| Show Networks shuffle election coverage -get their commercial networks over the next first five years day Americans will taste of the new realities that are The money squeeze is on in every dramatically changing news pro- department including news which gramming decisions at the television used to enjoy immunity from the NEW YORK (UPI) This election networks NBC and ABC news divisions have ll decided to abandon the old coverage of political events and instead will interrupt prime-tim- e programming from about 8:45 pm to 10 wall-to-wa- pm other end of the dial CBS is going with full coverage — 7 pm to 1 am Privately CBS executives say the news division’s request was granted as a symbolic gesture to boost morale in the wake of sharp layoffs and forced resignations and the cancellation of "CBS Morning News" Some affiliates have expressed concern that CBS can least afford to be On the magnanimous on election night Ratings are down money is tight and viewer interest is low The fear is that viewers will abandon CBS political in droves to watch “Moonlighting" on ABC and coverage “Matlock" on NBC There are many reasons for the changes not the least of which is a shrinking revenue picture for all three tions — the battle for control of the Senate — there is not much voter interest another reason for backing off from heavy coverage The picture is further complicated by the fact that the key Senate races are in the West — Washington Nevada Colorado Idaho and to a lesser extent California and Arizona Those races will not be called until after midnight eastern time way past prime-tim- e when many viewers have long since switched off the television and hit the sack "If you were to take a vote for example in the newsroom we would be on 24 hours a day with news only" said "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Brokaw " But we know that we live budget knife "The fact is the networks are in tough shape" said NBC President Robert C Wright a former General Electric corporate man with plenty of experience in finance and no experience in television programming The networks are also faced with increasingly independent local are doing their own thing more often and that means the best laid plans of the big three One argument goes that the networks lose with either in the real world" election coverage or regularly schedIn the old days networks had a uled entertainment Tuesday because blank check They would program the the cover- entire night — 7 pm until 2 am — the affiliates will age in either case to focus on local and the locals would pop on for five races minutes every hour or so “Those days are gone” Brokaw Technological advances have enabled local stations to say the devil said "There’s no question about it" with network news — we can do it The trend took shape four years ago better and promote our own operations when local stations began peeling at the same time away from the network with increasSince there is only one crucial ing frequency Then came the money elec squeeze national issue in the es pre-empti- ng wall-to-wa- pre-em- ll pt mid-ter- Guidil - CIianneI : Smith field cable Logan cable Non-cab- le Salt Lake Pocatello Salt Lake Salt Lake HomeTheSter KUTV KID KTVX KSL HTN SaRUkeSHM Cable News KURD Mlfe? cnk KBYU HBO MAX DSNY KSTU WTBS WGN WOR Ss VvV''- Claemax 'il! 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