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07-05-2004, 10:44 AM

Ben Pfaff wrote:
> "S o r n i" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> writes:
>
>> OK, so here's the deal: AFAIK, OLN's Tour de France programming
>> starts each day at 8:00 or 8:30 AM Eastern with a half-hour pre-race
>> show and then live coverage. This, of course, is 5 or 5:30 AM
>> Pacific.
>
> Here in Palo Alto on Comcast the morning coverage is repeated in
> the evening starting at 8 pm. Maybe you can catch it then?

Oh, yeah, they re-play it throughout the day; but when the /drama/ starts I
want to see it LIVE!!!

(By the way, in years past they also pulled the Sunday OLN coverage in lieu
of that lame CBS highlight hour; they better not do that THIS year!!!)

Bill "Duh TV here I come?" S.

07-05-2004, 11:25 AM

"S o r n i" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote in message > >>> (By the way,
in years past they also pulled the Sunday OLN coverage in lieu
> of that lame CBS highlight hour; they better not do that THIS year!!!)
>
> Bill "Duh TV here I come?" S.
>

Oddly enough, they did all day coverage, yesterday. Maybe this year, they'll
cover Sundays. That would be cool. Personally, I am not a big fan of the
flat, sprinter stages of the first week or so. But the hills are coming, and
complete Sunday coverage will be good.
Looks like it's going to be a good tour. I am happy that there is not
alot of anti-american stuff going on, my aren't the ( Old Europeans)
forgiving. Ciao, Len

07-05-2004, 11:25 AM

"S o r n i" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote in message > >>> (By the way,
in years past they also pulled the Sunday OLN coverage in lieu
> of that lame CBS highlight hour; they better not do that THIS year!!!)
>
> Bill "Duh TV here I come?" S.
>

Oddly enough, they did all day coverage, yesterday. Maybe this year, they'll
cover Sundays. That would be cool. Personally, I am not a big fan of the
flat, sprinter stages of the first week or so. But the hills are coming, and
complete Sunday coverage will be good.
Looks like it's going to be a good tour. I am happy that there is not
alot of anti-american stuff going on, my aren't the ( Old Europeans)
forgiving. Ciao, Len

07-05-2004, 11:25 AM

"S o r n i" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote in message > >>> (By the way,
in years past they also pulled the Sunday OLN coverage in lieu
> of that lame CBS highlight hour; they better not do that THIS year!!!)
>
> Bill "Duh TV here I come?" S.
>

Oddly enough, they did all day coverage, yesterday. Maybe this year, they'll
cover Sundays. That would be cool. Personally, I am not a big fan of the
flat, sprinter stages of the first week or so. But the hills are coming, and
complete Sunday coverage will be good.
Looks like it's going to be a good tour. I am happy that there is not
alot of anti-american stuff going on, my aren't the ( Old Europeans)
forgiving. Ciao, Len

07-05-2004, 11:25 AM

"S o r n i" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote in message > >>> (By the way,
in years past they also pulled the Sunday OLN coverage in lieu
> of that lame CBS highlight hour; they better not do that THIS year!!!)
>
> Bill "Duh TV here I come?" S.
>

Oddly enough, they did all day coverage, yesterday. Maybe this year, they'll
cover Sundays. That would be cool. Personally, I am not a big fan of the
flat, sprinter stages of the first week or so. But the hills are coming, and
complete Sunday coverage will be good.
Looks like it's going to be a good tour. I am happy that there is not
alot of anti-american stuff going on, my aren't the ( Old Europeans)
forgiving. Ciao, Len

07-05-2004, 11:25 AM

"S o r n i" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote in message > >>> (By the way,
in years past they also pulled the Sunday OLN coverage in lieu
> of that lame CBS highlight hour; they better not do that THIS year!!!)
>
> Bill "Duh TV here I come?" S.
>

Oddly enough, they did all day coverage, yesterday. Maybe this year, they'll
cover Sundays. That would be cool. Personally, I am not a big fan of the
flat, sprinter stages of the first week or so. But the hills are coming, and
complete Sunday coverage will be good.
Looks like it's going to be a good tour. I am happy that there is not
alot of anti-american stuff going on, my aren't the ( Old Europeans)
forgiving. Ciao, Len

07-05-2004, 11:52 AM

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:53:21 GMT, "S o r n i"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:

>OK, so here's the deal: AFAIK, OLN's Tour de France programming starts each
>day at 8:00 or 8:30 AM Eastern with a half-hour pre-race show and then live
>coverage. This, of course, is 5 or 5:30 AM Pacific.
>
>Here in San Diego, however, Time Warner show friggin' INFOMERCIALS until
>*7:00 AM* local time -- flipping a switch or something to suddenly carry OLN
>in the middle of each day's stage.
>
>I've just written both OLN and Time Warner (separately), but wanted to share
>my rantage with you good people.
>
>Bill "this sucks the big tubular" S.
>

On DirecTV, OLN repeats it at Noon EDT and 8PM EDT.

Barry

07-05-2004, 11:52 AM

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:53:21 GMT, "S o r n i"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:

>OK, so here's the deal: AFAIK, OLN's Tour de France programming starts each
>day at 8:00 or 8:30 AM Eastern with a half-hour pre-race show and then live
>coverage. This, of course, is 5 or 5:30 AM Pacific.
>
>Here in San Diego, however, Time Warner show friggin' INFOMERCIALS until
>*7:00 AM* local time -- flipping a switch or something to suddenly carry OLN
>in the middle of each day's stage.
>
>I've just written both OLN and Time Warner (separately), but wanted to share
>my rantage with you good people.
>
>Bill "this sucks the big tubular" S.
>

On DirecTV, OLN repeats it at Noon EDT and 8PM EDT.

Barry

07-05-2004, 11:52 AM

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:53:21 GMT, "S o r n i"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:

>OK, so here's the deal: AFAIK, OLN's Tour de France programming starts each
>day at 8:00 or 8:30 AM Eastern with a half-hour pre-race show and then live
>coverage. This, of course, is 5 or 5:30 AM Pacific.
>
>Here in San Diego, however, Time Warner show friggin' INFOMERCIALS until
>*7:00 AM* local time -- flipping a switch or something to suddenly carry OLN
>in the middle of each day's stage.
>
>I've just written both OLN and Time Warner (separately), but wanted to share
>my rantage with you good people.
>
>Bill "this sucks the big tubular" S.
>

On DirecTV, OLN repeats it at Noon EDT and 8PM EDT.

Barry

07-05-2004, 11:52 AM

On Mon, 05 Jul 2004 16:53:21 GMT, "S o r n i"
<[Only registered and activated users can see links. ].rr.com> wrote:

>OK, so here's the deal: AFAIK, OLN's Tour de France programming starts each
>day at 8:00 or 8:30 AM Eastern with a half-hour pre-race show and then live
>coverage. This, of course, is 5 or 5:30 AM Pacific.
>
>Here in San Diego, however, Time Warner show friggin' INFOMERCIALS until
>*7:00 AM* local time -- flipping a switch or something to suddenly carry OLN
>in the middle of each day's stage.
>
>I've just written both OLN and Time Warner (separately), but wanted to share
>my rantage with you good people.
>
>Bill "this sucks the big tubular" S.
>

On DirecTV, OLN repeats it at Noon EDT and 8PM EDT.

Barry