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Time Out publication changing

Television guide distributed free at newspaper racks only

You may have noticed today that the Time Out/TV guide is not part of your newspaper.

The Montana Standard is now offering the Time Out/TV guide free at several locations throughout Butte for customer pickup. It will no longer be included in Saturday's newspaper in order to reduce newspaper waste.

"We've found that less than one percent of our 15,500 readership still uses the television grids," said Publisher Janet Taylor. "We decided to reduce the number of guides we print to reduce newspaper costs and waste." Most readers use the digital format that comes with their cable or satellite subscription. Soon, readers will be able to access the guide for all channels in southwest Montana on the Standard's Web site at www.mstandard.com. All you will have to do is punch in your zip codes and a complete set of listings for the week pop up on your computer screen. One can search for a particular program and get exact times that it airs.

Starting this week, Time Out will be a 24-page publication containing two-week's worth of programming guides, instead of the usual one week. It will be available at the Standard newspaper rack sites at these 10 locations in Butte on Saturdays, bi-monthly: Both Safeway stores, IGA, Express Lane Conoco, Thriftway on Continental Drive, Town Pump Magic Diamond on Elizabeth Warren, Town Pump at Montana and Platinum, Town Pump on North Excelsior and RD's stores uptown and downtown.

If you want a Time Out delivered to your home, the Standard will mail a copy every two weeks. Cost is $9.95 per month. If you would like the Time Out mailed to your home, please enclose a check and your mailing address and send it to: The Montana Standard, Time Out subscription P.O. Box 627 Butte, MT, 59703

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auntique wrote on Oct 12, 2008 10:17 PM:

" Time Out was one of the major reasons I subscribed. If its cost is $9.95 per month, I should be able to reduce my monthly newspaper subscription by that amount.

You can't keep listings on the computer handing by the recliner or on the bedside table.

If you are so concerned about wasting paper, how about the entirely useless real estate section in the Sunday edition? Or the pathetic Parade magazine? "

CFJ59701 wrote on Oct 11, 2008 9:22 PM:

" I will miss the Time Out. We always found it much easier than the scrolling TV channel listing to use. I think the 2 week format is a good idea too. We stop by the store to grab the Time Out today and they were already gone. When will it be available on your website? "

Lorraine wrote on Oct 11, 2008 8:35 PM:

" The MS worries about too many TV Guide/Time Out sections being tossed without being used -- but, have you ever worried about the much larger weekly sports section that you include being thrown out without anyone reading it? I doubt it, as anybody who is anybody MUST read sports. Not so, and I don't even bother to open this stuffer up. Occasionally I will read some article in the daily sports section, but never in the weekly supplement.

I could subscribe to the nationally syndicated magazine "TV Guide" for much less than it would cost me to get your t.v. guide per month X 12 months
($119.40).

I faithfully used, and looked up certain programming each and every day in your t.v. guide. I am disabled and unable to leave my home much of the time and so, even if I were so inclined, I would not be able to get to certain locations to pick up your "free" guides. Shame on the Montana Standard. "

since_1984 wrote on Oct 11, 2008 7:17 PM:

" I went to 5 of the places you had listed and could not find any!!! Not that they were gone, they never had any delivered.
Like I said I will cancel my subscription! "

Docwaters wrote on Oct 11, 2008 11:42 AM:

" I know that the Standard will save money not printing the Time Out(TO) for every Saturday paper. I think you erred in making a decision based on a web poll. Many of your older subscribers do not own or use computers. My wife and I will not be as affected as many older subscribers since, we do own and use our computer. We used the TO and will miss it every Saturday. If you will not change your mind on the TO would you consider putting an opinion page in the Saturday paper. "

you called someone an idiot, a racist, a dope, a moron, etc. Please, no name-calling or profanity (or veiled profanity -- #$%^&*).

you rambled, failed to stay on topic or exhibited troll-like behavior intended to hijack the discussion at hand.

YOU SHOUTED YOUR COMMENT IN ALL CAPS. This is hard to read and annoys readers.

you have issues with a business. Have a bad meal? Feel you were overcharged at the store? New car is a lemon? Contact the business directly with your customer service concerns.

you believe the newspaper's coverage is unfair. It would be better to write the editor at editor@mtstandard.com, or call Editor Gerry O'Brien at 496-5513 or Opinion Editor Roberta Stauffer at 496-5514. This is a forum for community discussion, not for media criticism. We'd rather address your concerns directly.

you included an e-mail address or phone number, pretended to be someone you aren't or offered a comment that makes no sense.

you accused someone of a crime or assigned guilt or punishment to someone suspected of a crime.

your comment is in really poor taste.
The Montana Standard reserves the right to remove comments considered inappropriate for the community forum.

Time Out publication changing

By The Montana Standard Staff - 10/11/2008

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