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How to watch Sporting vs. Chicago Fire FC on Wednesday | Oct. 7, 2020

On the heels of a momentum-building 2-1 road win over the Houston Dynamo, Sporting Kansas City (7-5-2, 23 points) will return to Children's Mercy Park on Wednesday to renew a once-fierce rivalry with Chicago Fire FC. Tickets for the contest are available at SeatGeek.com with stadium capacity reduced to 18% and extensive health and safety protocols in place.


Wednesday's matchup will kick off at 7:30 p.m. CT with three hours of live coverage beginning at 7 p.m. CT on the FOX Sports Kansas City and FOX Sports Midwest main television channels. Listeners can also catch the action locally on Sports Radio 810 WHB with The Final Whistle postgame show immediately following.


#SKCvCHI will also stream live on FOX Sports digital platforms, available for viewers within Sporting’s TV footprint who receive FOX Sports Kansas City or FOX Sports Midwest as part of their pay-TV subscription. To stream the game, fans must sign in with their pay-TV provider user ID and password.


Viewers elsewhere across the United States can stream the match on ESPN+.



See below for channel numbers and availability, including the live streaming platforms that will carry the match. Click here for Sporting's 2020 broadcast schedule.


FOX Sports Kansas City channel numbers


Kansas, Nebraska, Western Missouri
Video ProviderFOX Sports Kansas CityFOX Sports Kansas City Plus
SDHDSDHD
AT&T U-verse748 or 750
1748 or 1750
747 or 748
1747 or 1748
Centurylink (Omaha)748
1748
749
1749
Consolidated (Lenexa)30
649
54
696
Cox (Kansas)34
2034
76
2076
Cox (Nebraska)47
1047
N/A
N/A
DirecTV671-5
671-5
671-1
671-1
Google Fiber (Kansas City)205
205
206
206
MidCo/WOW (Lawrence)36
623
172
N/A
Spectrum (Kansas City)59
318
5
319
Spectrum (Sedalia, Warrensburg)37
824
75
826
Spectrum (Lincoln)37
37 or 318
 N/A
319
Spectrum (Nebraska)26
824
N/A
N/A
Suddenlink (St. Joseph)38
38
39
39
Xfinity (Independence, Mo.)48
201, 863 or 1250
925
1255
Xfinity (Independence, Mo.)73
201, 863 or 1250
925
1255
St. Louis, Mid-Missouri, Iowa
Video ProviderFOX Sports MidwestFOX Sports Midwest Plus
SDHDSDHD
AT&T U-verse748 or 750
1748 or 1750
747
1747
Cable One (Joplin)152
1152
170
Centurylink (Columbia)748
1748
749
1749
DirecTV671-5
671-5
671-1
671-1
Fidelity54
454
68
468
Mediacom (Iowa)40
832
22 or 34
822 or 833
Mediacom (Mid-Missouri)32
732
22 or 126
N/A
Mediacom (Springfield, Mo.)38
732
22 or 126
722 or N/A
New Wave26
210
80
208
Spectrum (St. Louis)37
824
75
826
Suddenlink (Branson)38
38
39
N/A


Streaming
FOX Sports Digital Platforms
FOX Sports digital platformsFans within the Sporting KC TV footprint who receive FOX Sports Kansas City or FOX Sports Midwest as part of their TV subscription can stream Sporting KC telecasts on FOX Sports digital platforms.
Streaming TV Services
FOX Sports Kansas City, FOX Sports Midwest and Sporting KC telecasts are available within the Sporting KC TV footprint on the following streaming services. Check listings for channel location.
Hulu with Live TV