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All-News Scoreboard for Large Markets: August 2014

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Gregg.

Not much movement in mid-summer for All-News ratings. KCBS San Francisco and WTOP Washington remained at #1 in their markets. WBBM Chicago finished at #2 and in Detroit, WWJ was #3. WINS and WCBS were both top 10 in NYC. But the newer All-News outlets, KGO San Francisco, KROI Houston and WNEW-FM Washington, still are having trouble finding an audience.


1. New York...WINS #8 ... WCBS #10 tie
2. Los Angeles...KNX #14 tie
3. Chicago...WBBM/WCFS(FM) #2
4. San Francisco...KCBS/KFRC(FM) #1 ... KGO*^ #19 tie
5. Dallas...KRLD* #17
6. Houston...KROI(FM)^ #23
7. Washington...WTOP(FM) #1 ... WNEW-FM^ #21
8. Philadelphia...KYW #10
9. Atlanta...No All-News Station
10. Boston...WBZ* #6
(11. Detroit...WWJ #3)
(13. Seattle...KOMO-AM-FM #19)
(25. Pittsburgh...KQV* does not subscribe)

* part-time All-News station
^ station started All-News in the last couple of years

All stations are owned by CBS except KGO (Cumulus), KROI (Radio One), WTOP (Hubbard), KOMO (Sinclair) and KQV (Calvary). In parenthesis, I include the ratings for the three All-News stations outside the top 10 markets.
 
umfan said:
AM still gets the news to the people. Thanks for compiling and sharing this list Gregg.
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AM radio does put the headlines out there where they might get heard. However, quick run throughs of the headlines have as much to do with actually providing "the news" as these damn lists have to do with actual communication.
 
I have to agree with Avid a bit here, some of the all-news stations just run headlines and quick soundbites most of the day, and that is about as interesting as hearing non-stop traffic reports (like a station in Vancouver BC runs 24/7).

But there are a few shows that cover the news beyond the headlines, though. And many of them are on the AM band. Some of them are played on the all news stations.

Jim Bohannon's night time show covers news events in depth, as does his morning show America In The Morning. There's a couple other morning shows that cover news in depth. One of Seattle's news stations runs the Wall Street Journal morning show, and it covers news in depth.
 
Agree on Bohannon's main show, but America in the Morning and WSJ This Morning are really more newsmagazines. I don't think they cover topics in depth, but compile the major news into an hour long block (including commercials). WSJ This Morning is cleared in most major markets, but on the lower rated talk station. America in the Morning generally is only cleared in medium or small markets and serves as a way to bring a news type show to stations that don't have the resources to produce their own. I'd love to see more clearance of America in the Morning. Bohannon is a fine broadcaster. I try to listen to one or the other each day.

All News Stations serve a great function. They cover the national and local top news, weather, sports and traffic within a typical commute. Judging by the ratings, people still rely on them. Too bad Headline News doesn't still have this format on TV.
 
You're right umfan. It's odd with all the News channels on cable, there often is no network actually doing THE NEWS. CNN, MSNBC and Fox often are doing Talk shows or features, not real news. I always liked Headline News (originally CNN Headline News, and before that CNN 2). Any time, day or night, you'd get a complete newscast, 48 times each day.

I'm not sure why that went out of style or why nobody has filled that void. And Headline News was also marketed to small to medium market radio stations that also wanted to go All-News without a large staff. I worked at one. It didn't get great ratings but the station was profitable by doing local segments intercut with the network feed.
 
Gregg. said:
You're right umfan. It's odd with all the News channels on cable, there often is no network actually doing THE NEWS. CNN, MSNBC and Fox often are doing Talk shows or features, not real news. I always liked Headline News (originally CNN Headline News, and before that CNN 2). Any time, day or night, you'd get a complete newscast, 48 times each day.

I'm not sure why that went out of style or why nobody has filled that void. And Headline News was also marketed to small to medium market radio stations that also wanted to go All-News without a large staff. I worked at one. It didn't get great ratings but the station was profitable by doing local segments intercut with the network feed.
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Compare the ratings of the opinion shows on the cable news channels to their straight news segments. Then you'll know why they only spend about 3 hours a day doing news.
 
HNN and MSNBC draw very small audiences. I honestly don't know if HNN would draw less or more if they ran their classic format during prime time. They draw about 300,000 cume during prime time. I know I'd tune in there for a 30 minute newscast instead of to the network show I watch now were it available in the evening.
 
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