Comments on: Bad WPXI, Bad! http://nslog.com/2007/09/03/bad_wpxi_bad The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2007/09/03/bad_wpxi_bad#comment-43068 Erik J. Barzeski Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:44:45 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/09/03/bad_wpxi_bad#comment-43068 [quote comment="43067"]Don't get on WPXI for it.[/quote] I don't care about tradition. They should be able to do something like show the NBC feed on their high-def channel and the telethon on their standard analog channel or something. [quote comment="43067"]I'm sure results are updated live on one of the many sports channels, perhaps even the Golf Channel.[/quote] Yes, I can follow along live online, but that's hardly the point. There's a big difference between seeing the score at the end of the day and seeing how it all goes down. [quote comment="43067"]WBGN is a local Pgh channel and is shown on Comcast cable systems on one of those channels you pointed out in your post (3, 11, 14 or 21).[/quote] Yes, WBGN is showing golf, but DirecTV doesn't carry WBGN. [quote comment="43067"]I don't know where you live but maybe an old-school antenna will pick up WICU in Erie or the Youngstown or Altoona affiliate?[/quote] Oddly, WICU is showing the freakin' Indians game. I can't pick up any other NBCs. :-P Pfffffft. Busta said on September 3, 2007:

Don't get on WPXI for it.

I don't care about tradition. They should be able to do something like show the NBC feed on their high-def channel and the telethon on their standard analog channel or something.

Busta said on September 3, 2007:

I'm sure results are updated live on one of the many sports channels, perhaps even the Golf Channel.

Yes, I can follow along live online, but that's hardly the point. There's a big difference between seeing the score at the end of the day and seeing how it all goes down.

Busta said on September 3, 2007:

WBGN is a local Pgh channel and is shown on Comcast cable systems on one of those channels you pointed out in your post (3, 11, 14 or 21).

Yes, WBGN is showing golf, but DirecTV doesn't carry WBGN.

Busta said on September 3, 2007:

I don't know where you live but maybe an old-school antenna will pick up WICU in Erie or the Youngstown or Altoona affiliate?

Oddly, WICU is showing the freakin' Indians game. I can't pick up any other NBCs. :-P Pfffffft.

]]> By: Busta http://nslog.com/2007/09/03/bad_wpxi_bad#comment-43067 Busta Mon, 03 Sep 2007 20:31:02 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/09/03/bad_wpxi_bad#comment-43067 Don't get on WPXI for it. It's a tradition for them to carry the telethon. I'm sure results are updated live on one of the many sports channels, perhaps even the Golf Channel. Or, I'm sure a restaurant/bar has DirecTV and has that on a channel. WBGN is a local Pgh channel and is shown on Comcast cable systems on one of those channels you pointed out in your post (3, 11, 14 or 21). I don't know where you live but maybe an old-school antenna will pick up WICU in Erie or the Youngstown or Altoona affiliate? Don't get on WPXI for it. It's a tradition for them to carry the telethon.

I'm sure results are updated live on one of the many sports channels, perhaps even the Golf Channel. Or, I'm sure a restaurant/bar has DirecTV and has that on a channel.

WBGN is a local Pgh channel and is shown on Comcast cable systems on one of those channels you pointed out in your post (3, 11, 14 or 21).

I don't know where you live but maybe an old-school antenna will pick up WICU in Erie or the Youngstown or Altoona affiliate?

]]>