Robert Feder
Maybe it wasn’t such a crazy idea after all: A lot more people than youd think really are watching news at 4:30 in the morning.
Nielsen figures for September show local news viewership from 4:30 to 5 a.m. weekdays nearly tripled since last year, when the only player in the game was NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5.
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Since early August, its four main competitors have added their own newscasts at 4:30 a.m., turning it into a five-way race. More…