Mrtraveler01
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Do that point, is there some common time that the must-runs must be aired? If I were the GM of one of their stations, I'd air it on a digi sub at 3am.
KOMO runs them during their 4:30am newscast.
I'm sure Hunt Valley isn't happy about that though but I do think they have to be at least inserted into the regular newscasts.
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I'll be honest, I'm going to really miss KNLC. It's been such a fascinating anachronism since it signed on. No matter when and what I've tuned in over the years, the station seemed like it was at least fifteen years behind the times. Still, Larry Rice always had his heart in the right place (if not his broadcast acumen), and this is $3,750,000 that his ministry can certainly use. Also, Weigel seems a decent owner, so I'm looking forward to what they do with the station.
It's an interesting station that's for sure. As someone who lives in St. Louis, I'm curious to see how they'll revamp Channel 24, because it desperately needs an overhaul.
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Are the legacy Fisher and Allbritton ABC affiliates now tied together with KDNL and the other Sinclair ABC affiliates? I'd be surprised if they weren't.
It looks like the last Sinclair ABC affiliation agreement did include the legacy Fishers stations but was done prior to them closing on the Allbritton stations.
http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/79636/sinclair-renews-multiple-abc-affiliations
Per the article, the remaining affiliation agreements still have some time left. I'm guessing that's including the Allbritton stations in that.
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I wouldn't be surprised if Sinclair bundled WNWO with a large chunk of their NBC affiliates in a group-wide affiliation pact. Otherwise NBC would be talking with Gray about moving (back) to a WTVG sub.
That's pretty much the same reason ABC has put up with KDNL this long.
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They look a bit like the lower 3rds you would see at a Raycom station minus the bugs on both sides.
That's what I thought too. Especially interesting since their competitor is a Raycom station.
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Sinclair gets raked over the coals...
AGAIN...
this time by Bloomberg.
I wonder how many stations keep their supplies locked away in their 2 lock closets.....and what would have happened if David Smith was still distributing pornos...
If he was, that would be the first time a Sinclair newscast would be watchable.
On a serious note, that was a really good article and really shows how they're just money hungry people who will say whatever crap they believe will help make them more money. That said, I'm sure we're going to see another letter from Scott Livingston complaining about how persecuted he feels.
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Didn't sign a JSA, huh? What do we make of this, then?
And what does Deerfield want with that station anyway?
Doesn't look like KJZZ has a translator in Park City. Considering that it's one of the largest cities outside the Wasatch Range (and probably one of the wealthiest areas of Utah), maybe Deerfield thought it would be worth while?
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Sinclair is bragging about the "ratings growth" it has made by its must-run Sunday series "Full Measure With Sharyl Attkisson" (and some of the numbers they boast are hilariously bad!):
http://www.tvnewscheck.com/marketshare/2017/07/11/sinclairs-full-measure-gaining-viewers/
The best one are the WLOS numbers.
There was absolutely no change in the ratings for the 10:30am airing right before This Week. But hey, at least they had 100% growth in ratings for the 12am rerun after Joel Osteen.
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Terrorism (in some ways) may not be nonsense, but Boris certainly is. And then some.
It's one thing to keep viewers aware of what's going on in the world with things like ISIS and stuff like that, it's another to create a segment with ominous looking graphics and music to instill fear into your viewers into thinking that Trump is the only one that can protect them.
And as Oliver pointed out, the fact that they use stories about the burka ban in France which has absolutely nothing to do with terrorism just shows how the segment is supposed to just be that "Muslims are scary".
That said, seems like Sinclair stations will be seeing more of him as they have increased the number of must run segments from 3 to 9. I'm sure the fact his Administration is plunging deeper into a crisis as this decision was made is a complete coincidence. That said, it doesn't seem wise to add segments from someone who is Russian as the Administration you're backing is involved in a controversy over how close its ties to Russia are.
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Apparently WPLG aired blurred footage of an alligator eating the body of a missing student pilot in the Everglades. The studen took off on an unaccompanied flight on Sunday and the wreckage was found Wednesday. That was when the WPLG bird got the footage.
Seems to be in extremely poor taste.
Do the stations in Miami still share helicopters (save for WSVN)?
Miami news in general is poor taste. WSVN is one of (if not) the highest rated English-language stations in Miami so all the other stations try to be like them with the sensationalism and the "if it bleeds, it leads" approach.
Wish I knew some Spanish because I'd rather watch WLTV or WSCV for news if I could.
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John Oliver did a segment about the company.
I've always been curious how they're able to access news segments from seemingly every TV station in the country.
Here is the whole segment which was the main segment of the night and is 19 minutes long.
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It appears KARK has new graphics. L3 look okay but the rest of the package looks undone.
You mean this?
Gee, I wonder where I've seen those graphics before.
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And then they merge as SiGNA.
Or does that sound too much like an insurance company?
Add it to the list of things the Simpsons prophesied:
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The graphics are the same but the set is completely different from WEVV, as WEHT/WTVW have the Nexstar set.
Honestly, they should've waited a another year or two to change the branding, music, graphics, set, etc.. since it only premiered about a year ago.
Sorry to bring up an old topic but I was able to find some videos of the opens for KLAF and KADN.
And yes, they look really really cheap.
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If they did it would be news department #5 (#6 if you count Bay News 9 and #7 if you count WWSB), so it probably would not be successful. I thought that it could have been spectrum auction bait but Hearst decided not to sell its spectrum, which I was very surprised about.
It's one of the highest rated independent stations in the country so it's basically a cash cow that Hearst can run at little to no cost.
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Sinclair obviously thinking that any publicity is good publicity, will consider this damning article to be a feather in their caps.
Speaking of which, is KOMO dead last in the market?
All I can find is this story about KIRO being #1 at 5pm and 11pm with KING not far behind at second.
http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/kiro-leads-the-5pm-newscast-for-first-time-in-a-decade/189292
http://www.radiodiscussions.com/showthread.php?701950-KIRO-1-in-Evening-News-Ratings-in-April
So at the most, KOMO is 3rd.
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Someone else is bailing the S.S. WJLA.
http://wjla.com/news/local/abc7s-chief-meteorologist-doug-hill-announces-plans-for-retirement
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Looks like former WSVN & WDSU anchor/reporter Adrianna Hopkins is going to be Jummy Olabanji's replacement on WJLA's morning newscast, Good Morning Washington. She will start on May 29th.
Jummy is leaving the station to become the new weekend evening anchor at WNBC at the end of this month.
Bet she's glad to leave that sinking ship in DC. This is definitely a big step up for her.
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Fox rebrands WDCA as 'Fox 5 Plus'
http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/103316/fox-rebrands-wdca-as-fox-5-plus
Any guesses on when this will roll out to Orlando, Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, etc?
Not sure if they would extend this branding to stations that have somewhat of a history like WFTC, WWOR, KCOP, etc.
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KOVR forgot to take their news Bug off this morning during Let's Make a deal but then went into dead air for a while. i have no idea whats going on with them and CBS.
EDIT: this has never happened before. apparently during the price is right they showed nothing but this ID for the whole entire commercial break. it also slipped in the enforcer theme for a split second. isn't it rare to see a CBS station show an ID these days?
[ATTACH=full]3822[/ATTACH]
Sounds like an old fashioned meltdown in the control room.
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That "News 15" brand looks cheap. Like, movie-level cheap.
Basically they're copying their new (and reunited) sister station up in Evansville. It looks like the same set and graphics WEVV uses.
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Atleast they're trying. How will they handle those annoying must runs from corporate?
I do find the comments about the national media are off. I think the big three do a good job objectively.
The reason it's off is because they're trying to peddle the same BS the White House has been spewing about "Fake News" and trying to paint themselves as "The Truth". They've used the same exact talking points over and over again anytime someone accuses Sinclair of coverage that's favorable to the current White House administration.
It's no secret that Sinclair is very supportive of who is currently in the White House right now, which is why I find it so hysterical when they get so defensive when people call them out on it.
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Sinclair news veep Scott Livingston is encouraging viewers to drop a dime on their local station if they see biased coverage
A Sinclair station complaining about bias? That's rich!
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I imagine that the cable providers will remove KSHB and WGEM on the Missouri side possibly WHO on the Iowa side and replace it with this new channel.
Also worth mentioning that you can only get PBS on the Missouri side via cable which carries KCPT.
The market sure has changed in the past 10 years.