westinghouse's television stations were all known for their very deep connection to their home markets. they often pre-empted network programming in favor of local programs, and all of them carried programming produced by group w, which was a major force in television syndication (see "syndication programs", below). however, for the most part the networks did not seem to mind. most of them were among their networks' strongest performers. kdka-tv and wjz-tv dominated their markets, while wbz-tv and kpix were solid runners-up.