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/ 09.28.2009 7:00AM
Snafu Freezes Packers Game
MADISON, WISC.:
Green Bay Packers fans watching Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Rams on
Charter cable systems were out of luck about halfway through the telecast. The
game, carried on Sinclair-owned Fox affiliate WMSN-TV, suddenly froze up on the
Charter standard-def systems for nearly an hour, the station’s Web site
reported.
“The freeze lasted through half-time. The St. Louis Rams scored two touchdowns
and a field goal during the time of the technical difficulties,” Fox47.com said. “The signal returned
about half-way through the third quarter.”
The station offered an apology but no explanation for the freeze-up, which
didn’t affect direct broadcast satellite or over-the-air delivery.
The Packers took down the rams 36-17.
More on cable-related glitches during
football games:
February 2, 2009: “Football Fans Get Porn
Clipped”
Sunday’s Super Bowl Game was not without its own special costume malfunction,
albeit a local one. Comcast subscribers watching the game on NBC affiliate
KVOA-TV in Tucson got flashed with a 10-second porn clip during Larry
Fitzgerald’s fourth-quarter Cardinal rally.
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