SportsChannel Los Angeles then inherited the exclusive local rights to televise the game. However, the network chose not to unscramble its signal; in letters to the Los Angeles Times and other sources, viewers complained that the game should have been made available to all subscribers as a public service.
SportsChannel Los Angeles obtained exclusive local broadcasting rights for the game, but chose not to unscramble its signal. Viewers expressed dissatisfaction with this decision, arguing that the game should have been made accessible to all subscribers as a public service.