Granite-owned Syracuse CBS affil WTVH, the city's oldest station, has shut down its news department and put 40 employees on the street, as it melds its operations with that of Barrington-owned NBC affil WSTM (Barrington also owns CW affil WSTQ):
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2009/03/the_staff_of_wtvh_laid.html But wait, there's more--in Peoria, Barrington's ABC affil WHOI's news shop is closed down as Granite's NBC affil WEEK takes over operations of the station (and the ad partner for Peoria/Bloomington's cable CW channel): http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/189342-Staff_Cuts_As_Granite_Barrington_Team_Up.php I'd never thought I'd see a CBS affiliate's news department shut down. Remember when local news was a profit center? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... Smart (TV) People on Ice! 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
