On 05 Sep 05  08:20:26, Raymond Yates got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: John's Surgery   
      
    DC> I think that the days of the "Big 3" broadcasting systems are   
    DC> numbered.   
       
    DC> It's actually a shame.   
      
    RY> At some point Networks are going to realise that they can drop the   
    RY> affilliate system entirely, and go to cable/satellite only, not lose a   
    RY> lot of customers, and not have to share the revenues with the local   
    RY> stations...    
    RY> The locals can fill the time slots with syndicated programming, of   
    RY> course.    
    RY> It's only a matter of time..   
      
   What I'm thinking is of the loss of national news at the local level.     
   Not everyone has cable.     
      
      
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