[BC] Allocation Philosophies - Was: KKGM

PeterH5322@aol.com PeterH5322
Wed Jul 20 01:13:24 CDT 2005


>> Although trading KNXT (TV) in on KCBS-TV did seem a little out of the
>> box, as KCBS (AM) is located in the #5 market, while KCBS-TV is in the #2
>> market.
>
>Of course, when KQW became KCBS in the late '40's, San Francisco was a
>much more important market than LA.  (Some would argue that that's still
>true... ;-).

KQW was a move-in from San Jose.

San Jose is now the #10 city in population in the U.S., having recently 
displaced Detroit.

S.F. isn't in the top ten in the U.S., and S.F. isn't even in the top 
three in its home state.


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