Re: Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/21/2003 | Captain Real America

["Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@tmail.com>]

I m wondering if KYW TV was hurt as badly with the network flip in 
Philly? There you had a long time CBS O%O Channel 10 become NBC and 3 
flipped to CBS.
However nothing in Boston compares to the way WPVI's ACTION NEWS 
dominates the Philly market.
I checked around and the only complaint the Phillies have with Greater 
Media is that WPEN's night signal in Bucks County is non existant. 
However the cross promotion on the 3 FMs have worked wonders selling 
tickets.


On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 2:11AM -0500, Joseph Pappalardo wrote:
>
>>  WBZ-TV has slowly started to build itself back up after the whole 
>> "News
>>  4 New England" debacle from several years back that landed the station
>>  in the ratings basement.
>
> I don't think it was a "News 4 New England" debacle.   Their rating 
> slide
> occurred just as they lost their NBC affiliation (Can you say 'must see
> TV'?) and traded it for a CBS affiliation (Can you say Grecian 
> Formula?)
>
> This made it clear just how necessary the lead-in, affiliation and 
> leaving
> the channel on...is important to TV news.
>
> BTW..Ch 7's perennial last place newscast did grow when Sunbeam bought
> them...but it really took off when the network affiliation changed.