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WYOU Sans News - One Year Later

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It was about a year ago that CBS affiliate WYOU disbanded their local news operation. The Scranton Times-Tribune has done a follow-up with former news staffers on the anniversary of the station's final newscast.

They also quoted Dennis Thatcher, chief operating officer of WYOU-TV's owner, who admitted that pulling the newscast was a difficult decision.

"We have tried everything. We have changed formats, we've changed the set, changed talent ... and we've spent about $1 million a year on 'WYOU News' and nothing has worked..."

Full story:
http://thetimes-tribune.com/arts-living/former-wyou-tv-staffers-miss-newscasts-1.731735
 
How long before the same comments are being made expect the call letters have changed to WBRE?
 
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