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11. Untested but likely yes

Reply to Norrrm (Reply #9)

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 10:06 PM

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As long as the cable box either has physical buttons or is controllable via IR or Bluetooth you should be able to change the station (unless they have it locked down somehow)

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Businesses that play Fox "News" on their TVs [View all] BoycottTwitter Sunday OP

I've been doing that since the early Bush years. FoxNewsSucks Sunday #1

That's awesome! BoycottTwitter Sunday #5

that doesn't work with bluetooth devices pstokely Sunday #8

Can you clarify? BoycottTwitter Sunday #10

It's for tv's and cable boxes with "old-fashioned" remotes FoxNewsSucks Sunday #14

Does it also work on cable box tuners? Norrrm Sunday #9

Untested but likely yes BoycottTwitter Sunday #11

It does, but that's not as easy FoxNewsSucks Sunday #15

You are sneaky and devious.. Permanut Sunday #2

ive been recomending this one for years. AllaN01Bear Sunday #3

I've done the second one..... lastlib Sunday #4

This isn't much of an issue these days. People are glued to their phones JI7 Sunday #6

I can't remember the last time I saw Fox news at any business I've been in. MIButterfly Sunday #7

Same here, FoxNewsSucks Sunday #16

Why not just disable the tv altogether? flvegan Sunday #12

Or just leave... The Madcap Sunday #13

My doctor has HGTV in the waiting room. Chemical Bill Sunday #17

That or Food Network seems popular now Deminpenn Monday #18

I've been asking places with waiting rooms to turn it off since the late 1990s. intheflow Monday #19