Answer by Jama06b09. Confidence votes 19. They make money by letting the channel put adverts in between to advertise other products, and also most shows have a quiz with a holiday as their prize where the question to win is really easy so everyone votes wich costs at least 50p.
The Cubs are going to be on four different local channels in 2015 -- CSN Chicago, WGN-Ch. 9, WLS-Ch. 7 and WPWR-Ch. 50 -- as well as occasionally on Fox-TV and ESPN on regional or national broadcasts.
Effective 12/22 Comcast will launch MLB Network on Digital Classic 280. Also MOJOHD channel 206 is discontinuing programming. Two other sports HD channels Versus and Golf Channel that currently share one channel will each now be offered full time. Versus HD will be on 206 and Golf Channel HD will be on 207.