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December 19, 1994. Does anyone know the exact date in August that the '99 update began?

It sound is still powerful, to this day. Kudos for Channel 7 for hitting this milestone.

Yeah. About a bit over a month ago.....

I actually liked Battery V.4, since the station used a good amount of cues. But with that said of course, this doesn't have the superiority as any of the Arnold themes that came before the 2006 SESAC episode. I want to also note that this will be the first time in 16 years since a Gari theme is used in NOLA (since WVUE dropped Advantage in '98). 615 was also absent in this market before WWL acquired AWYT, and it will be absent again, once the Gari theme comes about. I strongly wish that Gari start producing newer themes for stations that probably don't want to use those kinds of cues most stations are using. Similar to the cues used on its flagship WUSA 9. Should we see it on WFAA, I strongly wish that they would incorporate a version with "Spirit of Texas logo", preserved for WFAA & KHOU, although I have a feeling that Gari would probably desecrate the theme, just as similar as 615 did when the first installment of Propulsion. I'm a die-hard traditionalist when it comes to the music and the certain muslcal logos that have very close ties with the station's traditions and histories. It would hurt me deeply if Channel 8 have to alter its 30 year familiar Spirit of Texas logo. It would also hurt me if WHAS forgo its 23 year Newschannel package. But I wouldn't feel the same way as the WFAA (since many composers have composed the Spirit logo within that 3-decade span, while WHAS have been with just one). And I tell you why. Since WHAS have been using the Newschannel NG (now its been recycled as one of the themes of The Edge), the station have been using just that one theme for everything. You don't really hear too much variety in the cues. Hell, they don't even use themes from the pre-NG package anymore. That and the graphics (which they've also been using since 2006), I wouldn't be as mad if they acquire the new graphics. It would hurt me to see Newschannel go away in the Kentuckiana region, but not too much. But the other two stations that used that theme, WAFB & WTOC, and they never used the WHAS theme, yet WAFB have used also of newly-composed themes from the package. But WTOC on the other hand...... It uses series 3 for the opens and the series 2 "Champion" theme for the closes, But the bumpers, let's just say they play the plethora of themes, including the . Out of the three that use it, only one have that power to use it thoroughly with pride, and that's WTOC. Yeah, I'm strongly to hope for the best, but I have to also expect the worst. Whether we like the new graphics or not, it looks like the Deathstar is wasting no time implementing the new digs on the Belo stations. And I doubt all the stations will get it prior to the July 3rd start of the July books.

Damn, the Deathstar is not wasting time implementing it on their Belo stations. I wonder if they would implement it on their morning program (since it is their big program of the day) or on their news at noon (which that would likely be their launch period since nearly all the launches have started at that hour).

The Belo graphics didn't looked good on them, than that last gfx package they had. You saw they had to freeze that bug after implementation of those graphics. But those new Gannett graphics on them is going to look really weird on them.

NO!!! I wouldn't be shocked if rest of NW cluster (KGW, KSKN & KTVB) gets the gfx next. Unless WCNC implements it first when they go HD.

The NABOB really wants to makes this JSA waiver requirement as thorough and transparent as possible. And they'll be the ones that will say (within the next year or two after consummation, or the station's revenue be good enough), whether Marshall to operate the station independently and without any JSA with another in-market broadcaster. That's what going to go down to. It won't be the last we heard from the NABOB.

And the paperwork says......Caballero is paying $1.8M for WIWN, and it will enter into a LMA while it waits for the greenlight from the FCC.

Well he didn't have to go too far. B&C states that former President & GM of WMYD, David Bangura, will become the President & GM of Independent statiion WADL. Of course this comes after WMYD's completed acquisition by Scripps yesterday. ___________________ New M&A Tonight! rbr.com state that Pappas's WIWN is being sold by Caballero Acquisition, LLC. Caballero owns LP stations in California & Texas.

Yep. Thanks for the clip. And here's KING 5's news report about the upcoming gfx change come Wednesday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdVsxw9BufM Video Courtesy of KupertSaykoya from YT.

No I was talking about what Raymie described of Jean sweeping the old graphics in to the newer graphics. I wasn't talking about that vid. I've seen previous vids at which they'd use the new Gannett design for promos. But thanks for showing me that vid. I wonder if NWCN would also get the graphics as well.

Since they'd placed a freeze on new petitions to change channels, and for full-powers to boost their signals, now the FCC has put a freeze on Low-power displacement and stations that want to fill a new application for a digital replacement (fill-in) translator. Of course the freeze will stay on, pending the outcome of those incentive spectrum auctions. But this is yet another blow for the broadcasters.

Kimmel do a customized one for KABC them as well. Of course that's obvious....

Where's the vid at? I want to see it. Unless WCNC would play Speed Racer with their HD launch (very unlikely), KING 5 would end up being the first post-Belo station with the new graphics. I would most certainly miss The Tower v.2 on the station.

Can't say I didn't see this coming. A subchannel that primarily airs repeats of their programming more times than having original programming, that drive folks to watch other programs. Although the concept was good, a heavy amount of other diginets are obviously getting more viewers. This should be a celebration to those chief engineers at these O&Os. They had to squeeze more bits out of their main channels just to place those bits on a new HD stream. I wished the stations can go back to airing repeats to the station's local newscasts and other local programs on its point-2 sub, like they did prior to the Live Well. Now I know stations will be calling other programmers immediately to see which digi-net they'll replace. They're not going to wait until January 2015.

The paperwork for KLJB, & KMSS/KPEJ have been posted. And as expected, Nexstar asked for a JSA Waiver.

Gannett still have a long way to go until they have all their stations in HD. Belo didn't have HD news in a few markets, including, Charlotte. Case in Point, KREM, KTVB, WHAS & WWL do that 16x9 widescreen for their news. I'll tell you this though. Unless they make some small set alterations, the Gannett GFX would look very weird on WWL. I doubt they'll do the rebrand again. Although I loved it when they brought back the "36" in their branding the last time, if they're smart enough (while they're showing some light), it would be wise is to refrain from those "rebranding schemes" again.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!! TVNewsCheck has announced the Nexstar is selling three stations to a newly-formed, Minority-owned broadcaster Marshall Broadcasting headed by Pluria Marshall, Jr. for $58.5M. The stations involved are Fox Affiliates, KLJB in Davenport, KMSS in Shreveport and KPEJ in Odessa. Of course these are the stations that are involved in the ComCorp and Grant deals, which are still waiting for the greenlight from the FCC. So it looks like Nexstar want to play to have a JSA waiver card. I'm not too sure if this would fly. Sincrap was unsucessfully tried to pull that same thing with HSH's for WMMP & WABM, and it didn't go anywhere. Luckily enough, Nexstar have until the fall to close on these deal, or those deals will meet their outside dates.

Follow-Up Time!!! SMMFH!! You're not going to believe who's going to produce shows for The CW's One Magnificent Morning? It'll be LITTON!!! UGH!!! They already have two blocks, with this third block, they will have eleven hours of programming in three networks every weekend.

Hold on. Where does it say that? I'm looking through the Digest now, and i didn't see anything other than the one on May 29, at which it sale was greenlighted. OH wait a minute. You must've saw yesterday's Broadcast Actions which list each of them as granted. Prather still hasn't finalized the deal, yet that might come soon.

AH Lord. I hope that don't happen. They already coughing up more hours of news as is. That's just TOO MUCH NEWS!!!!

Another end of an era in over-the-air television... The CW is pulling its plug on Saban's Saturday morning children's programming block Vortexx. In its place this fall, CBS Television Distribution will produce a new five hour live-action programming called "One Magnificent Morning". Vortexx was the last program block to air animated program on Saturday mornings, as all the other networks have ditch those programs, and went with live-action educational program. I'm not sure if this block would have the flexibility, like the other blocks do, but should it does, (and you know I'm not advocating this) many Tribune stations would probably take another opportunity to expand their weekend morning news offerings and possibly split the block into two days (i.e. airing three hours on Saturday, air the remaining two on Sunday). At this point, I was pondering how long the CW would continue to be the only one with the cartoons, while the rest have abandon that practice, since the stations have to comply with the 3 hour E/I guidelines and such. I would've though as Tribune is going a whole different direction, they would've accelerate this process sooner.

Yes he did. But, CBS went and backtracked that decision today.

Yesterday, FCC greenlighted the KEZI/KDRV-KDKF deal to Prathers' Heartland Media yesterday. Also this past Wednesday, The FCC also greenlighted the KFXP deal to Abraham Telecasting. KFXP is owned by Compass Communications, and it was operated by a LMA with KPVI. _______________________________ I know this was mentioned days ago but it bares mentioning again. Two prominent New Orleans anchors are retiring tonight. Norman Robinson will anchor his final 6pm newscast on WDSU. And Dennis Woltering will anchor his final 5pm & 10pm newscast on WWL.