Disney Xmas Parade at 3:00AM in Boston?

[boomhauer]

Seriously, what is wrong with this picture? Channel 5 in Boston doesn't have the parade on Christmas Morning at 10:00 on Christmas Day like the rest of the country. Instead, it's on at 3:00AM, the night AFTER Christmas.

My 5 year old step-son will be so excited to wake up on Christmas morning to watch the parade and find Patriots All Acess on instead.

Shame on channel 5.

 

[newholidayx2]

oh man that stinks - thats how I was planning on spending Christmas morning!

 

[CapeCodTenor]

Looks like we'll have to start calling Channel 5 and complaining.

 

[boomhauer]

Looks like we'll have to start calling Channel 5 and complaining.

I sent them an email - I'm sure it won't do any good. It felt good to let them know how stupid of a programming decision it was.

 

[Stitchfans]

So glad you brought this up. Our tv guide is so screwy and I couldn't figure out what time it was on. The silly tv guide started at 8 P.M. anything before that wasn't posted.

 

[boomhauer]

I won't even bother taping it. Pointless. We've always gotten up Xmas morning, put on the TV, and watched the Disney Parade. It's a tradition. This year, the schmucks put it on at 3:00AM.

 

[boomhauer]

By the way, if anyone would like to lodge a complaint with this to channel 5, here is their email address:

wcvbnews@thebostonchannel.com

 

[cinmell]

That's ridiculous! We've been wondering why the parade wasn't listed for 10am on Christmas morning. Why show it at 3 am on December 26th?!? Are kids and their families really going to be up at 3am? I sent an email to the link provided but I'm sure it won't do any good.

 

[AllyandJack]

I'm sending an e-mail to WMUR who is shafting us in NH.

 

[monarchsfan16]

I'm sending an e-mail to WMUR who is shafting us in NH.

I was just going to ask if they were being morons too. Apparently they are Now I guess I'll sleep until noon on Christmas, because we can't do anything until my stepsister gets here then

 

[monarchsfan16]

In NH they're not even shafting us for the Pats, they're showing the parade at 3 am just so they can continue with the cartoons and kids news Freaking morons

 

[beattyfamily]

I'm so disappointed. I dropped them an email.

 

[boomhauer]

If you go to www.abc.com, go to the bottom of the page, and click Contact ABC, you can send them an email as well.

 

[Annette_VA]

I feel your pain. It's not being aired here - at all. I wish we'd get it at least sometime - even 3am.

I emailed our local affiliate and got this response.

We have a commitment to broadcast the Christmas services from the First Baptist Church at 11am. We asked ABC to pre-feed the parade so we could air it on Saturday, but they declined to make an early feed available. ABC has also scheduled broadcasts of NBA basketball for the entire afternoon so we could not record the parade for broadcast during the afternoon.

I am sorry to have to preempt the parade but, unfortunately, this year's schedule and ABC's inability to offer an early feed of the parade made it impossible for us to place it.

Bob Peterson
President & General Manager
WRIC-TV8

 

[cinmell]

Here's the response I received from WCVB Channel 5 in Boston:

I will be out of the office starting 12/16/2005 and will not return until
12/26/2005.

I will respond to your message when I return.

 

[Kristi1357]

Here's the response I received from WCVB Channel 5 in Boston:

I will be out of the office starting 12/16/2005 and will not return until
12/26/2005.

I will respond to your message when I return.

Nice.

 

[pjlla]

My kids and I are TOTALLY disappointed. We rely on WCVB for our ABC stuff, as we have a satellite dish and don't get our local ABC affiliate (WMUR), who apparently ALSO is not broadcasting the parade!! WTH!!!!! Don't get me started on how mad this makes me!...............P

 

[Kristi1357]

I'm sending an e-mail to WMUR who is shafting us in NH.

WCVB (Boston) and WMUR (Manchester) are both owned by the same company: Hearst-Argyle (sp?).

We are also very upset about this. It our our little tradition to watch the parade on Christmas, then venture out to our families' houses. THIS STINKS! To put it mildly.

We should all be calling these stations. Seems they won't respond to emails since they are away on vacation...

 

[pjlla]

I just tried to contact WMUR. Their "contact the station" link on their website is a JOKE.... you can't forward an email without providing an address and they don't give you the address!! I copied down the phone number and will call them in about 20 minutes (nearer to 8 am). I KNOW that this will make NO difference for this year, but maybe for next year it will help..........P

 

[boomhauer]

I've received no email reply from WCVB. I would bet good money that email response was created due to the amount of complaints they're getting. Since when is an entire TV station "on vacation"?