Premiere is owned by Clear Channel!
I dont know why LA doesn't carry it live...except they make more money off ads with Ziegler.
WABC must have gotten a great deal for "Coast to Coast" or it's been on there a long time.
Maybe his salary is paid solely by his advertisers, sort of like KABC's chef - the one who is paid by Smart and Final and Buppa di Beppo.