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Date Posted: 16:44:30 05/28/09 Thu
Author: Jayfar
Subject: Re: Why Did Channel 11 Struggle For So Long?
In reply to: JM 's message, "Re: Why Did Channel 11 Struggle For So Long?" on 14:30:21 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.

Ironically, Group W's (and later CBS') KYW-TV in Philadelphia was for a long time the polar opposite of KDKA. KYW maintained an unmatched reputation as a revolving door through the 80s and 90s, and usually ran dead last in news ratings, even behind syndicated re-runs on the UHF stations.

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