On Fri, Oct 25, 2019 at 7:16 AM Ben Scripps <b...@benscripps.com> wrote:

> On Oct 24, 2019, at 9:58 PM, Doug Eastick <east...@mcd.on.ca> wrote:
> >
> > I wish my CBS channel was still WWTV from Alpena, etc.  Sadly our cable
> carrier here gives me the Detroit feed (as of 5-10) years ago.
> >
> > #oldman #harkingBackToTheOldDays
>
> Just to clarify our reputation, we’re not Alpena.  Alpena used to have the
> dubious distinction of being the smallest television market in the country,
> and they do have a CBS affiliate, WBKB, known by every broadcaster in the
> state of Michigan as “We Barely Know Broadcasting”.  (I first heard that
> joke when I was in *high school*, just starting to learn about
> television.)


CNBC’s secret motto when I was an intern there was “Best Damn College
Television Station In The State”

With the exception of Alpena, we’re everything north of Mt. Pleasant (fire
> up Chips!) and the eastern third of the U.P., roughly 35 counties’ worth of
> coverage area.  Made for some long days back when I was a photog and had to
> drive that stupid live truck around.
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