Regional Sports Networks Going Bankrupt

Lt.Drebin · Jul 2, 2024

BitterYoungMatador2 said: ↑

Back when I was a kid in Pittsburgh, mom finally sprung for cable in the summer of 1987, mainly so her idiot kid could have baseball to watch. Back then, Pirates games were broadcast on a channel called KBL, which had a digital scrolling message board for 21 hours a day ("St. Anthonys Fish Fry. Every Friday at 5. Call 412-666-6578 For Details... Glassport Community Day, July 13 at...." until the plug was pulled at exactly 7p.m. and they showed the game, then did a five-minute postgame show. The minute John Sanders was finished saying, "Join us tomorrow at 7 when the Pirates take on the Cardinals. Goodnight, everybody," blammo. Message board again. "McKeesport Band Car Wash, Saturday July 17 at CoGos...."

They should go back to that.
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Ha, that’s exactly how Midwest Sports Channel was for Twins games back in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s. Fond memories…

Della9250 · Jul 5, 2024 at 6:07 PM

Twirling Time · Jul 5, 2024 at 10:30 PM

It's not the same anymore by a long shot, but Bally Sports Southwest's progenitor, HSE, was a mainstay on the family TV through the 1980s. Not only did it help me become a fan of the Dallas pro teams, it was also my first exposure to English soccer.

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