report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs

[Larry Weil]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org 
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org]
>  On Behalf Of Richard Chonak
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 9:42 AM
> To: (newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest
> Subject: Re: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs
> 
> On 03/20/2008 07:45 AM, Kevin Vahey wrote:
> >
> > WMAQ had a spectacular on air meltdown a few nonths back 
> during the 10 
> > PM news causing them to go to MSNBC for the news.
> > 
> 
> That's not an ideal replacement for a straight newscast, as MSNBC's 
> evening schedule consists of opinion, analysis, and debate 
> shows.   At 
> 10pm, they have Keith Olbermann's show.   But for an NBC affiliate, 
> MSNBC seems to be the fallback option.

WMAQ is an O&O, not an affiliate.  And we are talking about 10 PM Central
Time.  And the change of the Keith Olberman repeat from midnight to 10 PM
(Eastern) just happened last week.

But you are correct, here at WHDH the fallback is MSNBC.  Fortunately, I was
on vacation the last time it was used, though I found out about it from some
ham operators in Ottawa, where I was at the time.  News of such things
spreads fast.

Larry Weil
WHDH/WLVI Master Control
Lake Wobegone, NH