I live in southwest Ohio.  College hockey is tough to get on TV without a dish.
Fortunately I have cable, and my cable provider has SportsChannel, which
(sometimes) carries Prime broadcasts.  And I have a television schedule for
Primes' CCHA Game of the Week.  So far out of four Prime telecasts, my
regional SportsChannel network has only carried only one game live at the
7:00 PM time and one at 3:00 AM.  I guess I should be happy.  Here's the
letter I sent to SportsChannel today.  I'll let you know if I get a reply.
 
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SportsChannel Ohio - Programming Dept.                  9 Dec 96
6500 Rockside Rd, Suite 340
Independence, OH 44131
 
 
I am writing to convey my displeasure with your programming, particularly your
broadcasts of the Prime Network CCHA College Hockey Game of the Week,
supposedly aired some Fridays at 7:00 p.m.  The following is an example of why
I am so upset with your service.
 
A few weeks ago, I checked my weekly TV listings and found the Michigan vs.
Michigan St. hockey game scheduled for broadcast on Friday, November 15 at 7:00
p.m. on my local SportsChannel provider.  On the day of the game, I checked my
newspaper's daily TV listing and found the game was rescheduled for broadcast
on tape-delay at 3:00 a.m. the following morning.  Preempting the game in the
original timeslot was sport "Talk".  I checked my TV listing for this past
week's
game (Notre Dame at Michigan, Dec 6) and found that "Talk" had again
pre-empted the college hockey game.  I ask you, who will (or can) stay up until
5 in the morning to watch a hockey game, no matter how interested a person may
be in the game?
 
In addition, replacing a college hockey game with "Talk," which, by the way,
should be a radio show, is a disgrace.  College hockey is infinitely more
interesting and exciting than this bore of a show.  As a fan of college
hockey and sports in general, I am upset and aggravated.  In summary, I think
your programming is less than satisfactory.
 
On behalf of fellow hockey fans, I invite you to respond as to why you do not
currently air the college hockey game of the week at a reasonable time, and
whether you intend to do so in the future.  I am aware that these games have
been aired at 7:00 p.m. in the past.  I appreciate these occasions and would
like to see it done on a regular basis.
 
 
Cordially
 
 
 
Michael Bohler
6070 N State Route 48
Lebanon, OH 45036
o: 937-255-6556 x4315
h: 513-932-2525
 
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