Pierce: Watching sports on TV is paid privilege, not a right

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But not every game is going to end up on TV. Most aren’t going to end up on free TV.

We can’t walk up to the gate and expect to be given a free ticket. As annoying as it might be, we don’t have a right to see games on TV, free or not.

Scott D. Pierce covers television for The Salt Lake Tribune. Email him at spierce@sltrib.com; follow him on Twitter @ScottDPierce.

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