60 Minutes II tonight will not be shown in Oklahoma City

[yelladawg]

I have learned that tonight's episode of 60 Minutes II http://www.cbsnews.com/sections/60II/main3475.shtml which features former Texas House Speaker and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes' admission that he helped George W. Bush get into the National Guard, is being preempted in Oklahoma City and other areas by paid programming (in OKC it is a show called A TIME TO LIVE). They have moved the 60 Minutes II episode to 3:15am.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

1. that seems rigged

[MuseRider]

2. That is what we are getting too.

Kansas stations, at least here in Topeka are showing 60 minutes at 1AM.

[NC_Nurse]

3. Indeed.

:(

[meisje]

4. Is it owned by Sinclair Broadcasting?

[The_Casual_Observer]

5. Control of the media

Is the first thing a dictator does.

[cthrumatrix]

9. this is such BS

[Cocoa]

6. paid programming in prime time?

on a network affiliate?

Seems strange...

[Gelliebeans]

7. can u contact your local cbs station and demand it

???? can't hurt??? I'll call from here in california for you if it helps...

[SaveElmer]

8. Any swing states

I can't get too worked up over it being pre-empted in Oklahoma, Kansas, or Nebraska...we ain't winnin there anyway.

From an ethical perspective it is disturbing!

Is this happening in any swing states ?

[gratuitous]

10. TIVO the show

Contact CBS in New York, and ask permission to re-broadcast the show on the OKC cable access channel.

Also, contact CBS in New York, and ask them what action they plan to take against their OKC affiliate for not broadcasting the network programming.

Drop a line to the OKC station and register your complaint. Be sure to copy the FCC with a copy of your complaint.

Watch for the time when the station is up for license renewal. Cause a big stink about this at that time. The station will almost certainly get its license renewed, but you can force them to jump through all sorts of bureaucratic hoops.

Enlist three or four friends, and do all of them. They will regret ever screwing around like this if you make the experience uncomfortable enough for them. Sort of like broadcast gonorrhea.

[Cleopatra2a]

11. Texas and OK

I get CBS on stations from Texas and Oklahoma. I just checked the schedule. The Texas station is showing it, but the OK had "To Be Announced" on it schedule!!!

[Javaman]

23. Not here in Austin...

Just checked the listings. no go. :(

[onecent]

12. Ours says Charlie Rose interviews Rovert Duvall

n/t

[RevCheesehead]

32. Same here in Green Bay n/t

[ralps]

44. I called channel 58 in Milwaukee

and the Lady I talked to said that Robert Duvall was going to be on.

[Longhorn]

51. Robert Duvall apparently was scheduled to be on at one point

because that's what our cable info says, too. But the Bush AWOL story and how he got into the guard was promo'd big time during the CBS nightly news tonight.

[fudge stripe cookays]

13. This is when....

you take a bunch of your favorite Yella Dawg friends and begin demostrations in front of the TV station.

If they interview you, make sure to mention that the first thing dictators do is take control of the media, like the other DUer said.

If you plan this at the right time, maybe some of us North Texans could even join you.

This is bullshit. You have my sympathies.
FSC

[yelladawg]

14. phone #

In Oklahoma City it is station KWTV at 405-843-6641

[fudge stripe cookays]

17. I'll try to call.

Also-- start watching them to get their advertisers, and make sure to call them or write them all, and tell them why you won't be shopping there, buying product X or Y, etc.

They need to know that supporting censorship will win them no friends. Fascist bastards.

FSC

[calico1]

15. So, will they be sending people out

to confiscate TIVO's and VCR's? This is so stupid.

[yelladawg]

16. I just called

They said they sold this time slot months ago. I asked to whom and they hung up the phone.

[plcdude]

18. half way down you can email them your thoughts

http://www.newsok.com/

This station used to be one of the best until it was taken over by the right wing ownership of the Gaylord family. Now it is providing slanted news and editorial pieces that have led it to not be the number news cast in Oklahoma.

[progressivebydesign]

19. Was the paid programming, or 60 minutes II in the TV Guide.

If it was printed anywhere that way, then it's just bad timing.. if this is a last minute pre-emption, then the m.f.s have struck again. Any chance it's Sinclair Broadcasting again???

[VaYallaDawg]

22. Ownership listed in SRDS for TV

shows KWTV owned by Griffin Communications LLC. Sinclair owns KOCB (Warner affiliate) and KOKH (Fox, what else) in OKC.

[Kazak]

20. Guess I'll just have to set the VCR...

:shrug:

[johnnie]

21. Stupid question

Is 60 minutes II cable?

[MallRat]

24. "Time to Live" is a 3-year old program about St. Jude's Hospital.

Time to Live

Examining the situations of youngsters afflicted with childhood cancers. Included are visits with the kids in their homes and at St. Jude Children's Hospital in Memphis. Marlo Thomas, daughter of hospital founder Danny Thomas, hosts. (2001)

:wtf:

-MR

[Spiffarino]

25. Just called KWTV-said they're "trying to get it moved to prime time"

...but we're not making any promises."

Wow. Could this be the power of the internet at work?


Thanks for the phone number! :yourock:
:bounce:

[maveric]

26. This is a form of "Book Burning"!

I cant believe that they are resorting to censoring stories that shame the Fuhrer.

[RevCheesehead]

27. I'm Sure CBS will rebroadcast Sunday ...it's a hot topic on cable

It would be VERY difficult to pre-empt a Sunday broadcast!!

[yelladawg]

28. Just called a friend who works at the station

She said management is saying anything right now to cool off the phone lines.

[MallRat]

29. Doesn't look like a coordinated blackout, a la Sinclair/Nightline.

WIBW (Topeka) is owned by Gray Communications.
KWTV (OKC) is family-owned by Griffin Communications.

I don't see much of a VRWC here... so far.

-MR

[RedEarth]

30. Folks call this number......we need your help...

I just called and they said with the large number of calls they have gotten they are considering changing it back to primetime....

When you call please be considerate...they were pleasant when they took my call....they mentioned the show TIME TO LIVE had been scheduled for several months, so I don't think it's a deliberate attempt to censor this show.

Thanks..

In Oklahoma City it is station KWTV at 405-843-6641

[Must_B_Free]

31. Circling the wagons while circling the bowl

and next comes

Gu-glug!

[calimary]

33. Guys - KEEP CALLING - 405-843-6641

I just did (2:04 pacific time - business hours not yet over in central timezone) - and they said they were trying real hard to get it back for primetime. Operator sounded frenzied - as though she'd taken about 100,000 calls about this so far and here came ANOTHER one.

DO IT. Be NICE, though. Be gentle and courteous and sweet-voiced. NO threats or hissy fits. It's the NUMBERS that are important here. If they can't swing it for tonight, they may have to bow to public pressure on another night very soon. But there HAS TO BE PUBLIC PRESSURE.

No pressure - no ACTION!!!

Thanks to yelladawg and RedEarth for the phone number.

[juslikagrzly]

34. I just called

and got the same line. Trying to move it back to prime time, St.Jude's bought this time slot 7 months ago. I pleasantly told her that I hoped they accomplished this or they've lost a loyal viewer. ASSHOLES! I hate living in Oklahoma sometimes, even though it's my home state.

[plcdude]

41. hey

It is a challenge at times I see we are in the same place.

[MooPie]

35. I'm in Orlando

The cable guide says an interview of Robert Duval.
WTF?

[goclark]

36. It's back on at 7 PM

The lady just told me it's back on and spread the word!

Our efforts worked

2:34 PST

[yelladawg]

37. KWTV Puts 60 Minutes back on for tonight.

--------------------------------------------------------------

KWTV Puts 60 Minutes back on for tonight.

Good Job folks.

[MooPie]

39. Excellent!

I just called and left a message telling them that I wasn't interested in hearing an interview with Robert Duvall, that I wanted the interview with Lt. Barnes.
Thanks for the head's up! I'm supposed to record it for people still without power.

[MooPie]

42. Wait a minute.

It comes on at 8 pm. Are you sure it's 7 in Orlando?

[goclark]

43. I called the 405 area code for the 7 pm response

[johnnie]

38. Mine says the same

That's why I asked if 60 Minutes II was cable. (above post)

[MooPie]

40. Hmmm

Don't think so. It's a regular CBS station. See my previous post. I left my name and number with the station asking for an answer. Let's see if they call me back.

[crickets]

45. WCTV Tallahassee

850-893-6666 x360 (Programming)

I didn't realize until I got home this afternoon at 6pm that WCTV has also scheduled Robert Duvall instead of Barnes. There is no later showing tonight, and no indication of Sunday's program content. The Programming office is already closed and I am so angry I don't trust myself to leave a message yet.

The odd thing is, the front page at CBS.com shows Charlie Rose interviews Hollywood actor Robert Duvall. Clicking on the link to CBSNews.com shows tonight's 60 Minutes as Rather's interview with Ben Barnes. Perhaps the last minute schedule change just isn't being reflected in a timely manner? :shrug:

I'm going to set up the VCR and hope for the best. If I don't see Dan Rather interviewing Barnes tonight, WCTV gets a polite but ever so emphatic piece of my mind tomorrow.

edited to add: Rather is on CBS News right now talking about Bush's service and the things the 60 Minutes will cover tonight. Whoohoo!

[crickets]

56. YES!

Robert Duvall is one of several segments. The Barnes segment is running now. I am taping this, and my dad (a Navy vet, Repub) will sit down and watch it if I have to tie him to a chair. ;)

[greekspeak]

58. Hey Crickets...I got disturbed when I saw Duvall only on WCTV

I thought..."Well there goes that Tallahassee is Liberal" line. But then I saw that he was a segment only. Glad WCTV did not wimp out on this after all!

[crickets]

60. Hey, neighbor!

Glad WCTV did not wimp out on this after all!

I am too! :hi:

[slojim240]

46. This is the democracy and freedom we are trying to export? Who needs

it? Dictators can ban news on their own right now.

[okTracer]

47. WE WON!!!

Just received an email from The Progressive Alliance Foundation

Quote
"Folks....

We won. 60 Minutes II will be played this evening at 7PM on News9 in Oklahoma City.

There is NO DOUBT that your calls and emails and faxes made the difference. We just spoke with News9, and they BEGGED us to send out a note asking you to please stop calling - they're going to show the program.

Today, you showed News9 that folks in Oklahoma DO care about seeing all the issues related to this incredibly important election, and that grassroots really can make the difference - your voice was heard.

If you'd like, please email a simple "Thank you for showing Sixty Minutes" to [email protected] and [email protected].

Please, no more calls to News9. Please forward this email to anyone you may have forwarded our previous email to.

Regards,

Philippe Beaudette
Operations Manager
The Progressive Alliance Foundation"

[LTR]

53. Looks like it's on

'60 Minutes' tonight
Former Texas House Speaker and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes tells Dan Rather that he regrets the decision he made to help President Bush get into the National Guard. Tonight at 7 p.m. on NEWS 9.

http://www.newsok.com/

[Misunderestimator]

48. Interestingly, same thing happened with the "Ellen" sitcom in upstate NY

a few years ago. During the runup to her much publicized "coming out" episode, the local networks removed it from prime time and put it on in the middle of the night. I, and, apparently, many others complained to the station, and the "offensive" episode aired at its regular time.

Call!

[yelladawg]

49. Thanks again for the help

The power of the internet.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

50. That is so scary. The days of Fahrenheit 911 are really here...

n/t

[keischin]

52. What's up in the other states?

I'm glad this worked for OKC, what's up with Wisconsin and Florida?

[fudge stripe cookays]

54. Looks like Dallas was pre-empted too...

and I just found out about it; it's starting in 5 minutes.

KTVT in Dallas, Channel 11.

I need to do some research.
FSC

[OneTwentyoNine]

57. OK,here in Kansas they are showing Robert Duvall interview...

I think that dates back to last March,I didn't catch the first part of 60 minutes. Was the Bush segment on first then Duvall??

If not they've shown a 60 minutes re-run here in Kansas.

David

[crickets]

61. Yes, the Bush segment was first (nt)

[RUSTY SHACKLEFORD]

55. Do you believe that?????

To what lengths will these neocons NOT go to keep dah fuhrer in office?


This is no coincidence.

[Raster]

63. This is only the beginning. Think of what these bastards did to ...

...get into office. They'll do worse to stay there.

[kath]

59. They did show it in OKC after all.

Thanks all! I had called the station on my own when I checked the local TV schedule and saw that 60 Minutes wasn't on it. The woman said that the St. Jude show had been scheduled and paid for a long time ago, blah, blah. Only later did I come to DU and see the issue being discussed here.

w0o-hoo!

[Raster]

62. this is a prime example of the danger of too few controlling the media...

...UNBELIEVABLE! This should be the top story!! Censorship in Texas!

[corker]

64. not shown in north east pa

I was looking forward to seeing this all week when it came on the picture was blank for the whole hour, I am sooo pissed. I tried calling the cable company but couldn't get threw.

[yelladawg]

65. Great showing by Democrats

The reaction time was great. This was a great demostration of how determined we are to elect a true leader this year.

Thanks to all who called or e-mailed.