Why do I now have Root Sports Pittsburgh?

[chuckster_dude]

I'm in Buffalo, NY and Root Sports showed up in my Top 200 guide on Friday. Why? Pirates games are blacked out (even on replay), and of course no Penguins games.

So, anyone know what the point is of having this channel outside the Sports Pak if you are not in the Pittsburgh market?

Right now, my "hometown" RSNs in Buffalo are Sportstime Ohio and Root Sports Pittsburgh. It's stuff like this that leads me to find things like Ergen hoarding cash to buy Sprint an unbelievable concept to me.....

 

[madmadworld]

sounds right for Buffalo.
get fox sports ohio ? should

 

[KAB]

Right now, my "hometown" RSNs in Buffalo are Sportstime Ohio and Root Sports Pittsburgh. It's stuff like this that leads me to find things like Ergen hoarding cash to buy Sprint an unbelievable concept to me.....

Huh?

 

[garys]

I have it as well on NYC dma (never had it as part of my basic package). Funny thing is when I had Multi-sports the pro games on the channel were not blacked out and now they are.

 

[Mr Tony]

So, anyone know what the point is of having this channel outside the Sports Pak if you are not in the Pittsburgh market?

for the other programming that is on the RSN's (since you dont get any of the NY ones)

 

[oldengineer]

You're lucky. Philly area subs get no RSNs and have to pay for the Sports Pack to get BTN even though the rest of PA gets it in the higher base packages.

 

[dare2be]

Yeah, I don't get that. I thought BTN was based on entire states with B10 teams in them (PA in this case), not just part of the state.