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Farewell Universal Sports (World Championship Sports Network)
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Remysun
Jan 2, 2012, 11:22:31 AM1/2/12
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It hadn't been listed in titantv.com for the longest time, but it
moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV. I am
forever grateful to WCSN for introducing me to Sepak Tekraw, a local
sport of Thailand which is a cross between hackeysack and volleyball.
It wasn't nearly as cool once NBC bought it out, rerunning Olympic
footage, but sometimes it did extended live coverage on events the
main network would just touch on.
Damn shame to see it go. Someone on RAT posted an article saying NBC
wasn't going to support it, but it was unique among OTA subchannel
content.
moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV. I am
forever grateful to WCSN for introducing me to Sepak Tekraw, a local
sport of Thailand which is a cross between hackeysack and volleyball.
It wasn't nearly as cool once NBC bought it out, rerunning Olympic
footage, but sometimes it did extended live coverage on events the
main network would just touch on.
Damn shame to see it go. Someone on RAT posted an article saying NBC
wasn't going to support it, but it was unique among OTA subchannel
content.
Adam H. Kerman
Jan 2, 2012, 12:24:17 PM1/2/12
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Still says I've got it in Chicago, but Comcast no longer has it on 251.
I'll have to check over the air.
Tony Calguire
Jan 2, 2012, 1:27:04 PM1/2/12
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Remysun <remys...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:6dbbd6c7-c30d-4a46-8434-
48f081...@o9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:
> It hadn't been listed in titantv.com for the longest time, but it
> moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV. I am
> forever grateful to WCSN for introducing me to Sepak Tekraw, a local
> sport of Thailand which is a cross between hackeysack and volleyball.
Is that the one that's played like volleyball, but you can only use your
feet? I think I once saw some Hmong guys playing that in a park around
here years ago.
48f081...@o9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:
> It hadn't been listed in titantv.com for the longest time, but it
> moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV. I am
> forever grateful to WCSN for introducing me to Sepak Tekraw, a local
> sport of Thailand which is a cross between hackeysack and volleyball.
feet? I think I once saw some Hmong guys playing that in a park around
here years ago.
Adam H. Kerman
Jan 2, 2012, 1:33:23 PM1/2/12
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has been yanked from the subchannel. I'll have to verify what's on the
subchannel at an antenna.
Wikipedia had a note that there was a press release in September than
the channel would be entirely cable and that broadcast channels may
have to replace it with other programming, but I didn't think it would
happen immediately. Maybe some of the NBC affiliates that aren't O&Os
retained it.
I agree with you. I liked the channel's eclectic nature, but the video
signal was often week, like all the sports were taped with ancient
video equipment.
Remysun
Jan 2, 2012, 1:57:34 PM1/2/12
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On Jan 2, 1:27 pm, Tony Calguire <calgu...@tcfreenet.invalid> wrote:
> Is that the one that's played like volleyball, but you can only use your
> feet? I think I once saw some Hmong guys playing that in a park around
> here years ago.
Yup. They'd show international coverage from the Asian Games and
> Is that the one that's played like volleyball, but you can only use your
> feet? I think I once saw some Hmong guys playing that in a park around
> here years ago.
whatnot.
Remysun
Jan 2, 2012, 2:16:49 PM1/2/12
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On Jan 2, 1:33 pm, "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
> Wikipedia had a note that there was a press release in September than
> the channel would be entirely cable and that broadcast channels may
> have to replace it with other programming, but I didn't think it would
> happen immediately. Maybe some of the NBC affiliates that aren't O&Os
> retained it.
As you note, WADL is an independent, and I saw the same thing you did.
> Wikipedia had a note that there was a press release in September than
> the channel would be entirely cable and that broadcast channels may
> have to replace it with other programming, but I didn't think it would
> happen immediately. Maybe some of the NBC affiliates that aren't O&Os
> retained it.
Soon after the announcement was made, Antenna TV was added on 38.2. I
thought I'd get a nice comparison with RTN, but Live Well replaced it.
In any case, I like Antenna's mix better. More sitcoms, whereas RTN
became heavily reliant on hour long dramas for its schedule. Plus,
just after someone mentioned the Pearl Harbor episode of the Brady
Bunch, I saw the scene where Bobby finds the idol. Coming in late, I
was not able to check for the Arizona Memorial scene.
> I agree with you. I liked the channel's eclectic nature, but the video
> signal was often week, like all the sports were taped with ancient
> video equipment.
rebroadcasting international feeds.
Rich
Jan 2, 2012, 7:44:17 PM1/2/12
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Remysun <remys...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:6dbbd6c7-c30d-4a46-8434-
48f081...@o9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:
48f081...@o9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:
> It hadn't been listed in titantv.com for the longest time, but it
> moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV.
Don't worry. The same kind of people still exist on the channel (WGRZ US
> moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV.
2.2 in Buffalo). I turned it on and the channel was showing a ep. of "Good
Times."
Dan Warren
Jan 3, 2012, 5:18:29 PM1/3/12
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Rich <no...@nowhere.com> wrote in
news:pfydnSTfL8b80p_S...@giganews.com:
> Remysun <remys...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:6dbbd6c7-c30d-4a46-8434-
> 48f081...@o9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:
>
>> It hadn't been listed in titantv.com for the longest time, but it
>> moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV.
AFAIK, it's now onlyavliable on DirectTV.
news:pfydnSTfL8b80p_S...@giganews.com:
> Remysun <remys...@yahoo.com> wrote in news:6dbbd6c7-c30d-4a46-8434-
> 48f081...@o9g2000yqa.googlegroups.com:
>
>> It hadn't been listed in titantv.com for the longest time, but it
>> moved from WADL 38.3 to 38.4 for its final days on digital TV.
T. Keating
Jan 4, 2012, 2:24:50 PM1/4/12
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Florida.
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