Re: WLVI CH 56

[Garrett Wollman <wollman>]

<<On Tue, 04 Aug 1998 22:44:44 -0400, Donna Halper <dlh@donnahalper.com> said:

> I wonder why Channel 5 gave the WB 56 folks a studio--- channel 7 is closer
> in terms of location...  meanwhile, it will be interesting to see if any

Well, if you listened closely to their newscast, they said that all of
the local stations had offered them space.  My guess would be that
they chose 5 rather than 4 or 7 because they could practically hit the
Candelabra with a bread roll.  That certainly makes it easier to hit
the STL receiver from a remote truck; I bet 7 is a two-hopper, and
both 4 and 25 are far enough away from Needham that it would have
been much harder.

I have to say, it was really strange to watch a 56 newscast with 5's
chyron fonts...

- -GAWollman

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