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This probably explains why we didn't see Janet so often the last few years. Feder dropped this this morning:

A Nexstar GM is moving to the Big Apple. KRON's VP/GM Chris McConnell has been appointed as the new VP/GM of New York's WPIX.

Short answer on both is yes. With the loophole, UHF signals counts at 50% of the households (in contrast to 100% of HH for VHF). So that certainly help the owner's cap space. Not sure if this new Democratic-run FCC is going to attempt to get rid of it again. Wheeler got rid of it. And then Pai brought it back.

A little Friday Dump. Nine more PRMs have advanced to NPRMs. WTOC (11 > 23) WRDW (12 > 27) KCRG (9 > 32) KFVS (11 > 32) KAIT (8 > 27) KVII (7 > 20) KHGI (13 > 18) KMYU (9 > 21) WAOE (COL change to Oswego, IL)

New PRM. This time, its a Scripps station. They want to move KRIS off VHF 13 for UHF 26. I guess this is an oppurtune time to ask, as they're in the process of installing a new tower, after the old one collapsed last year.

I don't think that's their plan. Why would you want to move to KLCW spectrum when they can be on its own UHF frequency? Along with moving UHF is to move from its current site to KJTV/KLCW's tower.

New PRM today. KCBD wants to vacate VHF 11 for UHF 36.

Big Follow up. Months after suffering a heart attack, Robb Hanrahan has announced his retirement from WHP.

This is truly sad. Hours before the Big Game, WINK-TV is blacked out on Dish Network.

Tom Koch is hanging is up. After nearly four decades at KTRK, the longtime morning anchor announced his retirement this morning. He will anchor his final broadcast in May.

And to no surprise..... Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel is now the acting Chairwomen of the agency.

A local ministry in Montgomery will take over the former WSFA facility on Delano Avenue. The station moved to the RSA Tower in downtown (within blocks from the State Capitol) last Spring.

If any of you missed it, KCDO is back as an indie station. Grit moved to 3.2.

It's going to be a long wait before we see those Katz Nets to the Ion spectrum. The Univision carriage deal of the nets doesn't end until 2024.

Sinclair renews an agreement for 13 CBS affiliates.

Just a couple months after the sale closed, KMGH has relaunched KCDO as "Local 3". Syndie shows include Right This Minute, The List, Family Feud and secondary airings of Tamron Hall & Kelly Clarkson during the evening hours. It will have an extended morning news from 7-9am and a "special" 1pm broadcasts.

Two Sinclair channel change PRMs have now advanced to NPRMs. KTUL from 10 to 14. KRCG from 12 to 29.

Slowly, but surely, the new graphics are creeping into the pre-Raycom outlets. Valley News Live (KVLY/KXJB) have the same graphic pack its sister station down I-29 have (KSFY/KDLT).

Nexstar has renewed its affiliation agreement with NBC.

Tegna has renew its affiliation agreement with NBC.

Not sure when that contract expires. But as of now, WSYM is still the MeTV affiliate in Lansing.

Another Nexstar outlet drops MeTV for Antenna TV. And this is complete swap in Springfield, MO. Gray's KSPR will carry MeTV on 33.3. It replaces Nexstar's KRBK 49.2, which will carry its own Antenna TV in its place.

From this link:

....And along with WPIX (which we already mentioned), the Weigel acquisition was also finalized. No telling when they'll move the networks over to the new stations.

Scripps has announced the completion of the sale of WPIX to Mission today. The Lighthouse only held the station for 468 days.