Another notable example was WUSA ch.9 in Washington, DC, during the Evening News era as WDVM in the 1980s -- they preeempted numerous CBS shows, especially daytime and Saturday morning, as Baltimore's then-CBS affiliate WBAL 11 came in very well in many parts of the Capital region.schmave wrote: ↑Sun May 07, 2023 12:42 pm I vividly remember WDTN not running ABC's entire daytime schedule because the signal from Cincinnati's then-ABC affiliate, WKRC, covered their market so well. That's almost unheard of now, punting some of the network shows because another city and essentially rival station carries them.
And in Burlington, Vermont, WVNY 22 bumped off some popular ABC programs, including General Hospital, as viewers could see them on either WMTW 8 from Maine (back when they broadcasted from atop Mount Washington), or CTV's Montreal outlet CFCF 12, which had General Hospital on their schedule.