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>One possible reason for Channel 11's problems early on >was management's unability to grasp the weight >Pittsburgh viewers put on loyalty and stability. The >belief was that if something didn't work in three >months, drop it and move on. Viewers never knew from >week-to-week what they were going to see. When I >worked there as the weekend anchor in the mid-60's, we >had three different news sets in six months, and one >was repainted three times. The shows they stuck with, >including "Chiller Theater" and "Studio Wrestling," >grew to be very popular, but there were many failures, >including the "Give It A Whirl" gameshow, and confused >viewers went to 2 or 4. In the past 15 years or so, 11 >has been fairly stable in its lineup and staffing, and >it seems to have helped, but there are still instances >of change-for-change-sake. > >>What about the relative signals of channels 2, 4 and >>11? The local geography effected the the transmission >>signals to many parts of the city and county. >>Pittsburghers, being somewhat set in their ways, may >>have just stayed with the best picture on tv and did >>not bother too much with trying to turn the rabbit >>ears. I seem to recall that back in the day at my >>house, the channel 11 picture tended to have ghosts >>compared to the better reception of the other two >>stations. The Sears tenarotor helped cure that.

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