[opendtv] Re: O&O comparison, ABC vs Fox
- From: Don Moore <don@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:54:04 -0400
Look at VHF vs UHF - Even in the DTV age, it makes a difference as UHF
stations never had the same OTA coverage as VHF. The discrepancy in
coverage was extended through the DTV assignments.
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Manfredi, Albert E
<albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Craig made this comment: "Nope. The number of stations is irrelevant. It is
> the number of homes that these stations reach that establishes the national
> cap. ... Fox may have more station in smaller markets but they are NOT over
> the cap."
>
> The "irrelevant" number was 10 O&Os for ABC and NBC, compared with 25 for Fox
> (on and before 2007, when they sold off a few).
>
> So does Fox only cover small markets? It looks like no. As I said beofre,
> they cover the SAME large markets, by and large.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Hinto/US_O&Os
>
> Fox O&O 10 biggest markets:
>
> New York City - WNYW 5
> Los Angeles - KTTV 11
> Chicago - WFLD 32
> Philadelphia - WTXF-TV 29
> Dallas-Fort Worth - KDFW 4
> Boston - WFXT 25
> Washington, D.C. - WTTG 5
> Atlanta - WAGA 5
> Houston - KRIV 26
> Detroit - WJBK 2
>
> ABC O&O markets total:
>
> New York City - WABC-TV 7
> Los Angeles - KABC-TV 7
> Chicago - WLS-TV 7
> Philadelphia - WPVI-TV 6
> San Francisco Bay Area - KGO-TV 7
> Houston - KTRK-TV 13
> Raleigh-Durham - WTVD 11
> Fresno - KFSN-TV 30
> Flint - WJRT-TV 12
> Toledo - WTVG 13
>
> Sorry, no way are the bottom six listed for Fox smaller markets than the
> bottom six listed for ABC. So if Fox, with 25, is close to the 39 percent
> limit, no way can NBC and ABC also be close. If ABC was ever close to the
> limit, it must have sold off a lot of O&Os before 2007.
>
> Bert
>
>
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