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In reply to the discussion: At FDA, TVs now turned to Fox News and can't be switched [View all]DeminPennswoods
(15,278 posts)31. TVs came to gov't offices in the late-1990s or so
We had them all over our DoD office. I wondered why we needed them when we had jobs to do. They were usually tuned to c-span and there weren't any remotes, but they could be turned on and off manually. I think the channels must have been controlled in a central location. I know you can tie multiple TVs into just one cable box so that every set shows the same channel.
For some reason, we did get to watch the women's world cup soccer win over China in 1999, though. The one where Brandi Chastain tore off her jersey after scoring the winning goal. Not much work got done that afternoon...
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I've seen this in other countries with right-wing leaders (even supposedly 'democratic' ones)
tenorly
May 2017
#1
There's a restaurant at the municipal airport in Camarillo CA that's like that.
calimary
May 2017
#19
Clearly illegal and immoral. Plus, didn't they just claim they never ordered this?
byronius
May 2017
#2
I've heard that NK sets will only receive the govt channel & nothing else is even possible
7962
May 2017
#50
If they're using "smart tvs" then it is possible they're being used as spying devices
diva77
May 2017
#57
Here's the article in TWSJ. about this, via the author's Twitter feed.
mahatmakanejeeves
May 2017
#49