MESA, Ariz. (AP) - A cable news program was temporarily replaced with hard-core pornography, shocking viewers who had been watching a health show featuring former NBC News anchor Tom Brokaw. The incident Monday night on KPPX-TV was ``an act of human sabotage'' at the Phoenix-area station, said ION Television, which operates the station.
``We have launched a rigorous investigation, and any implicated employees will face strict disciplinary action and termination,'' ION Media Networks spokeswoman Leslie Monreal said in a statement.
Brenda Schodt, of Chandler, said she was shocked to look up and see graphic sex acts on her television screen.
``Maybe five or 10 minutes into the show there was no volume,'' Schodt said. ``I thought it was the TV, but when I looked up, there were these images.''
ION Television, based in West Palm Beach, Fla., declined to say whether the pornography aired beyond the Phoenix market.
``We have launched a rigorous investigation, and any implicated employees will face strict disciplinary action and termination,'' ION Media Networks spokeswoman Leslie Monreal said in a statement.
Brenda Schodt, of Chandler, said she was shocked to look up and see graphic sex acts on her television screen.
``Maybe five or 10 minutes into the show there was no volume,'' Schodt said. ``I thought it was the TV, but when I looked up, there were these images.''
ION Television, based in West Palm Beach, Fla., declined to say whether the pornography aired beyond the Phoenix market.
