Directv, Distant Networks and PBS
Distant Networks is such mind blowing experience! I had Dish with DNS. Then DNS was taken away. I got DNS from a private company for $10/month. Then they went out of business, I called in our loc...
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In days of old when folks were bold there was indeed a PBS "Super station" This was the PBS station that was on the DNS service so it was delivered both to Sat TV customers who could not get any other PBS station and to cable customers in the same boat.. Thus this station, during pledge drives, got calls from all over the US and parts of Canada including Alaska .. The station WTVS Detroit.
How do I know this????? Well I answered a few of those calls.
Now.. What happened? I do not know but PBS is no more on the DNS list.
True story: One Pledge drive due to a technical error one show (Dr. Who) was delayed. The drive failed to meet target so we got called in for a "Special Drive" a couple months later.. I got a look at the tally sheet.. It was bad. OF all the shows that day one (Big Bird, that is Sesame Street) had made it's target.. A few shows .. Well let's Masterpiece Theater garnered like a hundred bucks in pledges.. The day was in sad, sad shape..
Then Dr. Who ran, in the proper time slot.
Not only did Dr. who meet it's projection... and then a bit.. it literally SAVED THE DAY. When Dr. Who ended (This does not count the overnights which are done by an answering service) and we closed the studio, the day's goal had been exceeded.
So what did the station do... Drop Dr. Who of course.
How do I know this????? Well I answered a few of those calls.
Now.. What happened? I do not know but PBS is no more on the DNS list.
True story: One Pledge drive due to a technical error one show (Dr. Who) was delayed. The drive failed to meet target so we got called in for a "Special Drive" a couple months later.. I got a look at the tally sheet.. It was bad. OF all the shows that day one (Big Bird, that is Sesame Street) had made it's target.. A few shows .. Well let's Masterpiece Theater garnered like a hundred bucks in pledges.. The day was in sad, sad shape..
Then Dr. Who ran, in the proper time slot.
Not only did Dr. who meet it's projection... and then a bit.. it literally SAVED THE DAY. When Dr. Who ended (This does not count the overnights which are done by an answering service) and we closed the studio, the day's goal had been exceeded.
So what did the station do... Drop Dr. Who of course.
