During a crucial moment in NCAA basketball history, with 23.2 seconds left, viewers in Buffalo experienced a significant interruption while attempting to watch Caitlin Clark surpass Pete Maravich's scoring record. The local Fox affiliate, WUTV, encountered major technical difficulties, resulting in a freeze frame that lasted for 4:47. This issue prevented at least some viewers from witnessing the record-breaking moment live. Fox Sports clarified that the disruption was a local/provider issue, as the broadcast was clean nationally.
Caitlin Clark’s record was missed on Fox Buffalo affiliate WUTV, which froze for 4:47 and came back to her halftime interview https://t.co/CE7qVPfA9u https://t.co/gR6yCVuRbt
Major technical difficulties stopped at least some in Buffalo from watching Caitlin Clark pass Pete Maravich's NCAA scoring record. Local Fox affiliate WUTV's feed went to a freeze frame for almost five minutes, then came back to a halftime interview. https://t.co/lMb1r57W3f
Major technical difficulties stopped at least some in Buffalo from watching Caitlin Clark pass Pete Maravich's NCAA scoring record. https://t.co/mAXOnNqkEK
Fox Buffalo affiliate WUTV froze on at least some feeds for five minutes (frozen image, no audio), and missed Caitlin Clark's record. Here's that start, via TVEyes: "Two points away from breaking Pistol Pete's all-time mark!" And then...garble, and freeze frame. For 4:47. https://t.co/6JjuDlC6Nu
For those who asked: I checked with Fox Sports. If your screen froze around the time Caitlin Clark set the record, it was a local/provider issue. Fox says it was clean throughout nationally.
WHAT is going ON!! My feed for Caitlin Clark is frozen with 23.2 seconds left 😭😭😭