CHICAGO — Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) announced today that the Chicago
Blackhawks game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, April 8, will air live on
Weigel Broadcasting Co.’s The U, WCIU. The night will include Blackhawks Countdown
Live at 5:30 PM CT, followed by puck drop at 6:00 PM, and wrapping up with Blackhawks
Postgame Live.
“Weigel is excited to broadcast a primetime Chicago Blackhawks game to an over-the-air
television audience, a fast-growing segment of America’s television households,” said
Steve Farber, senior vice president of Weigel. “We are grateful to partner on this with the
Chicago Sports Network to help reach as many fans as possible.”
The U, WCIU is seen on Channel 26.1, XFINITY 183/1026, Astound TV 6, Dish 26, DirecTV
26, Spectrum Charter 22/616, U-Verse 10/1010 and YouTube TV.
The rest of the Blackhawks games this season will broadcast on CHSN.
About Chicago Sports Network (CHSN)
The Chicago Sports Network (CHSN) is the home of the Chicago Blackhawks, Bulls, and
White Sox, with more than 300 live games, first-class coverage, and 24/7 programming.
CHSN wants to be where fans want to watch: Cable, satellite, streaming, or over-the-air. It
is available on DIRECTV, DIRECTV Stream, Astound Broadband, Fubo, and on channels
62.2 and 62.3 in Chicago. You can find your over-the-air channel in other markets by going
to CHSN.com/info. Additionally, all live games can be streamed on CHSN.com or by
downloading the app via mobile (iOS and Android) or Connected TV (Roku, Apple TV,
Google TV and Amazon Fire).
About Weigel Broadcasting Co.
Weigel Broadcasting Co. is a family-owned media company based in Chicago, Illinois. The
company owns and operates national television networks, as well as local broadcast
stations throughout the country. Weigel is a leader in broadcast television with MeTV,
Memorable Entertainment Television, the number-one rated classic television network, as
well as the Movies! Network in cooperation with the Fox Television Stations, the Catchy
Comedy Network, the H&I - Heroes & Icons Network, the Start TV Network and the Dabl
Network in association with the CBS Television Stations, the Story Television Network and
the MeTV Toons Network in collaboration with Warner Bros. Discovery. Weigel produces the
original network TV programs Svengoolie, Toon In With Me and Collector’s Call. Weigel's
local stations include CBS, ABC, MeTV, The CW, MyNet, Telemundo and Univision network
afiliates, ofering a mix of entertainment programming, local news and professional and
college sports broadcasts. Weigel and its afiliate companies broadcast network and
independent television stations serving New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San
Francisco, Houston, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, Seattle, Denver, Orlando, Cleveland,
Portland, St. Louis, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Hartford, Milwaukee, Las Vegas, Albuquerque,
Des Moines, Green Bay, South Bend, Evansville and Rockford. Weigel is the creator of the
nationally syndicated music format MeTV FM. For more information on Weigel, visit:
https://www.weigelbroadcasting.com/.
Media Contacts:
CHSN
Kevin Endsley
kendsley@chsn.com
WCIU
Susan Manning
smanning@wciu.com
