PearlHowardman Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 http://the506.com/sports/?tag=2010-week-12 Even I was wary about having the Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals game broadcast last week here in Syracuse. I didn't want to be embarrassed so I almost wanted the Jets on TV. I was wrong. The Bills blowout of the Bengals really woke up a lot of Bills (ok, bandwagon) fans around here. They're starting to come out of the woodwork here in CNY. Bills vs. Steelers on TV in Syracuse this weekend!! If the Buffalo wins Sunday vs. Pittsburgh...man, this place is ready to go crazy!! There is A LOT of pent up fan frustration in Syracuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gflande1 Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 (edited) Did I miss something? Its been a couple of years since I lived in Syracuse, but aren't all Bills games televised in Syracuse (with the exception of blackout games)? Edited November 25, 2010 by gflande1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Trooth Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 Jets & Giants ignored? Splain that one please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notwoz Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 That's still not enough reason for me to want to come to Syracuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 Jets & Giants ignored? Splain that one please. WTVH CBS channel 5 in Syracuse probably got a few requests from Jets fans last week to broadcast their game. The Jets are winning, their training camp (not all of it, though) is in Cortland, and the Bills only had one win prior to last week. WTVH stuck with the Bills game. They also probably had a few Giants fans requests this week to broadcast their game since it's on CBS. Channel 5 is still sticking with the Buffalo Bills, despite just having two wins. More on WTVH from Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTVH NFL controversy In 1997, CBS gained the rights to the American Football Conference of the National Football League. The league determined that portions of Yates County, a fairly narrow location only a few miles wide at certain points, was within 75 miles (121 km) of Ralph Wilson Stadium home of the Buffalo Bills. That area is on the far western fringe of the Syracuse market and it has bounced between the Syracuse and Rochester markets a couple of times. Therefore, WTVH is forced to blackout Buffalo Bills games if they do not sell out. With this station's control over the Utica market, unless the Bills are hosting a National Football Conference team or the game is on Sunday or Monday nights, it would be blacked out there as well. This was not the case when NBC held the rights to AFC games. WSTM was allowed to broadcast Bills games even when they did not sell out. However, the NFL and Bills apparently had not checked the regional television market boundaries for a number of years before the switch from NBC to CBS. Bills games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario in Canada are not subject to blackout restrictions in Syracuse as no part of the area is within 75 miles (121 km) of Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. WEO Posted November 25, 2010 Share Posted November 25, 2010 WTVH CBS channel 5 in Syracuse probably got a few requests from Jets fans last week to broadcast their game. The Jets are winning, their training camp (not all of it, though) is in Cortland, and the Bills only had one win prior to last week. WTVH stuck with the Bills game. They also probably had a few Giants fans requests this week to broadcast their game since it's on CBS. Channel 5 is still sticking with the Buffalo Bills, despite just having two wins. . The Jets game is on NFLN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PearlHowardman Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 The Jets game is on NFLN. Last week's game. It was on CBS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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