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KRON 4 |
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colonel |
| Date Posted: |
05/15/2005 |
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Affiliation switches have happend LOTS of times in numerous cities across the country...even some big markets.
NO NETWORK has ever switched back to an affilitate it left.
KNTV has a new building...new equipment (financed of course, by 30-Rock)...spent MILLIONS on advertising...upgrading their transmitter/signal. NBC is there to stay.
There stands a better chance of a local group buying out KRON (hello, KOB?) than NBC going back to "frisco."
PS-No, I don't work for KNTV. But I do have lunch occasionally with sales-types over there...and also with sales types over at KRON. They give me the scoop...and it all shows a long-term commitment to NBC staying in the South Bay. (also, keep your ears tuned to some local groups trying to buy KRON and take a stab at reviving the News Dept.) |
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kntv has a new building... that did a lot to improve their programmming...
they just started paying their photogs more than $100 a day in the last five years...sounds about right for the sixth market huh?
and all the millions they spent... can their signal still be seen all over the bay area... i think not... how many tens of thousands of people in the bay area that used to see nbc on channel 4 now can't see nbc at all...
do you really believe anyone wants to see kevin o'brian back in s f??? maybe fred zender... or ron aker.... or don mcquaig... but kevvie??? again i think not...
while we keep arguing and posturing, cable will silently replace broadcast and the internet will be our news source with every amerikan citizen having retinal implants recording images, aural taps for audio, and a vid/aud a/b mini plug in our neck for output...
if you like tho, keep blaming it on people who won't change, lazy old farts, and malcontents... management will like you better when they show you the door... kids... keep your day job
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