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In response to
"Networks could only own outright 5 stations, the rest were all affiliated franchises, and in sparse midwest many would offer a mix of NBC and ABC -- nm"
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zeitgeist
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the point of that tidbit, early TV stations were started by radio and/or local newspapers who then signed with a network and the competition was...
Posted by
zeitgeist
Apr 21 '11, 12:18
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fierce. the lowest numbers were the most desirable as you could broadcast farther with lower power, 2-5 needed like half the power of 6-12
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