tyrannical bastard

They should have kept CBS Local. Watching the livestream replay thus far makes this look like one of their smaller market efforts, even though it's an improvement over their last look. I was hoping it would be on the level of WBTV, but it's not even close....

Meh...they should have gone back to ground zero and made a whole new logo. The color scheme screams Kent State. I don't know what to think of WUAB's latest logo, but it drives this once-proud station further into irrelevance. I doubt Akron will ever see one of the Cleveland stations re-focusing their efforts down there. All such efforts have failed including WAKR/WAKC's ABC afflilation and news department (which is now ion station WVPX) and WOAC's Canton operation which sold out years ago (now religious station WRLM). The death knell that spelled doom for WAKC was their separation from their radio counterparts in the 1980s, taking away their profitability and being in the Cleveland market seriously hurt their market share which meant they could not benefit from strong Akron/Canton numbers since they were being measured as part of the entire market. The other problem with WOIO is their signal in Akron itself. Until the digital transition, they could get a decent analog signal on channel 19. The digital transition moved them to channel 10, which is much lower power, and short-spaced to a station in London, Ontario. They had to put a digital translator in Akron to boost the signal.

I have to wonder if WGN America's decision to drop the 9pm simulcast is hurting them. It was my sole reason for watching them, especially when there was no local alternative or the FOX station was pre-empting theirs.

Crisis averted...for now.... http://deadline.com/2015/08/dish-sinclair-stand-off-could-darken-153-local-channels-dish-says-1201499796/

This one came out of left field without all of the hype and trash-talking that has become the norm these days...

For all of the bloodletting they did a few months back, they sure have a LOT of anchors to go around.

WALA is expanding their 9pm newscast to 90 minutes beginning August 24th, directly competing with WEAR, WKRG and WPMI for the first time at 10pm since their switch to FOX almost 20 years ago.

That seems strange....but since they don't have a network show to go to, the time is available. I think ABC has finally cemented themselves in the late-show game so any affiliate wishing to push aside Kimmel is either going to encounter a brick wall or very strong resistance from ABC that could result in disaffiliation. It makes me wonder how the 10pm stations with hour-long shows have before ABC forces them to comply. I see it being virtually impossible with NBC, and with CBS unless the new Late Show absolutely bombs and the affiliates start revolting.....

This would be a first for an 11pm newscast, but ABC affiliates WEAR and WISN (both in Central Time) have done this for years. If any other station dared to compete like this, it would have to be WSB unless ABC is dead set on airing Jimmy Kimmel in pattern....

Even more departures from WPMI in Mobile..... Morning Meteorologist Deitra Tate is leaving in September, and current weekend meteorologist Kelly Foster will return to the AM shift next month, reversing a swap that happened almost 2 years ago when Kelly Jones was brought aboard to anchor mornings. She may end up staying longer if a replacement for Derek Beasley still hasn't been found, as her departure would leave them with only Kelly Foster as their sole meteorologist. Sports anchor Paxton Boyd is gone as well, after less than a year at the station. With all of these upcoming moves and departures, it could be a reason why the Sinclair-ization hasn't taken place yet. Here's the story from Lagniappe, as well as several anonymous reporters and anchors talking about the over-usage of "exclusive" in Mobile's newscasts.... http://lagniappemobile.com/reporters-going-exclusively-overboard/

WALA Fox 10 in Mobile is adding a 2 hour weekend morning newscast from 6-8am beginning on August 8. They become the third station in the Mobile/Pensacola market to take the weekend AM plunge and will offer 2 hours on both Saturday and Sunday. This leaves WPMI, who may not be able to start one due to their ownership structure since any additional Sinclair programming (newscasts) could violate their JSA/SSA. This could be why they recently dropped their 4:30am show (and why sister station WHAM did the same)

the "Battery Drainers" rejoice!

Charlotte and Detroit are two completely opposite places. Charlotte is a burgeoning metropolis that has exploding growth while Detroit has been bleeding jobs and population for decades. FOX bought WJZY because WCCB refused to sell out to them....so FOX stripped WCCB of their affiliation and ran with it after Capital Broadcasting was made an offer they couldn't refuse (and dodged a bullet in Raleigh too). Even with FIVE news operations (6 if you count TWC) and a dominant WSOC, there's the optimism and hope that keeps all 6 in operation. WWJ was a last minute desperate move because no other station (including WADL) wanted CBS at the time. Their only option was to throw a large pile of money ($24 million) at a station that barely covered Detroit at the time. They tried, and failed numerous times trying to make it work. Therefore, CBS is doing the bare minimum to get its programming to Detroit viewers and entrusting this to another company is a risk that no sane company, and CBS iteslf is willing to take. Atlanta was in a similar boat, but unlike Detroit, it's a growing place as well. WUPA was another insurance policy should the WGNX/WGCL deal have failed. They have more of a niche operation running a CW station there rather than have to deal with being trounced by WSB in the news ratings. This, and radio stations in a very large market is another way for CBS to make it work there.

Detroit is anything but a growth market. Especially with the cost cutting CBS is making, Detroit is the LAST place they would consider a news product. WWJ is for the sole purpose of providing CBS for Detroit and for keeping viewers from watching WTOL, WNEM and WLNS.

Being a Sunday night, it's the only night without a "hole" to fill with a newscast since the other nights have Tonight and SNL afterwards leaving a 30 or 35 minute hole to fill with a newscast or other program. Therefore, it's puzzling WHY affiliates in Eastern and Central time would exert the effort of producing a LIVE newscast at such an hour. It would make more sense to call it a night and join the schedule in progress. Station or ownership policies may necessitate running a newscast, even in such a case. Likewise, the "2am" rule may prevent it. In my experience, 5am was considered the start of a new broadcast day.

Is she going by de Florias in Phoenix? In Pensacola she was "Lena DeFlores". EDIT: Her WEAR Facebook page is still active....and was last updated in 2013. She became an evening anchor soon after until her departure... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lena-DeFlores/130901883699365

...and WEWS is the sole commercial station in Cleveland that's non-union, even after WOIO joined one.

WTVF is indeed one of their bright spots. It's not exactly my cup of tea, IMHO (I prefer WSMV) but if it dominates the market and is making piles of money, it's a prime example of what's been working. Very little has changed since Landmark sold out to Journal back in 2012. They have a highly regarded investigative unit, something that seems to be on the chopping block for many of Scripps' stations and newer acquisitions (namely KMGH and WTMJ)

Especially Cleveland and Cincinnati, since both are markets where Scripps has continuously owned stations since they were signed on. WEWS has fared far worse than WCPO and has been a ratings disaster for over a decade now...

...and to my surprise, the weekend newscasts started TODAY! It runs an hour on Saturday at 5am and 6-8am on Sunday. A long overdue move in Mobile since the only other option was WEAR's hour long show on Saturday and Sunday at 6am.

Not necessarily breaking news, but here's a comprehensive recap of the recent departures at WTMJ.... http://www.duanedudek.com/blog/2015/06/19/exodus-begins-at-scripps-owned-wtmj/ How many were forced out by Scripps? Some of them left on their own volition, seeing the writing on the wall...

Some additions (and subtractions) in the Mobile/Pensacola market... WKRG has hired a fourth meteorologist, Melissa Constanzer, from WJFW in Rhinelander, WI. Presumably this is the first step of their long-rumored expansion into weekend morning news. Also, WALA has hired Lee Peck from KPLC in Lake Charles as a reporter/anchor... http://flnewscenter.com/?p=9521 Meanwhile, over at WPMI, chief meteorologist Derek Beasley is leaving the station in August... http://lagniappemobile.com/alabama-media-group-nola-merge-mathews-back-bama/ Also in recent weeks, WPMI has discontinued their 4:30am newscast, leaving sister station WEAR and WALA as the only stations in Mobile/Pensacola to start at that time.

A good mix of their on-air brand with the domain name,brand styling, and STATION LOGO integration! Much better than the standard issue CrappyLocalPortalSite.com that has nothing to do with the station that runs it.

Digital is destroying TV news (and journalism in general). It's giving the power to a public who has no idea what they are doing as they misinform themselves into oblivion. Any fact-checking or judgment has been done away with in order for anyone to say anything they see fit via social media and it's power to rapidly share things no matter how factual they are. Some may have good intentions, but the cycle of potential manipulation and the endless speculation of captured events is turning people resistant to the facts and truth.

Had KAIT added CBS instead of NBC to it's subchannel, Raycom would have had a de facto monopoly over Jonesboro after the importation of WMC's signal, making Raycom the supplier of all 3 major networks. Since Memphis is a separate market and KAIT is only a single station, it's all legal under the current guidelines. Given Jonesboro's location, Memphis is their only option. If Lima, Ohio can have one company control all of the affiliations through subchannels and low-powered stations, it's possible because there's only 1 full powered license involved in said DMA. I fully expect KPLC to shoehorn another network or two onto their frequency given Raycom's desire to sub-channel their incomplete markets and to make up market share from losing Lafayette to Nexstar when they sign their own NBC affiliate there.. Now if this wasn't broadcasting, this may pose an antitrust issue. That's the irony of the state of the FCC with digital television.