mre29

They're unsalable because, with a few exceptions, they mostly show reruns, terrible reality shows, or reruns of terrible reality shows. Also, I would think most teenagers don't watch linear TV these days... Don't forget about the digital multiplex channels such as MTV2, MTV Live, MTV Classic, etc. Surprisingly, MTV Classic actually shows music videos...but I bet more people watch those on YouTube.

Having to give CNN all that free publicity must be driving the Fox folks nuts. I love it. He could save a lot of money by killing off HLN. Just sayin'.

So, this brings up a very good question: Unless there's a significant local angle, why on Earth would individual stations even bother sending anyone to an event instead of taking whatever packages their networks and/or station groups make available? For example, I would think that only stations in the teams' main and secondary markets would be sending anyone to the Super Bowl. For the Olympics, it'd depend on whether or not your station's market has multiple local athletes who are competing (or one or two high-profile athletes), then yes, definitely send someone. For the political conventions and debates? Only if the presumptive nominees are from your state (though that doesn't really apply this year).

They could also go: NATO phonetic alphabet -- Look Alpha, Look Bravo, Look Charlie.... Numerical -- Look 27, Look 28... Emoji! -- Look , Look ...

I'm surprised Cox didn't unload it once the whole Standard-Tegna deal imploded.

Or maybe they'll just leave the branding alone on this one. Also, WFXT rebranding as Boston 25 doesn't look so stupid now, does it?

I still don't understand why it's 39% and not an even 40%. Did someone hate round numbers?

Does this make CBS the Eye in the Sky looking at you? (It can read your mind.)

Couldn't Adell sell WADL to Graham? Or is Detroit already maxed out on duopolies?

So, were WVTM and WJCL were wastes of money, too? How about (checks notes) WMTW in 2004? I'm pretty sure there were old people in southern Maine back then...

Please. I've made great strides in repressing those memories... That said, I miss LIN's early-2010s websites. They looked good. (Case in point.] If WPIX ends up with Hearst or Graham, I will laugh.

It would've been funnier if the anchor had reacted to the change. "Annnnd our new graphics just debuted. Is this chase that boring?"

One of them would have to blink first and hope the other two don't wipe the floor with them.

For anyone who needs it: (You're welcome.)

I've said it before and will undoubtedly say it again: ABC could have teamed up with a company interested in the other Allbritton station (Hearst, Graham, Tegna, etc.), help that company outbid Sinclair, and split WJLA off from the other stations afterwards.

Don't worry, Perry -- Rand Paul is coming to your rescue! Shouldn't they be referring to him as Senator Paul? I hope the bill crashes and burns. All it would do is help Nexstar, SInclair, and Gray gobble up more broadcasters, leaving smaller broadcasters such as Hearst and Graham (and smaller) unable to acquire stations because they keep getting outbid.

Those look really good. I miss living in a Hearst market.

"We're finally not alone!" -- WMUR

Good to see the site's back, even if it's undergone a few changes in the process. Definitely not the first online community I've been a part of that's undergone changes over the years, and unlikely to be the last. (I'd have chimed in sooner, but I moved from NH to CT and am cheerfully buried in things that need to be done.)

Looks like it has to do with signal strength, at least for MeTV. Via Wikipedia: I should note that here in the Boston-Manchester market, MeTV is on subchannels of both Hearst-owned ABC affiliates, WCVB and WMUR, with identical schedules except for the stations' 10pm news and a 10:30pm repeat of Chronicle on WCVB 5.2. Xfinity carries both feeds, likely because of those newscasts.

Just what is Nexstar's current coverage percentage, anyway?

How many stations would Nexstar have to sell to get back under the cap?

Of course, this does bring up one good question: Where the heck is Al Jazeera English? It's already free, so...

YES! I've been hoping this would happen for a while now -- either this or more cable providers grouping BBC News with the other news channels. (You shouldn't have to pay extra for one news channel when you're already get three or more as part of basic cable.) Because the BBC has been missing from the FAST news channels space for far too long. Besides the American news-focused channels (ABC News Live, CBS News, NBC News Now, and LiveNOW from Fox), BBC News's direct competitor, Sky News, has been there for years, and there's also Euronews and other channels.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in WBDland.... Warner Bros. Discovery to Overhaul TruTV With Sports; Sets Nightly Block for Games and More TruTV isn't the only "zombie" WBD needs to deal with...