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malaise

(294,028 posts)
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:17 PM 22 hrs ago

One of my BILs told me that his neighbor

told him on Sunday that his wife demanded that they cancel FOX News or she was leaving. Their coverage of Minnesota was her last straw.
The dam is breaking.

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One of my BILs told me that his neighbor (Original Post) malaise 22 hrs ago OP
If it's cable tv she can program a code to block it BlueNProud 21 hrs ago #1
Politics mashes up more than a few marriages malaise 21 hrs ago #2
Yeah, a spouse who wants to watch Fox? not fooled 20 hrs ago #7
Why pay for something you hate? erronis 20 hrs ago #3
It was cable, everything came in a bundle BlueNProud 13 hrs ago #29
Right SCantiGOP 4 hrs ago #40
I was in a senior center a couple of years ago and they had fox on and the seniors would get in fights kimbutgar 19 hrs ago #14
That's what FOX was created for. nt eppur_se_muova 17 hrs ago #23
Fox is part of the package here, so we use the parental block. TomSlick 19 hrs ago #17
Be nice to know how to do that ToxMarz 20 hrs ago #4
That's one reason I don't have cable. hunter 20 hrs ago #5
i cvant ford it nor can i have an antenna. AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #8
There are indoor antennas, Bear SheltieLover 16 hrs ago #26
i live on the fringe of most sacramento ca tv districts and am in a bowl between 3000/ 4000 thousand ft mts. AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #27
Which used to mean that you could get nothing. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #36
tried with digital. nada. :) AllaN01Bear 6 hrs ago #38
You can't just cancel Fox News leftieNanner 20 hrs ago #11
There should be a parental block. TomSlick 19 hrs ago #19
Interesting idea leftieNanner 17 hrs ago #21
True but you won't accidentally click on FOX. TomSlick 2 hrs ago #42
My understanding is that cable companies will remove Faux Noise if you insist loudly enough FakeNoose 20 hrs ago #13
Sis and BIL abandoned cable a while back malaise 11 hrs ago #31
Thinking people block it on their TVs, not the provider Attilatheblond 17 hrs ago #22
You can probably do it through your TV settings, not the cable provider. You'll still be charged. eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #25
K&R spanone 20 hrs ago #6
good for her. AllaN01Bear 20 hrs ago #9
The cracks in the dam are showing. He's essentially a bore that Ping Tung 20 hrs ago #10
Set the child safety feature. BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #12
FOX News can't be "cancelled" by itself. If it is part of the bundle of channels you are paying Wiz Imp 19 hrs ago #15
This is something that's done through your individual setup -- check your remote for options you've never used before .. eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #24
Who wants a mindless, brainwashed, loon for a husband anymore? 😜 littlemissmartypants 19 hrs ago #16
Who wants a mindless, brainwashed, loon for a wife anymore? KS Toronado 7 hrs ago #32
Hahaha! littlemissmartypants 7 hrs ago #33
We need bumper stickers ! KS Toronado 7 hrs ago #35
Momma or FOX. Could go either way. flashman13 19 hrs ago #18
Obviously canetoad 19 hrs ago #20
I moved Fox news to the bottom of the channel list. Ilsa 16 hrs ago #28
Good. I can't imagine having to live with anyone who regularly watches Fox News. GoodRaisin 13 hrs ago #30
In 2006, my husband and I stopped paying for cable. OldBaldy1701E 7 hrs ago #34
Most fox watchers have it on 24/7 and loud Clouds Passing 7 hrs ago #37
I'd love to believe this angrychair 5 hrs ago #39
Eight years ago, we cut the cable to EVERY news station. And if an ad tries to slip in, we both have MUTE buttons. usaf-vet 2 hrs ago #41
😝 malaise 2 hrs ago #43

BlueNProud

(1,075 posts)
1. If it's cable tv she can program a code to block it
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:49 PM
21 hrs ago

I used to block Fox when I had catv. Only I had the code.

That said I'm guessing there are more things going on in this marriage.

malaise

(294,028 posts)
2. Politics mashes up more than a few marriages
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:00 PM
21 hrs ago

and not just in the US but I suspect you are correct and they have other issues.

not fooled

(6,623 posts)
7. Yeah, a spouse who wants to watch Fox?
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:51 PM
20 hrs ago

Troubling on many levels to the partner living in the real world.

kimbutgar

(26,973 posts)
14. I was in a senior center a couple of years ago and they had fox on and the seniors would get in fights
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:35 PM
19 hrs ago

So the manager blocked fox on their cable channel and things became calm again in that facility. They only show local news now.

TomSlick

(12,935 posts)
17. Fox is part of the package here, so we use the parental block.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:56 PM
19 hrs ago

It's too dangerous that someone might click on it by accident.

ToxMarz

(2,793 posts)
4. Be nice to know how to do that
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:40 PM
20 hrs ago

Never heard of a cable/TV provider that lets you cancel a channel. Pretty much take what they offer or nothing. Fox isn't an addon.

hunter

(40,444 posts)
5. That's one reason I don't have cable.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 07:46 PM
20 hrs ago

Or satellite.

Or Broadcast television.

The television in our house plays DVDs and a couple of no-advertising streaming services. That's all it does.

SheltieLover

(78,102 posts)
26. There are indoor antennas, Bear
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 11:46 PM
16 hrs ago

Flat things you stick to wall or window

I've not had tv service in more than 10 years. Zero tolerance for liars.

But the antennas do exist & aren't prohibitively expensive

AllaN01Bear

(28,837 posts)
27. i live on the fringe of most sacramento ca tv districts and am in a bowl between 3000/ 4000 thousand ft mts.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 11:53 PM
16 hrs ago

OldBaldy1701E

(10,602 posts)
36. Which used to mean that you could get nothing.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:22 AM
7 hrs ago

However, now the signals are digital, that may not be as much of an issue as it used to be.

It might be worth trying. Just run a cable outside and hook it to a tin roof or something. Or, maybe a trash can lid. Just to try it.

Digital service works differently, so the signals might be more receivable these days. They may not, which is why I suggest using this experiment first.

AllaN01Bear

(28,837 posts)
38. tried with digital. nada. :)
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 10:06 AM
6 hrs ago

cant run a antenna on the roof as i live in an apartment and bound by lease , no antennas .

leftieNanner

(16,129 posts)
11. You can't just cancel Fox News
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:15 PM
20 hrs ago

They sell it as a bundle with all the other Fox channels. Sports, entertainment, etc. And even so, the cable company determines the lineup. You can't do it. I've tried.

FakeNoose

(40,641 posts)
13. My understanding is that cable companies will remove Faux Noise if you insist loudly enough
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:21 PM
20 hrs ago

... but you're still paying for it. They won't take it off your monthly cable fee. Faux Noise gets your money anyway, whether you watch or not. I had Verizon Fios for over 20 years, and I calculated that my $160 monthly fee meant I was paying Faux something like $3 per month.

What really hurts Faux Noise is the fact that so many Americans have just canceled their cable subscriptions altogether. Way fewer subscribers now than 15 or 20 years ago.

That's the impact Faux Noise has had on American television. We can't cancel them specifically, so we're cancelling the entire system. The winners are the providers like YoutubeTV, Prime, Peacock, Hulu, AppleTV, and a bunch of others.

malaise

(294,028 posts)
31. Sis and BIL abandoned cable a while back
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 04:59 AM
11 hrs ago

Like you they use some of the providers you listed.

Attilatheblond

(8,497 posts)
22. Thinking people block it on their TVs, not the provider
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 10:50 PM
17 hrs ago

Smart TVs have 'parental controls' that can disable selected channels

https://techpenny.com/block-content-smart-tvs/]

For several years now, I have read about people visiting elderly parents who seem overly agitated and angry about 'the news' so they disabled FOX news from the TVs. Suddenly, everybody calmed down and got civil again.

eppur_se_muova

(41,249 posts)
25. You can probably do it through your TV settings, not the cable provider. You'll still be charged.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 11:41 PM
16 hrs ago

AFAIK parental controls are all built into the TV and programmed through the remote.

AllaN01Bear

(28,837 posts)
9. good for her.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:02 PM
20 hrs ago

when i was at my late dad and his 2nd late wives house . i couldnt bstomach fox noize.

Ping Tung

(4,208 posts)
10. The cracks in the dam are showing. He's essentially a bore that
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:15 PM
20 hrs ago

preaches to his blank eyed band of True Believers the same stuff over and over. Usually consisting of "Great" to childish whines about all the non-believers trying to mess up his imaginary triumphs. The audience is getting restless.




BidenRocks

(2,926 posts)
12. Set the child safety feature.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:20 PM
20 hrs ago

Or get divorced.
Fox is heroin to these junkies.
Good luck!

Wiz Imp

(9,251 posts)
15. FOX News can't be "cancelled" by itself. If it is part of the bundle of channels you are paying
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 08:36 PM
19 hrs ago

for, you wil get it. The only way to get rid of it is to cancel that bundle which means removing all the other channels in that bundle as well which probably includes some channels most people would want.

However, I'm pretty sure most cable providers allow you to block individual channels so they can't be viewed by anyone unnless you enter a code to unblock. I know DISH Network had such a feature because I used it. Blocking Fox news meant I never had to see it. I could never even turn it on accidentally.

eppur_se_muova

(41,249 posts)
24. This is something that's done through your individual setup -- check your remote for options you've never used before ..
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 11:40 PM
16 hrs ago

... there will usually be a 'parental control' which lets you block channels, so they can only be viewed by entering a password. Keeps kids away from the "adult" entertainment. If you have no "adult" channels, you've probably never considered using it before.

If you have something like DISH, you may be able to implement it through DISH's hardware **OR** your own TV.

KS Toronado

(23,327 posts)
32. Who wants a mindless, brainwashed, loon for a wife anymore?
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:07 AM
7 hrs ago

It's a 2 way street for all of us Liberals. I take it FQX noise was painting ICE as the victims? And the real
victims as "Domestic Terrorists" ? Haven't watched any FQX noise in over a year.

Ilsa

(64,017 posts)
28. I moved Fox news to the bottom of the channel list.
Tue Feb 3, 2026, 11:59 PM
16 hrs ago

It's pretty unlikely anyone will look for it or stumble across it.

OldBaldy1701E

(10,602 posts)
34. In 2006, my husband and I stopped paying for cable.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:18 AM
7 hrs ago

We saw that every thing we wanted to see was online sooner or later. Why pay for two services that are giving you the same stuff?

We have not had cable since the Battlestar Galactica remake. We have not missed one thing from not having it.

Not. One. Thing.

Don't let them convince you otherwise. You don't need cable for anything anymore, and they cable people know it. That is why all the cable companies got into being 'service providers', because they saw what was coming.

So did we.

(Yes, we have an antenna. I use it to watch football and the occasional news spot.)

Clouds Passing

(7,402 posts)
37. Most fox watchers have it on 24/7 and loud
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 09:26 AM
7 hrs ago

I told a relative that I would not allow my child to be around that when it’s on. They actually complied.

Their coverage of hurricane Katrina was dastardly.

angrychair

(11,869 posts)
39. I'd love to believe this
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 11:10 AM
5 hrs ago

I truly would but that just isn't the case.

They are already starting to shape the narrative to control the elections. There will NOT be a free and fair election in November.
All they need to do is post their gestapo ice goons outside key voting locations in Democratic polling areas in purple districts around the country and randomly harass, question or arrest people to dissuade others from voting and as long as they can pick off enough Democratic voters, they will retain control of the House.

Sure, people will protest and complain and file lawsuits but by the time a judge even looks at it the election will be long over and no way to change its outcome.
I have a feeling the next two years will make the first two years seem like a vacation.

usaf-vet

(7,767 posts)
41. Eight years ago, we cut the cable to EVERY news station. And if an ad tries to slip in, we both have MUTE buttons.
Wed Feb 4, 2026, 01:42 PM
2 hrs ago
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