<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Predictably, Channel 5 got hit hard with complaints from upset Iowa fans who were planning to watch the Big Ten tournament final on Sunday. That game coverage was pre-empted by a block of storm-weather coverage as hail storms and tornado sightings were reported throughout the area. Channel 5 general manager Kirk Black said that Channel 5 did not have the option Sunday of shifting the Big Ten final over to its sister station, Channel 62. ?You have to get pre-approval to do that from the network,? Black said, ?and we didn?t have that. And it?s not like you can get a hold of someone on a moment?s notice on a Sunday afternoon.? Black even had an encounter with an upset Iowa fan in the KCTV lobby on Monday. ?Let?s just say we agreed to disagree,? Black said. Some Hawkeyes fans have suggested that Channel 5 wouldn?t have cut to the weather reports had the Kansas game been televised on CBS. ?That?s not true,? Black said. ?The weather report most certainly would have taken priority. People died during this storm. It was a serious matter.? But Black did indicate he would talk to CBS network executives to get clearance to bump the KU game this Friday over to Channel 62 if severe weather again is in the forecast. NCAA Tournament lovers are in for a special treat this week: Channel 5 plans to give viewers an option of watching up to three different tournament games per time slot for the first and second rounds ? that is, if you have digital cable/high definition and your cable carrier is Time Warner, Comcast, Everest or Sunflower. In addition to Channel 5?s game, viewers can also see at least one different game on other channels (see chart). For example, in Thursday?s opening-round games that start around 11:20 a.m., viewers will have a choice of watching Oklahoma-Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wichita State-Seton Hall or Boston College-Pacific games. ?This is the first time we?ve ever tried this,? Black said. ?We got permission from our parent company, Meredith Corp., and they said great, go ahead, we have the technology.?</div> Source
