As a Chicago Cubs fan who now lives in Pennsylvania, I often find myself wondering about other Cubs fans from around the country. With the team appearing on WGN and then WGN America (with access to the entire country), the Cubs developed quite the following the past 67 years.
When you’re televising games for free, you’re bound to gain some fans in your own city and even outside of said area if kids and adult sports fans are able to watch the games easily.
Add in the fact that for over 100 years, the Cubs didn’t win and became considered the “lovable losers,” and you have the perfect recipe for growing legions of displaced fans across the country.