Starting Oct. 1, the Blackhawks, Bulls and White Sox have a new TV home — but many in Chicago won’t be able to see it.
Here’s what to know about the Chicago Sports Network.
So what’s happening — and why now?
The Chicago Sports Network — a joint venture among the three teams and Nashville, Tenn.-based Standard Media — is supplanting NBC Sports Chicago, the 20-year-old regional sports network whose broadcast rights expired after the Sox season ended .
NBC Sports Chicago, founded as Comcast SportsNet in 2004, was a partnership between cable giant Comcast and the Cubs, Sox, Hawks and Bulls. A ratings and revenue winner for most of its run, it covered Cubs and Sox World Series championships, three Hawks Stanley Cups and several Bulls playoff appearances…