Has anyone heard this rumor???...

[Larry Weil]

Or how about put WMUR on WNNE-HD2?

Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org 
> [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@tsornin.BostonRadio.org]
>  On Behalf Of Paul Anderson
> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 8:51 PM
> To: Boston Radio TV list
> Subject: Re: Has anyone heard this rumor???...
> 
> On Sep 3, 2009, at 7:55 PM, Bob Hale wrote:
> 
> > Heard a rumor from the grapevine today that WNNE ch 31 was 
> going to  
> > switchover from simulcasting WPTZ ch 5 to simulcasting WMUR 
> ch 9. I  
> > know this is only a rumor but has anyone else heard this?
> >
> > It would give coverage of channel 9 to most all areas of the state  
> > especially those that don't have cable available to them. Sullivan  
> > and Grafton County I think would benefit the most since 
> alot of the  
> > towns don't have cable.
> 
> If the coverage of ABC and NBC affiliates are taken into account,  
> wouldn't a lot of people lose their NBC affiliate?  There 
> seems to be  
> a lot of overlap between the coverage areas of WMUR and WNNE, 
> so many  
> people would lose NBC and get two ABC stations.
> 
> A better idea might be to have WNNE keep NBC but use WMUR's news  
> instead of WPTZ's.
> 
> Does the WNNE audience identify more with Vermont or New 
> Hampshire?  I  
> suspect their audience is split and I can't imagine their viewers in  
> central Vermont are going to care about a car accident in 
> Portsmouth NH.
> 
> Paul
>