In Idaho, there's KNIN-TV 9.1 and 9.2 (CW and CW Plus). In South Carolina, there's WWMB-TV 21.1 and 21.2 (same affiliation arrangement). Now the Quad Cities market (western Illinois and eastern Iowa) is the 99th DMA, which begs the question: If it was to fall any lower, will KGCW be the next CW station to also carry CW Plus? Will the station carry CW Plus anyway?
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First Boise, then Myrtle Beach: Is the Quad Cities next?
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Iowan said:
KNIN was originally a UPN station, until UPN and the WB were folded and replaced by the CW. As a UPN station, it already had a full line up of syndicated programming and an established presence in the Boise/Nampa/Caldwell market.
CW Plus, on the other hand, is descended from the old WB Plus service that was available in small markets for many years -- but the WB had never been carried OTA in Boise, so WB Plus would have been a cable-only channel in that market. Once the CW launched, they were almost certainly interested in getting the full CW Plus schedule carried in Boise, but KNIN was understandably not anxious to give up it's established programming schedule. So the option of carrying CW Plus on 9.2 was almost certainly a compromise to allow KNIN to retain it's syndicated programming schedule while getting *some* exposure for CW Plus in the market.
Hmmm....Maybe having two CW stations wouldn't be so bad--CW Plus could air in the QCA on either 18-2 of 26-2. I'm sure we'd see TV shows not on other stations, and if KGCW had to air, like, sports (usually Green Bay Packers preseason games, St. Louis Cardinals, or Illinois high school sports in this case), CW Plus would air the pre-empted shows instead.
Or maybe this idea: If the Quad Cities DMA fell to #100, the "Quad Cities' CW" could become CW Plus in it's entirety, and sister station Fox 18 could convert 18-2 into an independent subchannel. Sure, all other QC stations would hafta give up some shows (like That '70s Show and Punk'd, the latter which just moved to WBQD-LP), but a little uniformity in this case would be good....
Or maybe this idea: If the Quad Cities DMA fell to #100, the "Quad Cities' CW" could become CW Plus in it's entirety, and sister station Fox 18 could convert 18-2 into an independent subchannel. Sure, all other QC stations would hafta give up some shows (like That '70s Show and Punk'd, the latter which just moved to WBQD-LP), but a little uniformity in this case would be good....
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I can see something similar happening on KWGN-DT 2.1 since they own the rights to Broncos games on NFL Network. Only difference is it would only be during the game & anytime after the game while CW programming is still going on KWGN-DT 2.2
I can't see Broncos games on ESPN having much of an impact if they are moved off of KDVR 31 & onto KWGN 2 next year because (Unless I'm mistaken), the CW Network doesn't even program Monday Nights anyway. If this is true, the only thing that would be impacted would be the 7:00 PM news on KWGN, which would simply be pre-empted just like it is now when the Broncos play on Thursday Nights as they are scheduled to do this year.
Just my opinion.....
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I can't see Broncos games on ESPN having much of an impact if they are moved off of KDVR 31 & onto KWGN 2 next year because (Unless I'm mistaken), the CW Network doesn't even program Monday Nights anyway. If this is true, the only thing that would be impacted would be the 7:00 PM news on KWGN, which would simply be pre-empted just like it is now when the Broncos play on Thursday Nights as they are scheduled to do this year.
Just my opinion.....
Cheers
Pat Cook said:
CW Plus programming can't air in Denver -- the rights for the syndicated programming that makes up the bulk of the schedule were only acquired for markets below the top 100. In order for KWGN to move the CW to a subchannel, they'd have to acquire an entirely new syndicated programming schedule to fill out the hours that the CW is not offering network programming.
Hardly seems worth the trouble.
Hardly seems worth the trouble.
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Trouble? Maybe in some markets, but not so much in the Quad Cities. Most programming from CW Plus airs on either Fox 18 and Quad Cities' CW (both co-owned together) or WBQD-LP. The hardest part would only to be the latter giving up certain shows....
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Trouble? Maybe in some markets, but not so much in the Quad Cities. Most programming from CW Plus airs on either Fox 18 and Quad Cities' CW (both co-owned together) or WBQD-LP. The hardest part would only to be the latter giving up certain shows....
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