What are Fox's strongest affiliates?

[mleach]

How about WTTG in DC? Their Wikipedia article claimed that upon the debut of Fox, the ratings for the network in DC were significantly higher than the norm. Also, I know their 10 PM news (the only one in DC) gets higher ratings than the 11 PM newscasts on the big three and was a factor into giving the station a late afternoon news block and an 11 PM newscast. And they were a regional superstation for a while.

What helps WTTG alot with their news besides being a part of FOX is their choice of lead news anchor...Brian Bolter. While WJLA & WRC keeps on using the "old timers" like Jim Vance and Gordon Peterson ( both well in their 60's perhaps in their 70's ) and with WUSA's "issues". the combo of WTTG & Bolter works.

Brian Bolter is a young guy who lives a young guy's lifestyle ( into extreme sports and does Facebook for example ) and since the DC the overall community tends to attract the young who live and shop there and of course that demo is more into watching Brian Bolter than say someone who is old enough to be their "great grandfather" IE: Jim Vance, Gordon Peterson, Doug Hill and so forth

 

[recto101]

KTVU (San Francisco market) had the highest rated local news for many years, probably pre-dating their affiliation with Fox. In the 90s, both the CBS and NBC affiliates moved to early prime time, so they could compete directly for the 10:00 PM news ratings. KTVU stayed number one - the other two stations gave up after a few years, going back to regular prime-time.

I agree that KTVU is better than the any Fox O&O because its less of Tea Party Propaganda and more of great objective journalism I hope the National Fox News is like that.

 

[LKellerIII]

KTVU (San Francisco market) had the highest rated local news for many years, probably pre-dating their affiliation with Fox. In the 90s, both the CBS and NBC affiliates moved to early prime time, so they could compete directly for the 10:00 PM news ratings. KTVU stayed number one - the other two stations gave up after a few years, going back to regular prime-time.

I agree that KTVU is better than the any Fox O&O because its less of Tea Party Propaganda and more of great objective journalism I hope the National Fox News is like that.

Yes - KTVU became number one because of their reputation for no-nonsense, straight ahead, non-sensationalized news. In the 70s, when the other stations were dominated by the "happy-talk" format, KTVU was quite the opposite. One TV critic joked that neither of the KTVU anchors were even aware that there were other people people on the set.

But it should also be noted that in the liberal Bay Area, running a Fox News style operation filled with right wing pundits would seriously alienate the local audience.

 

[JackBauer112]

Here's another two stations, KTXL Sacramento (Tribune) and KMPH (Fresno)

 

[WPPCProductions]

I wonder how WTIC FOX 61 here in Connecticut rings up on the FOX ratings.

 

[JackBauer112]

KPTV FOX 12 Beaverton/Portland, OR
KCPQ 13 FOX Seattle/Tacoma, WA
KAYU FOX 28 Spokane, WA.

 

[LibertyNT]

KDFW-Dallas I would think does pretty well for themselves

 

[RyanHoward]

I think my local Fox, WTXF Fox 29, is one of its best stations.

 

[nickelodeonfan97]

I think my local Fox, WTXF Fox 29, is one of its best stations.

That's my local Fox station too.

 

[EricStein]

KSAZ actually is now in the local ratings lead here (after the switch, the lone untouched station, KPNX, took the ratings lead from KTVK, but then in the past few years it began sinking big along with the network). Many of the New World stations after they switched to Fox were considered underperformers for a few years, actually.

From recent numbers I've seen, KPNX still can claim to be the number one rated news station in the Phoenix market. NBC's Today Show is still competitive with the two local morning shows, and might even win the numbers battle on some mornings. KPHO, by the strength of CBS prime time, battles it out with KPNX for the top late-evening newscast.

I seem to be one of the only ones that prefers either 5 or 15 over 12 for local news, and 3 over 10 at 9pm.

 

[e-dawg]

In Portland, when FOX flip from KPDX TV 49 to KPTV TV 12 back in 2002. Their ratings and their local newscast increase in ratings, it increase in ratings that KPTV proclaim to be the #1 Prime Time News in the country. I'm not sure if it still the #1 prime time newscast in the country today?

 

[PDXREXX]

As I Recall, In the 90s Fox wasn't really
Happy with KCPQ and was considering
buying KIRO and this was when it
was a UPN affilliate at the time
but instead kept it on KCPQ

 

[BRNout]

Don't I recall at least one instance where Fox O&O WFLD's airing of "The Simpsons" actually beat one of the newscasts of WBBM-2 (CBS) in Chicago?

While that's true, it's more of a reflection on how bad WBBM has been historically rather than how 'good' WFLD is. To the contrary, WFLD is actually FOX's weakest O&O affiliate in a top 10 market. Watching their newscasts, it's amazing how inferior they are to the likes of newscasts on other top FOX affiliates such as WNYW NY, KTTV LA, KDFW D/FW, WTXF Philly, WFXT Boston and KTVU Oakland/San Francisco.

 

[JeeperOne]

KTTV's 10 PM news broadcast actually beats ALL of the big three in their broadcasts.
Same thing with their morning show, Good Day LA, which was syndicated as Good Day Live, due to that success

Yeah how many stations do you think carry that show now? (Mind you, I'm NOT talking about the local one that each station replaced it with)

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

Here's another two stations, KTXL Sacramento (Tribune) and KMPH (Fresno)

Neither of which rank very high. Try again.

Cheers

 

[JeeperOne]

KPTV FOX 12 Beaverton/Portland, OR
KCPQ 13 FOX Seattle/Tacoma, WA
KAYU FOX 28 Spokane, WA.

Why are you hung up on stations that rank aren't even close to ranking very high?

Cheers

 

[kilamanjero]

KTTV's 10 PM news broadcast actually beats ALL of the big three in their broadcasts.
Same thing with their morning show, Good Day LA, which was syndicated as Good Day Live, due to that success

Yeah how many stations do you think carry that show now? (Mind you, I'm NOT talking about the local one that each station replaced it with)

Cheers

None because it was canceled years ago...

 

[Sammi Brie]

KTTV's 10 PM news broadcast actually beats ALL of the big three in their broadcasts.
Same thing with their morning show, Good Day LA, which was syndicated as Good Day Live, due to that success

Yeah how many stations do you think carry that show now? (Mind you, I'm NOT talking about the local one that each station replaced it with)

Cheers

None because it was canceled years ago...

Isn't that where Mike and Juliet was supposed to step in?

 

[PTBoardOp94]

I know that WXIN ran a series of promos where they claimed being "the most-watched primetime news in Indianapolis." Whether "primetime" included the 11pm 'casts on the Big 3 affiliates, I don't know for sure. I doubt it.

 

[OhioMediaWatch]

The aforementioned WJW "Fox 8" competes at 10 with what's actually the market's established 10 PM newscast on WUAB/43...it started the 10 PM news race back in the 1980's as "The 10 O'Clock News", and current WKYC/3 primary anchor Romona Robinson got her start in the market there.

Of course, after the 90s came along, Raycom paired WUAB with now-CBS affiliate WOIO/19, and the 10 PM show is just another edition of "19 Action News", and "Fox 8 News at 10" wipes the floor with it.