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>You called it on the network ratings. As longs as >NBC's ratings were bad, WIIC's ratings would be bad. >When a housewife tuned in the soaps on CBS, she >wouldn't change the channel when it came time for the >news. > >I also recall more than a few people I knew in various >areas who had reception problems with channel 11. > >The lack of a radio station was probably a total >non-issue though. While most people knew the call >letters for the TV stations, they paid more attention >to the number on the dial when they tuned it in. Your >TV tuner dial said "Channel 2", not "KDKA". > >>As mentioned in recent posts about the anchor teams of >>Channels 2, 4 & 11 from the 70’s & 80’s, I’m 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, I’m just curious to know.

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