NFL Moves Sunday CBS Game to NFL Net

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The NFL has moved the Oct. 6 San Diego Chargers-Oakland Raiders game (1:35 p.m. start time) from CBS to NFL Network, with a new start time of 11:35 (effectively after the NBC Sunday Night game between the Jets and Falcons).

The move was necessitated by Major League Baseball's announcement that the Oakland As will host an AL division playoff game on Oct. 5. The Raiders share the stadium with the As and the field's conversion to football use will take time.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.