[quote name=\'rugrats1\' date=\'Sep 3 2004, 09:21 PM\'] I think Sinclair, the owners of WKEF, teed NBC off one time too many (don't know the circomstances, though). Sinclair's two NBC stations in Illinois, WICS ch.20 in Sprimgfield and WICD ch.15 in Danville, will also switch to ABC, for the same reason. [/quote]
The circumstances, if what I've read in Broadcasting & Cable and other trades is correct, relate to news. NBC thought that its shows' ratings and image were being hurt by association with Sinclair's News Central, and wanted to be on stations with real local newscasts. Since NBC's currently doing better than ABC in the ratings, WDTN and WAND apparently jumped at the chance to switch.
