For the first time ever, nearly every Chicago Cubs spring training game will be available to Cubs fans via television, radio or internet radio broadcast as the club today announced its 2011 spring training broadcast schedule.
The 2011 broadcast schedule will feature eight games televised by Cubs broadcast partners (six by WGN and two by Comcast SportsNet), 11 on the WGN Cubs radio network and 19 via internet radio broadcast on www.cubs.com. Fans will be able to access the Cubs Webcasts on Cubs.com and MLB.com for free by registering for a log-in account with the website.
In total, 32 of the 34 games (not including the intrasquad game) are scheduled to be available to Cubs fans via one or more broadcast mediums.
Cubs TV play-by-play announcer Len Kasper will join Mick Gillispie, radio broadcaster for Chicago’s Double-A Tennessee affiliate, for most of the cubs.com internet radio broadcasts. Gillispie is entering his fifth season as the voice of the Tennessee Smokies and last season was named the Southern League Broadcaster of the Year. The first exclusive cubs.com broadcast takes place Tuesday, March 1 vs. the San Francisco Giants in Scottsdale .
WGN Radio will broadcast Chicago ’s first two games of the spring – Sunday, February 27 vs. Oakland and Monday, February 28 vs. Milwaukee .
The first televised spring game will be Sunday, March 6 when the Cubs host the Los Angeles Dodgers on WGN. Comcast SportsNet’s first game will be Sunday, March 20 vs. the San Francisco Giants from HoHoKam Stadium.
All games start at 1:05 p.m. Arizona time unless otherwise noted.
DATE OPPONENT SITE Broadcast Availability
Sunday, February 27 Oakland Athletics Mesa WGN Radio
Monday, February 28 Milwaukee Brewers Mesa WGN Radio
Tuesday, March 1 San Francisco Giants Scottsdale CUBS.COM
Wednesday, March 2 Milwaukee Brewers Maryvale CUBS.COM
Thursday, March 3 Texas Rangers Mesa CUBS.COM
Friday, March 4 Kansas City Royals Surprise CUBS.COM
Saturday, March 5 San Diego Padres Mesa WGN Radio
Sunday, March 6 Los Angeles Dodgers (ss) Mesa WGN-TV, WGN Radio
Cincinnati Reds (ss) Goodyear ——–
Monday, March 7 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Mesa CUBS.COM
Tuesday, March 8 Colorado Rockies Scottsdale CUBS.COM (1:10 p.m.)
Wednesday, March 9 Kansas City Royals Mesa CUBS.COM
Thursday, March 10 Cleveland Indians Mesa CUBS.COM
Friday, March 11 Chicago White Sox Glendale CUBS.COM
Saturday, March 12 Cincinnati Reds (ss) Mesa WGN Radio
Cincinnati Reds (ss) Las Vegas WGN-TV (2:05 p.m.)
Sunday, March 13 Arizona Diamondbacks (ss) Scottsdale CUBS.COM (1:10 p.m.)
Los Angeles Dodgers (ss) Las Vegas WGN-TV
Monday, March 14 Seattle Mariners Peoria CUBS.COM
Tuesday, March 15 Colorado Rockies (ss) Mesa CUBS.COM
Oakland Athletics (ss) Phoenix ——–
Wednesday, March 16 OFF DAY
Thursday, March 17 Oakland Athletics Phoenix CUBS.COM
Friday, March 18 Cincinnati Reds Mesa CUBS.COM
Saturday, March 19 San Diego Padres Peoria WGN-TV, WGN Radio
Sunday, March 20 San Francisco Giants Mesa CSN, WGN Radio
Monday, March 21 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Tempe WGN Radio
Tuesday, March 22 Los Angeles Dodgers Glendale CUBS.COM
Wednesday, March 23 Oakland Athletics Mesa CUBS.COM
Thursday, March 24 Chicago White Sox Mesa CSN, CUBS.COM (2:05 p.m.)
Friday, March 25 Seattle Mariners Mesa WGN-TV, CUBS.COM
Saturday, March 26 Texas Rangers Surprise WGN Radio
Sunday, March 27 Colorado Rockies Mesa WGN-TV, WGN Radio
Monday, March 28 Cleveland Indians Goodyear CUBS.COM
Tuesday, March 29 Arizona Diamondbacks Mesa WGN Radio
Wednesday, March 30 Intrasquad Game Mesa ——– (11:05 a.m.)