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Jersey Shore
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They make a big deal over just about everything. Like they make a big deal over their Lehigh Valley bureaus with their fancy graphics. Do they really think that viewers from the LV are going to tune into their newscasts because they air one story a day about the area in which they live.
Approximately a full one third of the signal cover NJ. Nearly a full one third of their audiences are in NJ. The only VHF station is WWOR in Secaucus. The only network affiliate in the state is WMGM-TV in WIldwood.
Doesn't it reason to you that one third of their local story coverage is in and about NJ?
Doesn't it reason to you that one third of their local story coverage is in and about NJ?
And again, last week, they were covering a story about a soldier from south Ocean County being killed in Iraq - just as if the story occurred right in Philly. In watching Philly market news, I notice coverage of many stories in southern Ocean County, just as if it were as close as Camden. Clearly they do a good job there - if anything, they give TOO much emphasis to the Jersey Shore. (all summer, everything here is "Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore, Jersey Shore" - ugh! as if everyone went there!)
Yet, Ocean County is in the New York market - "served" by stations that couldn't even find the area on a map. Clearly, the Nielsen MSAs need to be revised. This particular county should be split so as to give 'must carry' status to Philly stations in the southern half of the county.
Yet, Ocean County is in the New York market - "served" by stations that couldn't even find the area on a map. Clearly, the Nielsen MSAs need to be revised. This particular county should be split so as to give 'must carry' status to Philly stations in the southern half of the county.
Well, the Jersey Shore is where we all voted to keep the ocean, isn't it?
You have a point though. How about reports from the Delaware Water Gap, or Long Pond, at least on race weekends. Let a team set up camp in the Pocono Raceway Infield! They could broadcast for several days. However, THAT area is covered by all of it's own Network affilliates.
The shore is not, only WMGM. Also, it's cheap to send a tech/driver and a reporter down the AC Xway for the 5 / 6 pm news, and have 'em back for the 11pm wrap.
You have a point though. How about reports from the Delaware Water Gap, or Long Pond, at least on race weekends. Let a team set up camp in the Pocono Raceway Infield! They could broadcast for several days. However, THAT area is covered by all of it's own Network affilliates.
The shore is not, only WMGM. Also, it's cheap to send a tech/driver and a reporter down the AC Xway for the 5 / 6 pm news, and have 'em back for the 11pm wrap.
amfmsw said:Well, the Jersey Shore is where we all voted to keep the ocean, isn't it?
Personally, I prefer to keep it in New England! ;D
dennis 10 said:I like the way Philly stations cover the Jersey Shore. They over emphasize it. They always make a big thing out of it.
We like to watch the "what's going on down at the shore" segments so we know where not to go that weekend!
[i believe that some Philly tv is also seen in Monmouth County is that true?
Yep- while that area is definitely more NY-centric, especially in the last 15 years or so, when many people in New York City and North Jersey escaped from their urban blight and moved down there, there are some Philly channels still carried on cable in Monmouth County, especially in the Freehold, Colts Neck, Wall and Howell areas, and in the "panhandle" around Upper Freehold and Allentown. Growing up, I lived in Hazlet (Northern Monmouth) and with an antenna, just about every Philly station came in over the air there, (even the UHF's) except for 61 (licensed to Wilmington, DE), 65 (licensed to Vineland, NJ) and 51 (licensed to Reading, PA). Most of the Philly FM's were also receiveable there with a good tuner (except for 100.3 and 101.1).
-Mike
Yep- while that area is definitely more NY-centric, especially in the last 15 years or so, when many people in New York City and North Jersey escaped from their urban blight and moved down there, there are some Philly channels still carried on cable in Monmouth County, especially in the Freehold, Colts Neck, Wall and Howell areas, and in the "panhandle" around Upper Freehold and Allentown. Growing up, I lived in Hazlet (Northern Monmouth) and with an antenna, just about every Philly station came in over the air there, (even the UHF's) except for 61 (licensed to Wilmington, DE), 65 (licensed to Vineland, NJ) and 51 (licensed to Reading, PA). Most of the Philly FM's were also receiveable there with a good tuner (except for 100.3 and 101.1).
-Mike
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amfmsw said:The shore is not, only WMGM. Also, it's cheap to send a tech/driver and a reporter down the AC Xway for the 5 / 6 pm news, and have 'em back for the 11pm wrap.
6ABC has a full-time bureau in Atlantic City for Action News.
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