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It's That Time Again... NFL Blackout Watch '08!

The Chargers also barely avoided a blackout the first game of the season as well. I cant remember if the local news said if they qualified for a 24hr extension or not. But for both games there were less than 1000 tickets that had to be sold. I am guessing that the local affiliates picked up the cost so they could get the commercial money from showing the game.
 
Beau Duran said:
DToTheJ said:
And guess who else averted a blackout? The Chargers for their MONDAY NIGHT game!
http://www.chargers.com/news/press-releases/press-release-2008091986505.php
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I didn't think primetime games were subject to the Blackout rules, just the Sunday afternoons games. Did I miss something or did something recently change?
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Other than the Super Bowl (which is a moot point since all but the first one has been a sellout), all games are subject to the blackout rule - even preseason and playoff games AFAIK.
 
Actually, I doubt that preseason games would fall under that rule. As for the Super Bowl, it's always at a neutral site, so it wouldn't apply there either.
 
I can't stand good teams who can't sell out a game. Maybe the economy is so bad people can't afford it I guess you can argue.

But jeez, the Chargers? A favorite in their division and in the conference can barely sell out a Monday night game???

Good grief...even the Raiders can sell out a Monday night game...
 
When the blackout happens, does this mean the game is also not available "on demand"?

Here in Candada, Rogers Cable has a deal that lets you catch *any* football game for only 25 bucks a month...
(added to the current cable bill)

??? I guess I better check the fine print on that...?
 
The blackout rule generally applies to anyone living within 75 miles of the stadium where the game is being played. Unless you happen to live somewhere like Arizona and the Cardinals getting blacked out basically means the whole state can't see the game.
 
philosofy said:
The blackout rule generally applies to anyone living within 75 miles of the stadium where the game is being played. Unless you happen to live somewhere like Arizona and the Cardinals getting blacked out basically means the whole state can't see the game.
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While Tucson is within the Cards' blackout perimeter, Yuma isn't.

The Yuma stations are not beholden to the Bidwills however as
they don't always air the Cardinals game (the market is also
San Diego-centric).

I know, it's a drop in the households bucket (Yuma, that is) but
just in the interest of total disclosure... ;)
 
Hi everyone:
Yeziknoradio said:
When the blackout happens, does this mean the game is also not available "on demand"?

Here in Candada, Rogers Cable has a deal that lets you catch *any* football game for only 25 bucks a month...
(added to the current cable bill)

??? I guess I better check the fine print on that...?
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Do you live anywhere near Buffalo or Seattle, but still in Canada? If not, NONE of the NFL rules apply to you anymore than any of the CFL rules apply to us here in the States.

Hope that helps....

Cheers :D
 
Beau Duran said:
I didn't think primetime games were subject to the Blackout rules, just the Sunday afternoons games. Did I miss something or did something recently change?
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I recall years ago, when a Monday night game between Detroit and Atlanta was blacked out on the home team's station - I think it was Atlanta, but both teams are generally bad, so I could be wrong... :eek:
 
Having grown up 50 miles east of Buffalo, I can vouch for the fact that playoff games that don't sell out are also blacked out. The famous comeback game with the Houston Oilers was blacked out - I was able to catch a very snowy broadcast on WSTM 3 Syracuse. Then, the blackout rule was that any station broadcasting from within 75 miles of the stadium would be blacked out, so Buffalo and Rochester were blacked out. Today, the rule has been modified to include any station whose signal comes within 75 miles of the stadium, meaning Syracuse stations are now blacked out as well.

As for Arizona, because most of the state is served by translator stations originating from Phoenix, they're out of luck (or in luck, considering the skill of the Cardinals). As stated by Oldiesfan6479 above, Tucson stations are blacked out due to the 75-mile radius, but Yuma stations are not.
 
dhett said:
Having grown up 50 miles east of Buffalo, I can vouch for the fact that playoff games that don't sell out are also blacked out. The famous comeback game with the Houston Oilers was blacked out - I was able to catch a very snowy broadcast on WSTM 3 Syracuse. Then, the blackout rule was that any station broadcasting from within 75 miles of the stadium would be blacked out, so Buffalo and Rochester were blacked out. Today, the rule has been modified to include any station whose signal comes within 75 miles of the stadium, meaning Syracuse stations are now blacked out as well.
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In the case with Buffalo, would that 75 mile blackout rule would include Erie, PA as well?
 
Definitely, even under the old rules. Erie is only 80-85 miles from Buffalo, and the stadium is on the south side of Buffalo, so the stations are probably within 75 miles, and the signal radius certainly is.
 
Word Life said:
I can't stand good teams who can't sell out a game. Maybe the economy is so bad people can't afford it I guess you can argue.
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Maybe people are getting tired of paying these stupid prices to get into games, and then being ripped off again for food. I mean $6 for a beer?! $5.50 for a hotdog?! Perhaps the NFL has figured out what the market is willing to pay finally.
 
When the NFL went on strike in the early 80s, NBC imported the CFL for a week or two...Unfortunately those of us who lived near Rochester got screwed because even The Argos enforced a blackout on the Buffalo and Rochester stations....
 
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