[Imagine]

We need a federal and state laws requiring cable and satelite providers to give subscribers the right to delete programing from being SENT to them. In other words, we subscribers need the right to delete specific offending programs (i.e. MTV, VHS, Oxygen, etc.) from the cable or satellite service they pay for. That way we can call up the provider and say "delete MTV, etc."

Just "parent locking" the show off your TV isn't good enough. It sends NO message to the provider, the advertisers and/or the proucers of these shows.

I would have loved to been able to delete these offending shows over the years, but when I inquired, I was told they were bundled with other programing, which I would lose as well.

[MineralMan]

"I would have loved to been able to delete these offending shows over the years, but when I inquired, I was told they were bundled with other programing, which I would lose as well.

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And they were telling you the truth. That will eventually change, and you'll be able to buy a package with just the channels you want, but the technology is just not there yet. Until cable is fully digital, you either buy the package or nothing. They can't do what you want yet.

Or...you can use the tools available to block any channel you don't want to see. How hard is that?