Another year of Root Sports, no streaming, same' ol same ol'?

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  1. Phatguysrule

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    Rip City OTA!

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    As I understand it from this thread it will be "topographical" on a "wide ass" screen for free?
     
    kjironman1, Aug 21, 2024
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    If it is in fact KPDX/KPTV Fox 12 Plus, and your streaming service offers that channel, then you will be able to watch the games.
     
    BoBoBREWSKI, Aug 21, 2024
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    Hopefully they can get a deal done with some Medford stations, it looks like the company that owns KPTV, the closest station it owns is in Bend.
     
    santeesioux, Aug 21, 2024
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    Oh, there are parts of Oregon that don't get KPTV?
     
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    Not OTA.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    I believe that is one of the issues they are dealing with, making sure there are affiliates all around the state that don't already have KPTV (or whatever station) in their market.
     
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    There's an app on the Roku and I can watch the news vods but I don't think I can get a live stream that way
     
    santeesioux, Aug 21, 2024
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    I see what you did there.
     
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    Yeah if a market doesn’t have KPTV/KGW/KOIN/KATU…..wherever we end up, which will be pretty much everywhere but PDX right…… won’t be able to watch if I’m not mistaken. Seems like there are a couple on here with more info than I. But maybe there is a streaming option for those out of market.
    Don’t know any details, but doesn’t that sound like it will be HARDER for people to watch?
     
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    I know people in Utah who don’t have the channel the Jazz are on have to stream.
     
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    It will be like the Jazz+ where it's $125 to stream for the year or something.

    Blazers may call it Blazervision.

    Take out 1 national game 4 cup games and it 77 games so between $1-$2/game
     
    SharpesTriumph, Aug 22, 2024
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    I'd think many Blazer fans that get OTA may buy streaming too just for flexibility to watch on devices or outside the house.
     
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    Part of the issue with going to KPTV is that they likely won't be shown on KPTV's main feed (aka flipping to channel 12 on Xfinity, DirecTV, streamer etc) but will come in on one of the auxiliary channels over the air. For this most of the time you will need an antenna, or they may have an alternate feed that gets put into the channel lineup. This issue is that Fox (the station that KPTV is an affiliate for) won't want to cancel their normal programming for 80 nights out of the year. So in some respects it will be easier and cheaper for those in market to watch the games, it could also be more difficult and a hassle for many.
     
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  17. julius

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    But KGW/NBC, KOIN/CBS or KATU/ABC would be perfectly fine canceling their normal programming 80 nights a year?
     
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    I watch KPTV news all the time and their regular programs are frequently pre-empted for a variety of sports programs albeit never for any local sports.
     
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    julius I wonder if there's beer on the sun Staff Member Global Moderator

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    My guess is, if there is a conflict (NFL mostly), they'd just switch the Blazers to KPTV+. And if there are shows on KPTV/Fox that fox wants to show, it could also be switched to KPTV+
     
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    Free is a pretty good incentive for people to figure out how to deal with a new provider. Dealing with Root (if you could) wasn’t a pain in the ass?
     
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