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(Houston-CW fallout) Could this happen?

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bhayes1016

*If* Fox sells off its former UPN affiliates...could NBC, fed up with channel 2's pre-emptions, low ratings and overall ineptitude, buy channel 20 and force "Local 2" to *really* be local?
They'd love to have another O&O in what is now a top 10 market...in this day and age, the fact that it's a UHF is no longer an issue. They could brand it "NBC4" (20's position on TWC, if I'm not mistaken), or "NBC Houston". The only drawback is, they'd have to build a news department from scratch.
 
The only
> drawback is, they'd have to build a news department from
> scratch.
>

Which is why they won't. It is incredibly expensive to start a news department from scratch, especially in the current economy. NBC would have to be pretty fed up with KPRC to pull a stunt like that. Even NBC forcing reverse-compensation is unlikely given NBC's current ratings doldrums. If NBC did, what would stop P-N from dropping NBC (WDIV-4) in Detroit in retaliation? This would literally put NBC up sh** creek, as there are not that many stations in Detroit (as CBS found out when New World sold WJBK-2 to Fox in the mid-90s. CBS has suffered ever since).

KPRC isn't that bad that it can't be rescued. They just need someone at the helm who is going to steer the station in the right direction. The newly transferred GM Jim Josslyn is a good start. He's done wonders at San Antonio's KSAT-12 (another P-N station), turning the fortunes around at that station. His first order of business, however, should have been to kick Nancy Shafran to the curb (instead of demoting Linda Lorelle to the noon and 4:00). Would love to know what dirt she has on the folks in the P-N buraucracy to have kept her job after Wasserman was jettisoned to Detroit.
 
No.. it could not happen

> *If* Fox sells off its former UPN affiliates...could NBC,
> fed up with channel 2's pre-emptions, low ratings and
> overall ineptitude, buy channel 20 and force "Local 2" to
> *really* be local?

NBC may be unhappy with KPRC, but they damn sure don't want to start a station from scratch on 20.

Furthermore, Fox has no interest in selling any of its stations.
They operate a Fox O&O and independent in Dallas quite successfully. They're not all that unhappy about losing UPN.
 
I heard Josslyn is out and there is a new guy in there now.


> KPRC isn't that bad that it can't be rescued. They just
> need someone at the helm who is going to steer the station
> in the right direction. The newly transferred GM Jim
> Josslyn is a good start. He's done wonders at San Antonio's
> KSAT-12 (another P-N station), turning the fortunes around
> at that station. His first order of business, however,
> should have been to kick Nancy Shafran to the curb (instead
> of demoting Linda Lorelle to the noon and 4:00). Would love
> to know what dirt she has on the folks in the P-N buraucracy
> to have kept her job after Wasserman was jettisoned to
> Detroit.
>
 
> I heard Josslyn is out and there is a new guy in there now.
>

If so, that was a quick sojourn through the doors at 8181 Southwest Freeway!
 
> *If* Fox sells off its former UPN affiliates...could NBC,
> fed up with channel 2's pre-emptions, low ratings and
> overall ineptitude, buy channel 20 and force "Local 2" to
> *really* be local?
> They'd love to have another O&O in what is now a top 10
> market...in this day and age, the fact that it's a UHF is no
> longer an issue. They could brand it "NBC4" (20's position
> on TWC, if I'm not mistaken), or "NBC Houston". The only
> drawback is, they'd have to build a news department from
> scratch.
>
Don't know how many of you noticed (considering UPN's numbers, not many) but KTXH 20 has removed the UPN from there logo. Where it used to say UPN 20, now says "Get it on" 20 KTXH-Houston. I saw this during Smackdown's telecast on Friday night. I know that UPN's slogan is "Get it On", but with UPN going out of business, KTXH wouldn't be infringing on any copyrights, would they?
 
> Don't know how many of you noticed (considering UPN's
> numbers, not many) but KTXH 20 has removed the UPN from
> there logo. Where it used to say UPN 20, now says "Get it
> on" 20 KTXH-Houston. I saw this during Smackdown's telecast
> on Friday night. I know that UPN's slogan is "Get it On",
> but with UPN going out of business, KTXH wouldn't be
> infringing on any copyrights, would they?
>

All the Fox owned UPNs have dropped the UPN logo.

http://www.upn9.com/
http://www.upn13.com/
http://www.upnchicago.com/
 
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