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 Classic TV on UPN38 is no more. WSBK-TV (UPN38) is the UPN
affiliate for New England located in Boston, Massachusetts. Silver Spoons, I
Love Lucy, I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched, Benson and many other fine classic
TV series aired on the station. UPN 38 aired the Screen Gems Network from
it’s formation until its demise in September 2002. UPN 38 is considered a
“Super Station” by many satellite providers and cable companies, but why?
Who Knows. The station no longer has a mix of classic TV, movies, and other unique and enjoyable programming. As far as I know UPN 38
is the only UPN affiliate to be carried on DirecTV. UPN 38 has further
“localized” their stated by adding newscasts from 7:00-8:00AM and
10:00-10:30PM. Though local
programming is wonderful, it takes away from classic TV programming.
Starting this year UPN38 now airs some Red Sox Games (the rest of the
games air on NESN). Though some would say UPN38 has gotten stronger over
time, I would argue the opposite.
UPN38 was founded in 1964
and then purchased by Viacom in 2000. After the Viacom purchase UPN38 was
turned away from classics and into a station concerned primarily with
ratings and not with viewer interests. Hopefully in the future people living
in New England will get more local access to classic TV programming.
WSBK-TV/UPN 38 is part of the
Viacom Television Stations Group, part of
CBS
Television, a unit of Viacom, Inc. |
