CircleSeven

Why would Nexstar want a print publication?

Fox names the group of meteorologists that'll be in part of this new venture.

• Jason Frazer (WKYC)
• Craig Herrera (KING)
• Nick Kosir (WJZY)
• Brigit Mahoney (KTVI)
• Britta Merwin (KPRC)
• Stephen Morgan (KRIV)

On 6/11/2021 at 1:00 PM, CircleSeven said:

This is interesting here.

 

Remember back in 2017 when former Chicago PBS outlet WYCC sold its spectrum in the auction, and ended up channel-sharing with WTTW after the latter bought the former's spectrum-less assets?

 

Now the parent of WTTW wants to dissolve the channel sharing arrangement & relinquish the license of WYCC so that WTTW can use its full 6mhz channel capacity. 

 

I have a feeling this is nothing more than a cost-cutting move. Why pay license fees for two commonly-owned, separately-licensed stations that's shared on the same spectrum? 

 

So follow up.

WTTW has withdrawn the application. 

It stated on the notice that "The applicant needs to withdraw the application and revisit its business plans."

Whatever that means.......

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Small M&A.

Weigel is getting two more permits from HC2 for $50K.

• W34ER-D Clarksdale, MS
• KEOF-LD Fort Dodge, IA

11 hours ago, NBC 5 Chicago said:

WMAQ

• Novocom - 2000 (cannot find the exact date they switched)

Both WMAQ & KNBC debuted Novocom as the Sydney Games began (around mid-September).

So Rural Alaska will get a reprieve past the July 13 cutoff date.

The FCC has granted the State of Alaska a waiver to keep the analog signals of its 15 translator stations operating until January 10, 2022.

Many of its translators are in extreme rural parts of the state where that one translator is their only OTA source. 

Don't tell me they uploaded a mock?!!! LOL.

On 4/12/2021 at 3:16 AM, CircleSeven said:

Mission has yet to consummate on the WNAC acquisition from Super Towers. The FCC approved the deal back in November.

 

The reasoning for filing this 2nd extension is for the seller to "resolve accounting issues related to the closing".

Follow up.

The WNAC deal has finally been consummated as of last Wednesday (6/16).

The Mission website has included WNAC in their station listing with an interesting element.

Is the station changing its logo?

I forgot to mention Gray's Telemundo Texas stations KEYU/KTLE had the old template but switched as well.

4 hours ago, Nelson R. said:

All the stations are doing it.

The Founder's Day of Caring was sidelined last year due to the pandemic. They're doing it big this year.

33 minutes ago, MorningNews said:

He seems like a fairly seasoned sports anchor…is Greg Bailey still with the station? They’ve lost Bob Slovak (huge loss) and David Nuno recently.

Greg is the only one sports anchor that's there.

One NPRM. Three R&Os.

NPRM:

KCWX (5 > 8.) - including amended DTS arrangement.

R&O:

WRGB (6 > 35)

WAOE (COL, Peoria > Oswego)

Channel 9 Freeport

Looks like Gray would have to apply and bid for the new allotment. On the bottom of the order it stated this:

Quote

7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, That the newly allotted channel 9 at Freeport, Illinois, SHALL BE AUTHORIZED pursuant to the Commission competitive bidding rules, 47 CFR §§ 73.5000 et seq.

Ah boy. Another news expansion.

Cincinnati's WLWT is launching a new hourly 4pm and half hour 7pm-casts.

The 7pm will launch as the Olympics are starting on July 26. While the new 4pm will start after the games on August 9.

Ellen will be moved to 3pm and that will bump Tamron to 2pm after Days.

On 6/1/2021 at 3:00 AM, CircleSeven said:

Welcome to June. And we have a new PRM. This is from a PBS outlet.

 

Staunton, VA's WVPT has petitioned to vacate VHF 11 for UHF 15.

........And two weeks later, it has advanced to NPRM.

And we have an R&O. 

FCC has approved WCYB's change from VHF-low 5 to UHF 35.

Looks like we have Kweilyn Murphy's replacement in NOLA.

KSBW morning meteorologist Art Jarrett will become the new meteorologist on WDSU's morning show.

On 6/12/2021 at 12:17 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

If WYCC was still a separate station,  they would have to find another station to share with, correct?

If the term of the channel sharing arrangement (CSA) expires and the parties decide not to renew, then the the spectrum-less station would be free to form a new CSA with a new station. 

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What I forgot to mention yesterday was 12 years ago was the anniversary of the DTV transition of 2009. That was when all the full power analog signals had to be turned off. 

Today is the 13th. So next month on July 13, the remaining low-power and translator stations have to turn off their analog signals.

It shouldn't be any analog nothing at this point. But the FCC has made a list of about 300+ analog LP/TXs that have yet to file for a digital construction permit, and they're at risk of losing their license if they don't do so.

They have also reminded permittees of those unbuilt LP-permits to finish constructing its signals by the July 13 deadline, or ask for a waiver to file for an extension of time.

Gray is unloading its other radio property.

Lamesa, TX Spanish radio outlet KTXC is being sold to religious broadcaster VCY America, Inc. for $650K.

Upon closing, the callsign will be changed.

This is interesting here.

Remember back in 2017 when former Chicago PBS outlet WYCC sold its spectrum in the auction, and ended up channel-sharing with WTTW after the latter bought the former's spectrum-less assets?

Now the parent of WTTW wants to dissolve the channel sharing arrangement & relinquish the license of WYCC so that WTTW can use its full 6mhz channel capacity. 

I have a feeling this is nothing more than a cost-cutting move. Why pay license fees for two commonly-owned, separately-licensed stations that's shared on the same spectrum? 

Reading one of footnotes in the petition, Gray actually tried to get that COL changed to Moultrie back in 2012. But the FCC never acted on that earlier petition......

New PRM. It's not a channel change. It's a city of license change.

Marquee's WSWG (UHF 31) wants to change its COL from Valdosta, GA to Moultrie, GA (about 38 miles SE of Albany).

However, they're not proposing to move it transmitter/antenna closer to Albany.

So an amendment regarding KCWX's PRM.

The station is now proposing to operate RF 8 as a DTS (distributed transmission system) facility, comprising of six SFNs (single frequency networks) in these following locations:

• Fredricksburg (Main signal)
• Austin
• San Antonio
• Mountain Home
• D'Hanis
• San Saba

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Couple of small M&As

 
Jeffrey Winemiller's Lowcountry 34 Media is acquiring 45 unbuilt permits from Landover 2, LLC for $1.3M.

And remember Ramar Communications? The one that sold its Lubbock TV empire to Gray, but they kept the NM TV stations?

Ramar is getting this Romeo, Colorado LP K19IX-D from San Luis Valley Television for $10. Just Ten Dollars.

Welcome to June. And we have a new PRM. This is from a PBS outlet.

Staunton, VA's WVPT has petitioned to vacate VHF 11 for UHF 15.

NO BLACKOUT THIS YEAR.

This year's Indy 500 will be aired live on WTHR 13 this year.

5 minutes ago, TexasTVNews said:

Does this mean that CBS will return to KGBT soon?

As of now, there hasn't been any announcement of CBS moving back to KGBT.

On 5/12/2021 at 12:16 PM, CircleSeven said:

The KGBT deal was greenlighted today (5/12).

And just like that, the deal has been completed (5/24).

Back to website watch.

Looks like they're starting to replace the Raycom templates for the Gray ones (KCBD, KLTV, KSWO, KFDA).