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.
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.
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!!
My Xfinity Stream app suddenly has lost access to local channels such as ABC and NBC ( maybe more ) on an Amazon Fire TV. These channels have always been available on this TV before but now are go...
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.
Horrible glitching/pixelating on local channels (ABC,NBC,CBS,FOX) only. This effects live viewing as well as recordings. Only effects these channels - no issues with any other channel. These channe...
@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 ...
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