Please see below regarding GAC Media
Date: 07/25/2022
Event: Great American Country (GAC)
GAC Media has notified providers that they will be changing GAC Family to Great American Family, and GAC Living to Great American Living on August 20, 2022. On September 1, 2022, Nielsen will update the call letters to GFAM and GLIV respectively.
Please see below regarding the Olympic Channel
Date: 07/14/2022
Event: Olympic Channel
NBC Universal announced it would be shutting down the Olympic Channel effective Sept 30, 2022.
Please see below link for Geomagnetic Storm article.
Date: 06/29/2022
Event: Solar Eruption
Please see the MLB Astros blackout information below.
Date: 06/28/2022
Time: 7:00pm EST
Channel Name: TBS
Blackout Area:
- Oxnard Upgraded, CA
- Ventura County, CA
- Vandenberg AFT/Military, CA
- Wichita Falls- Military Bulk, TX
Please see the MLB Angels and Dodgers blackout information below.
Date: 06/14/2022
Time: 10:00pm EST
Channel Name: TBS
Blackout Area:
- Oxnard Upgraded, CA
- Ventura County, CA
- Vandenberg AFT/Military, CA
- Wichita Falls- Military Bulk, TX
What is a blackout?
In broadcasting, the term blackout refers to the non-airing of television or radio programming in a certain media market. It is particularly prevalent in the broadcasting of sports events, although other television or radio programs may be blacked out as well. Most blackout policies serve to protect local broadcasters (primarily regional sports networks) from competition by “out-of-market” networks that carry different teams, by only allowing viewers to watch non-national telecasts of teams within their designated markets (with television providers blacking out regional telecasts of teams that are outside their market; in turn, encouraging viewers to purchase subscription-based out-of-market sports packages), and by allowing teams to black out national telecasts of games that are also being shown by a local broadcaster.
Generally the national channel is blackout so that the broadcasting on any local affiliate would have priority.