No NFC Championship Game in Tucson ?

[w1ksz]

Channel 11 in Tucson, that would carry the NFC Championship Game has gone dark !!!

That should produce a raft of very PO'ed Dish customers.

What happened, another Rate Peeing Contest ??

Richard S.

[thomasf]

There is currently a known outage in the Tucson area that we're working to get resolved. This is not related to any negotiations.

[w1ksz]

The local PBS station is on, so is KGUN ...

Sounds like a "Selective" blackout !!

Richard S.

[thomasf]

The current channels affected at KOLD, KMSB, and KTTU. This is not a blackout, nor does it have anything to do with negotiations, Richard. These outages typically happen when there is an issue with the uplink center that broadcasts the locals to your area.

[w1ksz]

You can add KVOA to the list.

Can you explain why the KUAT and KGUN are still on the air ??

Doesn't seem to affect those two.

Richard S.

[hddn]

I don't know if the CSRs have specific details, but the probable explanation for why some work is that they are going through a different collection of gizmos to get uplinked to Dish.

[w1ksz]

Academic now, they came back on. Glad I could watch on my computer, even if a delayed broadcast.

rs

[Chadt41411]

The transmitter on one of the towers was down, and affected more than Dish. DTV, and OTA were also affected. I believe I read it was three channels.

[NYDutch]

Local reports indicate the problem was caused by a power issue at the transmitter site used by several channels. The problem was further aggravated by a failed backup generator and the several hours needed to access the remote location by repair crews.