{"id":4276,"date":"2014-09-05T16:21:31","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T21:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/store-wordpress\/?p=4276"},"modified":"2021-10-15T13:52:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T18:52:38","slug":"directv-and-raycom-media-dispute-avoid-blackouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/directv-and-raycom-media-dispute-avoid-blackouts\/","title":{"rendered":"DirecTV and Raycom Media Dispute: How to Avoid Blackouts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In light of the DirecTV and Raycom Media\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.raycommedia.com\/news\/140901.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dispute<\/a>\u00a0that caused thousands of DirecTV&#8217;s paying customers to <a href=\"http:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2014\/09\/directv-nfl-raycom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">miss the NFL season opener<\/a> last night, we thought we&#8217;d share just how simple (and affordable) it is to make sure you aren&#8217;t left in the dark due to any cable\/satellite blackouts.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14043\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14043 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DirecTV-blackout.jpg\" alt=\"Source: USA Today, &quot;The owner of this channel has removed it from the DIRECTV line-up despite our repeated requests to keep it.&quot;\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DirecTV-blackout.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DirecTV-blackout-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/ftw.usatoday.com\/2014\/09\/directv-nfl-raycom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">USA Today<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How to Avoid Blackouts<\/h2>\n<p>For starters, a huge chunk of all of the NFL games are being broadcast on network stations, including last night&#8217;s Seahawks vs. Packers opening game. We&#8217;ve already shared\u00a0<a title=\"Where to Watch NFL Games for Free \u2013 Week 1 Schedule\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/blog\/watch-nfl-games-for-free-week-one\/?utm_source=sm&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=dtvrmblackout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">where and how<\/a>\u00a0you can catch that and the rest of this week&#8217;s games for free with an over-the-air\u00a0<a title=\"Shop Mohu Antennas\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/shop\/antennas.html?utm_source=sm&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=dtvrmblackout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HDTV antenna<\/a>.\u00a0You can continue to enjoy pure 1080 high definition broadcasts of many of the games this season (in addition to almost all of the top 100 shows on TV, and fall TV premieres are right around the corner).<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gomohu.com\/tv-for-free-front\/?utm_source=sm&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=dtvrmdispute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plug in your zip code<\/a> to see about how many channels you could receive for free over-the-air, and then pick out the HDTV antenna that best suits your needs based on your location without the hassle of monthly subscriptions or potential blackouts like this one so many were dealt this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In light of the DirecTV and Raycom Media\u00a0dispute\u00a0that caused thousands of DirecTV&#8217;s paying customers to miss the NFL season opener last night, we thought we&#8217;d share just how simple (and affordable) it is to make sure you aren&#8217;t left in the dark due to any cable\/satellite blackouts. 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