Chicago Hounds Announce Broadcast Partnership with Fox Chicago Plus

CHICAGO, Il.- The Chicago Hounds announced today a new broadcast partnership with Fox Chicago Plus for the 2025 Major League Rugby (MLR) season. This partnership marks a major milestone for Chicago’s professional rugby franchise, expanding their visibility and strengthening the connection with the passionate fanbase in the greater Chicagoland area.

Starting this February, Fox Chicago Plus (Channel 50) will live broadcast 15 regular season Chicago Hounds games, providing fans with the opportunity to experience live MLR action from the comfort of their homes. Fox Chicago Plus is a local broadcast network serving the greater Chicagoland area. In addition to airing live sports broadcasts, Fox Chicago Plus also provides local coverage of breaking news, weather updates, and in-depth stories about the city’s most important happenings.

“We are thrilled to partner with Fox Chicago Plus and bring the excitement of the Chicago Hounds to homes across the greater Chicagoland area,” stated Hounds CEO and General Manager James English. “This partnership will allow us to further engage with our loyal fanbase and showcase the Hounds’ style of rugby to an even larger audience.”

“We are delighted for the Chicago Hounds to join the FOX Chicago family,” added Sheila Oliver, SVP and General Manager of FOX Chicago and FOX Chicago Plus. “We welcome the vibrant Chicago rugby community and are excited to get in the scrum.”

The Hounds’ 2025 season kicks off on February 15 with an away game against the Houston Sabercats. The Dawgs will then return to Chicago for the highly anticipated 2025 home opener on Sunday, February 23, when they take on the Utah Warriors from SeatGeek Stadium.

About Fox Chicago Plus

WFLD FOX 32 and WPWR FOX Chicago Plus are part of the FOX Television Stations, which owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in nine of the top ten largest designated market areas (DMAs), and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce over 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content.