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Stations look for a news edge
The two top stations for news in Chattanooga, Tenn., are heading into a crucial May sweeps. NBC affiliate WRCB and ABC affiliate WTVC have traded late-news wins in the last two ratings books and compete with equal ferocity in early evening. And with American Idol on fire and CBS' prime time strong, Fox affiliate WDSI and CBS affiliate WDEF are in the race, too.
Looking for an edge in news, the two leaders have recently shuffled anchor teams. At WRCB, late-news anchor Bill Markham now heads a new investigative team and anchors the 5:30 p.m. news, while Greg Glover has replaced him at 11 p.m.
WTVC elevated Calvin Sneed to 11 p.m. and moved 30-year station vet Bob Johnson to noon and 6 p.m. Reporters get additional airtime on WDSI's 10 p.m....