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ChipChester t1_j244xxy wrote

I'm sure your congresscritter will have a solution for you.

In the meantime, were you watching over-the-air, with an antenna direct into your TV's tuner? Over cable, thru a set-top box? Via satellite, like DirecTV? Over the internet, like YouTube TV or other streaming supplier?

Your experience points to an audio channel misconfiguration somewhere in the chain. And that path can be pretty convoluted the more cooks there are in the kitchen.

At first glance, it looks like a 5.1 conversion issue as others have stated. Your set is configured for/expecting 5.1, but the speakers are set to be the center channel in an external 5.1 system... but the rest of that system doesn't exist. This could be a TV fault, or incorrect 'metadata' coming from the broadcast or any of the above re-broadcasters or set-top box. The spots aren't encoded as 5.1 so they come thru fine.

It's unlikely to be a full-on conspiracy, though.

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Walk1000Miles OP t1_j2549v1 wrote

Yikes.

I never said it was a conspiracy. Not at all.

It was upsetting to me because my Mother (RIP) and I used to watch this program every year. It was a tradition. And since I was feeling down - it's near the holidays after all (and I just got out of a horrible / all night experience in the Emergency Department)? It upset me greatly that I could not enjoy it.

I was watching CBS with an antenna / rabbit ears.

I have used the same TV to watch prior Kennedy Center programs.

I rarely watch TV, except for very specific programs (like this one).

I'm beginning to think it was a localized phenomenon.

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ksgc8892 t1_j274sbg wrote

The show is available to stream on Paramount+. There may be a free trial if you are not a current subscriber.

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