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ABSOFCKINGLUTELY.... (Original Post) pbmus Apr 2022 OP
Yes, hell yes. txwhitedove Apr 2022 #1
A thousand times hell yes LoveTheDU Apr 2022 #23
Yes. LakeArenal Apr 2022 #2
Not just from cable, but also from streaming services. Sogo Apr 2022 #3
I was thinking.... SergeStorms Apr 2022 #24
How about from the Military's Network DENVERPOPS Apr 2022 #51
Hell yes, but we already dropped cable. we can do it Apr 2022 #4
I dropped cable TV packages, period. It's not just Fox Tetrachloride Apr 2022 #5
I read something the other day that Fox can't be dropped from cable packages based on in2herbs Apr 2022 #6
I'vw blocked it on every cable package I've had from the beginning, so you damned well bet I would! hlthe2b Apr 2022 #7
I did. Lochloosa Apr 2022 #17
Thanks! hlthe2b Apr 2022 #18
.... Lochloosa Apr 2022 #19
rofl! hlthe2b Apr 2022 #20
We did precisely that... thomski64 Apr 2022 #8
Don't watch it, but if people are stupid enough to watch FOX, I'm Hoyt Apr 2022 #9
Yes. Yes. There - I committed voter fraud! dchill Apr 2022 #10
Yes Rebl2 Apr 2022 #11
Don't have a tv but I Rt.. TY Cha Apr 2022 #12
Absolutely! In fact, my husband and I are going to be paying a visit to our local cable company skylucy Apr 2022 #13
YAS!!! Blue Owl Apr 2022 #14
This message was self-deleted by its author Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #15
I'd like to get rid of Fox, Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #16
Interesting Unwind Your Mind Apr 2022 #60
I have to add a few sports channels. Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #61
Oh you're right Unwind Your Mind Apr 2022 #62
Yes x 1,000,000 BigBearJohn Apr 2022 #21
How fast can we make it happen? evolves Apr 2022 #22
Of course. plimsoll Apr 2022 #25
Heck - I would pay extra not to see it on my menu ThoughtCriminal Apr 2022 #26
lol yes housecat Apr 2022 #27
I really don't care about Fox I don't watch it. But I have to pay extra doc03 Apr 2022 #28
Same here, MSNBC is in an upgraded package. But FOX comes Meadowoak Apr 2022 #42
I've always thought that explained Mr.Bill Apr 2022 #87
I'm willing to forgo NFL to get rid of Faux News RainCaster Apr 2022 #29
Yes Mira Apr 2022 #30
Yes Mira Apr 2022 #31
Yes, yes, 1000 times yes! ShazzieB Apr 2022 #32
We cut our cable 5 years ago. NO MSM in this house. Online streaming OUR choice. Like DU. nt usaf-vet Apr 2022 #33
Yes, in a New York minute! Emile Apr 2022 #34
How would this "movement" work? onenote Apr 2022 #35
I dropped my cable when they added Fox CloudWatcher Apr 2022 #36
My cable is included in my HOA fees.. Deuxcents Apr 2022 #37
Is this a trick question? tiredtoo Apr 2022 #38
Fox distributes Fox News to all the cable companies ... aggiesal Apr 2022 #39
Can you please include Canada in that movement. Thanks. Bev54 Apr 2022 #40
Now that would be a gift that keeps giving. NoMoreRepugs Apr 2022 #41
Right On marieo1 Apr 2022 #43
Yes! onecaliberal Apr 2022 #44
Hell, yes! joshdawg Apr 2022 #45
yup bluestateboomer Apr 2022 #46
About 2 to 3% of the adult population watches Fox Kaleva Apr 2022 #47
Hells yeah! Six117 Apr 2022 #48
no tv cable here for 6 years since comcast priced me out of market. AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #49
a ? cant you just delete it from your lineup using ur remote or set box menu controlls ? AllaN01Bear Apr 2022 #50
yes Demovictory9 Apr 2022 #52
Yes OLDMDDEM Apr 2022 #53
In a heart beat! nt Atticus Apr 2022 #54
Yes. Kid Berwyn Apr 2022 #55
Yes. c-rational Apr 2022 #56
Yes Auggie Apr 2022 #57
Absolutely!! No other text needed. Bird Lady Apr 2022 #58
YES!!!! I'd even donate to that movement gopiscrap Apr 2022 #59
Money saved could go toward adding a more progressive channel. Emile Apr 2022 #63
in a New York second! rurallib Apr 2022 #64
YES!!!! JPPaverage Apr 2022 #65
Hell yes! JT99 Apr 2022 #66
Oh yeah!! notinkansas Apr 2022 #67
The Forbidden Channel djacq Apr 2022 #68
Yes Firestorm49 Apr 2022 #69
We already did. momta Apr 2022 #70
Here (Canada), it's optional, so I exercised my option. BobTheSubgenius Apr 2022 #71
Yes!!!! Karadeniz Apr 2022 #72
Oh yes Cherokee100 Apr 2022 #73
Here is a reason why fox should be a choice. pwb Apr 2022 #74
Fuck. Yes. sarchasm Apr 2022 #75
Oh hell yes!! BComplex Apr 2022 #76
.........OMG!!!......Without any doubt...... titanicdave Apr 2022 #77
Abso-fucking-lutely! Initech Apr 2022 #78
yes plz immediately or sooner bringthePaine Apr 2022 #79
YES xxqqqzme Apr 2022 #80
yes mushroomhunter Apr 2022 #81
Yes NHvet Apr 2022 #82
yes JTOL Apr 2022 #83
Drop cable, until you can buy it without Fox. Bluethroughu Apr 2022 #84
I dropped cable all together because I had to pay for crap like Fox Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #85
Damn right ironflange Apr 2022 #86
K&R plus YoshidaYui Apr 2022 #88
YUP Conjuay Apr 2022 #89
You betcha! 👍 BHDem53 Apr 2022 #90
I haven't had cable in some 14 years and I don't miss it at all. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2022 #91
So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news? keithbvadu2 Apr 2022 #92
I haven't had cable for 12 years. llmart Apr 2022 #93
Fuck, yeah! Martin68 Apr 2022 #94
I dropped cable in 2015 when they wouldn't remove FOX Jarqui Apr 2022 #95

in2herbs

(2,947 posts)
6. I read something the other day that Fox can't be dropped from cable packages based on
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:13 PM
Apr 2022

an FEC and USSC decision. I hope I am wrong bc if I subscribed to cable and it was in my package I'd drop cable like a lead balloon.

hlthe2b

(102,351 posts)
7. I'vw blocked it on every cable package I've had from the beginning, so you damned well bet I would!
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:13 PM
Apr 2022

Please vote for me if you are able to as I am not registered on twitter.

thomski64

(455 posts)
8. We did precisely that...
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:14 PM
Apr 2022

...Spectrum has an option where you
can pick 15 channels. And my wfe did
exactly that. She dumped faux, unfortunately
also comedy, espn, and a few more of my
favorites. Should have been more specific.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
9. Don't watch it, but if people are stupid enough to watch FOX, I'm
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:16 PM
Apr 2022

not going to stop or impede them. Rubes need something to keep them occupied.

If you don’t watch included stations, that still dings them a little. If option were available, I’d exclude FOX and a bunch of others.

skylucy

(3,740 posts)
13. Absolutely! In fact, my husband and I are going to be paying a visit to our local cable company
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:19 PM
Apr 2022

to discuss some changes to our cable selections etc. I told my husband I was going to complain about having to "pay for" Fox News in order to get basic cable. I know it is part of the package, along with CNN and MSNBC, ABC, CBS etc. But I want to express my annoyance at having a pro Putin, anti democracy, propaganda arm of Trump in the basic package.

Response to pbmus (Original post)

Mr.Bill

(24,317 posts)
16. I'd like to get rid of Fox,
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:29 PM
Apr 2022

religious channels and shopping channels. And probably many others if I ever looked at them. The fact is, I could get by with probably less than ten or 15 channels. That would cover over 90% of my viewing.

Unwind Your Mind

(2,042 posts)
60. Interesting
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 11:44 AM
Apr 2022

I think I can do it in 5

HGTV, TBS, Comedy Central, MSNBC, CNN or maybe CBS (will there be more CSI?)

plimsoll

(1,670 posts)
25. Of course.
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:43 PM
Apr 2022

From the cable billing perspective they're the most expensive "news" service, and you subsidize them with your cable bill. Talk about socialism.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,048 posts)
26. Heck - I would pay extra not to see it on my menu
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:43 PM
Apr 2022

I don't care if they switch it with ESPN-7 (The food-eating contest channel), the scammiest shopping channel on cable, or a North Korean music video channel.

doc03

(35,363 posts)
28. I really don't care about Fox I don't watch it. But I have to pay extra
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 10:51 PM
Apr 2022

and upgrade to get MSNBC.

onenote

(42,752 posts)
35. How would this "movement" work?
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 11:16 PM
Apr 2022

From the cable operator perspective, your choice is to subscribe or not. They aren't going to give you the option of not getting Fox News as part of the programming package that most subscribers receive because (i) they have no incentive to do so and (ii) the contracts that cable and satellite providers enter into with Fox News don't allow it.

CloudWatcher

(1,851 posts)
36. I dropped my cable when they added Fox
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 11:20 PM
Apr 2022

I had Sling TV, because I was able to get MSNBC without a dime going to Fox. After a few months they added Fox ... and I dropped them like a hot rock.

aggiesal

(8,923 posts)
39. Fox distributes Fox News to all the cable companies ...
Thu Apr 14, 2022, 11:38 PM
Apr 2022

for free as long as it is on the basic package.
It's going to be hard to have something that the cable company is pocketing 100% of the money, to remove from their basic lineup.

Ever notice business establishments, like McDonald's, have them times to Fox?
CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, BBC, Free Speech TV ... are all on tiered packages and not free.

I guess it's worth a try.

Kaleva

(36,335 posts)
47. About 2 to 3% of the adult population watches Fox
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 12:52 AM
Apr 2022

Night after night, Fox News is crushed in the ratings by each of the legacy broadcast news shows

Cherokee100

(268 posts)
73. Oh yes
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 01:13 PM
Apr 2022

I have them blocked on my TV. It's just like the National Inquirer tabloid paper. Which, if my memory serves me well, was owned by Rupert Murdoch. Faux news, is the most powerful asset, Putin has in this country.

sarchasm

(1,012 posts)
75. Fuck. Yes.
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 01:34 PM
Apr 2022

Why is Faux News even a thing? I've been blocking, eliminating, deleting, hiding, channel re-programming Faux News as long as I can remember. I will not set foot in any establishment that has Faux playing on their televisions.

Farmer-Rick

(10,206 posts)
85. I dropped cable all together because I had to pay for crap like Fox
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 06:17 PM
Apr 2022

If I could pick and choose at a decent price, I would go back.

ironflange

(7,781 posts)
86. Damn right
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 06:24 PM
Apr 2022

I'd drop the package but then I'd also lose CNN and MSNBC. I don't think Faux has much viewership in Canada anyway and don't know why it's even offered here.

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,894 posts)
91. I haven't had cable in some 14 years and I don't miss it at all.
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 09:10 PM
Apr 2022

I can watch MSNBC live streaming, have Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu, and even though I find it highly annoying that there are shows I don't get to watch because I'm not willing to sign up for a bunch more, I have no trouble finding good things I want to watch.

keithbvadu2

(36,890 posts)
92. So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 09:16 PM
Apr 2022

“Freedom of the press may be guaranteed in the Constitution. But a plurality of Republicans want to give President Trump the authority to close down certain news outlets, according to a new public opinion survey conducted by Ipsos and provided exclusively to The Daily Beast.”

So that 43% of republicans would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-poll-43-of-republicans-want-to-give-trump-the-power-to-shut-down-media?via=twitter_page

llmart

(15,552 posts)
93. I haven't had cable for 12 years.
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 09:24 PM
Apr 2022

Don't miss it at all and would never go back to it. I have a smart TV and the only thing I pay for is Netflix and PBS passport. I will never be able to watch all the stuff that is on my smart TV.

I can actually say that I've never watched FOX news once in my life, unless maybe it was a local FOX news way back when they were new, but I had them pegged for propaganda almost immediately so refused to ever have it on.

Jarqui

(10,130 posts)
95. I dropped cable in 2015 when they wouldn't remove FOX
Fri Apr 15, 2022, 10:13 PM
Apr 2022

Haven't missed it (cable ... FOX I never watched)

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