After 42 years, LA's CBS-owned KFWB will not be "all-news, all the time" as of Sept. 8, as they add syndicated talk shows from Billo's regular fill-in Laura Ingraham, gay-basher Schlessinger (poached from Clear Channel's wingnut talk giant KFI) and Philly talker Michael Smerconish (who has made an effort as of late to distance himself from the birther/teabagger end of the Republican party)--news blocks will remain in morning and afternoon drive:
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/kfwb-news-laura-2523798-talk-ingraham Westinghouse Broadcasting had started all-news formats on 1010 WINS in New York and KYW in Philadelphia before buying the former Top 40 giant KFWB in 1967, but many of Group W's trademarks of the format were originated at KFWB, including the "...we'll give you the world" slogan and the music sounder. Although the sounder and the canned teletype sound effect had been dumped by KFWB in recent years (but still used by 1010 WINS), the slogan was still being used and the jingle packages of recent years had revised the logo melody from the "Channel 98" Top 40 days. The station had tried earlier this year to distinguish itself from CBS sister all-newser KNX by emphasizing news from <Paul Shaffer> the Business, and by the Business, I mean the Industry. <PS> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
