WHDH snubs Leno

[Doug Drown]

True story, yes.

And as for the question of what Channel 7 would do if it weren't a network 
affiliate . . . just ask the folks at KRON in San Francisco.  I understand 
that's been a bit of a disaster.

-Doug


----- 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: Friday, April 03, 2009 6:32 AM
Subject: Re: WHDH snubs Leno


> Wasn't there a plan to move WMUR to the Boston market back around 1955? 
> The story I heard was that the channel 5 license was in never-ending FCC 
> hearings and Storer Broadcasting wanted to buy WMUR and move the 
> transmitter near the boarder. WMUR would become the de-facto ABC affiliate 
> for the area and potentially cripple channel 5 if/when it got on the air. 
> Storer never got the deal done.
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> From: Kevin Vahey <kvahey@comcast.net>
> To: Garrett Wollman <wollman@bimajority.org>
> Cc: Maureen Carney <m_carney@yahoo.com>; Boston Radio Group 
> <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 3, 2009 12:56:15 AM
> Subject: Re: WHDH snubs Leno
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> Looks like this could be a repeat of NBC's San Jose situation. Channel
> 11 does not have a good OTA signal in SF or the East Bay but they are
> on all cable outlets.
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> Could WMUR move the transmitter to Needham now since Manchester is
> considered part of the Boston market for TV?
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> Maureen Ansin got a fantastic deal to carry NBC and the peacock made
> sure they would never be burnt again which set up the situation in San
> Francisco.
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> Now if really want to think outside the box consider this option.
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> Ansin flips 7 to FOX and FOX then sells 25 to NBC. This would then
> allow Murdoch to buy the Globe.
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