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CBS-NCAA coverage maps
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> anyone have a website that breaks down which region will get
> which games for the NCAA basketball tournament?
> thanx,
> --Dave--
>
That would seem to be a station-level decision. Often, WISH-TV Indianapolis airs different games than does WTHI-TV Terre Haute. I don't see those two stations in different regions
> which games for the NCAA basketball tournament?
> thanx,
> --Dave--
>
That would seem to be a station-level decision. Often, WISH-TV Indianapolis airs different games than does WTHI-TV Terre Haute. I don't see those two stations in different regions
> That would seem to be a station-level decision.
As far as the tournament is concerned, CBS Sports makes all of the decisions on everyone's behalf for the main mixed feed - the traditional network coverage. Beyond the home/away markets, CBS will switch everyone else on its own whim. The local stations don't do anything but sit there and watch. (I'm sure the stations do offer their input, though).
On the digital side, as has been indicated by the earlier posts, it seems each affilate/O&O decides which feeds they'll take, subject to local operational capabilities - or lack thereof.
Today's (Wednesday's) "Sports On TV" column in USA Today that sheds some light on how this all works and who makes the decisions.
As far as the tournament is concerned, CBS Sports makes all of the decisions on everyone's behalf for the main mixed feed - the traditional network coverage. Beyond the home/away markets, CBS will switch everyone else on its own whim. The local stations don't do anything but sit there and watch. (I'm sure the stations do offer their input, though).
On the digital side, as has been indicated by the earlier posts, it seems each affilate/O&O decides which feeds they'll take, subject to local operational capabilities - or lack thereof.
Today's (Wednesday's) "Sports On TV" column in USA Today that sheds some light on how this all works and who makes the decisions.
What about the UCLA/Belmont game scheduled for 4:55 Eastern time tomorrow, outside of CBS's coverage schedule? I guess that game is only being seen in LA and Nashville?
Outside the "home and aways" that game will be available on the web, DirecTV, and presumably those digital affiliates able to carry the San Diego games.
> What about the UCLA/Belmont game scheduled for 4:55 Eastern
> time tomorrow, outside of CBS's coverage schedule? I guess
> that game is only being seen in LA and Nashville?
>
Don't know about that, but my local CBS affiliate, WFMY/2,
is carrying either those games involving ACC teams or those
games being played in the Greensboro Coliseum (in the case
of Duke, that means both). In Greensboro and surrounding
areas, Time Warner Cable Digital Channel 520 is showing other
games; for example, tonight (Friday), WFMY will be showing
UNC while TWC shows Kentucky-UAB at the same time.
> time tomorrow, outside of CBS's coverage schedule? I guess
> that game is only being seen in LA and Nashville?
>
Don't know about that, but my local CBS affiliate, WFMY/2,
is carrying either those games involving ACC teams or those
games being played in the Greensboro Coliseum (in the case
of Duke, that means both). In Greensboro and surrounding
areas, Time Warner Cable Digital Channel 520 is showing other
games; for example, tonight (Friday), WFMY will be showing
UNC while TWC shows Kentucky-UAB at the same time.
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