▁competition ▁from ▁Fox ▁O & O ▁K DF W ▁( channel ▁ 4 ), ▁a ▁switch ▁from ▁a ▁traditional ▁toward ▁a ▁more ▁tab lo id - style ▁format ▁under ▁news ▁director ▁David ▁Du itch ▁( who ▁left ▁the ▁station ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁become ▁website ▁editor ▁for ▁The ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News ) ▁resulted ▁in ▁decl ining ▁view ership ▁for ▁K D AF ' s ▁new sc asts ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Following ▁the ▁depart ures ▁of ▁four ▁on - air ▁staff ers , ▁Lar issa ▁Hall ▁( sen ior ▁producer ▁of ▁K D AF ' s ▁morning ▁program ▁E ye Op ener ) ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁" direct or ▁of ▁content " ▁to ▁over see ▁the ▁station ' s ▁new sc asts ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁developing ▁a ▁format ▁called ▁Night cap , ▁incorpor ating ▁multimedia ▁journal ists ▁( which ▁require ▁a ▁single ▁person ▁to ▁film , ▁edit ▁and ▁report ▁news ▁stories ) ▁and ▁humor ▁within ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁story ▁content , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁reduce ▁costs ▁and ▁make ▁the ▁broadcast ▁prof itable . ▁The ▁rev amp ed ▁new sc ast ▁continued ▁to ▁post ▁low ▁ratings ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁deb uted ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁even ▁register ing ▁" hash marks " ▁( ind ic ating ▁view ership ▁too ▁low ▁to ▁register ▁a ▁ratings ▁point ) ▁on ▁some ▁night s ▁during ▁the ▁initial ▁switch ▁to ▁the ▁Night cap ▁format , ▁though ▁ratings