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LVdem

(524 posts)
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 11:55 AM Oct 2012

I blocked Faux News on my hotel room's TV

Ok, it's not much and the hotel is in Springdale, UT next to Zion National Park (an outpost of Blue in a really, really Red state), but I feel better having saved the next occupant from the Rightwing drivel.

I don't know why I haven't been doing this before...

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I blocked Faux News on my hotel room's TV (Original Post) LVdem Oct 2012 OP
I have faux news blocked on my internet router. Not Me Oct 2012 #1
One other possibility ... lpbk2713 Oct 2012 #2
Faux is blocked at home... LVdem Oct 2012 #6
instructions please? barbtries Oct 2012 #3
On the remote... LVdem Oct 2012 #7
I shall keep this in mind and do it from this day forth! Care Acutely Oct 2012 #8
thank you, i'll try to remember that barbtries Oct 2012 #12
I put the parent lock on the big screen tv at our Eagles Lodge. brewens Oct 2012 #4
I blocked it on mt TVs Flashmann Oct 2012 #5
I've hidden Fox News on my cable browser. Tommy_Carcetti Oct 2012 #9
If you use Parental Controls on a TV like that, MineralMan Oct 2012 #10
Good idea... I wish I had thought of that! jimlup Oct 2012 #11
What about this idea? progressiveinaction Oct 2012 #13
Freedom of choice for yourself but not for others? N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #14
The TV reset to "Default" when you checked out. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2012 #15

Not Me

(3,398 posts)
1. I have faux news blocked on my internet router.
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 11:57 AM
Oct 2012

When I installed it, I was going through the set up wizard and there was an option to block urls.
Just to test it, I entered 'foxnews.com' and have not had to look at it since

lpbk2713

(42,769 posts)
2. One other possibility ...
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:00 PM
Oct 2012




A lot of TV and converter menus allow you to select what channel to start up with.

Try setting it to MSNBC some time.


And WTG on blocking Faux. Who needs that shit anyway?


LVdem

(524 posts)
6. Faux is blocked at home...
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:05 PM
Oct 2012

We are on a tiny road trip to Sedona and Zion National Park.

I'm going to start blocking Faux whenever we are in a hotel.!!!

LVdem

(524 posts)
7. On the remote...
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:08 PM
Oct 2012

Hit the MENU button. Depending on the model, you will find areas like AUDIO and VIDEO and possibly parental controls. You should find a CHANNEL BLOCK or CHANNEL ADD or DELETE. You need to know the Faux News channel number then block or delete.

Have fun!!!

brewens

(13,626 posts)
4. I put the parent lock on the big screen tv at our Eagles Lodge.
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:02 PM
Oct 2012

I was left alone with the remote just long enough to do it. It caused a little bit of a stink too. We bought that from a local independant aplliance place and eventually their tech fixed it. I never asked just how, that would give away it being me that did it maybe. Either he replaced the chip or got their tech support to override the PW. It was funny though. The half-wits were without FOX "News" for at least a month. That is mostly the old day time drunks that are into it. Later on it's all sports or the music is cranked up.

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)
5. I blocked it on mt TVs
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:04 PM
Oct 2012

With Cable boxes parental control feature.....If,while idly flipping channels I run across it,what I see is a blue screen asking for a password.....Much more factual and informative than faux anyway....

Tommy_Carcetti

(43,213 posts)
9. I've hidden Fox News on my cable browser.
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:15 PM
Oct 2012

Skips right over it. Doesn't even show up on the guide.

If only real life wasn't that easy.

MineralMan

(146,336 posts)
10. If you use Parental Controls on a TV like that,
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:20 PM
Oct 2012

Set the passcode to a jumble even you won't remember.

jimlup

(7,968 posts)
11. Good idea... I wish I had thought of that!
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 12:28 PM
Oct 2012

We should start doing it to every TV in every hotel room we stay in.

13. What about this idea?
Mon Oct 22, 2012, 07:26 PM
Oct 2012

Since you have the freedom not to watch...

1) Don't turn the channel to Faux.

2) Let the rest of the guests who stay in that room after you have access to any channel they want?

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