Forty-nine dedicated channels give a sports fan plenty of options.
Maybe half are dedicated to All-American staples: baseball, basketball and American football, men's and women's, college and pro.
If the Tour de France riders have left the Pyrenees, the Croatian Tennis Open is thwarted by rain and the PGA Golf Channel still insists upon broadcasting people playing golf, with 49 channels there are numerous other distractions to keep the fan from the outside world.
With my cable TV plan, I can watch a man stalk a deer. I can tune in to the munters at the Australian Drifting Champs or watch a 62-year-old woman doing handstand press-ups in the masters' section of the Crossfit Games.
If I'm homesick, I can even tune in to the capital: a replay of the Wellington Phoenix beating West Ham, with Spanish commentary.