kjohnson

I think St. Louis has been 24th for a few years. Stagnant population growth in the metro area, and some out migration.

I figured the Mouse was going to get tired of the antics. Cue the spin on The National Desk this evening.

I agree. But alas, in St. Louis, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. Sinclair owns the ABC affiliate, and only other station in the market that could potentially take it is Nexstar, who controls KPLR. It's possible that Weigel could pick up the ABC affiliation on KNLC or Scripps on WRBU, but I'm not sure about the mechanics. The only solution is to hit back hard in 2029, and cut ownership caps..by a lot.

It's a nice look.

I really think that CWMiami and CWDetroit would be "tighter." Tacking the channel number at the end is a mouthful.

Funny you should mention Spectrum. Gregg Palermo is a KTVI/KPLR alum; They also appear to have an executive producer, a digital producer, a meteorologist, and a reporter, too. A small team, for sure, but more than KDNL, and it's comical The National Desk.

Studio space might not be an issue. KDNL's old studios at 1215 Cole Street were up for sale last year, as they jumped ship to Brentwood, MO where the Allman Report was being filmed. If Scripps and/or Weigel wants an in town studio that's turn-key, 1215 Cole is it. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/1215-Cole-St-Saint-Louis-MO/27232037/ If we are "news saturated" that seems to be news to people here. A quick look at any newscast that KMOV has proves a lot of news is being left on the table. KPLR isn't really producing much of anything, other than essentially a rebroadcast of the previous KTVI newscast. It's leaving KSDK and the Post-Dispatch to find rest of the news out there, but they don't have the resources. We need another functioning newsroom. Spectrum News doesn't really have any sort of obvious presence.

Great. Time to watch Scott or Brian, then.

I'll try to catch the web stream at 10ET/9CT.