Chicago Radio: White Sox Deny Move To WLS-AM Leak

Despite a Chicago-based blog posting by Robert Feder at the start of this week that reported that the Chicago White Sox were about to sign a six-year deal with WLS 890 AM, with an announcement coming later this week, the Chicago White Sox emphatically denied the report.

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Chicago Radio&Media reports Brooks Boyer, the Chicago Sox's Vice President of Sales and Marketing says there is absolutely no deal on paper or otherwise, at least not at this time.

Boyer also called CBS Radio Chicago -- the parent company of the Sox's current flagship radio home WSCR-AM/670 The Score -- to let them know the blog was completely false and that the team has made no decision about leaving. Cumulus Media President and CEO Lew Dickey has also issued a strong denial that Cumulus has sharply denied the report.

The White Sox's radio broadcast rights contract expires at the end of the current season.

While WLS-AM remains a very strong possibility for the team, remaining with WSCR-AM also is a possibility. No decisions are expected until later this summer.