WHDH snubs Leno

[Maureen Carney]

"Assume Fox viewing positions" (a line from "Married...With Children" as the Bundy's hang around the TV set with tinfoil, etc.) NBC would have to do a lot of education to get people to know they're on a new station, even with heavy cable penetration. For example, WTMU is on channel 19 in Framingham but two towns over in Holliston (where my family lives) it's on channel 95. I don't know if Comcast would make a change to a lower channel if a major network is involved. We on this list know that VHF and UHF don't matter that much anymore given digital and cable/satellite. Most of the general public still makes the distinction and 7NBC sounds better than NBC60.

Perhaps Hearst is willing to part with either WCVB or WMUR? Given this economy they might be willing to sell.




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From: Doug Drown <revdoug1@myfairpoint.net>
To: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>; Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>
Cc: Boston Radio Group <boston-radio-interest@lists.BostonRadio.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 2, 2009 9:58:03 PM
Subject: Re: WHDH snubs Leno

Sounds like it.  I can't imagine what NBC's "strong options" would be. 
Wouldn't the network want a station that traditionally has been in a VHF 
slot?  What are they gonna do, buy Channel 2?    -Doug