Football fans in multiple television markets are facing a second weekend affected by the absence of stations owned by LIN TV on cable systems operated by Time Warner and affiliated companies.
In Green Bay, another Packers game won’t be shown on local cable. The Packers’ visit to Seattle will be carried by FOX.
The local Time Warner office has only a “limited supply” of antennas, which have been made available to customers at no charge.
Green Bay residents also are missing out on FOX’s broadcasts of postseason baseball, which involve several teams. But we’re not quite sure which ones.
Antennas are also the required equipment in Indy, as the Colts prepare to host the Ravens. The full list of affected markets is right here.
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October 11th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Screw LIN-TV and CBS! I’m not paying for something I can get for free. I hope CBS realizes that the only time I watch their station, i.e. commercials, is during Colts games. After the game I put my antenna away until the next Sunday and don’t watch another minute of their programs.
I’m sure i’m not the only one and that has to concern the advertisers who pay a lot of money to reach a certain amount of eyeballs.
Stand your ground TIMEWARNER and Brighthouse!!!!!
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October 11th, 2008 at 12:08 pm
Cable is so 90’s. Get DirecTV.
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October 11th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
Vox, how long till LIN-TV gets even more greedy and starts charging Direct TV?
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October 11th, 2008 at 1:44 pm
Phillies/Dodgers
Red Sox/Rays
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October 11th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
@Fan_of_Football
LIN is already charging DirecTV and Dish.. They reached an agreement last year
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October 11th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Polian needs to ‘pump in’ the game to Indy!
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October 11th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
Awwwwww. . .looks like another blackout in Green Bay.
That makes two. . .which is two more blackouts than there have been in Minnesota any time recently. Or anywhere else in the league, I’m guessing.
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