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[jdcnow 14]

whenever the non-O&O station beats out all the other O&O stations (DMA #6: DFW)

(WFAA beats out KDFW, KXAS & KTVT)

 

Agreed, and when said non-O&O leaves all the O&O's in the dust as the first one to go HD.

[Alain 17]

.. for rushing to bring a story first, end up getting it wrong.. WFOR!!

.. for having 7... yes 7! Spanish language local stations (4 Network, 3 Indep.)

[Amra 171]

For being the first Telemundo Station, after the cuts of NBC 2.0, still grabbing the #1 spot from WAPA-TV at 5PM, coming in pretty close to Unvision at 11PM and all of this after axing its morning, noon, and weekend newscasts. Firing the News Director and recognize that he was a moron.

 

For being the few Univision Station to have a noon newscast and sliding ratings at 6 PM but being #1 at 11PM.

 

For having the first camera mounted chopper, having the best morning news team beating power-house Univision, formerly TeleOnce. Having all of its microphones damaged. Brought the first station owned Doppler Radar. Gained momentum for 2 years and now is losing it do to Telemundo being the #1 at 5PM. And having the Assistant News Director as main anchor.

[minnesotan 0]

whenever the non-O&O station beats out all the other O&O stations (DMA #6: DFW)

(WFAA beats out KDFW, KXAS & KTVT)

 

Agreed, and when said non-O&O leaves all the O&O's in the dust as the first one to go HD.

 

KARE 11 in minneapolis is owned by gannet, not nbc, is the only one in hd, and usually comes in #1

[Wisco TV Watcher 11]

KARE #1? Not for the last few years.

 

WCCO (a CBS O&O) is usually #1, except for the morning, where KARE is still in first place.

 

Don't get me wrong, I love KARE, but WCCO is king in the Twin Cities.

[WAVY 10 Fan 233]

For introducing possessive pronouns into your slogan.

[newsie 11]

For introducing possessive pronouns into your slogan.

Then taking them away. LOL

[lkwdcj562 0]

Where raiding your rival stations news departments is a way of life :. Where reporters and anchors either go network, move back to a smaller market( Bakersfield, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Fresno, Monterey, Reno, Spokane; Eugene OR, etc.) or Get a syndicated/ cable network deal. Where every one wants to be discovered for the movies or TV and the Anchors are as famous as the celebrities the cover. Can anyone say Hooray for Hollywood? DMA #2 ;D

[Mario500 3]

...for once having all three major network affiliates in one half of the market cover Mardi Gras parades live.

 

...for a station's previous address being on a parade route.

 

...for having the first TV station purchased by Clear Channel Communications.

 

...for having a longtime weather reporter whose movie cameos include "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" and "Soultaker" (as a news anchor).

 

...for having a longtime weather reporter well known by his first name and middle name.

[CDubya87 0]

...for serving 4 different states, where one is only one county

...for having all four network affiliates and two duopolies

...for having stations branded as "four-states" something, when each only cover news from three states

...for having two sister stations in seperate buildings on the same street one mile apart from each other

...for having once been dma 115, and now stuck at 144

 

e.g.: Joplin/Pittsburg DMA serves Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and one county in Arkansas

CBS/FOX same building, NBC/ABC different buildings

only in cases of extreme emergency no station covers news from the one county that is served in Arkansas.

KODE/KSNF are shared services, KODE sales are with KSNF sales in the KSNF building, KSNF production is with KODE production in the KODE building, KODE is one mile up the road on 13th street, KSNF is on 15th street, both towers communicate with eachother for sharing stories.

Joplin was once DMA 115, where KSNF alone at buerus (sp) in Pittsburg, KS, and Bentonville, AR, and main studios in Joplin, MO.

[AutisticPsycho 0]

...for having two non-satellite Hearst-owned ABC affiliates.

 

...for having the second station where Joel Cheatwood worked his magic but making it a "light" version

 

...for a killing a lower-tier station's ten o'clock news cast, although last place and a good news team and replacing it with a flashier WSVN-style newscast for a Big 3 affiliate.

 

...for being the market were closed captioning started

 

...for having a weathermen with a cult following (although there was two at one time)

 

...for having a station that switched from CBS to NBC and had it's local newscast go down the tubes in ratings.

 

...for being were Move Closer to World Started

 

...for being a market were two bitter cable news rivals worked at before they were well known

 

...for having a sub-market with only one affiliate broadcasting from it with the rest coming from a bordering DMA ranked 83 spots below it.

[mre29 1520]

...for having a sub-market with only one affiliate broadcasting from it with the rest coming from a bordering DMA ranked 83 spots below it.

 

Or from another DMA ranked 67 spots below it. :wink:

[AdamTheJ 90]

... for being in the upper 40.

 

... for having an HD station, owned by Scripps-Howard and a slightly-echoing Chris Clausen for its vo.

 

... for, despite not having a Sports Department, opening every newscast with Weather First, and using three women to co-anchor a 5pm and 11pm newscast, PLUS Bill Ratner for their vo.

 

... for having a 7pm newscast, a 10pm news on a Raycom-owned Fox Affailite, and Al Vanik announcing on just the CBS affiliate. John Young is the vo of the Fox affiliate.

 

... for having a Fox affiliate, NOT use the myFox style web site, though it might happen soon.

 

... for having both CW and MyNetwork TV stations owned by CBS in the same market, with two different men named Brian vo-ing them both. James and Lee vo CW and MNTV, respectively. Did I mention that both of them, are being sold to Cerebus Capital Management.