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Eight CBS Stations to Ditch CW and Go Independent This Fall
mre29 replied to AKA's topic in General TV
It's why so many broadcasting companies were sold in their entirety, why Nexstar and Sinclair became so gargantuan, why companies such as Hearst, Graham, and other relatively smaller companies haven't been able to make as many acquisitions, why ABC had to pass on buying WJLA (remember, they didn't want the rest of the Albritton stations), etc. It's also a loophole in the tax code, one that should be closed by Congress. But it won't be. They could skip a few steps by doing a facility swap between KUNS and KSTW, a la the WFOR-WTVJ swap back in the '90s. It would have the side effect of putting KUNS on channel 11 and KSTW on 51, though. Is anyone here going to lose sleep over MyNetwork TV not being in 24 markets? -
Eight CBS Stations to Ditch CW and Go Independent This Fall
mre29 replied to AKA's topic in General TV
So, when do the affiliation deals for KIRO, WANF, and WTSP expire? -
It also shows that the Ion stations aren't set in stone; if Scripps sees a good use for one, they'll use it.
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NBCLX seems like something that could've been a one-hour show on WMAQ America -- er, NBC News Now.
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Sounds like WBBM rushed the switchover so they wouldn't be last. Now it's down to just WJZ and KOVR. 13 versus 13! Who will blink first?
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Doesn't Gray have some sort of connection to WRCB?
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It's, uh.... it's already being used.
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Physical media, I'm guessing. DVDs, Blu-rays, laserdiscs, VHS, Betamax, 35mm film reels, etc.
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That would actually be hilarious.
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For the record, I have no opinion about her. I was just wondering if GoldenShine9 wanted to see her and the rest of Standard Media's staff banished, too.
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Even if doing so takes out Deb McDermott and Standard Media in the crossfire?
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Hmm....If the helicopter is supposed to get maintenance and an inspection every 100 flight hours, that inspection would have to be more frequent than once a year. Otherwise, it would only be in the air for an average of 16.4 minutes per day.
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Anyone else have a sudden desire to see Tucker Carlson tackled by a football player running at full speed? Just me?
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I was hoping for a trial, as well, but Dominion must've been more interested in the money. Oh well. That said, doesn't this belong in the US Cable News forum?
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So, are we taking bets as to which station (WBBM, WJZ, or KOVR) is the last to switch?* *Asks the guy who does not have money to spare right now.
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BBC to Implement Cuts Following License-Fee Freeze
mre29 replied to nycnewsjunkie's topic in International News
So, for those of you here in the US who get it, how is the "new" BBC (World) News, anyway? -
You do know The Conners isn't the only sitcom that has laugh tracks, right?
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The Morgan Murphy stations use white, orange, and what looks like dark gray with a touch of blue. It's strikingly different from other packages.
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I have to admit, this looks pretty good: It also makes me want to see what the black box looks like with just the 3 in it. Anyone want to mock that up? Oh, and is Morgan Freeman aware that he's apparently been cloned? Because that's who Ukee Washington's voice reminds me of -- in a good way, of course.
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I've gone ahead and started a Speculatron thread for HLN. As Daleks would say, SPEC-U-LATE!!
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That's a bad thing?
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Meanwhile, HLN, which has been showing older Warner Bros. TV dramas on weekends -- first The West Wing, now Fringe -- has expanded that to weeknights, with Third Watch now showing at a rate of four episodes per night (8:00pm to midnight, ET). I mention it despite not being sure this is the correct thread anymore for discussing HLN. I mean, does the channel even fall under Licht's purview outside of simulcasting CNN This Morning? Do we have to move this discussion to the Breakroom?
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So, how did WFTX (Fox4, which hasn't been locally owned in decades) behave during all that?
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Let me guess: Starts with a "t", ends with an "r", and normally has a blue bird in its logo?
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Welp, there's Hearst's purchase for the decade. Meanwhile, I can just imagine the reaction from staffers at WVIR when they realize what they missed out on.
