Charter may no longer carry KMOV

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Re: Charter may no longer carry KMOV

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JCShutout wrote:Is there anything good on cbs?
Honestly? Not really, or at least there's nothing I'd watch. But CBS does have NFL games and SEC football and March Madness... there are a lot of sporting events that would go away without CBS, and that kinda blows.

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JL21 wrote:
JCShutout wrote:Is there anything good on cbs?
Honestly? Not really, or at least there's nothing I'd watch. But CBS does have NFL games and SEC football and March Madness... there are a lot of sporting events that would go away without CBS, and that kinda blows.
I like NCIS, but that's about it. It'd be hard to live without March Madness.

I find it hard to believe this is anything but a negotiating ploy.

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Re: Charter may no longer carry KMOV

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You're right, Rad. What's really funny is watching the two organizations nail each other. KMOV has a pretty funny section on their website laying everything at Charter's feet, followed by links to other cable service providers. Charter was running a scroll during the NFL games Sunday urging people to contact KMOV.

That said, the scroll said that unless something happens, 12/31 will be the end of KMOV on Charter. That's a week away.

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JCShutout wrote:Is there anything good on cbs?

CSI gets pretty big ratings. Football on Sundays, probably a playoff game here or there. Survivor still gets pretty good ratings.

I don't have cable so this really isn't going to affect me, but it's stupid all the same.

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JL21 wrote:
JCShutout wrote:Is there anything good on cbs?
Honestly? Not really, or at least there's nothing I'd watch. But CBS does have NFL games and SEC football and March Madness... there are a lot of sporting events that would go away without CBS, and that kinda blows.
I can see how that would suck for a lot of fans.

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I wonder sometimes if the Charter problems are more related to STL.

I have Charter where I live, and they've been good to me.

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http://www.kmov.com/charter/
KMOV's parent company Belo Corp. has reached a tentative agreement with Charter Communications regarding carrying KMOV's signal on their cable systems.

That means that KMOV and CBS programming should continue to be carried on Charter without any interruption of service well into the future. KMOV and Charter both appreciate your patience through this period of negotiation.

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