# Live 8 on TV in America

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-8-on-tv-in-america/310604
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [June 30, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-8-on-tv-in-america/310604 "2005-06-30T23:12:05Z")
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### Author: ![Cabbage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@Cabbage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabbage)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-8-on-tv-in-america/310604/1 "2005-06-30T23:12:05Z")

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Can anybody tell me if Live 8 is going to be on TV in America (either broadcast or pay-per-view)? I keep expecting to see it advertised to be broadcast, but I haven’t, and I’ve looked around the internet, and only learned that BBC is going to broadcast it, but I don’t get that channel here in America.

I’m most interested in knowing when and if Pink Floyd’s set will be televised in America.

Thanks!

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### Author: ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-8-on-tv-in-america/310604/2 "2005-06-30T23:16:20Z")

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i understand that abc will be showing some of it. i’m not sure if they will be showing all of it.

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### Author: ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2005, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-8-on-tv-in-america/310604/3 "2005-06-30T23:26:56Z")

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If you have access to Canadian TV, CTV will broadcast it starting at 9 tomorrow morning for the whole day.

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### Author: ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)
#### Post date: [June 30, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-8-on-tv-in-america/310604/4 "2005-06-30T23:57:29Z")

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Will a radio broadcast do? XM radio will be broadcasting from all the venues on Saturday–check [www.xmradio.com](http://www.xmradio.com) for the complete schedule. If you don’t have XM, you have two days to make a new friend who does. 😃

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### Author: ![williamweigand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b3f665/32.png) [@williamweigand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/williamweigand)
#### Post date: [July 1, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-8-on-tv-in-america/310604/5 "2005-07-01T13:14:04Z")

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MTV is scheduled to show it from noon to 8PM, EDT on Saturday.