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Fox O&Os syndicate local coverage to nearby affiliates
Fox Television Stations has quietly begun to create mini-regional networks by syndicating the local newscasts of owned-and-operated stations to Fox affiliates in other nearby markets. Two outlets have cut such deals, KDVR in Denver and WBRC in Birmingham, Ala. The unique arrangement has worked out so well that Fox is considering striking similar pacts in other Fox O&O markets.
"As a network, we want our distribution system to be as good as it can be," said Dennis Swanson, president of the 3 S-station group,...