People never really talk about independent stations

Anonus · 2014-02-09 22:29:08

I don't really remember the heyday of true indies myself, but really, most CW and MyNetworkTV stations, shitty as they are, are basically independents

Princess Alice · 2014-02-09 22:34:50

Do most people even watch much over-the-air TV anymore?

Obā-san · 2014-02-09 22:35:47

Central Avenue said:
Do most people even watch much over-the-air TV anymore?

nobody that i know does as far as im aware

lee4hmz · 2014-02-09 22:40:32

My parents watch MeTV a lot, but then, we also have FiOS and so it's not quite over-the-air...

Imipolex G · 2014-02-09 22:41:19

TV is a wasteland

Tanya · 2014-02-09 22:42:33

Imipolex G said:
TV is a wasteland

Mike TV.

lee4hmz · 2014-02-09 22:45:49

Also, the MyNetworkTV affiliate isn't anywhere near as interesting as independents were 30 or even 20 years ago...they subsist on infomercials during the midday, for one thing. :P

Anonus · 2014-02-09 22:47:31

as far as I'm aware Fox has committed to making its MyNetworkTV stations suck serious ass

lee4hmz · 2014-02-09 22:50:35

Okay, so I checked and it's not quite that bad; they're running Tyler Perry sitcoms on midday during the week. I was probably thinking of weekends.

That said, they are going to infomercials at the incredibly late hour of...11 PM tonight. Wow, guys. :P

Anonus · 2014-02-09 22:53:09

I don't think WDCA has really made an effort to be anything but a non-entity in a very long time

those stations seem to be little more than cash cows for Fox

Also, when the local stations go to sleep, do WTTG and WDCA share a bed? Or is WDCA chained to the bedpost while WTTG gets to sleep in the bed and roam freely?

lee4hmz · 2014-02-09 23:03:16

Looks like WTTG isn't any better tonight...they're going to infomercials at 12:30 AM. Then again, it's a Sunday night, and a lot of people around here have early start times, so they're not likely to get many viewers after midnight.

Tachyon · 2014-02-09 23:18:39

my parents still watch tv as it airs sometimes

mostly they use iplayer or 4od, though

Tachyon · 2014-02-09 23:20:18

wait, over the air TV = terrestrial, right?

that doesn't exist in the UK anymore but we still only watch freeview

Imipolex G · 2014-02-09 23:23:07

over the air = you use an antenna to pick up the invisible waves of poison moving through the atmosphere

Princess Alice · 2014-02-09 23:24:34

I'm pretty sure Freeview counts as over-the-air, albeit in digital form

America hasn't had analog over-the-air broadcasts since 2009

Tachyon · 2014-02-09 23:46:34

ok then yes, my parents and i still only watch over-the-air

(it's not a term we use in this country)

Tre · 2014-02-10 04:39:22

Freeview is light years ahead of American OTA/terrestrial TV. Over here subscribing to a service like Virgin TV is almost a necessity for a selection beyond more than 15-20 channels.

I remember watching a lot of ITV2 when I was over there (typical American, continuing to watch American programming). Dave is pretty good too (and its name rocks).

Also The Jeremy Kyle Show is absurd

Anonus · 2014-02-10 04:53:18

In Britain their TV system seems better than ours

For the most part they seem to get to launch channels willy-nilly but over here it's a huge struggle to do so

Sredni Vashtar · 2014-02-10 16:18:58

In Sweden and South Korea (among other places), they actually treat fibre-optic cable and high-speed internet access as utilities, so everyone has absolutely fantastic coverage compared to our piecemeal low-grade coverage for people that can afford it.

People never really talk about independent stations

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