report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs

[Doug Drown]

I didn't know there was a separate version on WMUR.
-Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Maureen Carney" <m_carney@yahoo.com>
To: "Boston Radio Group" <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:29 PM
Subject: Fw: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs


> Forwarding because I forgot to put the group on my last reply!
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> As for "Chronicle" perhaps H-A doesn't think they have sufficient staff 
> and/or viewership in Maine. The WMUR version is completely different from 
> the Boston original.
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> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> From: Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net>
> To: Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:22:32 PM
> Subject: Re: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs
>
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> You've brought up a good point.  And it brings to mind a question (Anybody 
> out there work for WCVB?) --- Why don't the other Hearst-Argyle New 
> England stations carry "Chronicle"?  I've missed the show ever since I 
> moved to Maine, and now that H-A owns WMTW, I can't for the life of me 
> fathom why they don't broadcast it.  Good Lord, it's won Peabodys and 
> Emmys.  You'd think H-A would want to promote its own work . . . 
> especially since they own stations that cover almost the whole region.
>
> -Doug
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Maureen Carney
> To: Doug Drown
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 5:02 PM
> Subject: Re: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs
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> Especially every 4 years! H-A would want to keep WCVB/WMUR/WMTW because in 
> addition to being ABC affiliates they mostly carry the same syndicated 
> programming as well. It's easier and cheaper to do business that way.
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> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net>
> To: Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>; Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>; 
> Boston Radio Group <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 3:45:27 PM
> Subject: Re: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs
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> I also doubt Hearst-Argyle would sell WMUR; the company has intentionally
> built something of a regional "network" (I use that term loosely) with 
> WCVB
> as the hub of the wheel, so to speak, and WMUR, WMTW, and WNNE/WPTZ as the
> spokes.
>
> While I don't know the numbers, I would also bed WMUR is highly lucrative
> for the company.  -Doug
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Maureen Carney" <m_carney@yahoo.com>
> To: "Kevin Vahey" <kvahey@comcast.net>; "Boston Radio Group"
> <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs
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>>I highly doubt Hearst-Argyle would sell WMUR right now. BTW WMUR-DT is on
>>several Comcast systems in the Boston area (I have it in Framingham.)
>>Sunbeam bought WLVI in large part to prevent a repeat of San Jose from
>>happening here. With WFXT and WSBK being owned by Fox and CBS 
>>respectively,
>>that takes out the Boston full-power UHF stations out of the mix should 
>>NBC
>>want to go that route. I would highly doubt they would want to be on WZMY
>>or WMFP - not readily recongnizable stations even though they're both
>>carried on Boston cable systems. Re-educating the public to where you are
>>is no fun, and perception based on dial position (even in these digital
>>times) is everything. Check out Detroit and the move of CBS from channel 2
>>to channel 62.
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>
>> To: Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net>
>> Cc: (newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest
>> <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 1:08:15 PM
>> Subject: Re: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs
>>
>> NBC played hardball in San Francisco when they pulled NBC from KRON
>> and bought a station in San Jose.
>>
>> Just wondering. Suppose NBC tried the same move here by buying say
>> WMUR. Since Manchester is considered part of the Boston DMA could or
>> would cable companies in Boston then pick it up like they did for
>> Channel 11 in San Jose?
>>
>> Part of the reason NBC bought the San Jose station was they did not
>> want a repeat of the deal they gave WHDH. At first the San Jose
>> station said they would pay for the right to carry NBC than getting
>> paid and then they sold it.
>>
>> Losing NBC just destroyed KRON and Young Broadcasting has not recovered
>> from it.
>>
>> On 3/20/08, Doug Drown <revdoug1@verizon.net> wrote:
>>> I personally wouldn't be at all surprised if NBC were to make a grab for
>>> WHDH.  If they want to focus on the top markets, it would be a good
>>> strategic move, I should think.  NBC wanted Channel 7 years ago.  Am I
>>> correct in thinking that it's the network's largest non-O&O market?
>>>
>>> -Doug
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Scott Fybush" <scott@fybush.com>
>>> To: "Richard Chonak" <rac@gabrielmass.com>
>>> Cc: "(newsgroup) Boston-Radio-Interest"
>>> <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 11:01 AM
>>> Subject: Re: report: NBC to sell Hartford, Miami TVs
>>>
>>>
>>> > Richard Chonak wrote:
>>> >> 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.
>>> >
>>> > It was slightly worse than that, even - this was 10 PM central, 11 PM
>>> > eastern, which meant they went to MSNBC in the midst of the "Doc
>>> > Block" -
>>> > reruns of "To Catch a Predator" and "Lockup."
>>> >
>>> > But it's better than going to black, I guess.
>>> >
>>> > And in fairness, WHDH had a meltdown of its own not long ago that
>>> > knocked
>>> > out a newscast. As complex as today's TV stations are, it can happen
>>> > whether MCR is local or a thousand miles away.
>>> >
>>> > s
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