Helping television viewers
I was watching sports on a local news channel. They did a segment on the UNC-Miami basketball game, but they didn't tell me that it is on television. They also didn't tell me the Georgia Tech-State game is televised either.
Like, duh, neither of the games are on that station, that's why. No big deal; none of the local stations help their listeners out if a game is on another station. I understand their desire not to encourage viewers to tune in to a competitor. Back in the 1980s, we referred to competing newspapers only when we had to and even then saying something awkward such as "a newspaper in High Point."
But we've entered the 21st century. People have choices and know how to use them.
If the TV stations truly want to help people -- which is part of the branding slogans of most stations around here -- they would tell them that the Carolina game is on WMYV-48. They might also realize that this viewer is going to find the game, regardless of whether they tell me where it is, so why not help me?
How did I know the game I wanted to watch wasn't on one of the big networks? I looked in the paper.
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If it were not for the constant hyping of Prime Time Shows, most of the sports guys would have pointed the less informed fans to the correct station. It just proves that if you want to watch TV - "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?"
Medium to Hard Core Sports Fans rip your daily whats sports are on TV section to carry with them. Unfortunately, it's seriously lacking all the satellite channels; but then the print would have to be REALLY small.
Most ACC Fans have learned over the years that Ch48 carries games that Ch2 has to pass on because of network issues.
Posted on January 23, 2008 9:22 PM