We at Fox 59 know it is tough being a Bears fan in Colts Country.

Be assured, we are on record with Fox requesting the Chicago Bears as our first option team after our hometown Colts (BTW, the max number of Fox Colts games are 2 per season).  

Here are the reasons as to why the Bears are not on WXIN on any given weekend: 

1. Bears game is at the same time as the Colts Home Game.  This is an NFL rule.  
2. AFC Team visiting Chicago and CBS televises the game. Send your comments to WISH-TV 8. 
3. Fox has a single header game and the Bears game time is the same as a Colts away game time.  Fox has researched this extensively and it shows their audience will be greater if they run their one game on Fox 59, not against the Colts.  Since Fox pays the NFL for the rights – it is their call.
4. A game that has unusual local interest.  For example, if we had to choose an out-of-playoffs Bears game or undefeated Patriots versus Giants last year, we would probably go with the latter.