The network began in April 1982 as Sportsvision, a joint venture between then-new owner Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, his fellow White Sox co-owner, television sports producer and promoter Eddie Einhorn, and Fred Eychaner, then-owner of local UHF station WPWR (then on Channel 60, now Channel 50).
Sportsvision was a subscription TV service founded by Chicago White Sox owners Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn, and media mogul Fred Eychaner.
Fred Eychaner's Metrowest Corporation originally applied for a new channel 60 license in 1978, but soon attracted competition from Marcelino Miyares, doing business as Hatco-60 (HATCO standing for Hispanic-American Telecasters of Chicago).
Fred Astaire | Fred Frith | Fred Quimby | Fred Thompson | Fred Beckey | Fred MacMurray | Fred Willard | Fred Hersch | Fred | Fred Seibert | Fred R. Harris | Fred Olen Ray | Fred Neil | Fred Hoyle | Fred Flintstone | Fred Couples | Fred Noonan | Fred Wilson | Fred Upton | Fred Rogers | Fred Gwynne | Fred Williamson | Fred Van Lente | Fred Trueman | Fred Titmus | Fred Silverman | Fred Schneider | Fred Schepisi | Fred M. Vinson | Fred Lynn |