Best Small Market News

Mayhem · Dec 18th 2006, 01:47 PM

What shops have some of the best small market (120+) products?

RollTide98 · Dec 18th 2006, 06:24 PM

KTUU Anchorage, AK
WBOC Salisbury, MD
WTVY Dothan, AL
WABI Bangor, ME
WVIR Charlottesville, VA

Don Konkey · Dec 18th 2006, 09:37 PM

KSAN San Angelo, TX

LMAO

Big Country · Dec 19th 2006, 01:22 AM

WBOC Salisbury, MD
WCAV Charlottesville, VA

Fake Post · Dec 19th 2006, 09:18 AM

WMAZ Macon, Georgia

Roy Hobbs · Dec 19th 2006, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by RollTide98:

WABI Bangor, ME

Aheh heh heh "He said 'bang her!'" a heheheh

Pinkie · Dec 23rd 2006, 08:49 PM

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Originally posted by Roy Hobbs:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by RollTide98:

WABI Bangor, ME

Aheh heh heh "He said 'bang her!'" a heheheh

</font>[/QUOTE]Bangor? I barely know her!

vuphinder · Dec 26th 2006, 04:15 PM

KELO in Sioux Falls used to be decent...haven't seen it in 15 years though.

Jbtornado · Dec 26th 2006, 04:28 PM

WIBW in Topeka 10-15 years ago as well, now its garbage..

Dec 26th 2006, 05:13 PM

Lubbock, TX is a great small market. A decent number of established and experienced anchors and reporters for its size, a competitive news market with a city of 200,000+, a lot of talent making big jumps from there.

Dec 26th 2006, 05:29 PM

Beaumont is also a decent city given it's size, so is Charleston, SC; lots of talent make great moves out of Boise; Tallahassee is nice given its a capitol city; and split markets like Paducah/Cape G can put on competitive products for small markets.

Produce man · Dec 26th 2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by AnchorsAway:
Lubbock, TX is a great small market. A decent number of established and experienced anchors and reporters for its size, a competitive news market with a city of 200,000+, a lot of talent making big jumps from there.

I don't know, the quality of life sucked when I was there back in the mid-90's. Imagine picking up your date, taking her out for dinner. A light rain falls, and when you get out to the parking lot, you get a big, fat whiff of cattle-sh!t from the stock yards. Lovely. It also actually rained mud all over my car. Also, didn't KLBK merge with KMAC to become "Texas-Size".

I jumped, too!

Dec 26th 2006, 05:53 PM

Lubbock gets a bad rap, but you get decent nightlife, good restaurants, the Symphony, great concerts, low cost of living, higher salaries than most small markets, and Big 12 sports. You quickly learn to disreguard any foul smells from the feedlots (which, in all honesty aren't that bad). I'll take the occassional mud storm in return for the low humidity and mild weather.

Produce man · Dec 26th 2006, 06:26 PM

I have a sensitive sniffer, so I'm sure it bothered me more than most. Plus, it was 1994 and we were still using 3/4" gear, carbon paper and IBM Swintecs.

I'm a big golfer, and I didn't enjoy 40mph cross-winds off the tee-box.

The County Line restaurant north of town kicked ass, though!

the original buttongod · Dec 27th 2006, 05:16 AM

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Originally posted by Jbtornado:
WIBW in Topeka 10-15 years ago as well, now its garbage..

Then why do they get double the viewers than the other two stations doing news combined ?

Jbtornado · Dec 27th 2006, 09:01 AM

Fair question..

Its because WIBW was the first television station in the market long before the other 2 came along. It also has the cleanest signal in the DMA and its been around as long as the KC stations which can be picked up in Topeka proper.

One more reason is because its on Channel 13, while the other stations are much higher on the dial. People generally tune into the lower tier channels.

One last reason is because of the good product they used to put out, alot of the population in Northeast Kansas has just kept it as a habit to keep watching WIBW. Despite the product getting rather poor lately.

It used to be that WIBW was done well, you could tell it was a small market but good talent and presentation and dedication and originality were shown. Now, the talent is alot worse overall, and its just frustrating to watch.

Steve Mizeraney · Dec 27th 2006, 05:55 PM

Tampa-St. Pete.

Best small market product I've seen.

Roy Hobbs · Dec 27th 2006, 08:23 PM

Chicago.

Small market and getting smaller all the time. Great place for a 25 year old to get a start in the biz.

Eeps Snorps Now · Dec 31st 2006, 11:41 AM

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Originally posted by AnchorsAway:
Beaumont is also a decent city given it's size

True...lots to do. But you'll need a car.

Drive east an hour and you're in Lake Charles. Drive west an hour and a half and you're in Houston.

Dec 31st 2006, 02:12 PM

There's a great little small market down by my house next to the pizza place. It has the freshest bread you would ever want to eat.

Diplomat · Dec 31st 2006, 02:28 PM

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Originally posted by H R Puff&Stuff:
There's a great little small market down by my house next to the pizza place. It has the freshest bread you would ever want to eat.

That's the best small market news I've heard in a long time.

ISTHISTHINGON? · Dec 31st 2006, 02:37 PM

What market DMA(Range, i.e. 100-200) is considered Small, Medium, Large?

RollTide98 · Dec 31st 2006, 04:10 PM

WYMT in Hazard, Kentucky, churns out a good product for a city that size.

oldandintheway · Jan 1st 2007, 01:47 PM

WIBW may have more viewers than the other statiosn but KSNT more than holds its own in the key demos. In fact in the last five years KSNT has won the demos about as often as WIBW. 13 isn't the station it was when the Stauffer's owned it. Benedict gutted the place. Gray at least stopped the bleeding but WIBW isn't the dominant #1 that it used to be.

Jan 1st 2007, 04:32 PM

KTUU.in Anchorage.IS really more like a top 50 and it's statewide but, the cost of living is wayyy high

Dec 18th 2006, 09:37 PM	#3
Don Konkey Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 459	KSAN San Angelo, TX LMAO __________________ The poster formerly known as Peter Gibbons / Gazillion Watt Doppler

Dec 19th 2006, 09:18 AM	#5
Fake Post Open Line Veteran Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: fakeland Posts: 3,059	WMAZ Macon, Georgia __________________ Head Newser

Dec 26th 2006, 06:26 PM	#14
Produce man Sun God Join Date: May 2002 Location: here Posts: 15,899	I have a sensitive sniffer, so I'm sure it bothered me more than most. Plus, it was 1994 and we were still using 3/4" gear, carbon paper and IBM Swintecs. I'm a big golfer, and I didn't enjoy 40mph cross-winds off the tee-box. The County Line restaurant north of town kicked ass, though! __________________ Less stress is best.

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ISTHISTHINGON? "Livin' B-e-a-utiful" Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The MOMMY-DADDY Button Posts: 5,617	What market DMA(Range, i.e. 100-200) is considered Small, Medium, Large? __________________ " I quit the band, now I just play with myself "

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Dec 18th 2006, 01:47 PM	#1
Mayhem Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 1,306	What shops have some of the best small market (120+) products? __________________ Do you feel like we do?

Dec 18th 2006, 06:24 PM	#2
RollTide98 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Birmingham, Ala. Posts: 474	KTUU Anchorage, AK WBOC Salisbury, MD WTVY Dothan, AL WABI Bangor, ME WVIR Charlottesville, VA

Dec 19th 2006, 01:22 AM	#4
Big Country Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Charlottesville, VA Posts: 1,315	WBOC Salisbury, MD WCAV Charlottesville, VA

Dec 26th 2006, 04:15 PM	#8
vuphinder Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: high point, NC Posts: 623	KELO in Sioux Falls used to be decent...haven't seen it in 15 years though.

Dec 26th 2006, 04:28 PM	#9
Jbtornado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central KS Posts: 102	WIBW in Topeka 10-15 years ago as well, now its garbage..

Dec 26th 2006, 05:13 PM	#10
AnchorsAway Guest Posts: n/a	Lubbock, TX is a great small market. A decent number of established and experienced anchors and reporters for its size, a competitive news market with a city of 200,000+, a lot of talent making big jumps from there.

Dec 26th 2006, 05:29 PM	#11
AnchorsAway Guest Posts: n/a	Beaumont is also a decent city given it's size, so is Charleston, SC; lots of talent make great moves out of Boise; Tallahassee is nice given its a capitol city; and split markets like Paducah/Cape G can put on competitive products for small markets.

Dec 26th 2006, 05:53 PM	#13
AnchorsAway Guest Posts: n/a	Lubbock gets a bad rap, but you get decent nightlife, good restaurants, the Symphony, great concerts, low cost of living, higher salaries than most small markets, and Big 12 sports. You quickly learn to disreguard any foul smells from the feedlots (which, in all honesty aren't that bad). I'll take the occassional mud storm in return for the low humidity and mild weather.

Dec 27th 2006, 09:01 AM	#16
Jbtornado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Central KS Posts: 102	Fair question.. Its because WIBW was the first television station in the market long before the other 2 came along. It also has the cleanest signal in the DMA and its been around as long as the KC stations which can be picked up in Topeka proper. One more reason is because its on Channel 13, while the other stations are much higher on the dial. People generally tune into the lower tier channels. One last reason is because of the good product they used to put out, alot of the population in Northeast Kansas has just kept it as a habit to keep watching WIBW. Despite the product getting rather poor lately. It used to be that WIBW was done well, you could tell it was a small market but good talent and presentation and dedication and originality were shown. Now, the talent is alot worse overall, and its just frustrating to watch.

Dec 27th 2006, 05:55 PM	#17
Steve Mizeraney Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45	Tampa-St. Pete. Best small market product I've seen.

Dec 27th 2006, 08:23 PM	#18
Roy Hobbs Open Line Effete Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Between Gil, The Thrill and Kurtis, Bill Posts: 22,303	Chicago. Small market and getting smaller all the time. Great place for a 25 year old to get a start in the biz.

Dec 31st 2006, 02:12 PM	#20
Signature on File Guest Posts: n/a	There's a great little small market down by my house next to the pizza place. It has the freshest bread you would ever want to eat.

Dec 31st 2006, 04:10 PM	#23
RollTide98 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Birmingham, Ala. Posts: 474	WYMT in Hazard, Kentucky, churns out a good product for a city that size.

Jan 1st 2007, 01:47 PM	#24
oldandintheway Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: florida Posts: 46	WIBW may have more viewers than the other statiosn but KSNT more than holds its own in the key demos. In fact in the last five years KSNT has won the demos about as often as WIBW. 13 isn't the station it was when the Stauffer's owned it. Benedict gutted the place. Gray at least stopped the bleeding but WIBW isn't the dominant #1 that it used to be.

Jan 1st 2007, 04:32 PM	#25
newslady_26 Guest Posts: n/a	KTUU.in Anchorage.IS really more like a top 50 and it's statewide but, the cost of living is wayyy high

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