I only have one question about the big race this weekend from Speedway, IN: Is there a specific reason why the race never airs live on WRTV-TV (ABC) channel 6 of Indianapolis? A banner on their website is counting down to 7 PM EDT for the race, instead of 11 AM EDT when it would be live for most everybody else. ???
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Indianapolis 500 coveage in Indianapolis/Bloomington itself
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DToTheJ said:
It's been the case ever since ABC first started showing the race live, back in the 80s. People there are used to it. I'm told, however, that the live NASCAR race on Fox routinely gets higher ratings than the tape-delayed Indy 500.
WRTV's schedule for today:
12:00 This Week w/Christine Amanpour
1:00 The Middle
1:30 Modern Family
2:00 Modern Family
2:30 Cougar Town
3:00 Cougar Town
3:30 Happy Endings
4:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
5:00 Judge Judy
5:30 Fearless at the 500
6:00 6 News at Six Race Day
7:00 Indy Pre-Race
8:00 Indy 500
You might want to turn your antenna south and try getting WHAS-11 in Louisville like in the days prior to cable. It's free!
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Viewers in central Indiana are used to it. In fact, WRTV used to promote the live airing of the Indy 500 on other ABC stations available to some viewers in Indiana.
If you're lucky enough to have an antenna, you can watch the race on the following stations in adjacent markets:
WCPO 9 in Cincinnati
WHAS 11 in Louisville
WICD 15 in Champaign, IL (which puts a solid signal in Lafayette and Terre Haute)
WPTA 21 in Fort Wayne
WKEF 22 in Dayton
WEHT 25 in Evansville
If you're lucky enough to have an antenna, you can watch the race on the following stations in adjacent markets:
WCPO 9 in Cincinnati
WHAS 11 in Louisville
WICD 15 in Champaign, IL (which puts a solid signal in Lafayette and Terre Haute)
WPTA 21 in Fort Wayne
WKEF 22 in Dayton
WEHT 25 in Evansville
The Indy 500 has aired on WRTV at 7pm every year since the late 1940s. Possible exception: races delayed by weather to Monday. I've never watched the tape-delayed broadcast. A tape delay blackout like this is pretty stupid when TV is the only medium blacked out.
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i assume the reason is less people will get tickets for the race and go see it if it is on tv live.
the NBA, NFL and major league baseball blacks out local games if it is not sold out 24 hours before the game is scheduled.at least the local indianapolis channels show the race later in the day.
the NBA, NFL and major league baseball blacks out local games if it is not sold out 24 hours before the game is scheduled.at least the local indianapolis channels show the race later in the day.
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many an indiana pacers home game has been blacked out on tv here in indianapolis.it may be 72 hours instead of 24 on the NBA.
the MLB may not have that rule.there are no major league teams here .it would make sense if they did for the same reason the NFL and NBA do .
the MLB may not have that rule.there are no major league teams here .it would make sense if they did for the same reason the NFL and NBA do .
flashback said:
I think that's between the Pacers and their TV outlet, not an NBA rule. No Phoenix Suns game has ever been kept off TV in Arizona due to unsold tickets. AFAIK. That's completely unrealistic. The NBA is like MLB in that sellouts are not always the case except for some markets.
If MLB had a rule like the NFL, there would be no baseball on TV. Baseball games rarely sell out other than opening day, certain rivalry games, and the postseason - unless you're in Boston. ;D Even the Cubs don't sell out anymore.
The network blackout rules are different. That's because of ESPN/Fox exclusivity, not ticket sales.
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heres an wikipedia article on blackouts.i know you need at least a grain of salt but it gives things you can compare other sites for verification.a good first stop to reserch things.
it does mention the indianapolis 500 and why the delay till later in the day for race broadcast.
if i read the NBA portion right it did have blackout rules that changed over time.the blackouts i saw were in the 1980`s so they may have ben in effect then but not now.
it does mention the indianapolis 500 and why the delay till later in the day for race broadcast.
if i read the NBA portion right it did have blackout rules that changed over time.the blackouts i saw were in the 1980`s so they may have ben in effect then but not now.
I was also making this thread to reminisce a little. I visited Indianapolis for parts of 4 days last summer. I took in an Indians game at Victory Field (AAA-International League affiliate of Pittsburgh), looked around the state capitol, took pictures of Lucas Oil Stadium and stopped by the lobby and box office of Conseco Fieldhouse. The Indiana Convention Center was being expanded on the site which was once the RCA Dome. Indianapolis Motor Speedway was the one major attraction I didn't get a chance to visit. I still remember the hotel "cable" only carrying the big 4 and what was supposed to be WTTV-TV (CW) channel 4 of Bloomington.
This is last Wednesday's lineup. Are they going to show that night's lineup anytime?cowboybud said:
KeithE4 said:
What you might be thinking of are radio-only games. The Arizona Diamondbacks still have a few of those; in fact, there was one on Saturday (an away game).
vchimpanzee said:
I bet last Wednesday's lineup in Indy was preempted for weather reasons anyways.
Raymie said:
That was because of the Fox exclusivity rule. Fox had 6 regional games, but the D'backs-Astros game wasn't one of them. That game between an improving (and currently in 1st place) team in a weak division vs the NL's worst was irrelevant to everyone outside of Phoenix and Houston. It was streamed outside the US, but I doubt that this game taxed their servers much. ;D
The Diamondbacks used to black out Saturday home games to try to boost ticket sales, but it didn't work. That practice stopped several years ago, but that was a team policy, not MLB's or the networks'. If a D'backs game isn't on FSN Arizona, it's because it conflicts with a Fox or ESPN game, or is on one of those networks.
- There is no blackout rule in NASCAR or IRL. The decision to air the Indy 500 on tape delay is made by Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It's an antiquated rule and hopefully someone will drag IMS kicking and screaming out of the 1970s soon.
- There is no blackout rule in MLB, the NBA, or the NHL. The decision to televise games is made by the teams (except in instances where a network has exclusivity for national games).
- There is no blackout rule in MLB, the NBA, or the NHL. The decision to televise games is made by the teams (except in instances where a network has exclusivity for national games).
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