Comments on: Calling Roger Goodell, Team Glazer

By: bucsfanatic

bucsfanatic — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:52:27 +0000

Beware it’s going to happen again November 11th when we move to CBS because we’re hosting an AFC opponent @ 1pm the same time the Dolphins play and the Dolphins always have priority on CBS.

By: Jeremiah in Lehigh

Jeremiah in Lehigh — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 18:50:36 +0000

I will not watch a damn thing on Fox all week now; and I watch them daily for my news. Not this week though I will watch Wink instead! Thanks Fox. Hell Fox supports conservatives like Romney and now I may just vote Obama! Thanks for screwing it for us all FOX!!!!

By: Dave in Cape Coral

Dave in Cape Coral — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:50:52 +0000

Afterthought: the local CBS affiliate in Fort Myers shows the Bucs when they are on CBS and the fins are on Fox. When both Fins and Bucs are on Fox at the same time Fox 4 shows the Bucs (at least they used to). Last week the Chiefs/Bucs aired on WINKTV Fort Myers when FOX4 had the Lambs/Miami even though it is a good guess that the Chiefs are not a huge draw. This leads me to believe that the decision to blackout the Bucs in SW Florida was made by FOX4 and it parent company not the NFL like FOX4 stated on their website, I am guessing the parent company VIP’s are down here for a meeting on Sanibel or in Naples and they want to see THEIR team on THEIR station at the expense of the local viewers. FOX4 sucks……

By: Dave in Cape Coral

Dave in Cape Coral — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:16:41 +0000

Thanks for letting us know about Fox4 playing the sorry Lambs/GB game over our Bucs game. Hopefully they will flip the game but I doubt it. FOX4 showed all the games so far though they tape delayed an exhibition game in lieu of the national game on Fox once this August. Thanks for informing us Joe, the morons at Fox4 didn’t. The small broadcast link states that it is a NFL dcision but I suspect Fox4 could air it if they chose, one of the @-holes is probably a Packer fan…….

By: mikeck

mikeck — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 05:19:41 +0000

They tried this crap week one also….changed last minute after a ton of calls. Apparently Comcast weighed in because customers were threatening to cancel and get direct tv. I live in Naples and I’m freakin livid. How do you not show the regional team on tv?. Wtf!

By: Matthew M

Matthew M — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 01:53:27 +0000

Journal Broadcast Group
Corporate Headquarters
720 E. Capitol Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53212

Tel: (414) 332-9611
Fax: (414) 967-5596

http://www.journalbroadcastgroup.com/ClickorCall/tabid/1606/Default.aspx

Here is the contact info for the Owner of FOX 4 Ft Myers. No coincidence that the Packers game is on. This is just wrong.

By: Matthew M

Matthew M — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 01:46:52 +0000

the FOX 4 Ft Myers station is owned by a company headquartered in Milwaukee. http://m.naplesnews.com/news/2011/aug/16/judy-sylvia-of-growth-coach-conducts-sales-mastery/ In addition to WFTX-TV, Journal Broadcast Group owns and operates 33 radio stations and 12 television stations in 12 states and operates an additional television station under a local marketing agreement. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it is the broadcast business of Journal Communications Inc., a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, interactive media and printing services. Here is info from Naples Daily News.

By: rickinftmyers

rickinftmyers — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 22:20:27 +0000

How do we contact the NFL? Does Goodell publish his email address? We all need to write the NFL, Fox Sports, and Fox 4 in Fort Myers. This is an abomination. It has always been that blackouts are within 75 miles from the site of the game with “regional coverage, broadcast from more than 75 miles from the site, continuing as per normal. This should be a regionally telecast game for the Fort Myers area. What gives? Frankly, this is bulls**t. I’m about ready to say “f**k the NFL” and watch soccer.

By: BOb

BOb — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:03:43 +0000

wait a tick, my guide says fox is showing the redskins vs. giants game. i live in sarasota and have the tampa fox feed. whats up with that? are they not showing the bucs game in the actual tampa area as well? if so they better be ready for a huge blow back

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 19:01:53 +0000

Ed:

The NFL and Fox/CBS network suits pick what region gets what game(s), sans blackout.

Of course, they weigh input from affiliates if there is an outcry from viewers.

By: Ed Scrivner

Ed Scrivner — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:48:04 +0000

I’m kind of dumb when it comes to things like this, But I thought if the game was not blacked out in a given area it was up to the local affiliate which game it wanted to show. Am i wrong with this thinking. I’m driving up anyhow but this suck’s

By: gatherspeed

gatherspeed — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:24:38 +0000

I live in the Ft Myers area and I’m driving to the game. I actually have season tickets and go every week.

There is a big Bucs following here and the station played angry messages from callers when they aired another game in 2010 instead of Bucs/Cards.

I guess they never learn.

I’ll be cheering for the Orange. Go Bucs!