RE: WNDS/WBZ alliance [The REAL STORY]

["Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

In a message dated 9/6/98 12:22:01 PM Central Daylight Time,
LJNF40D@prodigy.com writes:

<< CBS has always wanted more coverage in NH.  (After all they *do* have
 their own ABC affilliate.)  As someone mentioned Ch. 21 was a CBS affill
 for about a week.  And there was some talk that CBS was going to
 affilliate with a *cable system* in NH for better penetration.  This
 woulda been a first...to bypass an over-the-air station to feed CATV
 directly.  CBS contended that they were doing this as a last resort.....
 as there were no stations to affilliate with. >>

Mike Hemeon responded:

<<Fox has been doing this since they started. It is a great idea. Allows the
local cable companies to sell the local avails.>>

And Fox uses Translators for WMUR in Berlin and Littleton NH as well, since
WMTW has ABC well covered up north. (originally in exchange for Ch 9
carrying FOX/NFL)

WNDS is would overlap much of  WBZ's northern coverage area, and     since
CBS is the o/o for WBZ, I don't see the CBS-WNDS thing hapenning. (Now if
there was a broadcast signal in the Lakes Region, that would be a different
story...)

Paul Hopfgarten
Derry NH

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