Porn Interrupts Super Bowl Broadcast

TV station probes mystery switch from gridiron to graphic
By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff
Posted Feb 2, 2009 4:32 AM CST
Porn Interrupts Super Bowl Broadcast
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald's run for a 64-yard touchdown reception was followed by 30 seconds from a porn channel on a Tucson TV channel.   (AP Photo/St. Petersburg Times,Brendan Fitterer)

Tucson-area Super Bowl viewers were startled when coverage suddenly cut to a very different kind of action in the final minutes of the game, the Arizona Daily Star reports. The game was interrupted by some 30 steamy seconds from a porn channel, featuring full male nudity. Only Comcast customers were affected and local station KVOA is investigating.
(More Super Bowl XLIII stories.)

Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X