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Title: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: austro on July 28, 2008, 12:58:08 pm
The Statesman listings this morning didn't show a channel for the Astros-Reds game, although it gave channels for the Rangers and whatever ESPN game is on. I just chalked that up to the usual editorial process over there, but I'm not seeing anything on the Time-Warner site, either. Are we really getting blacked out?
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: Noe on July 28, 2008, 01:02:43 pm
The Statesman listings this morning didn't show a channel for the Astros-Reds game, although it gave channels for the Rangers and whatever ESPN game is on. I just chalked that up to the usual editorial process over there, but I'm not seeing anything on the Time-Warner site, either. Are we really getting blacked out?

I usually check Channel 77 either way and it magically appears there even if the listing did not have the game on.  I've been surprised quite often how many times Astros games were on 77 even though I didn't expect them to be there.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: austro on July 28, 2008, 01:15:22 pm
I usually check Channel 77 either way and it magically appears there even if the listing did not have the game on.  I've been surprised quite often how many times Astros games were on 77 even though I didn't expect them to be there.

Unfortunately, they've got the Rangers listed for 77. 54 has some high-school all-star basketball game. Maybe it will show up on 12.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: Tralfaz on July 28, 2008, 01:37:43 pm
Anyone else in Austin getting poor sound quality during Astros broadcasts on Ch. 54?
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: Duke on July 28, 2008, 01:40:29 pm
Anyone else in Austin getting poor sound quality during Astros broadcasts on Ch. 54?


Yes.  Off and on on Saturday's game.  Annoyingah.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: austro on July 28, 2008, 01:47:25 pm
Anyone else in Austin getting poor sound quality during Astros broadcasts on Ch. 54?

I was watching on 1639, and the sound seemed ok there. But I have to confess that Saturday's game didn't have my full attention.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: jonbloozy on July 28, 2008, 02:05:58 pm
Checked my DVR this morning and could not find a listing for the game either (Time Warner in San Antonio).  FSN shows something else scheduled and channel 50 (where they show My20 games) is TBA.  Didn't Time Warner get the email about the playoff run?
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: utastro on July 28, 2008, 02:23:47 pm
Unfortunately, they've got the Rangers listed for 77. 54 has some high-school all-star basketball game. Maybe it will show up on 12.

I think the Astros have preempted the Rangers (as it should be) on 77 a couple of times this year.  Maybe we'll get lucky tonight.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: JackAstro on July 28, 2008, 02:33:24 pm
FWIW, it's showing up on the DirecTV guide in Austin, standard and HD.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: MusicMan on July 28, 2008, 02:38:21 pm
WTF was with DirecTV suddenly rearranging the channels?  All the sudden I have to go find Ch. 678 for the game.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: JackAstro on July 28, 2008, 02:45:46 pm
WTF was with DirecTV suddenly rearranging the channels?  All the sudden I have to go find Ch. 678 for the game.

That was fucking baffling. For a few minutes that first game after the shuffle, I thought that FSN Houston had just ceased to exist.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: austro on July 28, 2008, 02:46:28 pm
I think the Astros have preempted the Rangers (as it should be) on 77 a couple of times this year.  Maybe we'll get lucky tonight.

Sometimes it shows up on 1639 when nothing is listed, so maybe we'll get lucky there.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: TheWizard on July 28, 2008, 05:06:59 pm
Speaking of the Reds, unless I missed this somewhere, I had no idea Griffey wanted Brantley dead!

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For those who read Ken Griffey Jr.'s lips after his home run Saturday night and saw him make the throat-cutting gesture at home plate, the antics were aimed at broadcaster Jeff Brantley.

Griffey is angry over different comments Brantley made and said one of them was, "He said I'm pouting because the Reds haven't picked up my option ($16 million) for next year. If I was that concerned about money I wouldn't have come here in the first place."
http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/pro/reds/2008/07/27/ddn072808spredsnotesweb.html
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: austro on July 28, 2008, 07:20:19 pm
Looks like Rangers fans got the shaft; Astros are on 77.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: BUWebguy on July 28, 2008, 07:24:57 pm
no luck here in Waco tonight. So it's on in Austin?
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: austro on July 28, 2008, 07:28:28 pm
no luck here in Waco tonight. So it's on in Austin?

Yes. T-W is occasionally running a scroll across the bottom saying that the Rangers' game is "not available", so they're showing the Astros as an alternate. It's pretty depressing to think that the Astros are considered second fiddle to the Rangers.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: JimR on July 28, 2008, 08:47:38 pm
Yes. T-W is occasionally running a scroll across the bottom saying that the Rangers' game is "not available", so they're showing the Astros as an alternate. It's pretty depressing to think that the Astros are considered second fiddle to the Rangers.

WFW
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: utastro on July 29, 2008, 01:05:58 am
Yes. T-W is occasionally running a scroll across the bottom saying that the Rangers' game is "not available", so they're showing the Astros as an alternate. It's pretty depressing to think that the Astros are considered second fiddle to the Rangers.

The Astros game has been shown several times instead of the stRangers.  Maybe someone at TWC finally figured out that Austin is more of an Astros town.
Title: Re: Austin TV tonight?
Post by: ValpoCory on July 29, 2008, 08:46:08 am
Astros are on 77.

Sweet.  For a moment there, I thought Austin had become an affiliate of Vince Young's new team, the Nashville Sounds.