OLN on West Coast Complaint - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

07-05-2004, 09:53 AM

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.

07-05-2004, 10:32 AM

"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?
--
A bicycle is one of the world's beautiful machines, beautiful machines
are art, and art is civilisation, good living, and balm to the soul.
--Elisa Francesca Roselli

07-05-2004, 10:32 AM

"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?
--
A bicycle is one of the world's beautiful machines, beautiful machines
are art, and art is civilisation, good living, and balm to the soul.
--Elisa Francesca Roselli

07-05-2004, 10:32 AM

"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?
--
A bicycle is one of the world's beautiful machines, beautiful machines
are art, and art is civilisation, good living, and balm to the soul.
--Elisa Francesca Roselli

07-05-2004, 10:32 AM

"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?
--
A bicycle is one of the world's beautiful machines, beautiful machines
are art, and art is civilisation, good living, and balm to the soul.
--Elisa Francesca Roselli

07-05-2004, 10:32 AM

"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?
--
A bicycle is one of the world's beautiful machines, beautiful machines
are art, and art is civilisation, good living, and balm to the soul.
--Elisa Francesca Roselli

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, 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, 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, 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.