when the stations start dumping the nework shows in favor of more local news-
Doubtful here- there is a one liner on local and then they go to national..tell you if you want local go to their website.
That “local” half hour is followed by the network half hour so you get a double dose of whatever they are spewing at the moment.
Thanks but no. They have not and will not figure out how to cut their losses with local news.
Funny. For many stations, local news is the moneymaker. Pittsburgh stations would go 24/7 local news if they could.