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Noticed this week that Sinclair's WJAC Johnstown has been on their stand-up monitor set. After 16 years (August 2008 Olympics), is WJAC finally getting a new news set or is the current set getting updated? Any information?

The only station that I can watch Wheel of Fortune is on ABC affiliate WATM 23, Johnstown, PA. Due to NFL Monday Night Countdown on Monday, September 9th, the season premiere of Wheel of Fortune and the first episode with host Ryan Seacrest is pre-empted and is not scheduled either in the early morning overnight hours. I live just outside the Pittsburgh TV market DMA and do not receive any Pittsburgh TV stations. Messaged the station asking to schedule the premiere. Johnstown, PA is not the only ABC affiliate that airs Wheel of Fortune at 730 pm daily.

Which broadcast is the 2024 NBC Paris Olympics closing credits montage planned for? Past NBC Olympics have had the closing credit montage in the last broadcast block before the closing ceremony block.

Now, after 15 years, time for Sinclair's WJAC Johnstown new news set.

New WTAJ news set. Debuted 4 pm, Wednesday, October 18th, 2023.

After a long 10 years (top picture is previous news set), is Nexstar's Altoona, PA station getting a new news set finally? Is the news set with the blue background pictured a temporary set? The set with the blue background pictured started being used on Friday, September 1st, 2023.

CNN needs to adjust the size of their American map so the lower graphics do not block the southern states. Noticed during the heat wave, Florida was partly covered over when Florida was included in the heat warnings with projected high temps. Thought the lower graphics would be dropped temporarily but wasn't.

Over this weekend - both on Saturday and Sunday mornings, noticed Reynolds Wolf moving his finger up to his one ear every couple of minutes. Was he having constant earpiece technical difficulties, earpiece falling out, etc? Just wondering.

WSFA Decision 82 "The Towering Inferno" (1974) movie main title theme

KDKA's iPromos YouTube page posted last week a snippet of the brand evolution of "Expect More" with the black and gold graphics.

In the Johnstown / Altoona / State College, PA market: According to WTAJ TV passport: Starting on Monday, September 12th: WTAJ News at 4 pm premieres. Line-up changes: The 700 Club is moving to 9 am from 10 am and Studio 814 is moving to 10 am from 4 pm.

The second half of this article has couple KDKA personnel pieces, KDKA-TV Pittsburgh has hired Shawn Hoder as their new news director. Wonder what changes will be made over the next several months? Also, the article talks about the recent sharing of on-air meteorologists across various CBS O&O's. https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-former-kdka-tv-reporter-julie-grant-announces-the-national-spelling-bee-pistol-premieres/

From last Friday (03/25/2022), another KDKA TV Pittsburgh departure: reporter Pam Surano is leaving to work at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh where former long-time KDKA TV anchor Jennifer Antkowiak is the executive director of communications and community relations. https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-pam-surano-exits-kdka-tv-for-job-with-catholic-diocese-of-pittsburgh/

Per Rob Owen at the Pittsburgh Trib-Live: KDKA-TV Pittsburgh News Director Kathy Hostetter is leaving to become General Manager at WJZ-TV Baltimore. https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/tv-talk-former-pittsburgher-directs-better-nate-than-ever-based-on-his-novel-for-disney/

On Monday, January 17th, 2022, KDKA Pittsburgh debuted a new floor to ceiling Giant Weather Wall.

Nexstar's WTAJ Altoona said farewell to longtime anchor and reporter Charlotte Ames this week.

Would discussion and construction of new sets for "The View" and "Live with Kelly and Ryan" be put on hold until the move?

I remember the spacious Election Night 2018 set that ABC News used. Could ABC News be getting ready for the upcoming 2020 presidential election season?

On yesterday's Pittsburgh Today Live (Tuesday, December 17th, 2019), KDKA is building a new set for Nightly Sports Call "Sports Bar" with a new and improved kitchen set for Pittsburgh Today Live to debut in early January 2020.

Long-time meteorologist Kevin Benson is no longer at WPXI Pittsburgh. https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2019/11/19/Tuned-In-Kevin-Benson-out-at-WPXI-TV-DUI/stories/201911190090

It's hard to believe that it's been over twenty-five years since Bill Martin worked at WPXI Channel 11 Pittsburgh.

KDKA Pittsburgh said farewell on-air to twenty-four staff members on Friday.

Instead of the Wednesday - Thursday schedule on FOX during previous seasons, American Idol was on a Sunday - Monday schedule on ABC this past season.

Live with Kelly and Ryan's Ryan Seacrest flew back and forth between New York and Los Angeles for three months during American Idol earlier this year. It looks like Ryan will do the same next year as well.

KDKA-TV Pittsburgh announced two new hires on Friday: http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2018/10/19/Tuned-In-Former-WTAE-meteorologist-returns-KDKA-TV-hires-news-director/stories/201810190108