South Bend Cubs and Weigel Broadcasting Co. Extend Television Deal for 2020 Season

March 6, 2020

For Immediate Release

SOUTH BEND, IN –The South Bend Cubs have renewed their partnership with Weigel Broadcasting Co. and will broadcast 49 regular season games on WMYS, MyMichiana. This will be the sixth consecutive season South Bend Cubs baseball can be seen on live television.

“Our partnership with Weigel Broadcasting and the folks at MyMichiana has been spectacular,” South Bend Cubs President Joe Hart said. “We're very happy to have had 25-30 games broadcast over the last couple of years to be able to nearly double that is a win for the region. Fans want to cheer on their team whether or not they’re at Four Winds Field.”

“We’re excited to broadcast even more of this championship team’s games,” General Manager of WBND/ABC 57, WCWW/CW 25 and WMYS/My Michiana Aaron Ramey said. “The best place to watch South Bend Cubs games is in the ballpark. Watching on MyMichiana is a good alternative when you just can’t get to the game.”

WMYS, MyMichiana, sister station to WBND - ABC 57, broadcasts over-the-air on channel 69.1 and can be found on Xfinity 15/194HD, U-Verse 69/1069HD, Mediacom 17/717HD, Rochester Telephone Cable 53/353HD, LightStream 28/28.1 as well as Dish 69. Nielsen Holdings reports that the South Bend/Elkhart television designated market reaches nearly 320,000 homes in 10 counties.

Darin Pritchett returns to the booth for his sixth season as the voice of the South Bend Cubs. Pritchett will be joined by Josh Sperber and Max Thoma, both entering their first year as broadcasters for the club.

The 2020 season will be the sixth year as a Chicago Cubs affiliate. South Bend will start their title defense at home when they host the Lake County Captains on April 9 at 7:05 p.m. Opening Night coverage begins at 5:00 p.m. on ABC-57 News.

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About the South Bend Cubs

The South Bend Cubs are the Class A minor league affiliate of the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. Over the past 32 seasons, the team has won four Midwest League titles, most recently in 2019, and has captured eight division titles. In 2019, the South Bend Cubs hosted the Midwest League All-Star Game. In June 2017, Four Winds Field, home of the South Bend Cubs, was voted Best Class A ballpark in the country by Ballpark Digest. In 2015 the team was named Ballpark Digest's Team of the Year and received the John H. Johnson President's Award, the highest award in minor league baseball. The team is owned and operated by Swing-Batter-Swing, LLC whose principal shareholder is Andrew T. Berlin of Chicago, Ill. More information is available at www.SouthBendCubs.com.