Brain 81 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 So i live near the Erie PA market and the local ABC/FOX affiliate dominates the local NBC and CBS stations. For decades, until the 1990s, news was dominated by the WICU. WJET's Action News developed such a huge brand for a tiny market. That got me thinking, is WJET unstoppable? I would think that in a larger market, it might be possible, but in Erie, we are a tiny and backwards market in a lot of aspects. The local news saw better days once though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 So i live near the Erie PA market and the local ABC/FOX affiliate dominates the local NBC and CBS stations. For decades, until the 1990s, news was dominated by the WICU. WJET's Action News developed such a huge brand for a tiny market. That got me thinking, is WJET unstoppable? I would think that in a larger market, it might be possible, but in Erie, we are a tiny and backwards market in a lot of aspects. The local news saw better days once though. Until SJL/Lilly actually invests in WICU/WSEE or (more likely) sells off their Erie duopoly. I don't think they can catch up to the Nexstar duopoly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brain 81 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Maybe SJL/Lilly can't sustain themselves because they are a small family member-owned group? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 How far ahead is JET 24 than WICU? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelWick 0 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The number one station has to do something dumb. If you're in a Nexstar market, chances it will happen sooner or later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 The number one station has to do something dumb. If you're in a Nexstar market, chances it will happen sooner or later. The other case that can happen is a network builds primetime momentum and does better than would otherwise be expected. In Phoenix, there is no dominant number one station, but KNXV, known for usually being decent in the ratings once every decade but a stinker the rest of the time, actually was #1 at 10pm in the demo in November because of primetime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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