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Date Posted: 14:30:21 05/28/09 Thu
Author: JM
Subject: Re: Why Did Channel 11 Struggle For So Long?
In reply to: Chuck 's message, "Why Did Channel 11 Struggle For So Long?" on 12:08:35 05/28/09 Thu

One big factor was the dominance of Bill Burns and Channel 2. They were the first on the air, they were the best known and they had the reinforcement of the KDKA brand, which was huge at that time. They were very tough competition.


>As mentioned in recent posts about the anchor teams of
>Channels 2, 4 & 11 from the 70s & 80s, Im just
>curious to know why Channel 11 struggled for so long
>in the ratings. Two possibilities
>
>1. NBC was in the ratings dumper (third behind CBS and
>ABC),
>2. A lack of radio sister stations like a 1020, 1250,
>92.9 or a 96.1
>
>These are just a couple of reasons. If anybody else
>has anything else, Im just curious to know.

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