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Do you think TWC will go to broadcast?

Yes
2 (15.4%)
No
11 (84.6%)

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TWC on broadcast?
« on: December 07, 2008, 04:35:32 AM »
Since General Electric (the parent of NBC Universial) bought out TWC, will they finaly go to free over-the-air broadcast?
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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2008, 12:35:59 PM »
That's not how TV works.
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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2008, 07:49:38 PM »
WTF is with all of these buyouts. I'm so freakin' confused. :wacko:
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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2008, 08:47:42 PM »
GE did not buy anything out. NBC Universal, and two investment firms did the buying out.  :yes:

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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2008, 12:26:41 AM »
yea TWC is not going OTA. Only chance is WeatherScan going on a digital subchannel

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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2008, 01:11:04 AM »
TWC going broadcast would cause sooooo many problems because then they'd have to figure out a way to do the STARs and such because then they'd have to get rid of the cable version of TWC.

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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2008, 02:11:19 AM »
But it would be nice to have TWC on free broadcast.
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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2008, 02:21:43 AM »
But it would be nice to have TWC on free broadcast.
I'm mainly opposed to it because you'd lose the more localized STAR forecasts.... but I'm for it because then we'd get..... TWC HD! lol... so I'm at a standstill... lol

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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2008, 01:20:26 PM »
It still isn't even a feasible possibility. :\
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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2008, 02:58:51 PM »
Its too costly. I dont know why the idea is even up for discussion. NBC doesnt broadcast all its channels OTA, (MSNBC ect.) Anyway there would be no problem cuing a star if there ever was the case. I know of no channels on OTA that broadcast one type of genre 24 hrs

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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2008, 05:58:27 PM »
But cable rates are skyrocketing! I still think TWC should go to broadcast on the NBC affilates.
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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #11 on: December 12, 2008, 07:01:12 PM »
It's not possible. Do you know how much money TWC could lose by going OTA? Maybe you don't realize this, but cable companies PAY to carry TWC.

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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #12 on: December 12, 2008, 07:08:41 PM »
TWC is OTA  in the Duluth, MN area. found this on wikipedia. (doubt its reliable though)

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Re: TWC on broadcast?
« Reply #13 on: December 12, 2008, 07:20:51 PM »
I can guarantee you that it is inaccurate. If it really is on OTA there, then it probably isn't supposed to be.