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Here’s Why CNN Is Always Playing at the Airport
observer ^ | • 02/14/18 2:30pm | By John Bonazzo

Posted on 02/24/2018 9:26:44 AM PST by ckilmer

Here’s Why CNN Is Always Playing at the Airport

By  • 02/14/18 2:30pm
 

This isn’t another conspiracy, Tucker Carlson. YouTube

Controversy follows Tucker Carlson wherever he goes. He’s often been accused of spewing “flat out racist” immigration rants on his Fox News show.

But on rare occasions, Carlson’s invective can lead viewers to interesting insights.

Case in point: in his final segment on last night’s show, Carlson railed againstairports that play CNN in their waiting areas.

“Everyone’s watching CNN,” he said. “They don’t have a choice.”

Carlson, a former CNN host himself, said the decision “may have made sense 20 years ago, when CNN had a centrist reputation.”

But now, he contends, the channel is simply home to “wacky Russia conspiracy theories” and “strange spiritual advice from philosopher-poet Chris Cuomo.”

“Airports feel like a lesser version of hell with dirty seats, overpriced food and propaganda posing as news on CNN,” Carlson said.

So what gives?

Well, it turns out CNN pays 47 airports to air its channel. It also reimburses them for the televisions, cable connections and maintenance.

And CNN doesn’t skimp. Carlson said the network pays Miami International Airport $150,000 a year to play on its TVs.

This may have been news to Carlson, but CNN Airport (as the terminal service is called) has actually been around since 1992.

The travel-sized version of CNN features general news, weather, travel tips and stock market updates.

Sports are also a much bigger part of CNN Airport than the regular channel. The service broadcasts full-length NFL, NBA, MLB and NCAA men’s basketball games and tournaments.

Like its Atlanta-based parent, CNN Airport broadcasts 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But since it caters to travelers, it doesn’t show graphic, sexually explicit or violent videos.

CNN Airport also doesn’t show video of air disasters, which must’ve made things difficult during CNN’s constant coverage of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight 370.

But of course, Carlson didn’t include any of that detail. He ended the show by playing the whole thing off as a joke with his fellow co-host Sean Hannity.

“You can’t pay me to watch CNN,” Hannity declared.

Classic Fox News: getting this close to an insight before pivoting to jokes about fake news.



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To: Principled

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21 posted on 02/24/2018 11:03:37 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: UCANSEE2

I see what you mean now... CNN is paid by us via state support of airports? Good point.

The article says CNN pays airports.

Does money go both ways?


22 posted on 02/24/2018 11:19:55 AM PST by Principled (IG: @oversight.gov follow it!)
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To: Principled

CNN pays the airports.

Here’s a link to some details about the deal with the Minneapolis airport:

http://metroairports.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=1&clip_id=1575&meta_id=19716


23 posted on 02/24/2018 11:24:24 AM PST by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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To: jjotto; UCANSEE2

So airports get money from state AND from CNN.


24 posted on 02/24/2018 11:55:05 AM PST by Principled (IG: @oversight.gov follow it!)
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To: ckilmer
AND as if by magic...

CNN and the business of state-sponsored TV news

25 posted on 02/24/2018 12:31:07 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: ckilmer

Your can buy a device that will shut off any tv in the area
https://www.amazon.com/TV-B-Gone-Universal-TV-Control-Keychain/dp/B0006GD9CE

Fun game to play at the airport


26 posted on 02/24/2018 12:34:39 PM PST by Kozak (DIVERSITY+PROXIMITY=CONFLICT)
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To: ckilmer

There are two ways for real Conservatives to handle this problem.

1. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.redirectapps.tvkill

2. https://www.tvbgone.com/

Faux conservatives will whine about CNN on 24/7 in airports and want congress to do something.


27 posted on 02/24/2018 12:53:25 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive of 63+ million Trump Deplorables. You will lose!)
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To: Bobalu

Sweet. I gotta get me one!

Several years ago my dad was in the hospital. I would come and visit every day. I spent a lot of time in the waiting room while he was undergoing treatment, sleeping, etc.

They had a boob-toob in the room and it was invariably turned to the commie news network. I asked for a different channel but staff declined. So I went to a Best Buy and bought a universal remote and then changed the channel myself. Eventually someone would notice and change it back. I would wait until there was no one in the room and flip the channel.

If they ever figured out who was the culprit they never confronted me!


28 posted on 02/24/2018 12:57:35 PM PST by rockrr (Everything is different now...)
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To: ckilmer

CNN thugs not journalists could be without jobs if/when Trump cuts their funding from our worthless State Department.

Almost all of the corporate media are in financial trouble, except CNN!

Why is CNN, Certified Not News, not in potential financial trouble?

CNN apparently receives programming reimbursement from the U.S. State Department via The Bureau of International Information Programs; the same State Department program that pays Facebook for content. CNN is not as reliant on ad revenue because they get tens of millions from the U.S. State Department.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/2016/09/21/cable-news-corps-reacting-to-scant-campaign-spending-frustrated-media-attempt-to-create-news/

CNN rats know that if President Trump stops, this SOS funding, when he is president. That will create massive unemployment among CNN’s left wing thugs posing as journalists.

Another reason why the thugs at CNN hate President Trump 24/7.


29 posted on 02/24/2018 12:58:38 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Never pick a fight with an angry beehive of 63+ million Trump Deplorables. You will lose!)
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To: Principled
Does money go both ways?

Ask yourself why CNN doesn't broadcast any news about plane crashes (Except for Flight MH370, which wasn't an American Airline) on their programs ?

30 posted on 02/24/2018 12:59:23 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I can’t locate the email I sent to FNC. I have no name. I do remember them saying that they had no control because did not own the coaxial lines and paid rent to TWC.


31 posted on 02/24/2018 1:50:15 PM PST by klimeckg
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To: UCANSEE2

Because nobody in an airport wants to hear about plane crashes?


32 posted on 02/24/2018 2:25:09 PM PST by Principled (IG: @oversight.gov follow it!)
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To: klimeckg
I can’t locate the email I sent to FNC. I have no name.

And here I thought you were talking direct to Roger Ailes............What a let down!


33 posted on 02/24/2018 2:30:05 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: Principled
Because nobody in an airport wants to hear about plane crashes?

In general, that is probably true. I really don't think it would bother most people as their curiosity would override their fear.

However, some would just go nuts.

I think that is why the AIRLINES don't want TV coverage of a crash displayed on TV's at the airports. Too many nuts.

34 posted on 02/26/2018 5:15:51 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Principled

Back to your question of money going both ways...

I think CNN offered to avoid broadcasting Airline crashes and Airports only allow CNN on TV’s in the airport.

A mutual (and monetarily profitable) agreement for both parties.


35 posted on 02/26/2018 5:18:55 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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