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Austin360 blogs > TV and Radio Blog > Archives > 2011 > October > 27 > Entry

Watching Horns-Jayhawks on TV? Only if you’ve got the elusive Longhorn Network

By Gary Dinges | Thursday, October 27, 2011, 10:37 PM

Bad news for those who bleed burnt orange: Most Central Texans won’t be able to watch Saturday’s Kansas-Texas game.

The matchup — like Texas’ season opener against Rice — will air exclusively on the Longhorn Network, which, in Central Texas, is available to about 20,000 Grande Communications subscribers.

Nationwide, the network reaches just more than 4 million homes — mostly Verizon FiOS customers, including some in North Texas.

Those who can’t tune in are, to put it mildly, upset.

“What about all of us great fans out there who can’t be in the stands?” said Richard Milos, a Time Warner Cable customer.

Time Warner Cable, the area’s dominant pay-TV provider, and several other cable companies have yet to come to terms with ESPN, which operates LHN.

Read more in my story from Friday’s American-Statesman.

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