WFRV

Green Bay based Brett Favre fans without DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket are being sidelined again by NFL blackout rules.

Because Green Bay is playing a home game on FOX, WFRV is not allowed to air Sunday's Minnesota Vikings game on CBS.  

"WFRV would love to carry the game, but NFL rules prohibit us from doing so against a home Green Bay Packers game," says Perry Kidder, WFRV station manager.  "Viewers of our sister station, WJMN, will be able to see the game, because they are in the upper Peninsula. The NFL considers the Detroit Lions their home team. NFL just does not allow us to air the game here."

The situation is similar to one a few weeks ago that prevented WLUK from airing a FOX-produced Minnesota game because the Packers were playing on CBS.

If you're looking for CBS coverage of the US Open Men's Tennis Final between Roger Federer and Juan Martin del Potro on WFRV this afternoon, you'd better have cable television or a good Broadband Internet connection.

WFRV says they are opting to air the season premiere of The Oprah Winfrey Show and other regularly-scheduled syndicated programming this afternoon, and tennis coverage will instead appear on Time Warner Cable's local sports network on channel 32.

Those without cable can also watch live streaming coverage of the final on the internet by going to www.usopen.org.

As we previously reported, Time Warner Cable will be dramatically reordering their digital cable lineup in Northeast Wisconsin on October 6th.  At that time, there will also be some changes coming to basic/standard customers' lineups as well.

This comes in Time Warner Cable's monthly legal programming notice, published in local newspapers and on their website.

Highlights of other announced programming changes include the following:

CHANNEL NUMBER CHANGES

• WPT WI moves to 975, WPT Create to 977, Retro TV to 991 and WBAY Weather to 992.
• WBAY HD moves to 1003, WFRV HD to 1006, WGBA HD to 1007, WPNE HD to 1008, WIWB HD to 1010, and WLUK HD to 1012.
• Big Ten Network moves down to channel 39
• Cartoon Network moves down to channel 62
• Oxygen moves up to channel 68
• Versus moves down to channel 38
• HGTV moves down to channel 26
• VH1 moves down to channel 20
• CSPAN moves to Basic channel 99 in Oshkosh, Neenah/Menasha and De Pere lineups
• WGN moves to channel 9
• Info channel moves to 66 in Appleton, Green Bay, Reedsville, De Pere, and Neenah/Menasha
• EWTN moves to Basic channel 11 in Oshkosh and 12 in Marinette
• TLC moves to Standard channel 42 in Marinette

CHANNEL PACKAGE CHANGES / CHANNEL ADDITIONS

• Shop NBC moves to Basic lineup on channel 96
• Jewelry TV moves to Digital Access
• Nick2 moves to the Digital Choice package
• IFC moves to the Movie Package
• Fit TV, Investigation Discovery, Planet Green, Speed, CSPAN 3, GSN, BET J, SOAPnet, Sprout, Outdoor and NBA TV move to the Digital Variety package
• RFD TV, Military History, C&I Network, and CNN International join the Digital Choice package
• Sundance, The Word, TBN, MTV Hits, TV One, and BTN Alternates join the Digital Variety package
• Hallmark will no longer be in the Family Choice package, but will remain in the standard lineup
• Marinette will have several additional changes to the standard lineup. For a listing of Marinette area changes, please see today’s issue of the Eagle Herald or complete local lineup, which will be mailed to all Time Warner Cable customers.

CHANNEL DELETIONS

• West coast feeds of Showtime, Sho2, Showcase and Sho Extreme will no longer be on the lineup

 

Let the Favre love-fest continue...

Last season, WFRV carried as many New York Jets games as possible to tap into the leftover Favre fan-base in Northeast Wisconsin.  With Favre suiting up for the Minnesota Vikings, WLUK will be picking up that torch, though not as often as WFRV could.

According to WHBY, WLUK will carry at least six Vikings games this season and may also pick up a seventh if they opt to carry their last game of the season.  There are four Vikings games they will not be able to show, as the kickoff collides with Packers coverage.

Vikings games will also appear on WFRV twice this season, once on NBC Sunday Night Football on WGBA, and ESPN's Monday Night Football twice.