1) Here are some brief snippets from around the time when Fox Family aired both Lonesome Dove and Return to Lonesome Dove around January 1999.

Tribune Co., then the Cubs owners, already wanted lights to televise prime-time games on its WGN-TV superstation, which would add to the company’s revenues. Neighborhood groups fought against ...

Growing up, Cubs games were available more often nationwide on WGN’s superstation than Brewers games were on local channels,” said Taylor Kujawa, author of the study for CableTV.com.