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Chicago Tribune

Sport

Mark Gonzales

Cubs release 2016 television schedule

Feb. 11--The Chicago Cubs released their 2016 television schedule Thursday, which revealed that ABC-7 will telecast their season opener April 4 against the Los Angeles Angeles at Anaheim, Calif.

This will be the first of 25 games telecast by ABC-7, which became a part of the Cubs' TV package in 2015. Comcast SportsNet will televise up to 86 games, pending the selection of specific Sunday games. WGN-9 and WPWR-50 will carry the remaining games.

Here's the Cubs' TV schedule:

Day Date Opp. First Pitch Station

Mon 4/4 @ LA Angels 9:05 PM ABC7

Tue 4/5 @ LA Angels 9:05 PM CSN+

Thur 4/7 @ Arizona 8:40 PM CSN+

Fri 4/8 @ Arizona 8:40 PM WGN

Sat 4/9 @ Arizona 7:10 PM CSN

Sun 4/10 @ Arizona 3:10 PM WGN

Mon 4/11 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM WGN

Wed 4/13 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN+

Thur 4/14 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN

Fri 4/15 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 4/16 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM CSN

Sun 4/17 vs. Colorado 1:20 PM WGN

Mon 4/18 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM WPWR

Tue 4/19 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN

Wed 4/20 @ St. Louis 12:45 PM CSN

Thur 4/21 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN

Fri 4/22 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WGN

Sat 4/23 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN

Sun 4/24 @ Cincinnati 12:10 PM WGN

Tue 4/26 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN

Wed 4/27 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM WGN

Thur 4/28 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM CSN

Fri 4/29 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 4/30 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM ABC7

Sun 5/1 vs. Atlanta 1:20 PM WGN

Mon 5/2 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN

Tue 5/3 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN

Wed 5/4 @ Pittsburgh 11:35 AM CSN

Thur 5/5 vs. Washington 7:05 PM CSN+

Fri 5/6 vs. Washington 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 5/7 vs. Washington 3:05 PM CSN

Sun 5/8 vs. Washington 1:20 PM WGN

Mon 5/9 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM CSN

Tue 5/10 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM WPWR

Wed 5/11 vs. San Diego 7:05 PM CSN

Thur 5/12 OFF DAY

Fri 5/13 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM WGN

Sat 5/14 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM ABC7

Sun 5/15 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM CSN

Tue 5/17 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN

Wed 5/18 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM WGN

Thur 5/19 @ Milwaukee 12:40 PM CSN

Fri 5/20 @ SF Giants 9:15 PM WGN

Sat 5/21 @ SF Giants 6:15 PM FOX

Sun 5/22 @ SF Giants 7:05 PM ESPN

Mon 5/23 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN

Tue 5/24 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN

Wed 5/25 @ St. Louis 12:45 PM ABC7

Fri 5/27 vs. Philadelphia 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 5/28 vs. Philadelphia 1:20 PM ABC7

Sun 5/29 vs. Philadelphia 1:20 PM WGN

Mon 5/30 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM WGN

Tue 5/31 vs. LA Dodgers 7:05 PM ABC7

Wed 6/1 vs. LA Dodgers 7:05 PM CSN

Thur 6/2 vs. LA Dodgers 1:20 PM CSN

Fri 6/3 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 6/4 vs. Arizona 1:20 PM WGN

Sun 6/5 vs. Arizona TBD CSN or ESPN

Mon 6/6 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM CSN

Tue 6/7 @ Philadelphia 6:05 PM WGN

Wed 6/8 @ Philadelphia 12:05 PM CSN

Fri 6/10 @ Atlanta 6:35 PM CSN

Sat 6/11 @ Atlanta 3:10 PM CSN

Sun 6/12 @ Atlanta 12:35 PM WGN

Mon 6/13 @ Washington 6:05 PM CSN

Tue 6/14 @ Washington 6:05 PM ABC7

Wed 6/15 @ Washington 3:05 PM WGN

Fri 6/17 vs. Pittsburgh 1:20 PM ABC7

Sat 6/18 vs. Pittsburgh 7:15 PM FOX

Sun 6/19 vs. Pittsburgh TBD CSN or ESPN

Mon 6/20 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM CSN

Tue 6/21 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM ABC7

Wed 6/22 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7

Thur 6/23 @ Miami 6:10 PM CSN

Fri 6/24 @ Miami 6:10 PM CSN

Sat 6/25 @ Miami 3:10 PM WGN

Sun 6/26 @ Miami 12:10 PM ABC7

Mon 6/27 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM WGN

Tue 6/28 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN

Wed 6/29 @ Cincinnati 11:35 AM WGN

Thur 6/30 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM CSN

Fri 7/1 @ NY Mets 6:10 PM WGN

Sat 7/2 @ NY Mets 6:15 PM FOX

Sun 7/3 @ NY Mets 12:10 PM CSN

Mon 7/4 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM WGN

Tue 7/5 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM CSN

Wed 7/6 vs. Cincinnati 1:20 PM CSN

Fri 7/8 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN

Sat 7/9 @ Pittsburgh 6:15 PM FOX

Sun 7/10 @ Pittsburgh 12:35 PM WGN

7/11-14 All-Star break (San Diego)

Fri 7/15 vs. Texas 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 7/16 vs. Texas 1:20 PM ABC7

Sun 7/17 vs. Texas 1:20 PM ABC7

Mon 7/18 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM WPWR

Tue 7/19 vs. NY Mets 7:05 PM CSN

Wed 7/20 vs. NY Mets 1:20 PM ABC7

Fri 7/22 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN+

Sat 7/23 @ Milwaukee 6:10 PM WGN

Sun 7/24 @ Milwaukee 1:10 PM ABC7

Mon 7/25 @ White Sox 7:10 PM ABC7

Tue 7/26 @ White Sox 7:10 PM CSN

Wed 7/27 vs. White Sox 7:05 PM WGN

Thur 7/28 vs. White Sox 7:05 PM CSN

Fri 7/29 vs. Seattle 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 7/30 vs. Seattle 1:20 PM CSN

Sun 7/31 vs. Seattle 1:20 PM WGN

Mon 8/1 vs. Miami 7:05 PM WGN

Tue 8/2 vs. Miami 7:05 PM CSN+

Wed 8/3 vs. Miami 1:20 PM CSN

Fri 8/5 @ Oakland 9:05 PM CSN+

Sat 8/6 @ Oakland 3:05 PM CSN

Sun 8/7 @ Oakland 3:05 PM WGN

Tue 8/9 vs. LA Angels 7:05 PM WGN

Wed 8/10 vs. LA Angels 7:05 PM CSN+

Thur 8/11 vs. St. Louis 7:05 PM CSN

Fri 8/12 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7

Sat 8/13 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7

Sun 8/14 vs. St. Louis TBD CSN or ESPN

Tue 8/16 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM WPWR

Wed 8/17 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN

Thur 8/18 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM CSN

Fri 8/19 @ Colorado 7:40 PM CSN

Sat 8/20 @ Colorado 7:10 PM CSN

Sun 8/21 @ Colorado 3:10 PM ABC7

Mon 8/22 @ San Diego 9:10 PM CSN

Tue 8/23 @ San Diego 9:10 PM CSN

Wed 8/24 @ San Diego 2:40 PM WGN

Fri 8/26 @ LA Dodgers 9:10 PM ABC7

Sat 8/27 @ LA Dodgers 3:05 PM WGN

Sun 8/28 @ LA Dodgers 3:10 PM CSN

Mon 8/29 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM CSN

Tue 8/30 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM WGN

Wed 8/31 vs. Pittsburgh 7:05 PM CSN

Thur 9/1 vs. SF Giants 7:05 PM CSN+

Fri 9/2 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM WGN

Sat 9/3 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM CSN

Sun 9/4 vs. SF Giants 1:20 PM ABC7

Mon 9/5 @ Milwaukee 12:10 PM WGN

Tue 9/6 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN+

Wed 9/7 @ Milwaukee 7:10 PM CSN

Fri 9/9 @ Houston 7:10 PM WPWR

Sat 9/10 @ Houston 12:05 PM FOX

Sun 9/11 @ Houston 1:10 PM CSN

Mon 9/12 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM CSN

Tue 9/13 @ St. Louis 7:15 PM ABC7

Wed 9/14 @ St. Louis 12:45 PM ABC7

Thur 9/15 vs. Milwaukee 7:05 PM CSN

Fri 9/16 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM CSN

Sat 9/17 vs. Milwaukee 3:05 PM WGN

Sun 9/18 vs. Milwaukee 1:20 PM ABC7

Mon 9/19 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN

Tue 9/20 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM CSN

Wed 9/21 vs. Cincinnati 7:05 PM WGN

Fri 9/23 vs. St. Louis 1:20 PM ABC7

Sat 9/24 vs. St. Louis TBD CSN or FOX

Sun 9/25 vs. St. Louis TBD CSN or ESPN

Mon 9/26 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN

Tues 9/27 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN

Wed 9/28 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM CSN

Thur 9/29 @ Pittsburgh 6:05 PM WGN

Fri 9/30 @ Cincinnati 6:10 PM CSN

Sat 10/1 @ Cincinnati 3:10 PM CSN

Sun 10/2 @ Cincinnati 2:10 PM WGN

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WGN: WGN-TV

CSN: Comcast SportsNet Chicago

CSN+: Comcast SportsNet Plus

ABC7: WLS/ABC 7

WPWR: My50 Chicago

FOX: Regional Fox Telecast

ESPN: National ESPN Telecast

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