Chiefs BLACKOUT - Page 2

**Skip Towne** · 09-22-2008, 08:24 PM

How many tickets remain unsold for this game? What are the chances it will be blacked out? Anybody heard?

'Hamas' Jenkins · 09-22-2008, 10:08 PM

Arrowhead doesn't have a good bathroom to do coke in.

Logical · 09-22-2008, 10:09 PM

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Arrowhead doesn't have a good bathroom to do coke in.

Why is LJ going to be in the stands?

L.A. Chieffan · 09-22-2008, 10:10 PM

I saw Gorbachev sitting in the basement at Arrowhead spinning a ****ing sickle

StcChief · 09-22-2008, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by L.A.Chieffan

I have Sunday Ticket!! YEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

but who wants to watch this train wreck.... believe it or not lots to do on Sunday at noon. besides football...

I know sacrilege.... but this team is not fun to watch now.

**wazu** · 09-22-2008, 10:15 PM

I am guessing this game will be the last one of the year that is not blacked out. Denver games are a pretty easy sell before the season even starts. I'll bet the network buys up enough at the end to ensure they can air it.

L.A. Chieffan · 09-22-2008, 10:17 PM

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but who wants to watch this train wreck.... believe it or not lots to do on Sunday at noon. besides football...

I know sacrilege.... but this team is not fun to watch now.

Stop sounding so ****ing sad, Jesus

StcChief · 09-22-2008, 10:18 PM

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Stop sounding so ****ing sad, Jesus

I know highlights/lowlights for me.... Just draft well in 2009. hopefully without Carl.

beavis · 09-22-2008, 10:20 PM

They were saying on the radio this afternoon that the game in Atlanta was considered a sellout.

I think this week will be televised.

**007** · 09-22-2008, 10:28 PM

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Not for any game but the home market team's game.

I am not saying otherwise. The blackout rule still applies for Topeka and Manhattan though. Topeka is OUT and Manhattan only gets it if they get Salina TV. As I have already said.

That blackout rules are idiotic they way they are spelled out. It should ONLY have an effect on the KC stations and the KC stations only. The fact that any resident withing that 75 mile broadcasting/overlap distance with Sunday Ticket or not are screwed is a horrible thing to do to fans.

The fact that Sunday Ticket is still affected local is dumbassery at its finest as well considering you are PAYING for direct access to ALL games.

**Bugeater** · 09-22-2008, 10:30 PM

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I am not saying otherwise. The blackout rule still applies for Topeka and Manhattan though. Topeka is OUT and Manhattan only gets it if they get Salina TV. As I have already said.

That blackout rules are idiotic they way they are spelled out. It should ONLY have an effect on the KC stations and the KC stations only. The fact that any resident withing that 75 mile broadcasting/overlap distance with Sunday Ticket or not are screwed is a horrible thing to do to fans.

The fact that Sunday Ticket is still affected local is dumbassery at its finest as well considering you are PAYING for direct access to ALL games.

There's a way to avoid that...all someone would need to do is set up the account with a billing address outside of the primary markets.

**007** · 09-22-2008, 10:33 PM

And it still irritates the crap out of me that we can't at least get another game to replace it with. Further punishment for the fans.

**Bugeater** · 09-22-2008, 10:35 PM

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And it still irritates the crap out of me that we can't at least get another game to replace it with. Further punishment for the fans.

So do you end up with only one game the entire afternoon?

**007** · 09-22-2008, 10:42 PM

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So do you end up with only one game the entire afternoon?

Another policy to ensure a filled-up stadium is that no other NFL games can air on local TV at the same time as a team's home game in the club's primary market. This is to prevent ticket-holders from opting to watch the other locally televised NFL game instead of showing up at the stadium. Thus when a team's home game is on the network showing a single game, the network televising the doubleheader can only broadcast one game into that club's primary market; instead of showing a second game in the same time slot as the home game, the doubleheader network's local station must broadcast alternative programming (often movies or infomercials). When the doubleheader network has a team's home game, the other station might program the time themselves or air some other network programming scheduled for the non-NFL time-slot. However, in special occasions, this rule may be relaxed. One example of this is the week when CBS carries the U.S. Open. Since CBS only carries 1:00 games on that Sunday, it may show those games opposite a team which has a home game on FOX at the same time.

Each TV market, including one hosting a non-sold-out game, is assured of at least one televised game in the early and late time slots, one game on each network, but no "network doubleheader" in a market originating a non-sold-out game.

**Bugeater** · 09-22-2008, 10:54 PM

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Another policy to ensure a filled-up stadium is that no other NFL games can air on local TV at the same time as a team's home game in the club's primary market. This is to prevent ticket-holders from opting to watch the other locally televised NFL game instead of showing up at the stadium. Thus when a team's home game is on the network showing a single game, the network televising the doubleheader can only broadcast one game into that club's primary market; instead of showing a second game in the same time slot as the home game, the doubleheader network's local station must broadcast alternative programming (often movies or infomercials). When the doubleheader network has a team's home game, the other station might program the time themselves or air some other network programming scheduled for the non-NFL time-slot. However, in special occasions, this rule may be relaxed. One example of this is the week when CBS carries the U.S. Open. Since CBS only carries 1:00 games on that Sunday, it may show those games opposite a team which has a home game on FOX at the same time.

Each TV market, including one hosting a non-sold-out game, is assured of at least one televised game in the early and late time slots, one game on each network, but no "network doubleheader" in a market originating a non-sold-out game.

I thought primary markets don't get doubleheaders anyway. Hell I'm confused. Not that it matters to me, I wonder how long it's going to be before the local affiliate here starts showing games other than the Chiefs. I'm already hearing a lot of bitching about it.

**007** · 09-22-2008, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Bugeater

I thought primary markets don't get doubleheaders anyway. Hell I'm confused. Not that it matters to me, I wonder how long it's going to be before the local affiliate here starts showing games other than the Chiefs. I'm already hearing a lot of bitching about it.

Whats really going to suck is when FOX and CBS decide to stick us with a game in the same time slot which is what I think is going to happen. You will get two games but you will have to choose which one to watch. So instead of 6 solid hours of football with 3 games total to choose from we will get 3 hours at the same time with only 2 to choose from and 3 hours with no football at all. Great Sunday afternoon.

I have no problem with the blackout itself. Just the rules in how they affect the fans.

09-22-2008, 08:24 PM
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