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Is Verizon FIOS Service Playing Politics With the News

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:24 am
by Ben Rumson
I subscribe to Verizon Fios which provides Idiot Box services.. The channel listings for the news was grouped together with random sequencing amongst the various broadcasters (CNN, FOX, BBC, etc..) No politics involved.

I like to consider myself balanced as I get my news from the left, right and everything in between. I filter out the bullshit and form my opinion based on the various sources..

Well, Verizon changed the channel assignments and buried Fox news in the news listings between CSPAN and the Weather Channel. You tell me if it's political bias. I believe it's bias

100 - CNN
101 - CNN HL
102 - CNBC
103 - MSNBC
104 - BLOOMBERG
105 - CNN INT
106 - CNBC WRL
107 - BBC
108 - ABC
109 - CSPAN
110 - CSPAN2
111 - CSPAN3
117 - FOX BUSINESS
118 - FOX NEWS
119 - The Weather Channel

Re: Is Verizon FIOS Service Playing Politics With the News

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:37 am
by Frankingun
Bias? Prolly. But Fox viewers are smart enough to find the station at it's new number, and it will still get more viewers than the others combined.

Re: Is Verizon FIOS Service Playing Politics With the News

Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:21 am
by mekender
meh, Direct TV has similar listings... not something that i would stress over