 FSN Chicago launched in April 1982 as SportsVision, which was a joint venture between Jerry Reinsdorf (owner of the Chicago White Sox), Eddie Einhorn (television producer and co-owner of White Sox with Reinsdorf), Fred Eychaner (owner of independent station WPWR-TV, then on channel 60), and Marcelino Miyares (owner of WBBS-TV, channel 60's timeshare partner).Due to the fact that Chicago was one of the last major U.S. cities where cable television was still not widely available, SportsVision initially operated as an over-the-air subscription service.They broadcast over WPWR each weeknight and weekend.