Comments on: Ban CNN from TV screens at airports

By: Guy Harvey

Guy Harvey — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:34:17 +0000

Well it’s get worse. One time I was with my 7 year old at an airport while CNN blasted the story about the abduction rape and murder of a young child. We had no where to go as we were waiting for boarding announcements.

Honestly I think there is grounds for a law suit here.

I would join any organization to ban CNN in airports. But a law suit is a good idea because clearly a lot of the content is not suitable for children and you are captive.

It’s mass hynosis.

By: Marc Olson

Marc Olson — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:13:50 +0000

I try and avoid airports that have televisions but 48 of the major airports are hooked up to CNN and it is hard to avoid them. Some smaller airports still can get you to where you want and either don’t have TV’s or they keep the volume off and only the subtitles on. There is no escape from them at most larger airports. I dispise them and wish we had some quiet at airports. There is plenty of other noise going on. It’s also poignant that these tv’s have sensors on them that increase the volume along with the ambient noise in the area. The more the noise, the louder the tv gets. I wish I could find an organization that hates these as much as I do. Any recommendations? Marc

By: MichaelM

MichaelM — Sun, 03 May 2009 03:09:57 +0000

First choice–no TV.
Second choice–Weather channel with NO sound
Third choice–no TV

By: SirWired

SirWired — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:31:20 +0000

Another vote for travel programming… I am at an airport after all. I would be fine with CNN if it was close-captioned instead of blaring at high volume, as it is in some airports. Or perhaps only pipe the audio to speakers near the TV, instead of throughout the gate area.

SirWired

By: Angela K. Nickerson

Angela K. Nickerson — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:08:51 +0000

I have to say, I think CNN raises the anxiety level of people as they are waiting for their flights. I think it would make much more sense to show the Travel Channel. I am sure that CNN has paid for the installation of those televisions in the airports, but I would bet that changing the program would improve the passengers’ dispositions and perhaps the airlines’ bottom lines.

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:39:47 +0000

I would vote for no TV–there is enough noise and confusion in the waiting areas. Atlanta is particularly bad–usually the TV is louder than the gate announcer.

By: peggy newlands

peggy newlands — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:44:36 +0000

i really hate the noise of television. it’s never been on in our home 24/7 and i see no reason why i should have it foisted upon me when i travel. the travel channel would be most accetable solution.

by the way, it’s not just airport waiting areas. doctor’s office provide the same irritating nonstop noise. carnival cruise lines lost a loyal customer when they decided to put televisions out by the pool. crazy.

i never travel without earplugs now.

By: jllawrence01

jllawrence01 — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:16:02 +0000

If CNN controls the televisions, it is odd that the stations are all tuned to the NFL games on Sundays.

It is easier for airport personnel to say that than to change it to what people want to watch.

By: pat

pat — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:45:43 +0000

I like having CNN or any other new channel on the TVs. If I have been traveling overseas especially, I like to catch up on what is happening in the U.S. I also am interested in what the stock market is doing. Sorry to disagree with everyone else!

By: Skip

Skip — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:37:33 +0000

There’s a universal TV remote that clips to your key chain, called TV-B-Gone. It’s wonderful, and works like a champ. You just point it at any TV and click the button, and it switches the TV off. Not mute; I mean OFF! And no one knows why the TV is off. Best of all, no one knows who shut it off. And no one complains.

I used it in nightclubs, mostly (why do these places have a TV on, anyway?), as well as airports. It encourages people to interact instead of staring blankly at a screen.

It uses watch batteries and has the codes to 1000 different type TV. I highly recommend it.