Leaderboard

Not sure why this continues to be a discussion. NBC Universal killed the idea a while ago. If one of the full networks decides to do this (I would bet on ABC first as a cost cutting move). then it is worth the discussion. Sorry. And why so much about Kansas City? It's all speculative.

So Nexstar is just like Sinclair then? They're going to hold on to their stations until they're either broke or the FCC deals their hand. I thought you were cool Nexstar.

WAAY was a Raycom/Calkins overlap. Nexstar had to sell WFFT and WTHI as overlaps from the Media General buyout. I'm not sure why they dumped KQTV and forewent KIMT and WLFI but I guess every little bit of cap room helped.

Because Perry Sook is a greedy, stupid idiot who has long promulgated the lie of himself being this suave, savvy businessman. Obviously he won't sell any stations because of a loss of clout with retransmission revenue against the telecoms. Plus he's been used to past FCCs that didn't give a flying crap over how many rules he violated or loopholes he exploited, and now the chickens have come home to roost. Nexstar has only willingly sold two stations in the company’s history: KBTV and WJMN. That tells you all you need to know. I expect him and Nexstar to completely fumble and bumble this and WPIX winds up being forced to be sold to a company hostile to Nexstar and the CW, and he can kiss the network's flagship goodbye.

KYW picked up the new morning cut of Dimensional that KPIX and now WCBS are using:

I wouldn't say they don't have a case. I don't think they have the $$$ to fight this. And if WBD were to match NBC's offer, NBC is in a much better position to go higher.

It doesn't appear NBC will be cutting back in prime time programming from recent reports. Also, they plan on getting NBA rights back. With that, it will help them reduce their scripted programming and allow them to shift shows to other nights where they don't have sports programming.

Megan already said she was talking bout leaving the business before CBS 2 even laid her off. And to add on, both stated in episodes of “Broken News” that they were offered news gigs after CBS 2 laid the two of them off but they chose to decline and had enough. They both have lives too, and at that rate, being with their families would matter more than to wake up at 1:30 in the morning it seems.

Jamie was a guest on Fox 29 tonight https://www.facebook.com/share/p/QsZHAvAFrd3wG1TL/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Not only that, it would undermine every single one of their current Z-level sports deals. Why would NASCAR want to be with a network that no longer has two top 20 affiliates? Or the ACC? Or the PAC-2? And just imagine the hell that will come when Mission is forced to sell WPIX to a company hostile to the CW, like Scripps or Tegna.

The problem is young people watch shows on streaming. Young Sheldon actually had changing demos when reruns went to Netflix. From the New York Times: The show also struck a chord with viewers under the age of 34, according to Nielsen. Mr. Molaro, the show’s co-creator, said the Netflix bump became apparent to him when the crew was shooting a scene recently near a church in the Studio City neighborhood of Los Angeles. “Young Sheldon” had filmed in that location dozens of times without incident. But this time, roughly five months after the show began streaming on Netflix, it was a vastly different situation. “There were hundreds of kids at the fence screaming for Wallace Shawn,” he said, referring to the 80-year-old cast member. “We were like, ‘What is happening?’” So yeah, linear television is in a very bad state right now, and the last thing the affiliates need is for the networks to give up on them, because they have no Plan B. And contrary to the sentiments of a few people in this fandom, MOAR NEWS is not, I repeat NOT, an acceptable Plan B.

After a long delay… the (reimagined) street side studio will be unveiled soon (tentatively scheduled for July). Not sure if it’s just a state-of-the-art weather center (as previously reported) or something more. Nevertheless, glad to see the studio fully back up and running.

Please. I've made great strides in repressing those memories... That said, I miss LIN's early-2010s websites. They looked good. (Case in point.] If WPIX ends up with Hearst or Graham, I will laugh.

Nexstar did sell 6 other TV stations in 2016 to Heartland Media including: KQTV, Ch. 2, St. Joseph, MO WAAY, Ch. 31, Huntsville, AL WFFT, Ch. 55, Ft. Wayne, IN WLFI, Ch. 18, West Lafayette, IN WTHI, Ch. 10, Terre Haute, IN KIMT, Ch. 3, Mason City, IA

Back when NBC had the rights to the NBA in 2002, why would they not offer more $ to keep NBA than losing it. They had a cable channel with cnbc & bravo TV back then. They could have put games on cable as well as on NBC and charge customers back then to watch the games.

Hello, it was me that did that. The reason was to explain that if ANY stations (in this case, KSHB) tries to put an 9pm newscast, it will get beaten by WDAF-TV. But yea, this seems boring...

Paramount and WBD should have only sold a combined 33% of their stakes in The CW to Nexstar, rather than giving up all but 25% of the network. By offloading the majority of the network to Nexstar, the company’s strategy for The CW seems to hinder it more in the name of making it profitable while making it more difficult for the network to make it into the black (even though they claim it’s slashed the network’s operating deficits, while simultaneously stating that the network’s revenue will soon no longer be disclosed publicly) by driving away its existing audience through the replacement of its more costly but better produced shows with low-cost fare and imports that make it less competitive with the Big Four. It makes you wonder what the network would look like under a Paramount/WBD/Nexstar equal partnership. Would the programming be much like the CW pre-Nexstar or a hybrid of the old and new formats?

I Have a feeling that NBC News and MSNBC are gonna be in there through the election

I think they will (use the entire space). Based off the orange signage promoting the street side studio, my guess would be that the morning/streaming newscasts will move here. Plus, if designed properly, there should be enough room for an AR weather center/space as well.

Can't Nexstar just buy WPIX and unload whatever stations they need to unload in order to make room for it? Because selling WPIX off to somebody else just smacks of Fox buying WWOR and KCOP in the Chris-Craft deal and thus having their hand on UPN's throat.

If wbd doesn't get part of the deal, they're probably gonna file a lawsuit. I don't think they will have a case. NBC can offer what wbd can't, which is broadcasting on regular tv while paying more $.

KSHB would be the station that would have to compete with WDAF at 9 PM. I don't know much about Kansas City but from what you say, I don't think Channel 41 would make much of a dent in WDAF's ratings. I said this when this subject came up the first time. There are markets where the Fox station has established newscasts at 10/9 and are not likely to lose audience to an NBC station starting a newscast at that time. WXIA, for example, can't compete with WAGA any other time so what makes anybody think they'll have better luck at 10? WBRC, Fox6 in Birmingham, has shares in the 60 range, and that would be extremely difficult for WVTM at 9 (CT). WFLA in Tampa might find it rough going against WTVT. For all this, however, I have often wondered why ABC, CBS, and NBC don't follow the lead of Fox and the CW and end primetime at 10/9.

Brianna starts her shift doing traffic at 5 and yeah, she does weather for the 7am hour (and also at 11). Anchoring at 7 is Leslie and/or one of the weekend morning talent (Marc/Tony/Irene).

Appears the writing’s on the wall for NBA on TNT.

If NBC does return this timeslot to their affiliates, news is going to be the most likely outcome. As NBC learned during the Jay Leno disaster of 2009, any M-F program in that timeslot is going to bomb and bring down the ratings of anything that follows it. Now if it's a hamstrung affiliate run by Sinclair or Scripps, or any other group that can't program local news, they would hopefully see the wisdom of cutting back their filler garbage programing (a la National Desk) to program something competitive at 9/10 pm. NBC affiliates usually command high ratings, and if the Fox affiliate is weaker, this is a chance to compete against them using a proven product. And just because a primetime newscast has been around a while, it can be unseated. Cleveland got theirs in 1988 with WUAB. WJW joined FOX 6 years later and the rest is history. If anything, WUAB's news department basically became WOIO's when they got CBS and WUAB became the alternative once WOIO filled out their schedule with local news. Now where this may also be a problem is your NBC/FOX duopolies. WRAZ used to be pretty separate to WRAL, but that has changed over the last decade or so. GIven that market, it may be smart to separate them again. Other markets (like Hampton Roads and WAVY/WVBT)? Expect a straight simulcast. But FOX may balk at this and take their stations elsewhere once the affiliation is up.

Despite the fact KMBC is the market leader, WDAF is considered an strong 2nd place, with the 9pm timeslot being considered an leader due to the longevity (WDAF started an prime-time newscast in 1994)

Funny, since KMBC has had a long-running 7-9am and 9pm newscast on KCWE for awhile now.

Locally in Kansas City, if any and I will repeat this literally ANY Television station tries to put an 9pm newscast on thier main channel or if they are in a duopoly, the secondary channel, it WILL get defeated by WDAF-TV (A FOX AFFILIATE) because Channel 4 just have the experience with an 9pm newscast SINCE 1994. It doesn't even care if it's Channel 9, 5, or 41, it will lose against Channel 4. That's an local, but important example why the Plan B wouldn't be an More News situation.

That's one of the reasons I'm happier that KCWE is owned by Hearst because at least with Hearst, they won't mess it all up. Also, I know this (given Hearst) won't happen but if Mission Broadcasting is forced to sell it off to Hearst, that'll be unexpected.

If they have to CW+ cable-only those markets it'll be devastating, and you know cable/streaming companies would want a big cut to take a market-only channel like that in 2024.

They really should be begging on bended knee to find any affiliate in Detroit, Tucson and Miami, because there's no options available in either of those markets and they can't buy their way out of this crisis they placed on themselves, nor do they have Gray or Sinclair ready to bail out their sorry butts this time. But I guess Uncle Perry wants to play pretend media mogul because something something "plan".

If Ernie and Chuck aren't both joining then they should just move on with a new studio show. Ernie has already said he isn’t moving. Nothing in sports comes close to how great Inside the NBA is.

If I'm not mistaken, 'Inside the NBA' is repeated on NBA TV, so it wouldn't be outside the realm of possibilities to move the show over. However, if WBD were to lose the NBA, they may just decide to end their NBA TV partnership with the NBA as well.

Long time WTMJ anchor and reporter Bill Taylor passed away at 79. he retired from WTMJ in 2001, He anchored the midday newscast and reported all over the world for the station. He was one of the first African American reporters in Milwaukee, and often reported on the led story shortly after arriving in 1972. He launched "Positively Milwaukee" and was involved with Milwaukee's Juneteenth day celebrations in the first few years and now is one of the longest running Juneteenth day celebrations in the country. Bill Taylor, TV anchor who started 'Positively Milwaukee,' dies (jsonline.com) (Bill Taylor interviewing WTMJ's graphics person about WTMJ's 50th anniversary and anniversary website).

I’m going to miss Jamie. I always thought she did a great job, especially with the championship parades for the Eagles and Phillies. It’s a real shame that she was one of the last remaining connections to the late, great Gary Papa.

hour long version of NewsNation...That's what I said! I said it before and I'll say it again. How about an hour-long version of NewsNation? Or, even a half-hour version? Air that version on Nexstar-owned FOX, CW and MNTV affiliates that DON'T HAVE a national nightly newscast. It would be like the days of the Independent Network News. Produced by WPIX New York, and distributed to independent stations without a national newscast, even indies owned by Tribune back then.

In theory, NewsNation is a fantastic idea. Given Sinclair's spread across the country, they are positioned to have coverage of many major news events via their local affiliates. 10-12 years ago might have been a boom. Today with the over saturation of news, or "news", it's just another statistic. Instead of a network, Nexstar may have been better off with starting NewsNation as an hour-long "national" newscast on their stations to test the waters. Surely someone had to do their research to know that NewsNation would have been more profitable than WGNA (you'd think?) but testing it on their stations would have given them a decent ratings picture. For the sake of all the employees, I hope NewsNation finds at least enough success to remain a going concern.

Update: Mission Broadcasting just said, "nope" to acquiring WADL-TV

Longtime KELO-TV anchor (and voiceover person post anchoring retirement) Doug Lund has died. https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/doug-lund-longtime-tv-anchor-dies-at-78/

Former KUSA, KCNC & KMGH Anchor John Rayburn has passed away at the age of 96. He worked at KCNC (then KOA-TV / NBC) from 1959-1963 as a sports anchor, KMGH (then KLZ-TV / CBS) as an anchor from 1963-1970 & then KUSA (then KBTV / ABC) from 1970-1980. Up until his death on Sunday he was doing some radio broadcasting, he was the first person to anchor the news at all 3 network stations in Denver. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/john-rayburn-tv-anchor-denver-obituary/73-9d256c9b-b574-46bd-8158-b9a8c7d236d5

I was very shocked to see the new news graphics come this quick after a month or so of the weather graphics but I am disappointed that they got rid of their 2012 music package that was made for them only until KTRK started to use the midday theme. The WABC theme does not fit the Los Angeles area because SoCal is known to be more relaxed but it is market number #2 and there is always something urgent going on. I don’t know if the early morning opening theme is going to stay the same or not so we will see.