The fees TV stations are wanting to charge cable providers is out of control. A reasonable fee paid by cable companies, perhaps, but what is happening throughout the country is ridiculous.
When enough stations find themselves being dropped from cable line-ups they might get the message that the people have had enough of unsubstantiated price increases.

I just hope that KQ2 goes out of business so we can get locals on DirectTV.

I get locals with DirectTV, except for KQ2. So no problem. We bought a ten dollar antenna so we can go to KQ2 if there's a storm or something like a national football championship game.

I dont think the money goes to KQ2 it goes to the company that owns them. I know its apparently human nature in this town to complain about EVERYTHING but I for one, feel fortunate to have a tv station in a town of 75000. That just doesnt happen anywhere else. I love the "iq2" stigma....its accurate considering the station is a reflection of many in the community.

pnq, there are actually some pretty enlightened people in the community. Just get around and check things out. Don't let first impressions cloud your opinion.

A day without IQ2 is like a day without being hung by piano wire over an erupting volcano.

PNQ- your comment makes little sense, very little.
They are not locally owned. Everything they make leaves the community with the exception of the local employee salaries and property taxes. Any profits from KQ leave this community and travel to corporate in Texas and Nexstar stockholders.
They are going to try to milk a buck any way they can. If you look at their stock performance, which has tanked over the past four years, going from nearly $15 in 2004 down to 51 cents as of December 31.

howard....actually my comment does make sense and your facts confirm it. KQ2 isnt asking for the money, the company that owns it is. Orliander, I agree there are great people in this community-Ive lived here 3 yrs, but the frustrating thing about this town in general is the overall negativity of people in it. People need something to complain about. Being from a larger town in Iowa (which is kind of an oxymoron), I believe local media is viable-especially a tv station.
Yes, KQ is a "get your start station" but so are many others across the country, and we should be fortunate to have one. And compared to the product Ive seen in other towns coupled with the lack of resources, I think the folks at KQ do a good job.

And no, I don't work there either :)

Thats why I laugh at the "Iq2" stigma: The ones who use it are the ones who probably arent the most educated folks themselves

Didn't mean to get personal, but I think you just proved my point :)

You must work for said NPG Co.

Again thanks for proving my point :) I grew up on a street too-- maybe not the *the* street like you---but it was *a* street.

This *the streets* you speak of... is that where I can find Trivial Pursuit? :)

I enjoy KQ2 and hope it is around for a long, long time.

Now, the news reporters used to be as square as square can be, that is a fact.

I have to admit, sometimes I watched the news just because I could not believe people like that actually lived ANYWHERE, it was like watching Saturday Night Live, except they were "serious"!

Cablevision, we have what I call a bungled package that costs us over a hundred bucks a month, it's criminal.

JoeMoe, I agree theres been some unbelievable characters there, but I agree, I love the station especially weather and sports. both are top notch when Mike and Ryan are actually there and not on vacation!

In my mind, KQ2 ceased to be important when they fired John Baccala in the early 90s... it was always a joke, but at least when he was there, there was some sense of professionalism. It's funny, Bracciano is still there, but that's because he was never good enough to go anywhere else.