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Bears, CBS Radio Chicago Announce Multiyear Contract Extension

The Bears and CBS Radio Chicago today announced an exclusive multiyear deal to keep the team’s radio broadcast rights on WBBM-AM and WCKG-FM while extending the Bears coverage across CBS Radio’s five other Chicago stations. WBBM has been the radio home of the Bears since ’00. Elements of the deal include (Bears):

  • All CBS Radio Chicago stations featuring a segment with a Bears rep every Monday morning during the season.
  • WSCR-AM’s “Bears All-Access” will become a year-round weekly program.
  • A short Bears vignette will be broadcast Saturday evenings on WSCR and replayed on WBBM and WCKG through Sunday morning.

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