the Cubs games on WGN this year...why would they all of a sudden change this?

Another way to make a buck. Force me to get the NBA League pass.
 
Its a new year fiscally. WGN changed things around.. Im not saying that from here on out all games wont be on WGN nationally, But dont be surprised if there are some that are not national.

Man...that's is BOGUS! This sucks for us out of marketers now who rely on WGN for the Cubs/Bulls/Hawks games!

Is Comcast and Dish like this too with this WGN America CRAP?

Thanks in advance!
 
Yep, it a WGN thing across the board so leaving DirecTV to cable or to Dish or visa versa would net the same results if you are outside the local Chicago viewing area.
 
Very Interesting, and by the way, WGN HD along with ESPNU HD is at the top of my list!!!! Oh yeah, and the travel channel!
 
Very Interesting, and by the way, WGN HD along with ESPNU HD is at the top of my list!!!! Oh yeah, and the travel channel!

What does WGN HD even freaking matter anymore????????????????????

THERE IS NO MORE WGN...it's NOW WGN-AMERICA (Which is absolute crap).

To watch crap programming of television re-runs from the 1970's and 1980's?????????????
 
What does WGN HD even freaking matter anymore????????????????????

THERE IS NO MORE WGN...it's NOW WGN-AMERICA (Which is absolute crap).

To watch crap programming of television re-runs from the 1970's and 1980's?????????????


You obviously aren't a Cubs or Sox fan, this change was pretty evident about 4 or 5 months ago. There's a game every week or so on the national anyway, no different than any other year.
 
You obviously aren't a Cubs or Sox fan, this change was pretty evident about 4 or 5 months ago.

I am a Cubs fan...and for your information....if a CUBS game was scheduled to be on WGN...it was WGN...not this WGN America crap. NO CUBS GAMES WERE BLACKED OUT TO OUT OF MARKET D* customers.

This is all news to me...like I said...I have never not gotten a Cubs/Bulls/Hawks game when it said it was going to be on WGN. Once they made this stupid WGN-America channel....I just assumed that all would be the same regarding WGN Sports.
 
What does WGN HD even freaking matter anymore????????????????????

THERE IS NO MORE WGN...it's NOW WGN-AMERICA (Which is absolute crap).

To watch crap programming of television re-runs from the 1970's and 1980's?????????????

Yeah, I guess this is kind of similar to what happened with TBS, that's now national and Peachtree TV is basically what the old TBS used to be.

Anyway, sucks that this had to happen. I miss when WGN was simply WGN, same in Chicago as it was everywhere else it was shown. I guess it got over distributed nationwide??? I remember when I first moved down here to North Carolina from Long Island, they used to show WPIX on the local cable company and then switched it to WGN.
 
Yeah, I guess this is kind of similar to what happened with TBS, that's now national and Peachtree TV is basically what the old TBS used to be.

Anyway, sucks that this had to happen. I miss when WGN was simply WGN, same in Chicago as it was everywhere else it was shown. I guess it got over distributed nationwide??? I remember when I first moved down here to North Carolina from Long Island, they used to show WPIX on the local cable company and then switched it to WGN.

I was just thinking about this too! I know that TBS stopped showing the Braves games this year.

The difference is TBS actually has GOOD programming and movies...WGN is terrible without it's sports...but I will for sure miss the WGN 12pm and 9pm news now. It was nice to have that "Home" feeling of knowing what was going on down state here.
 
..but I will for sure miss the WGN 12pm and 9pm news now. It was nice to have that "Home" feeling of knowing what was going on down state here.

its still on there....I just checked and the noon & 9:00 news is on WGN America (ore whatever Superstation WGN use to be)...its not on tonight proabbly due to the bulls game
 
Also if you look at the schedule there are SOME games that are only on WGN Local and I hate to tell you this but that HASNT changed since last year. Last year I remember seeing games on Superstation WGN and they would say "next game is on WGN in Chicago area only"
BULLS: 2008-09 BULLS SCHEDULE

10 games on WGN Chicago
14 games on WGN America (and assuming on WGN9 too)

as an example, Saturday 11/15 is the next WGN game against Indiana and it says "WGN America" on it.

oh and before you ask, the Blackhawk games on WGN are for WGN9 ONLY...that was printed pretty big on the TV schedule on the website
 
Sweet...thanks for the info on the free viewing of the NBA league pass!

Also...it does look like they still do the Noon and 9pm news which is GREAT.

It looks like perhaps that is how the Bulls games worked last year...however...I will be really PISSED though if they do this to the CUBS next season on this station. Hopefully this only applies to the Bulls.

Thanks again everyone for the input!
 
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Audio stuttering, blank screen , pixelation?

Just wondering

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