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Looks like WDJT is going to move from the old CBS O&O look to the new one tomorrow at noon. I think this makes them the second non-O&O to adapt this look, right?

It's a polarizing look, but I think the Chicago version works better, as there are simply more unique landmarks and imagery to use. Feels a little more fleshed-out. It's no coincidence that WFLD's current boss and morning anchor both came from Seattle.

I wouldn't say "lazily". Strategic might be a better descriptor. Here in Minnesota (for when WCCO uses the CBSMN branding), greater MN is simply different Minneapolis/St. Paul- the communities are different, the politics are different, the people are different, and 'CCO has KCCW in the northern part of the state that serves a great deal of viewers OTA who are 3-4 hours from Minneapolis; and for what it's worth also does a decent job in balancing the stories and wx between the metro and Greater MN. That made "Minnesota" smarter for them to use than Minneapolis-St. Paul in this case. Even the major newspaper, the Star Tribune, just rebranded late last year as "The Minnesota Star Tribune" (and it's the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild... The list goes on). Then you have the O&O's in the markets that LOVE their city and much of the region revolves around what's happening in said city- Philly, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore instantly popped into my head as examples for that.

Yes, KTVN in Reno, NV did this first. Good to see WDJT rebrand their news to the market they cover unlike other CBS O&O's that just lazily brand to the state they're in.

I wouldn't be surprised if other Fox O&O stations are to get similar morning newscast openings like that of WFLD 32 and KCPQ 13. For WNYW 5, they'd have the Mahattan skyline buildings (like 1WTC, Empire State Building, etc.), the Statue Of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge as local landmarks that'd easily be in their Good Day opening. KTTV 11 would have the Hollywood sign. WTTG 5 would have the U.S. Capitol, Washington Monument, White House, etc. It'll be interesting to see this be rolled out.

It's definitely giving "wannabe Frasier".

New? The Good Day Seattle version came first.

Now that you mentioned it, it makes sense when you see the logos after Regis retired. The newer the host, the smaller the "Live".

Don't care what anyone says, or how good they try to make it. Full VR sets are really lame.

The video below suggests that it will also be in the news. Well, the old studio no longer exists.

They actually did a double box like this while going back to regular programming for a bit, while there were active confirmed tornadoes, then going back full on coverage "when needed". I was kind of perplexed & disappointed.

I know it's just a break but I think I'd just stay on-air rather than putting reality as the priority on the Weather Channel during a weather event.

Gotta love a show called "Live" being taped two weeks in advance.

That would mark a return for the Stars on both stations: KDFI was the Stars’ local over-the-air broadcaster from 1995 to 2000, while KDFW carried Fox-televised games featuring the team from 1995 to 1999 via the network’s NHL package.

This is just gross... No personality... Spoken like a true national weatherman...

Let’s talk about something that’s a little more substantial… Scripps recently released its latest financial report after a nearly one-month delay, and we finally know why. The company needed the time to basically shore up its debt and kick the can a bit further down the road. Even the delay itself didn’t buy Scripps enough time to have a financial report worth praising. Here’s the total numbers for 2024 (with 2023 in parentheses for comparison) for Scripps Local Media: Core advertising: $552.2 million ($598.8 million) Political ad revenue: $342.8 million ($32.9 million) Retransmission/distribution revenue: $764 million ($752.3 million) Political ad revenue clearly saved the Scripps budget, because core advertising took yet another hit. Retransmission revenue grew from the previous year, but not by much. Scripps doesn’t have too much leverage against cable and satellite companies as some of the bigger competitors do. But it’s also possible that the cable and satellite companies have little juice left to squeeze out. In short, Scripps is somehow still afloat, but the boat is definitely leaking. Former KSTP news director Kirk Varner questions whether the bad news at Scripps could be a sign that some TV stations may eliminate local news altogether in 2025.

In advance of the expected tornado outbreak impacting portions of the Deep South (which some atmospheric analogues suggest could be under similar conditions to those that caused the 2011 Super Outbreak that struck the same region), TWC has announced schedule changes for Saturday (March 15). According to TitanTV and OnTVTonight, AMHQ will be extended by one hour until 10:00 a.m. ET, accordingly shifting Weekend Recharge one hour later (pushing it to 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m., preempting Pattrn). Long-form programming reruns will be preempted for extended storm coverage through at least 10:00 p.m. ET. (Barring that the event busts, Frozen Gold reruns still scheduled from 10:00 p.m.-1:00 a.m. ET will likely be preempted as well.)

37 stations are joining WIS Columbia in airing Gray's Local News LIVE in their afternoon lineups. One such example? WLUC 6.2. https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2025/03/17/3043985/0/en/Gray-Stations-Add-Local-News-Live-to-Daily-Programming-Lineup.html https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/03/17/fox-up-add-local-news-live-daily-programming-lineup/

‘Good Day Seattle’ (Fox13) has a new opening/look. If it feels familiar, it’s because it’s very similar to Fox 32’s ‘Good Day Chicago’.

No wonder you need a microscope to see Live! On their logo.

Especially when this L3 graphic appears at the start of some episodes.

Agreed. Incase VR ever becomes the full time set...I'm split on it. On the one hand, it's unique and innovative, and a break up from the traditional anchor desk, video wall studios that we see. I like seeing them on CBS News 24/7, but for some reason they look odd on the local level to me.

As we ponder what happens with the anchor musical chairs, Disney just posted a WABC anchor reporter opening on LinkedIn. I know some jobs technically have to post an open position --- even if they're hiring internally. It could also mean they're hiring from the outside, most likely for the weekend morning slot.

WFOR will use a VR set, like streaming channel CBS News 24/7 and KPIX in the Bay Area.

Did anyone find out what the ratings are for the newscasts? I don't know where to find information on that.

In fact, the last ever NHL game on Fox was Game 5 of the 1999 Stanley Cup Finals, where the Stars won (the infamous cup-clinching Game 6 was on ESPN).

The article mentions WRTV. According to one email I read from FTVLive's Patreon... there could be a hint as to what could happen there. I won't say more as I took it with a grain of salt, but still...

Gene Simmons dropped in on a weather segment Thursday: https://deadline.com/2025/03/gene-simmons-weather-forecast-los-angeles-video-1236327349/

@TVNewsLoverI get your point about inconsistency but...To piggyback off of @Breaking News, it wouldn't make sense for the network to pay someone that much to anchor on a lower rated slot.

It seems the opening is for a weekday meteorologist, so the hypothetical new meteorologist will be for the 6pm-11pm weekday slot. And I agree it is sad about John Elliott, but I think Elise (may she RIP) and now Tony are on weekday mornings for diversity purposes which I do understand; although I would argue both personalities were (are) better suited for evenings. They also do have Craig Allen as freelance, and from time to time, Rob Marciano seems to fill in; although I haven't seen either in recent weeks.

Well, as of February 1st, WBNX is now a Nexstar station. Master control has since been moved and is likely being run out a Nexstar hub somewhere. Since it hasn't been added to YouTubeTV (yet), I'm told that they have started airing WJW promos on WBNX, and that Rewind TV will be added later this month to one of WBNX's subchannels. CW programming returns on September 1st, and we can probably expect a new logo from Nexstar. It may be a cut and paste of the old "CW 55" logo Media General introduced for WFNA in Mobile/Pensacola before reverting to "Gulf Coast CW" But this thread shall come to a close with the end of Winston Broadcasting. Even the WBNX signage has been removed from their Cuyahoga Falls studios and it may be safe to assume control and any continuing staff may (or has already shifted) to Dick Goddard Way in Cleveland. And as Ernest used to say at the end of his "Ninety and Nine Club".... YOU ARE SPECIAL.....YOU REALLY, REALLY ARE!

Every station in the Graham group has gotten the new graphics, except for KPRC. Wonder what the timeline is for them to receive the graphics.

Closing the circle on local broadcasters (love that they have the home opener); WITI has broadcast Brewers games of course, but only as part of Fox telecasts. Now every commercial station in the market (not counting WVCY of course) has at least had one year airing games locally since the team came to town in 1970.

Brewers will have 10 games air on WITI (as well as several other stations in WI) this year

WRSP (Fox, Springfield), WCCU (Fox, Urbana), and WBUI (CW, Decatur) are all owned by GOCOM Media with an JSA/SSA by Sinclair. Unless that gets tossed out, not much will happen.

This is off-topic, but wow. Such a beautiful home, all destroyed. Ugh. I feel for the folks who lived there.

@TampaBowler I've removed the leak, at the request of an frustrated Nexstar staff member. I don't know where you got those images, but I suggest you run stuff like this past me or other mods before sharing sensitive info like this.

Noah Eagle got another role with NBC, this time as their 2nd PBP announcer for the NBA on NBC. https://x.com/NBAonNBC/status/1894394925577322730?t=q9D89j2c5QmMVIlRXERr3A&s=19

Altitude and Comcast have made up and the network is returning to Xfinity in Denver and throughout the Nuggets/Avalanche territory (with a requisite bump in the sports package price, of course).

I know Reggie has his share of detractors, but this is a big get for NBC, and rather appropriate considering that he had his biggest playoff moments as a player on the NBC airwaves (sorry Knicks fans).

Reggie Miller is joining NBC's coverage next season. Front Office Sports on X: "Exclusive: Reggie Miller has finalized a deal to be one of NBC's top NBA analysts when the league returns to the network later in 2025, sources tell FOS. Miller will call games alongside play-by-play broadcasters Mike Tirico and Noah Eagle. Story from @sportsrapport " / X

I’ve said this before… There are other metrics stations use to determine success aside from ratings. Streaming is a huge factor that will only grow in the years ahead. As long as the station is making $$$, it doesn’t matter if they’re #1 or #5. WFLD sounds like a good fit because they’re looking to spend $$$ on content. Like you said, he has plenty of money and could work out a deal to do long-form weekly reports or something twice a month. Personally, I can’t see him doing daily reports, but you never know. I think it will come down to how much a support staff would cost, etc… not necessarily his pay. His age makes zero difference as long as he wants to work and is in good health.

That last part I’ll never understand… unless he’s terrible at finances he’s made of money… so he could take that kind of pay and be fine. It’s that kind of thing that makes the press releases about how much they love making a difference ring slightly more hollow. There are a lot of normal folks whose HOUSE is worth the same money he’d make in a year.

According to CNBC, Shaq and Kenny Smith is staying with TNT Sports. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/23/cnbc-sport-shaquille-oneal-kenny-smith-to-return-to-tnt-sports.html

I know WFLD has struggled but I’d be entirely surprised if WBBM has made any gains. Seems like those two were in the race towards the bottom for much of the 2010s through today.

Entertaining the thought for a minute… is 32 still the cellar dweller with poor quality relative to the other stations in town? My knowledge of the other stations is pretty out of date.

No shock there...it should be a precursor to what's to come after this season.

KDKA finally got news mic flags, although unlike all of the others that use the call sign square, the entire mic flag is black.

This morming, all of the Tallahassee stations are wall-to-wall. FOX 49 is carrying WCTV's coverage, while WTWC is getting weather coverage from sister station WPEC in West Palm Beach.

Looks like FOX Weather is being simulcasted on FOX News Channel.