CBS cuts away from U of L game in second half [Louisville Courier-Journal]
It sounds like last night was a long one for Louisville's WLKY-TV. WLKY is the local CBS affiliate in Louisville, which was broadcasting the U of L versus Sienna matchup in the second round of the Men's NCAA Basketball tournament to thousands of Cards fans when CBS inexplicably switched the broadcast feed to other games that were going on simultaneously.
Louisville was in an up and down game with the upstart Sienna College Saints, and was in the middle of making a crucial run when CBS cut over to the Marquette-Missouri and USC-Michigan State games. According to this article, WLKY was flooded with calls from irate fans trying to find the game. However, give the local affiliate a break. WLKY didn't have access to a separate satellite feed of the U of L game, and had to explain that they were at the mercy of the CBS feed. I understand from some of my Facebook friends that WLKY started running a crawl at the bottom of the screen explaining the situation and directing complaints directly to CBS where they belong.
One thing to keep in mind throughout the tournament is that each game is available in its entirety streaming online at mmod.ncaa.com. The quality of the stream is fairly good, and you won't have to worry about the network bumping you over to another game in progress.
Go Cards!
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