How much FOX news is too much???

[Dan the Man]

OK, I'm not being critical of the anchors, reporters, staff or any other part of the FOX 6 news team, but I have to comment on the recent announcement I just heard.... FOX 6 news at noon is no longer on, because the news will now start at 11:00 AM and go for a full hour.

Lets review here. The FOX 6 morning news is on from 5-9 AM. Then we will now have FOX 6 news from 11 AM-12 PM. Then we have FOX 6 news from 5-6:30 PM. Finally we have the FOX 6 news from 9-10:30 PM.

This all adds up to:

     4+1+1.5+1.5 = 8 hours

The total clock time from start to finish is 17.5 hours. 46% of this 17.5 hours is NEWS TIME. Over a 24 hour period, it amounts to 33.33% of the total programming day.

Most of the 5-9 AM news really can fit into a 30 minute block. They just keep doing the same thing 8 times. Really, how many times do we need to see Gus at the Domes, Justin at some gas station talking about the snow or Rob tell us that today is "National post-it note day"?

FOX 6: Hello McFly, we have enough news already!:bang:

P.S. We don't need more Judge Judy, Judge Brown, Judge Wapner or any other lousy daytime shows either.

Thanks for listening to me rant!

[Bebop]

Maybe it's cheaper to produce local news than buying syndicated shows.