[zcaveman]

I have a hearing problem and because there is no closed caption (CC) on VNN I do not watch it.

I purchased hearing aids last year but they do not help because of the speed and the quality of the audio on TV (and radio).

BTW: Hearing aids do not correct a hearing problem. They only amplify the sounds so we can hear them.

I do not go to movies because of no CC. I return DVDs without watching them if they have no CC or English subtitles. I have the HD box for my HDTV and the CC on the HD stations absolutely sucks. It is out of sync and is not the same quality as the non-HDTV stations. When I lose the CC from any station, I have to call and go through a bunch of hassle with COMCAST because they do not seem to understand that one station can lose its CC signal. They need to reset some piece of equipment and it turns CC back on. Until then, I have to bypass that station.

I could care less if VNN had CC. But I do take issue with the fact that VNN thinks they are exempt. If they broadcast TV signals they are suppose to have CC. And even though the article says that most of VNN is advertising, we all know that it isn't.

For all of you that are defending VNN against the CC issue, do me a favor and turn off the sound on your TV and watch VNN for a day and then let me know who much you enjoyed it.

As someone once said "do not judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes". In this case until you have listened an hour without sound.

And if you think that the hard of hearing people are in the minority, start checking the ears of the people you see at the golf courses, in the stores and restaurants and on the street. You will see that there are many of us. Once I decided to get hearing aids, I start looking and noticed it.