Current mood:	pissed off
Entry tags:	austin life, tv biz

KXAN Sucks
Did you try to watch Jay Leno tonight? Guess what? We can't here in Austin. I sent local NBC affiliate KXAN-TV the email below. I plan to write the NBC Network on Monday.

Dear KXAN,

You actually took our NBC feed off Time Warner Cable? How annoying and wrong-headed can you be? The intrusive screen crawls were bad enough -- and you promoting Time Warner competitors just made the whole spat very clear. It's not about giving your customers better service; it's about you jockeying for more wallet share.

I don't even like Time Warner, but I have no sympathy for your position whatsoever. You had the trust of the NBC network to provide their feed to the Austin area, and instead you're doing some idiotic power play to get more money.

I plan to write the network and ask them if they can possibly find another local business more deserving of the NBC affiliate relationship. You don't deserve local community support with your actions. You do deserve to have your ad revenues dry up with this behavior.

Signed,

Angry in Austin