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>Yeah, but assuming John's theory is true, KYW by >comparison had a lost decade in Philly! It was in >Cleveland from 1955 to 1965 and therefore didn't have >the unbroken longevity factor of KDKA. Also, I believe >Philadelphia had more than one UHF station earlier >than Pittsburgh, which for a market its size was >pretty late in getting a second (1957!). > >>>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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