The Web sites of the biggest WB affiliates in the US have posted a call to action for fans of ANGEL. Could this be an indication of dissention in the ranks at The WB family?
19 stations, covering the most populated US urban areas, have all posted the same weekly Web site news package urging local viewers of ANGEL to rally in force and "Log on and do what you can." The posting provides a list of the three "Save ANGEL" Web links and notes, "Never say die folks."
These weekly "Angel Bits" packages are produced in-house for affiliate stations' sites by Tribune Interactive, an arm of the Tribune Company of Chicago, one of the US's largest and oldest broadcasters. The company is an outgrowth of the Chicago Tribune newspaper founded in 1847, whose renowned slogan "World's Greatest Newspaper" also appears in the "WGN" call-letters of its radio and television holdings.
What might surprise ANGEL viewers is that the Tribune Broadcasting Company holds a 22% stake in the WB Network. That makes it second largest shareholder, behind Time Warner's 66% share and ahead of the 11% held by WB network executives. Of the Tribune's 26 TV stations, 19 are WB affiliates. Its big urban WB holdings include KTLA, WLVI-Boston, KDAF-Dallas, WPIX-New York and the core of its media empire, "World's Greatest Network" WGN-Chicago.
This would also seem to indicate an appropriate target for fan campaigns: the Tribune Broadcasting Company's President, Patrick J. Mullen:
Tribune Broadcasting Company
Ste. 1800, 435 N. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
Phone: (312) 222-3333
Fax: (312) 329-0611
Remember, when writing to executives, use the Letter writing guide at Save Angel
A complete list of Tribune stations' sites and other subsidiaries is available here
The "Angel Bits" news item appears in The WB's own backyard at KTLA's Website
This posting was simultaneously available to all its other affiliates around the nation:
Angel bits
2/26/04
It's been just a week since the official cancellation of Angel but rabid fans are already rallying. They're saying if you love the show then show the love. If you recall the showing of love at the end of last season when the Powers That Be were pondering the idea of cancellation-fans objected in force and indeed we are now enjoying a fifth season as a result. Can it happen again? Should it happen again? Never say die folks. Log on and do what you can:
Support Angel
Save Angel
Renew Angel
•Take comfort in the fact that you are not alone in your pain! E! Online's serious inside scooper Kristen recently reflected on the surprise bad news from the Angel camp. According to very distraught and non-hungry Kristen, "It's been a rough week for TV fans. As if the end of Sex and the City weren't tragic enough, Angel is leaving us, too. The cancellation came as a surprise to everyone - at least that's what I choose to believe."
Courtesy of Save Angel
For more information on the campaign, please visit the following websites:
Saving Angel
Save Angel Rally
Support Angel |
