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Fox Kansas City (WDAF) has switched to the graphics that was first debuted by Fox Indianapolis (WXIN) last year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vbehyeetv0

In September Graham Media parent Graham Holdings Company transferred voting control without notifying the FCC beforehand. Essentially Donald Graham, for estate planning purposes, ceded majority voting control such that no one individual has more than 50% voting control (with his daughter Laura G. O’Shaughnessy now having the largest share but short of a majority.) In October Graham Media filed with the FCC to reflect that change. Bottom line, GHC remains family-owned; they're just rearranging the deck chairs. He who shall not be named referenced this today and, being the great reporter he is, asked his readership what this is all about instead of actually reading the FCC filing and finding out on his own. https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076f9192b94c4a0192c50f85101708

No, that's not a mistype. Dr. Phil plans to launch a new cable network by February which will feature him in primetime from a new base in the DFW Metroplex and former staffers with the talk show have also moved out there. And yes, he plans a news operation of some kind led by Joel Cheatwood, so make of that what you will. All I can say is it would probably be easier to lease time on OWN or another existing cable channel than launching a new one during the decline of the format, but apparently I'm not mainlining Dr. Phil's out-of-date gut here.

Nexstar's WXIN debuted a new graphics package at 4PM.. Gotta say it looks quite spiffy. Hope this rolls out to more of their Fox stations... Here's a few snippits (Most are the weather)... There's a video on YouTube, but it's from a channel that is banned on here... Also, CBS4 has the new weather graphics, but still has the Nexstar CBS graphics

Well, this is a shocker. 14 years after the CBS/TBS/TNT/TruTV deal began, CBS finally released an official video on YouTube with the 2011-Present March Madness theme song. Curiously, the video contains the music on loop for 1 hour. However, it's definitely not the full theme song, as some core components are missing, like this part.

I have another sports deal for ya. This time, FanDuel and Gray are giving you 10 games of... the Cincinnati Reds. WXIX and RESN are the main channels for it, but Charleston-Huntington (WSAZ/WQCW), Lexington (WKYT/WKYT.2), Louisville (WAVE), and Nashville (WSMV/TNV-SEN) also plan to air the package, with additional markets to be added soon. https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/fanduel-sports-network-cincinnati-reds-partner-with-wxix-rock-entertainment-sports-network-gray-media/

Update: I did a quick check and all I saw were 33 stations airing it, not 37. Yes, WIS and WLUC 6.2 are among them but according to checks of schedules, I found stations in Wichita, Cincinnati, Knoxville, Kansas City, Lubbock, Cape Girardeau, Rochester (Minn.), Fort Wayne, Lexington, St. Louis, Las Vegas, and Reno, among others, who are also airing Gray's afternoon newscast. Actually, in one such instance, WITN, thanks to this new addition, now airs SEVEN STRAIGHT HOURS of local and national news every weekday (12:00-7:00pm).

How many people total are watching? Having 46% of the audience sounds impressive, but if the total audience size is -- for example -- 10,000 people, then big whoop. Ratings no longer matter as they once did. Broadcasters typically earn more-than half of their annual revenue from retransmission fees versus core advertising. Who needs to fight for viewers when you're getting the same check every month from the cable companies?

Canada Guess who's also coming back? Kevin Frankish! Except, not on BT. Instead... on 640 CFIQ for Toronto Today. https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/kevin-frankish-aims-to-give-bt-some-competition-with-new-morning-gig-on-torontos-am-640

WDJT is also 5, 9, 605 and 1005 on cable and fiber systems in Milwaukee which, IMO, is another reason to ditch the 58 brand. They can even flip call signs between their properties and have CBS Milwaukee on WMLW and ditch WDJT for their indy station. Lots of interesting brand opportunities to consider but they’ve never been strong in marketing. Anyway, to go back on topic, WDJT slightly modified the last O&O look for their morning show but they’ve kept the teal for this look.

You don't see much news these days regarding ratings at TV markets. Well we still know of one such winner as of February 2025... Jacksonville's WJXT, The One and Only Channel 4. Winner of every newscast in A25-54 except for 12 Noon and 11pm. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/susie-losco-65054625_n4j-february-win-ugcPost-7303551617398628353-7QN-?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAABqGw-0BrOQ_9csrv95OAtvM37gqLkE_dSc

I used to wonder why some TV stations avoided big numbers in their brands... some even branding with their single digit cable position: example WZVN & WBBH. Perhaps your reasoning is why. I don't think it's a problem, especially if a station wants viewers to immediately know where they can find the station on the TV dial... of course in the age of digital, that importance is diminishing.

Somehow, this didn't get much attention other than a paywalled Bloomberg article, but back on March 7th, the Court of Appeals issued a decision in Gray's appeal of the FCC's $518,283 fine against it over the KTVA/KYES acquisition. They affirmed the FCC's ruling that Gray violated the top-four rule but vacated the fine, saying that the FCC did not say in the Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture that it found Gray's conduct to be egregious (which is one of the factors in calculating fine amounts), only doing so in the Forfeiture Order. As a result, Gray couldn't respond to the FCC's finding in its response to the NAL. They also said that the FCC didn't adequately explain "how it considered whether Gray acted in good faith" in determining the fine amount. The case will now go back to the FCC for further proceedings. Court Opinion: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-410086A1.pdf

I don't know why they just don't get absorbed into the O&O stations??

Ben Pine is stepping down as chief meteorologist at WHAS this Friday. Mallory Schnell will replace him in the evenings. https://www.whas11.com/article/news/local/whas11-chief-meteorologist-ben-pine-stepping-down-new-leader-mallory-schnell/417-eeb1d3e7-e7d6-46f7-850f-540ea68eb00f

Victoria Kokinos has joined WYFF Greenville after spending the last six years at sister WJCL Savannah. She'll be doing traffic (in the morning) and weather (at 12 Noon), just like what she did at WJCL. https://www.wyff4.com/article/victoria-kokinos-joins-wyff-news-4-today/64218624?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&fbclid=IwY2xjawJGmclleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRG3EHJctZZ4qp5t5G628BifdAQWE2nhrXLgjmRGWCJboLDPzUCfcDLlhw_aem_i-pu4eAwGVKzHNbOhmc16A

Swapping to a teal color for the brand was a choice. I’m surprised they paid to license the CBS brand music too. It’s a nice improvement that is sure to rocket them out of their distant fourth place spot. It’s just too bad they couldn’t do their own look, one of the few small companies left without a corporate style.

The CBS News Local graphics have come to Milwaukee ...to me, nothing to really write home about. It looks the same as the CBS O&Os, except it's in teal. But they got everything almost to a T with this.

It might help to note that WPVI's Action News is actually a format of its own. Which fewer stations use compared to WABC's approach. So WPVI's presentation is aligned with their format. The "Action News" format differs slightly from the "Eyewitness News" format. In the Action News, certain dynamics such as time requirements, storytelling, etc, have to be followed, reporters don't dwell too much on the stories, to keep the news going and be able to cover more stories, so you'll probably here less fill in talk and more direct storytelling, whereas with the Eyewitness News format, there is more of a deeper dive which allows for more captivating presentations, fill in words, empathy, "happy talk" etc to be embedded within the show. Whereas with the Action News it's more straight to the point and quick which could be better for some audiences. Action News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Action_News Eyewitness News https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyewitness_News

Same! The issue is allegedly displacing another anchor to get your desired shift.

I can't say I blame Jaycee. I too hate mornings

Late to the party but musical chairs at WPLG. Wendy Williams' niece Alex Finney leaves weekend mornings to become the weekday morning co-anchor. Longtime weekday AM anchor Jaycee Birch moves to weekend evenings. According to FTV live, it's not a demotion, she reportedly demanded to be taken off weekday mornings. Her IG says it was her choice. That bounces Layron Livingston out of the weekend PM co-anchor chair (which is a shame because he is a strong personality). AM traffic/noon anchor Alexis Frasier wil now also co-anchor weekend mornings.

Use a fill-in reporter to cover street cams.

Ever since Emily Barr left, the new leadership seems determined to torch these stations. KSAT was absolutely obliterated by the buyouts. Now the local media reporter is claiming KPRC parted ways with its morning traffic anchor … and doesn’t plan to replace her?!? How do you do news in Houston and not have a morning traffic anchor and be taken seriously? (Again, assuming the report is right …) And don’t get me started on that horrid set KPRC installed that was overseen by the ND who left just a few months after it debuted.

If the multiple buyouts were done as a financial move, would it not further hurt them financially to have lower ratings because people's favorite personalities are gone? *This assuming those anchors moved the needle.*

There are several, and most of them are former CBS affiliates who switched to Fox during the 90's big affiliation swaps.

If you scroll up you would have read the post (that I just tagged below) which questioned if it is typical for Fox stations to be #1 in their markets. A wide assumption is that ABC NBC and CBS stations are often (not always) the top three in their markets. I basically responded to the poster by saying though it goes against conventional assumptions, there are examples such as in Miami where the Fox station is number one.

A lot of Fox stations are #1 in their markets… what are you talking about?

According to next TV Fox 59 is the first place in Indianapolis. It is unusual for a Fox station to be #1, but looking at Miami, WSVN was market leader for years.

"Central Indiana's first source for news"... is this true, or just what they say? Are Fox stations often the #1 news in an area? I find that to be an interesting claim.

I noticed Jim Cutler has been dropped again for V/O. He was the V/O over guy for several years in the 1990s through the mid 2000s, I think, then he was brought back again a few years ago.

I look forward to KSWB getting them, they are in dire need of graphics overhaul. Unfortunately, I feel like they will be waiting until their new facilities are done. A little off topic, but I have noticed some tweaks to the KUSI graphics since they moved into the KSWB building, like the adoption of the ticker and L3 animations.

This looks pretty good. Nice upgrade. I wonder if other FOX stations will have it

I'd go as far to say looks better than Market 1 WPIX, and outside of Nexstar this looks way better than WABC.

Nextar and Tribune before them have always had good Fox looks. This continues the trend.

I mean, this is what the Scripps package should be and what the Fox O&Os should be using too. Granted I don't like the modern flat era at all, but this makes it palatable.

(sarcastic) Wait, did Gray buy WXIN? Because those opens and supers are Gray One wearing a bad disguise. (end sarcasm) The Nexstar election supers not matching the height or placement of the bug is just sloppy and, in theory, preventable.

Thanks for posting.. I couldn't get my program to work to grab them

Here are a couple of the opens: …and I get what @NYCshorty said, the graphics and open style would fit as a Fox O&O package, as components of it blend better with the network’s current graphics style than the actual O&O package does.

Really good looking set! Nearly thought it was Tegna based on the quality. But in all fairness Nexstar does have some good looking stations.

The discussion for the new WPLG set has been moved here.

Will the flagship WCBS follow suit? Most New Yorkers I know refer to them as Channel 2.

Not a surprise at all. That 2 was an appendage that needed to go and the new logo—with the Chicago flag stars—is more Chicago-y than any other Chicago station.

Same energy:

“I absolutely love talking to real people about real problems. People who aren’t just complaining but are actively looking for real solutions to better their lives,” McGraw said. “American families and our core values are under attack. I love this country, and I believe family is the backbone of our society. Together we are going to stand strong and fight for the very soul and sanity of America and get things that matter back on track.” This Dr. Phil quote from the announcement feels kinda TBN-ish in tone, now that I think about it

Maybe they were just there for the excitement of building a media empire. Working for a company that has a bunch of low end TV stations can't be that exciting compared to building a multi-channel behemoth.

... and the failed Black News Channel

The same Princell Hair that was news Director at Baltimore's WBAL.

And Princell Hair has been named President of Allen Media... https://tvnewscheck.com/business/article/princell-hair-named-president-of-allen-media-broadcasting/