The game between Cleveland and Baltimore was blacked out for me last night on ESPN2. I live in Ashland, KY and the game was at Baltimore. This is the first time in the 5 years that I have had D* that the game was blacked out. Anyone know why?
You definitely got that right. I've noticed on ESPN (not ESPN2), that sometimes the Braves will be blacked out on one of D* or E*, but usually not both. With E*practically always being blacked out. While D* sometimes will show the Braves. ESPN2 (only have with D*) always blacks out the Braves. Same thing happens with the Falcons on Sunday night Football. Sometimes (only for home games) D* will have them, while E* never has them. And this is not on another RSN or whatever. I'm about 75-80 miles from the Georgia Dome. A few miles closer to Turner Field though.charper1 said:The games will not always be blacked out the same way every time, distance is also NOT the bigest factor; neither is common sence. There is a set criteria of events or rules that are met in order to determine when and how. I have a samples here. MLB has the weirdest of all the blackout rules.
So far this year, only a hand full of games have been on WTBS and they were out of town. The only HD WTBS has is the Braves home games. So far the Braves games have mostly been split between FSN South and Turner South. I think TS has Braves in HD on select Cable Systems which I can't get.charper1 said:You should get the Braves via local TBS OTA HD or whomever carries them now, because they hold all the local rights down there. AND YES, you are 100% correct that the DMA system should be abolished! Complaine to the FCC and the NAB.
charper1 said:You must be in a claimed area that was also served be some other local affiliate (even if only via OTA) or RSN.
Maybe Sports Time Ohio or WKYC 3 (Cleavland or whatever the local retransmission in Ashland would be); local area broadcast rights holders usually have the "right of way".
charper1 said:Even if you get a "sports channel" or anything from and RSN or ESPN on satellite - if you are within the Grade-B claim/rights area of the OTA affiliate also showing the game you can get blacked out. This is one of the many reasons I sat the DMA system is crap. There are way too many variables and way too many markets. Open it all up and let the users decide what they want, when they want it, how they want it, and how much they are willing to pay.