The courtship of NBC by the Hearld-Traveler

[Doug Drown]

>> Of course WHDH finally became CBS a couple of years later and NBC did 
>> sniff at channel 7 as a possible O&O.

Oh, yes.  I said that it went right down to the wire.  A date for the 
WNAC-WRC swap had been set, and when TV Guide published its regional issue 
for Eastern New England that week, it listed WNAC as Boston's CBS affiliate 
and WBZ with NBC, but said there was a strong possibility, as of press time, 
that the two would switch networks in the week to come.  I wish I still had 
a copy of that issue.  I remember it very clearly.   -Doug






They did more than just sniff -
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From: "Scott Fybush" <scott@fybush.com>
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Subject: Re: The courtship of NBC by the Hearld-Traveler


> Kevin Vahey wrote:
>
>> Of course WHDH finally became CBS a couple of years later and NBC did
>> sniff at channel 7 as a possible O&O.
>
> They did more than just sniff - I'm pretty sure an application to transfer 
> the WNAC licenses to NBC was pending at the FCC for a few years, and that 
> NBC would have traded WRC AM-FM-TV to RKO in exchange for the Boston 
> licenses, but the legal wrangling over the KYW deal held it up and it was 
> never consummated.
>
> s
>