"The Daily Line" hosts Sara Perlman, Tim Murray and Michael Jenkins

NBC Sports Chicago is betting it can win over viewers with a four-hour weekday afternoon talk show devoted to the burgeoning business of legalized sports gambling.

Starting Monday, “The Daily Line” will air live from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. It’s a video simulcast of a nationally syndicated NBC Sports Radio show that has been airing since January. Continue reading →

CBS Chicago

The blackout of CBS-owned WBBM-Channel 2 (and CBS stations in 16 other cities) on AT&T DirecTV, DirecTV Now and U-verse cable systems led the top 10 most-read stories here in July.

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WGN

The Antitrust Division of the Justice Department has approved the $6.4 billion acquisition of Chicago-based Tribune Media by Nexstar Media Group.

The decision announced Wednesday puts Nexstar one step away from owning "Chicago's Very Own" WGN-Channel 9 and WGN 720-AM, and becoming one of the largest broadcasting companies in the country with more than 200 stations covering 39 percent of U.S. households. Continue reading →