Ed Dravecky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I had to guess, I'd say it's more a reflection of FOX's relative > strength of schedule, the NFL and NASCAR contracts, and that the > station would get that extra hour of primetime for local news which > can really rake in the ad dollars. And didn't NBC try that "get the > affiliates to pay the network" scheme that hacked off a number of > those affiliates?
Ah, it seems I guess at least partially correctly... http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/content_display/news/local-broadcast/e3i733e6910b87d5955d78421ac933983fa In explaining the affiliation change, Perry Sook, CEO and group president of Nexstar said in a statement that it was part of the company's "strategic approach to managing its station portfolio." "We elected to switch to Fox as it enables Nexstar to broadcast its excellent local news and other programming in additional time slots to meet viewer preferences. KBTV's full power digital signal also represents an upgrade over the existing broadcaster's Fox signal in the market and will allow more viewers to receive great Fox programming and sporting events in high-definition," Sook said. -- Ed Dravecky III http://www.fencon.org/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
