Lightning strike knocks game off air
Rocky Mountain News
Published October 6, 2008 at 12:05 a.m.
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Some people watching the Fox 31 broadcast Sunday of the Denver Broncos-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game found themselves temporarily in the dark when a lightning strike at Lookout Mountain knocked out the station's coverage.
"We took a direct hit," said Dennis Leonard, the station's general manager. "It knocked out both our analog and digital transmitters."
The lightning hit at 2:17 p.m., and full power was restored about 3:15 p.m., he said. Comcast cable customers were able to watch in the meantime.
Leonard said he got at least 100 calls from Broncos fans wanting to know what had happened. "Once people understood it was out of our control, they were so incredibly polite," he said.
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October 6, 2008
6:55 a.m.
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gatengreen writes:
It's too bad it didn't go out in the 4th Qtr. when the Broncos went with their 38 defense. That's when they rush 3 linemen and drop 8 back to watch the other team catch a pass.
October 6, 2008
10:07 a.m.
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Squatch writes:
Pisses me off. I went to 2 birthday parties yesterday (who the hell throws b-day parties on Bronco Sunday) and at both places the game was out on the HD Signal, I called my parents and they said it was playing fine on comcast.
At least we didnt have to listen to that A$$ clown Joe Buck.
October 6, 2008
11:41 a.m.
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tbozrulez writes:
Good thing for you that Joe Buck wasn't covering the game yesterday then eh?
October 6, 2008
11:43 a.m.
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hlucki writes:
I didn't know they were playing until I read this
October 6, 2008
3:22 p.m.
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JustSayin writes:
Man, I had to turn on KOA - who is the new guy they teamed with Dave Logan? He's pathetic!
October 6, 2008
6:12 p.m.
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EastVail writes:
Kill your television.