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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5679207" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I'm not saying they view pro wrestling as the be-all, end-all, but rather as the first major tool in stripping away SyFy's unique geek identity (G4 may be the only other truly geeky channel on basic cable)....which could actually cost them as much as it would cost us.</p><p></p><p>There was a radio station here in Tx that had a hard-rock centered programming schedule (along with related artists in classic rock, C&W and other genres), and was known state-wide...even though it initially only broadcast in San Antonio. It had <em>ridiculous</em> market share.</p><p></p><p>Then one day, the station was bought out. The new owner didn't care for hard rock, so he fired the DJs and instituted a new format of Classic rock only.</p><p></p><p>The problem was, there were 3 or 4 other successful classic rock stations in San Antonio, and he market's 800lb gorilla suddenly lost all of it's power. It went from first to worst across the board. As in worst ratings in all of Texas.</p><p></p><p>MTV did something similar when they switched from showing music videos to a host of reality shows & whatnot.</p><p></p><p>The difference is that MTV still managed to retain a unique identity with it's programming, carefully tailored to continue to attract it's core audience- not just music lovers in particular, but pop-culture philes in general.</p><p></p><p>The shows that are drawing people to SyFy are the geeky shows. The wrestling show is interchangeable with so many others on other channels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5679207, member: 19675"] I'm not saying they view pro wrestling as the be-all, end-all, but rather as the first major tool in stripping away SyFy's unique geek identity (G4 may be the only other truly geeky channel on basic cable)....which could actually cost them as much as it would cost us. There was a radio station here in Tx that had a hard-rock centered programming schedule (along with related artists in classic rock, C&W and other genres), and was known state-wide...even though it initially only broadcast in San Antonio. It had [I]ridiculous[/I] market share. Then one day, the station was bought out. The new owner didn't care for hard rock, so he fired the DJs and instituted a new format of Classic rock only. The problem was, there were 3 or 4 other successful classic rock stations in San Antonio, and he market's 800lb gorilla suddenly lost all of it's power. It went from first to worst across the board. As in worst ratings in all of Texas. MTV did something similar when they switched from showing music videos to a host of reality shows & whatnot. The difference is that MTV still managed to retain a unique identity with it's programming, carefully tailored to continue to attract it's core audience- not just music lovers in particular, but pop-culture philes in general. The shows that are drawing people to SyFy are the geeky shows. The wrestling show is interchangeable with so many others on other channels. [/QUOTE]
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