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WAFF made the switch at noon today! The website has yet to be updated.

It's a common theme with most of the ABC O&Os. They're stable and well-run.

The green shade was absolutely blinding when in a full bar indicating gains, the gold shading is confusing, and the entire package is a middle finger to those who are colorblind. When your competition (Bloomberg here, since FBC has become an FNC annex, let's be serious) upgraded their presentation to 4k specifically to show more information, this is a major step backward. There is no reason for the index numbers to be that big, and it will definitely get adjustments, hopefully, especially if they do that superimposition of the live Dow they occasionally do on heavy market days. (No change so far on CNBC World, by the way)

So... Old enough to know better, young enough to still get carded at the bar.

While a refresh was somewhat needed, this feels more like a mockup of a design you'd find on this forum than something worthy of cable news. I mean, it's not bad... but... it's not really all that good either? Of course, I'm commenting having only seen just this one screenshot...

In the short of it, they want their balance sheets to show lower operating costs than revenue so it boosts interest from perspective buyers. This is what Meredith did before they sold to Gray. If debt equity is high, this other method will be the most attractive things to Wall Street. You're pointing out the single largest problem with having large-scale station ownership. They have no connection to the community they serve or local values. They only care about finances. You are right that these are part of the value of the station images with the public, but the finances are far abstracted from that. No one is looking or cares. It's all about the balance sheet at the end of the day.

I thought it would be a combined news operation, good to know that they will still have some local news.

This looks extremely similar to the NBC News Now graphics, just flipped, and taller. CNBC NBC News Now I would not suprised if it was done by the same team.

Then the question is what do the ratings look like? If WMTV is #1 (And I'm pretty sure it's between them and WISC?) then "If it broken, don't fix it" might apply. That said, WISC did blow up their graphics and branding a few years back...

That's refreshing when you hear so much negatives about companies like Nexstar etc..

I would argue that it's the equivalent of being in studio/the newsroom, but instead, they're outside. For example, WFLD has often had reporters right outside the studio doing standups instead of 'at the scene' or in studio. I want to say WMAQ has done the same over the years (i.e.. having someone live right outside the NBC Tower). It's not as uncommon as it may seem. At the end of the day, what's important is that the news/stories these reporters are reporting on is accurate, true, informative, etc.. and not necessarily where/what place they are saying it from.

Makes sense, however, have you read or heard anything else, or just using the evidence we've seen so far? Also, if they were prepping for a sale, wouldn't they have kept the anchors, which is part of the value of each stations image with the public.

As expected, KOKH's Good Day Oklahoma being broadcast on KTUL.

Alena Lee is leaving KCTV. https://www.instagram.com/p/C0r-UaKAwMc/