On Sat, Nov 28, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not an expert on the small markets, but are there still parts of > the country where the broadcast networks are not represented? I ask > because I don't see what an affiliate would pick up if it dropped NBC. > It isn't as though MyNetworkTV is going to get them better ad rates. > For an affiliate to threaten to drop NBC seems like an empty threat to > me.
I would like to know more about this. I am thinking of a situation where, say, a current NBC affiliate is in some way a more desirable partner than an ABC or CBS affiliate (maybe the local news is better or better rated, or they have a good contract with a popular sports team, or they have better coverage (I guess that was more of an issue in the pre-digital days). This more desirable station then might threaten, when it can, to change affiliation to CBS or ABC, leaving NBC with the less desirable affiliate. Of course we had an affiliate change here in the Bay Area some years ago when KRON lost its NBC affiliation, which was picked up by a south Bay station. KRON then went independent, but this was due to other issues, not because of KRON trying to pressure NBC to improve ratings or programming. I suspect the real threat from affiliates is to not clear the Leno show, or put it on at a later hour, though I don't really understand what the options are there either. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! 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
