This is significant, in that CBS has lined up 24/7 news streams in their major O&O markets. Now KSTW is moved into the fold, under the CBS News label.
Currently, KSTW News emanates from the KPIX/San Francisco studios, with some field reporters in Seattle.
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It can be argued that network affiliation ain’t what it used to be. Things have changed alot…from being PAID to clear net shows, to PAYING to clear net shows and a disproportionate revenue split with the network of cable retrans fees, to dramatically falling ratings, networks bring less value to the table? That is an oversimplification, but notice the explosion of local newscasts because that inventory is locally controlled and shared with no one. Here’s what gets said today – “CBS? Yeah…everyone’s heard of CBS but no one watches them anymore”.