CNN has stopped broadcasting here....

[Brundle_Fly]

anyplace else?

[MadMaddie]

1. Really....where is here?

[Brundle_Fly]

3. Canada.

Just went to a black screen about 20 mins ago.

Headline News is still going strong

[William769]

2. It's still on Direct TV

Breaking news right now, soaring gas prices! No shit!!!

I woke up to regular unleaded this morning at 3.07 a gallon!

[MadMaddie]

4. It's insane....

[Brundle_Fly]

5. here in canada it's

$4.20 a gallon, so lighten up.

[William769]

10. I can't help you there, not my Country.

But here in America The Government is in cahoots with big oil. Thats the difference. & how much of that is a tax for your prescription drug plan?

[Brundle_Fly]

12. we have taxes on everything.

but to be honest I could care less, health care and our social programs are amazing. The cities are clean, and we protect our wetlands.

[TechBear_Seattle]

6. I seem to recall...

The issue came down to the Canadian government cracking down on slanted media outlets. Something about fining CNN, Faux and other American news sources for disguising partisan spin as news. I know that Faux pulled out of Canada a while back for just that reason.

[Stinky The Clown]

8. That's interesting .... can you expand on that any?

I'd love to know how that works. It might be even better than the now-dead 'fairness doctrine' we usta have.

[TechBear_Seattle]

11. Searched and found: Fox being banned in Canada was a Faux lie

From the Wikipedia article for Fox News (underlining added to indicate relevant passages):

On December 14, 2000, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) approved Fox News Canada on behalf of the Global Television Network, for broadcast in Canada. Fox News Canada was to be a domestic Canadian version of Fox News. <10> The channel, or specialty television service, was never implemented by Fox, and the deadline for commencement of the service expired on November 24, 2004. That same day, a similar licence was granted to Rogers Communications for "MSNBC Canada", which went to air in September, 2001. During this period, it was stated by supporters of Fox News that the station was being "banned in Canada," when in fact, the opposite was the case. The CRTC's previous refusal to grant Fox News an outright license had been contested by some Canadians, as well as American fans of the channel, who believed the decision to be politically motivated. However, it is rare for any American cable network to be licensed in Canada, especially when there is a Canadian alternative.

On November 18, 2004 the CRTC announced that a digital license would be granted to Fox News (<11>). In its proposal, Fox News stated, with reference to Fox News Canada, that "Fox News does not intend to implement this service and therefore will not meet the extended deadline to commence operations" <12>. On December 16, 2004, Rogers Communications became the first Canadian cable or satellite provider to broadcast Fox News, with other companies following suit within the next several weeks.

So I have no idea what is up with CNN and Faux. Not unusual, as I rarely watch the one and almost never watch the other :hi:

[Brundle_Fly]

9. Faux got around it

by being advertised as entertainment/news...and they are still here... you have to pay for it, and I don't know anyone who does...I am sure there are some freaks.

[xultar]

7. You mean like for the long haul.

[w8liftinglady]

13. oh,hell,no-I just got an earful of tom cruise/katy holmes