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I am also going to address this one time since it was already brought up in this thread.

In order for WYMT to air games during the regular season, we must get approval from the host school.

Now there have been several times this season where we have approached a school, and for whatever reason, they declined our request to do a game live of television.

That was indeed the case this past week, as we approached Belfry to do their game versus Bourbon Co.. They declined, so we approached Harlan Co. You know the rest of the story!

Thanks for clearing that up DF. It is a business decision and although it may be hard for some to understand, it is Belfry's (or any school's) decision to make. Unless the TV coverage comes with a healthy check then it is a solid decision to decline the coverage, even if unpopular with some. I'm not suggesting WYMT should pay the host school, nobody expects a small market TV sports department to offer that kind of compensation.

Sometimes it does come down to money, and there is nothing wrong with that. Money made on football and basketball go to pay for many programs at BHS and it is the job of the administration to maximize that revenue. If declining TV coverage is what they feel is best for BHS then I'm glad they have the guts to do the right thing and decline it. That is just the facts of the life and it isn't dirty or funny, it is just strong leadership.

I don't really understand the bitterness towards WYMT-TV. WYMT does more for sports in their coverage area than any station anywhere. Ask fans from other places and they have a hard time getting any coverage of any kind. We are spoiled that we have TV, radio and newspaper coverage from multiple sources, and WYMT's coverage and production is outstanding.

Bottom line is that nothing is ever quite as simple as we think. What might seem like a slam dunk to those on the outside, may really be a complicated issue that involves making hard decisions. My point is it is unfair for us to just throw WYMT under the bus without first knowing the details. This one is obviously not on them.

OK my rant is over, I'm stepping off the soap box now. :biggrin: