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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
Out of curiosity, which other AFC games would be broadcast in the St. Louis metro area in lieu of the Chiefs?
The Chargers and 49ers were broadcast nearly every week since the Rams moved to St. Louis (although more Rams games were broadcast during the 1999-2002 run). Occasionally, a Raiders game would be broadcast but they've been so bad for so long that it was just every once in a while.
The national afternoon game of the week would sometimes supersede the Chargers or 49ers but that didn't happen all that often, either.
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Has nothing to do with AFC/NFC - NFL rules prohibit another game being aired on local channels opposite a sold out, locally televised home game.
So anytime the Rams were at home, even thought the stadium was empty, enough tickets were sold to qualify as a sell out and games couldn't be showed on the CBS affiliate.