WCVB, WBZ and WHDH were grandfathered in Bristol County. We cannot get NBC10 Boston because it was a new station, and now WCVB because of Hearst who owns WCVB is asking too much from Comcast to carry it outside of Boston DMA. Get out the rabbit ears.
I have watched WCVB news for over 30 years, why in the heck would I want to watch a Providence news station?? I live in Massachusetts and want Massachusetts news!!
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WCVB has "significantly viewed" status in Bristol County. This isn't a matter of WLNE in Providence trying to force WCVB off the lineup. Since WCVB is considered "significantly viewed" per the FCC, the channel here can be carried on cable without any restrictions or blocking of network programming.
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Bristol County MA- no longer have WCVB!! I was just informed that as of Dec 22nd, we will not have access to Channel 5 -WCVB and will be switched to WLNE ABC 6 in Providence.
Now that NBC 10 Boston will be on the air for 4 years as of , when will Comcast in Bristol County, MA carry the station. WBZ, WCVB and WHDH are carried. The fact that Comcast owns NB...
@Desolate14 You should be able to watch MeTV over the air (OTA), not through Xfinity cable service, in Providence, RI on the Boston, MA MeTV affiliate on virtual Channel 05.02, which is subchannel of Boston's WCVB-TV on Ch. 05.01. Alll one needs to do this is to have a simple indoor antenna and rescan your TV's channel settings if Ch. 05.02 is missing or has a weak signal. If you have ...