Has there ever Been Local TV Stations that Follow the Cable Talk Formula

[recto101]

As in has local TV stations ever do Shows or Newscasts that resemble Cable Political Talk Shows of MSNBC, CNN and Fox News. If so Where. I do Know of Local Radio stations with the News/Talk format known to push political agendas for marketing reasons. As in KSFO-AM San Francisco where the Right Wing Talk is pushed by Former KTVU anchor Barbara Simpson and Former KCBS-AM/CBS5 Weather person Brian Sussman.

I know LKeller Mentioned of a show on KHJ9 in LA with Bob Dornan in the 1970's where a Crossfire type show was on and it was in the pre-CNN era.

 

[nathannah]

WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee has pretty much turned into this with their 3pm-5pm newscast block. You get some basic news, but otherwise it's a smörgåsbord of topics, which includes the annoying Sportscenter-like "rundown" graphic on the left side of the screen. It's more local topics and not fully politics, but with WTMJ radio's Jeff Wagner on the show after he completes his 12-3 show on 620, a lot of politics and controversial local issues are fought about and debated cable news-style.

I can't stand it myself (local AM radio in Milwaukee outside of the African-American media and sports talk basically is all conservative talk all the time), but it works for WTMJ and is certainly better than grabbing a bunch of inane human interest stories from the NBC affiliate wire to fill time.

 

[Matt]

Ours does..... look at it here:
http://www.wgsr47.com
Talk shows are from 4-5 and 7-9pm EDT, repeated midnight-1 and 2-4am EDT.

Later . . . .

 

[jal41]

In the early 90s there was WTLK 14 in Atlanta. A mix of nationally syndicated shows like Donahue and Sally Jessie Raphael, as well as shows hosted by radio show hosts like Neal Boortz. Unfortunantly, WTLK was not available on local cable systems until the mid-90s when the must-carry rules went into effect. By that time, WTLK had ditched the format and was airing infomercials and network programming rejected by WSB, WAGA and WXIA. It is now Ion O&O WPXA.

 

[crainbebo]

WBBM used an interview formula during 2000, on their 10pm news. Carol Marin would interview various people in the news during the newscast. It was a failure however, and WBBM went back to the traditional local news formula in 2001.

-crainbebo

 

[DJboutit3]

PBS news is starting to looking more like MSNBC

 

[sdwulfdawg]

San Diego's perennial small-market "college station," KUSI, does that during its morning news blocks.

KUSI is San Diego's boneyard of former "big" TV journalists. You either start your career there or end it there...before you either take a PR job somewhere or pass away....

 

[recto101]

PBS news is starting to looking more like MSNBC

Name the PBS Station that Resemble MSNBC? If so where? PBS is supposed to be objective. Look at San Francisco KQED(PBS affiliate) they do objective Investigative journalism specials. I know San Francisco Bay Area is bashed by Talk Radio and Fox News for having a low number of Republicans but higher number of Green Party, Democrats and Independents in the area.

 

[FreddyE1977]

Here in Pittsburgh we sort of have one, as PCNC largely follows that format when they are not replaying
Channel 11 News. They pick a lot of local radio talk people to host those shows.

It is not however a broadcast channel. Only available on cable, and used by WPXI to leverage
their carriage deals with cable companies. Similar to the ONN in Ohio which recently went out of business.