For days now, the on-screen artist and song information is being replaced much of the time by:
HARVEY RELIEF
and
1-800-RED-CROSS
I've come to rely on this text information but at the moment it's nearly useless.
It seems unkind and self-indulgent to complain considering what the people of southern Texas are going through, but in a way it's a separate issue and I have mixed feelings:
1. I've already donated through a charity other then the Red Cross - my choice.
2. I'm paying for a service that I'm currently not receiving from XM/Sirius - the preemption is constant, not just once in awhile.
3. Cable TV channels could put a persistent graphic on their screens, but they don't - why? That would reach more people and be less intrusive, but maybe they don't want to single out a single charity?
Is this tactic really doing some good? I'm skeptical. Any thoughts?
HARVEY RELIEF
and
1-800-RED-CROSS
I've come to rely on this text information but at the moment it's nearly useless.
It seems unkind and self-indulgent to complain considering what the people of southern Texas are going through, but in a way it's a separate issue and I have mixed feelings:
1. I've already donated through a charity other then the Red Cross - my choice.
2. I'm paying for a service that I'm currently not receiving from XM/Sirius - the preemption is constant, not just once in awhile.
3. Cable TV channels could put a persistent graphic on their screens, but they don't - why? That would reach more people and be less intrusive, but maybe they don't want to single out a single charity?
Is this tactic really doing some good? I'm skeptical. Any thoughts?