Two key Fox affiliates in Tennessee are passing on televising their home-state team’s Week 10 game. Fox affiliates in Knoxville and Chattanooga will not show the Tennessee Titans’ matchup against the Jaguars. Instead, fans in those cities are going to get the Vikings-Packers game in the 1:00 p.m. ET window.
Titans Snubbed in Their Own Backyard
This isn’t just a minor programming tweak. Drew Lerner of Awful Announcing broke the news, pointing to a 506sports.com coverage map that confirms the decision. What makes this even wilder is that Knoxville and Chattanooga are the third- and fourth-largest cities in Tennessee by population. Imagine those local fans, ready to cheer on the Titans, only to find another game on their screen. We’re talking about a preliminary map here, so there’s always a chance these affiliates could change their minds. But right now, it looks like a cold shoulder from their own state.
Pure Business, No Loyalty?
The situation gets even more unusual when you consider that Fox rarely even gets to broadcast Titans games, which are almost always on CBS. So, when they *do* have the opportunity, you’d think they’d jump at the chance to show the local team. The obvious takeaway is that these Fox affiliates in Knoxville and Chattanooga believe the Packers-Vikings game will draw a bigger audience. It’s a harsh truth: it’s not personal, it’s just business. These affiliates clearly think their financial interests are better served by showing two out-of-state teams over the Titans.
The big question now is whether this preliminary map will hold, or if the local affiliates in Knoxville and Chattanooga will have a change of heart for their home state team before Week 10 kicks off.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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