"Liz" <MalleyCat39@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Now THIS is really, really scary. Why would you bother writing to all of
> these people?
How is that 'scary?' I write because if I don't bring it up, they will
never know that there are some people out there who are concerned. I can
bet you that I am hardly alone.
If you really just want to watch NY news, then turn the damn
> station to NBC (ch. 4) which is smack dab in NYC.
There are mosr stations then just channel 4.
It sounds like you just
> have way too much time on your hands, and have some sort of
control-issue
> thing going on.
> You are a whack-job.
No need for name calling.
Knowing that there's someone like you loose in
> Fairfield County makes me glad I don't live there anymore.
I guess since they did not follow or believe in your New England thing,
you
left?
>
>
>
> ""Guest"" <n0gar@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> news:AOL5d.12886$2L4.900@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > "Liz" <MalleyCat39@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > news:dMmdnX_oEu828crcRVn-qw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> I'm with you on this one, Jim. I think our little 'guest' is either
some
> >> pissed off cubicle worker, or one of those guys who feels it's his
> >> mission
> >> in life to try to get every one to believe in his point of view. But
this
> >> guy is actually writing to radio and TV stations. Scary stuff.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > They did not think it was scary. Here are some replies:
> >
> > NBC 30. Last reply on top, 1st one on bottom....
> >
> > Good points, thanks for sharing them with me.
> > I'll make sure to bring them up at the next Department Head meeting.
> > Don
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: A Hell of a Man [mailto:]
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:22 PM
> > To: Ennis, Don (NBC Universal, WVIT)
> > Subject: RE: NBC30.com - Website Feedback
> >
> >
> > Thank you for reading and responding,
> >
> > It is true that NBC30 covers more of CT than others, including the
strong
> > New England coverage of the station in New Haven, but I have noticed
that
> > your main weather guy will say things like: "Let's take a look at the
> > temperatures around Southern New England." That is clear, in addition
to
> > the other thing that I have outlined in the previous e-mail.
> >
> > I have actually sent the same e-mail to all of the main stations in
CT.
> > This New England centered news re****ting concerns me greatly as the
entire
> > state does not agree. The simple solution in my view is to NOT
EXCLUDE
> > any
> > commercials, news or weather about the tri-state. You can even
showcase
> > New
> > England and the tri-state on equal time, just do not choose New
England
> > and
> > dismiss the tri-state as if the New England thing is some sort of club
> > that
> > you must cater to.
> >
> > When I see commercials that say: "See your New England Jeep/Eagle
> > dealer."
> > as opposed to tri-state, we have to ask ourselves does this serve ALL
of
> > CT,
> > or just the areas near the MA border? Even the Katherine Gibbs
college
> > commercials are edited to cut out NY and NJ. If you really want me
to,
I
> > can make a serious list of even more detailed examples of what I am
> > talking
> > about.
> >
> > I would say that my bottom line is that if you do no cease New
England
> > centered news, commercials and other things, at least INCLUDE EQUAL
> > coverage
> > of the tri-state. Who cares is people in MA is offended? This is
> > supposed
> > to be CT news, right? They know that CT is a part of the tri-state so
> > they
> > would hardly be shocked.
> >
> > Thank you for your time
> >
> > <So-called News Channel 8:
> >
> > Thanks for your email to us here at News Channel 8.
> >
> > Our station is part of the Connecticut television market which is
> > defined as
> > being all of the counties of the state, with the exception of
Fairfield
> > County, which because of its proximity, is considered part of the New
> > York
> > City television market, and has been for over 50 years. This is why
> > commercials in New York often refer to the Tri-State area, because
they
> > usually are inclusive of Fairfield County, but not necessarily of the
> > rest
> > of Connecticut.
> >
> > As to your question about New England, we use the term to refer to
the
> > region that the majority of our viewers believe themselves to be part
> > of.
> > That isn't something we decided upon, as you point out it is a
> > longstanding
> > historical reference, but also an area as currently defined by the
> > census
> > bureau of the U.S., which includes Connecticut as part of the New
> > England
> > Region.
> >
> > As to our weather forecasts, we do usually show regional maps of the
> > northeast to indicate weather patterns, as the state of Connecticut
is
> > small
> > enough that our primary weather influences are usually from the west
or
> > north because of the prevailing winds that push along the weather
> > fronts.
> > It is atypical that our weather moves in from the south or Long
Island
> > sound, but when it does, we show that as well.
> >
> > Our television station is not seen in New York and is not typically
> > widely
> > viewed in most of Fairfield County. Given that there are a
half-dozen
> > television stations that cover New York City news and are available
to
> > the
> > residents of Fairfield County, we choose to focus our programming and
> > news
> > coverage on where the bulk of our viewers reside, in the other seven
> > counties of the state. By the way, those are counties that are
loaded
> > with
> > Boston Red Sox and New England Patriot fans, as well as people who
have
> > more
> > of an affinity for the New England region of the country, versus New
> > York
> > City.
> >
> > Even with all of this said, our record here at WTNH is that we cover
> > more
> > local news in the northern and eastern ****tions of Fairfield County
> > than any
> > New York City station. Only our good friends at News 12 Connecticut,
> > who
> > specialize in covering the news in Fairfield County, typically do
more.
> >
> > But we appreciate your suggestions, and we will continue to look at
our
> > coverage to assure that we serve the majority of our viewers across
the
> > entire state as well as we possibly can.
> >
> > Thanks again for taking the time to share your feedback with us.
> >
> > Kirk Varner
> > VP & Director of News
> > WTNH/WCTX Television
> >
> > While his answers seemed legit, bit of digging/verifications and I
found
> > out that the man was lying as there is no CT TV market! I wrote
Nielsen
> > and
> > they back that up. Here is a bit of what they said:
> >
> > Nielsen Media Research measures audiences broadcast and cable
> > television.
> > The Nielsen Media Research local market definition, also known as a
> > Designated Market Area (DMA), was designed for the sole purpose of
> > measuring
> > viewing. Because we look at every county to see what over-the-air
> > stations
> > receive the majority of viewing, we assign counties into a DMA based
on
> > majority viewing. A DMA consists of all counties whose largest
viewing
> > share is given to stations of that same market area.
> >
> > Digging further on their site you can find that there is no CT TV
market.
> > These so-called CT stations are making up their own markets. They are
> > doing
> > anything to get ratings and money. I told them that they should get
into
> > LI
> > news as they would be nationally known. We will see who makes the
real
> > changes. I have channel 8 blocked out of my system.
> >
> > So you see, I do this not to cause trouble, but to address what has
not
> > been addressed properly. I did this when I was 15. I called WFSB
because
> > on their weather, they had CT, MA and RI highlighted on their map. I
told
> > them that they had it wrong. They changed it. I guess a phone call
has
a
> > much more powerful impact than e-mail.
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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