The government shutdown has been the talk of our town. I know you can relate. We are fortunate that Dave’s command is not affected. The biggest impact we have felt is the reduction of the number of AFN (Armed Forces Network) television channels available. Side note: Back when I was in the Navy, the acronym was AFRTS (Armed Forces Radio and Television Service). We still affectionately refer to AFN as “AFARTS.”
Anyways, normally we have eight AFN channels. After the shut down, all the channels were showing this announcement.
AFN provides access to the three major networks – ABC, CBS, and NBC. We have access to other traditional cable channels, Netflix, and Amazon. We definitely aren’t without television. Just perhaps without access to sports and our favorite evening shows.
The good news, a couple hours ago, Dave noticed the news channel and sports channel were working again. Hopefully, that means everyone will be able to watch the playoff games tomorrow. May the best team win! Go Navy!