Assuming you're serious...otherwise, the joke's on me."CA" stands for Class A. Class A stations are LPTV stations that were given special interference protection from primary-service broadcasters during the DTV transition. In exchange for that protection, they must meet additional criteria that a normal LPTV doesn't have to meet.IIRC, the top 3 criteria are: (someone correct me if I'm mistaken here)jellyeggs said:
WUTH-CA is owned by Entravision. They own 55 TV stations nationwide, 17 full-service and 38 LPTV, located mostly in the West. Entravision also owns WUVN in Hartford and WUNI in Worcester. They run Spanish-language programming on most, if not all, of their stations. They also own 60 radio stations, all but one in the West.Here's the WUTH-CA predicted coverage area from the FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/FMTV-service-area?x=TX119397.html.Kevin Lagasse said:
Well if I owned a couple local stations in different markets that was once either The WB or UPN I would go with The CW. It seems much more interesting then what the My Network TV will be.marko83 said:
I thought WFOR's sister station on 33 was going to get the CW affiliation. Am I wrong on this?rch66 said:
How much do you wanna bet they switch FOX and the news on 59 to WTTV 4 and put MY on 59 when The WB shuts down?Rationale? The NFL for one. There are probably a few other reasons also.rch66 said:
What other options are there available in Providence?Cheersrch66 said:
PatI don't think they can move Fox to WTTV 4. Tribune would be breaching their contract with CW, or CBS/Warner - the same way they didn't try it out with WB. The CW wanted the best stations first. In Indianapolis, WTTV 4 was considered a significantly better clearance rather than WNDY 23, and so, Tribune was awarded the affiliation and not CBS/WNDY. In some markets, there was no clear better station. Newsless WPHL isn't a significantly better outlet over WPSG for Philly, but back 15 years ago, 17 trumped 57. In Miami, WBZL was awarded CW, not WBFS.As of now, Tribune doesn't have a problem as they have programming for all their stations, nor does CBS or CW. Granted, they'd probably make more revenue with Fox on WTTV, but it is Fox with the problem- they don't some important market clearances for their owned My network.Pat Cook said:Hi everyone:I thought WFOR's sister station on 33 was going to get the CW affiliation. Am I wrong on this?rch66 said:How much do you wanna bet they switch FOX and the news on 59 to WTTV 4 and put MY on 59 when The WB shuts down?Rationale? The NFL for one. There are probably a few other reasons also.rch66 said:What other options are there available in Providence?Cheersrch66 said:
I don't think so. At the end of the day, Tribune needs to answer to their shareholders. In 3 major markets, they needed programmming. Or, else they'd face the consequences that those station viewerships would fall, and revenue also. CBS doesn't have that problem, in the markets where they are operating independents. They can just run Dr.Phil and borrow programming from the co-owned CBS affiliate. Tribune doesn't own any part of The CW, so there is no conflict of interest with affiliating with rival My Network.marko83 said:
I don't think Tribune needs programming. Especially in Chicago. They have a lot on national clearence for their cable channel they could stuff on WGN over the air and the other stations in NYC and LA.However I was reading in Crain's Chicago Business that the Tribune really needs to reduce their debt load and is actively seeking to sell off under-performing stations to do this. Tribune has said they will not sell the Chicago Cubs or the Wrigley Building.So I would think that needing to sell some stations will effect their attitude toward MyTVNetwork, and I do agree Tribune needs to answer to their stockholdersrch66 said:
