WHAT has a crappy signal. I think that could be the reason.
There is a problem with that being the reason. WHAT's ratings were higher and the signal was just as crappy. You might be able to tie poor ratings to a bad signal, but you cannot tie declining ratings to the same bad signal.
AL found that a strategy of working against someone isn't a good long term one.
Could that not tie into decreasing interest post-election? After all, people oftentimes don't just suddenly stop listening, but rather steadily lose interest.
