European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 08, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Paga 10 letters the stars and stripes Friday november a 1985 viewers claim an to shows too much sports we should change the name of an. To what you ask How about Assn. Assn armed forces sport network. A now you know what the topic is. I love sports. I enjoy watching All sports even gain but Tell me can you honestly say that prime time is the time for sports when we talk about the majority that you Are sup posed to entertain can you really say that 8-12 . Sports coverage represents he majority i would say there is a majority who enjoy sport on an. But breaking it Down to individual sports then say we on a whole Are a minority. I can see one Day saturday or Sun Day devoted to sport. But monday tuesday Friday saturday at prime Lima please mop and look my kids others kids and wives. Yes wives give them a break. Would Ike nothing better than to lit Down and watch football or basketball almost any time. But our dependents take enough abuse from the military life. I need not say More. Let s give them All a break and those sponsors who hate a certain sport or All sport i general. If you and i Are real sports enthusiast then a delayed game of an hour or two would make no difference. To put sports in Genera beyond prime time would i feel make a Tot of people very Happy. I guess what i am saying b an is Assn and those who Are not entertained by sport Are put out in the cold. Now you will quote that sports Only cover about 30 percent of viewing ume. Of great. But when it this time put to us no reply we already know. Please can you review yours oru timetable and show it a Little later staff sol. Steven r. Glorieux kaisers uniter i realize there Are Many soldiers who enjoy viewing ports. However it seems that at limes an goes overboard. With the Large population of families stationed in Europe i do not understand Why there not More family orientated pro Grams during prime time. By no Means do i want to undermine the sport fans. However i feel two or three nights a week set aside for sports would be sufficient. With having Only network to View you would think there would be larger variety of programs other than sports every night of the week. It s a shame to see so Many soldiers of necessity purchasing Var and video equip ment because an does t support their needs of television entertainment. Solko m. Roper Schwaen sch Hull Germany Why does an persist in taking of prime time television to put on sports five times a week i May be Able to handle sports one or two nights a week but not five. If the children want to watch a program they must slay up until 10 30 or 11 . Which they not allowed to do. I am a shift worker so i count on the shows being on when the to guide says they will be on. Not once this past week did i get to see the shows i wanted to when they were scheduled they were preempted by sport. Football season has just begun and i a already sick of it i know i will gel an answer from an saying How they have nothing to do with the programming that they get it All from los Angeles but i Don t buy it any More. The people at an have to have some say As to what is sent to them if they Don t it s Lime they requested a lilt a control of their sched ule. Also did they do a Survey of viewers on How much and when to show sports did the majority really want sport five times week All on prime i Mel William d. Jensen Lundsey As Germany just what does an to think it s try ing to do football games baseball games sometimes two of them Back to Back at prime time three limes a week. Highly rated series such As magnum p.i.," Sinty minutes hawaiian heal and the rare Good movie dumped off at 11p.m. Or later. Docs an seriously believe most of the people Here Are All that gaga Over sports yes i do other things besides watch to. Yes i m grateful for an and no i m not a chronic complainer but like my friends i enjoy television immensely. Please con Sider improving. Paul Sato bar Tutsi i m Arr army wife with 16 years under my Belt. I be followed my husband from state to state country to country dragging four children with me every step of the Way packing household goods Selling cars quit Ting jobs and seeing the dog had in shots nol to mention us. In other words i have put in my time and i feel i be earned the right to gape so Here goes i m sick and tired of watching football baseball etc., etc., All weekend Long. What is even worse is when you put these games on Back Loback which Means we end up with nothing else to Walch the entire evening. We also football fans and enjoy a Good game As much As the next person out. Enough is enough. You running sports in o the ground and you Are being very unfair in the process. I m just one wife of one Soldier so i can t speak for anyone but myself Bill it s real hard for me to believe that every sol Dier who is stationed Over Here wants so much sports. Gladys t. Huntley Fuerth Germany it seems that in an to s infinite wis Dom they have again assumed that everyone stationed in Europe loves the football sea son. This is a false Assumption. I understand football does not dominate the full Day s viewing schedule but it does seem to dominate the prime Lime viewing schedule. I also have the option to turn my Boob tube off or hit the v is on switch and watch a re run or two which i do every time a football game is being aired. I cannot help but feel discriminated against by All the sport buffs out there who live to Walch football As i live to watch everything but. I do honestly feel that arts should consider and realize that a More viable viewing system is in order. I always hear and read the statement polls conducted and As of yet. With All the time 1 have spent in Europe i have never been polled As to what i would like to Sec. I also understand that packages of pro Grams Are prepared for us in los Angeles and then sent to us for our viewing pleasure. I also understand that everyone cannot be satisfied with the Way things Are but i feel thai a break is in order. The amount of sports coverage we receive should either be minimized or adjusted so that prime time is not dominated by live or taped sports cover age. Please consider More often the minority of viewers who not sports oriented and who wish a reduction or a change in your Teseni viewing policy. Sec. Ben r. Pacatte Frankfurt i m a female service member of nine Yean with a family. In nine years of service i be Sci to see or meet anyone else who has seen a Survey or questionnaire regarding our opinions of the broadcast scheduling. It s bad enough that there s no entertain ing programs before 7 . Most children Are in bed at 8 . And watching news and talk shows in t really interesting for them. So from 4 30 to 7 . The female Soldier has suddenly Lumen Inlo mom mom has to prepare dinner help with Homework and occupy the children All at the same time after spending a full Day at work. From 7 to8 . The children normally Don t watch to because Thall Bath time and time to get ready for bed and school the next Day again with mom s assistance. Once they re in bed mom turns into a wife and should have some time to spend with her husband. Forget it though there s a football game on again if it s True thai an scheduling is aimed to satisfy the Soldier then Why Aren t the soaps broadcast in the evening to satisfy the female Soldier set Barbara Van Buskirk Munich my family and i Are into our fourth tour in Germany and have seen Many things Progress arid identify with state of the Art equipment from weaponry military to housing and Yea even an to. For the most part we have been More than Happy with your programming and Are just Plain thankful to have to available. Now for my complaint we love sport but not every saturday and sunday evening. Maybe those open evenings you could put the evening movie on at a decent hour where the family could sit around and watch. Now Many families have purchased video machines and movies for just that time Frame. Bui not everybody can afford one and Many Don t want the machines in their House. On the other Side of the Coin there have to be movies available that newer than 1 946 and some even in color. I m sure you have some input to arts As to what you receive and what goes out Over our airwaves. Baseball reached the saturation level. You certainly Don t give the same air time to Golf basketball or soccer. Now that foot Ball is upon us what do we have to look Forward to now that i be said my piece thank you for being available and thanks to All those who work very hard to make arts run glad Mannheim Germany editor s note u. Col. Sonny Craven commander to an Europe re plies probably no other subject generates As much intent at an i Laporti broadcasts. Witt Lac wheat of each sports season we Brace for audience reaction knowing thai we cannot fully satisfy the diverse interests of of audience la Una area. What we try to achieve is a reasonable mix and balance with the realization that Eren then there will be those who will Nota Ai one television Channel especially when you consider that Many sports e ends occur in the afternoon in the United states but arrive lire in our prime ume. We tried tape delaying As a technique but outraged Many of our sports Benthum la significant complaint during Hilf year concerning our sports Prol Radunz a Cepl in cases where of necessity we had bump regular programs in order to carry. Live event offered 6y arts. It s important to Point out that the Art. Works Don t release their specific Gas lineup decisions or confirm then anal wednesday of each week. When then i complicated array of Champ Orahn re Lous other sports offerings and the Bant at arts distribution rights that must a resorted an and other arts a Etwaria occasionally can t finalize a schedule my late in the week. And an does Hare the Respo Namtalo schedule programming. The recent i ten complaining of too much sports Tel aft thai our latest Experiment to provide nor does not meet with the approval of Mas our audience who were satisfied Wmk or a least tolerated our Normal weekend la Art lineup and tuesday night offering. 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