Fox College Football On WLVI

[markwats]

While channel surfing during halftime of the BC/Miami game, I noticed that WLVI had a college football game listed, Tulsa at Iowa State. Turns out it's a Fox college football broadcast (branded as "CFB on FOX"). The FOX network has Saturday baseball that started at 4:00. Just curious as to how WLVI ended up with FOX college football, and if other non-FOX stations in other markets are carrying FOX college football.

 

[bostonmediaguy]

Probably the FSN feed; Comcast SportsNet is no longer an FSN affiliate, WLVI is likely filling that.

 

[Mainedude2007]

KICU an Indy in the Bay Area also picked FSN college football in place of the CSN affiliate there.

That leaves several markets without FSN college football, including some where schools who's games are on FSN are included.

 

[BoscoGoldBear]

It may have something to do with WLVI's carriage of 20th Century Fox programming, specifically "Family Guy" and "Modern Family" (i.e. you pay $$$$$$ for our top shows and you get Fox College Sports for free or at a discount).

 

[MR. JAROME_CALVIN]

While channel surfing during halftime of the BC/Miami game, I noticed that WLVI had a college football game listed, Tulsa at Iowa State. Turns out it's a Fox college football broadcast (branded as "CFB on FOX"). The FOX network has Saturday baseball that started at 4:00. Just curious as to how WLVI ended up with FOX college football, and if other non-FOX stations in other markets are carrying FOX college football.

I noticed that too. I was like "Wait, do I have the wrong channel on?" woww