----- Original Message -----
From: "Mason, John" <jmason@...>
To: <miked31784@...>
Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 12:02 PM
Subject: RE: Fox 61 Programming website e-mail


> The Giants are the confirmed game, it's too late for us to request a
> change.
>
> Once again we made a formal offer to carry both The Giants and Patriots on
> Sunday. Once again we were refused and reminded that under the terms of
> the
> network/NFL contract we had to pick one game. So the NFL schedule and
> their
> TV contract puts us in the nasty position of having to choose between the
> two teams we most want to carry.
>
> We agree that geography maybe one reason why people watch games, but the
> only important consideration is what game do fans in our area want to
> watch.
> The only valid predictor of that is what people have been watching in the
> last few weeks. Thus far this season, on Sunday afternoon, a few more
> people have watched The Giants than the Patriots.
>
> Thanks for your understanding and thanks for watching.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: miked31784@... [mailto:miked31784@...]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 11:48 AM
> To: Mason, John
> Cc: Mason, John
> Subject: Fox 61 Programming website e-mail
>
>
> name: Mike DiMauro
> email: miked31784@...
> address: 16 South West Street
> city&state: Feeding Hills, MA
> zip: 01030
> phone:
> favorite show: Simpsons
> comments: Please show the Patriots game on Sunday, instead of the Giants!
> Please show the Patriots game on Sunday, instead of the Giants! Answer me
> this, is Connecticut a New England state? You see, Fox 61 is the only Fox
> station that we have in Western Massachusetts and feel that Western
> Massachusetts is part of the "Patriots Territory." My favorite team is the
> Patriots and I will be shut out if the Patriots are not shown!
>
> Thank You,
> Mike
>
> P.S. When will Western Massachusetts get their own Fox station? We just
> got
> our own CBS station in 2004.
>
>
> URL:
> http://fox61.trb.com/about/site/feedback/wtic-site-feedback-programming,0,49
> 51359.htmlstory?coll=wtic-feedback-1
>