TEAM MEDIA NOTES: DEAL FOR ORIOLES, CUBS TO BE DROPPED

          The Orioles and WBAL-AM in Baltimore reached a three-
     year deal to keep the team's games on the 50,000-watt
     station, ending a "hotly contested negotiation" involving at
     least two other broadcast entities, according to Milton Kent
     of the Baltimore SUN.  Although financial terms were not
     revealed, the team "will likely" collect in excess of $3M a
     year from the station (Baltimore SUN, 11/22). 
          TCI CABLE TO DROP THE CUBS? In St. Louis, Michael
     Sorkin notes TCI "may drop" the Cubs' game carrier, WGN. To
     "ease the bite" of increased rates, TCI intends to add some
     channels to its basic cable service, and to create room, TCI
     intends to drop other channels from basic service, including
     WGN and Comedy Central (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 11/25).