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36 minutes ago, DENDude said:
I would think yes, the building was set up for 1960s TV, plus I've read in the past that due to the building limits that is why McGraw-Hill installed "Parker Vision" the computerized master control system, because they didn't have room to add equipment to KMGH's master control. Plus now they have KCDO3 there with them and all of that master control equipment.
And I think it might not get knocked down very fast, esp if the city has already filled for historic status.
The KMGH studios aren't nearly as big as the 9NEWS/My20 studios down the street or the FOX31 News & Technology Center.
KCDO, iirc, is still operated for the most part out of Aurora (for now). However, since Scripps has National programming operating out of the KMGH building, real estate is tight. The question would be where to put the new studio. Anything outside of downtown Denver is a haul into the city. A friend of mine suggested a lot scrape, but that would make it impossible for staff to work during construction, especially since there is limited off-site parking. My thought is that since the KMGH lot is a valuable commodity right there on Lincoln and Speer, I'd sell that and build a new studio in RiNo (in-kind real estate trade). That seems like a great spot since it's up and coming.
Of course, if Scripps waits they could move into the new River Mile development with a street level studio.
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10 hours ago, channel2 said:
Do they need a new building?
I don't understand why there's such a hunger here to knock down facilities that are "old." NBC shows off 30 Rock like a prized heirloom, but everybody else's old digs? Gotta go!
Have you ever been inside? It's cramped as f*ck! The studio can't hold a weather center (which is off in a conference room). There's no studio B (unless you like a wide hallway) nor way to expand if they want to add staff. News, sports and weather staffers share desks (day-side and night-side).
I mean, KMGH is on the large side. I don't know why they'd need a new building, but CBS 4 certainly would.
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2 hours ago, channel2 said:
I'm honestly surprised Scripps hasn't replaced it with a more suitable facility already.
The Communications Center is hideous, sure, but there must be some sort of KLZ nostalgia at play here...it's the oldest active broadcast facility in Denver, isn't it? And channel 7's been in it for most of its existence...
No, it's not. As DENDude indicated, KCNC's is older, but KLZ used to be located in a different facility in a different area. I know this because my grandfather was an anchor there in the late 50s and early 60s.
Also, CBS will never pay for a new studio for KCNC. I'm familiar with a lot of the nuances of the station. They run at wider margins than most.
KMGH is seeing some advocacy for a new building, but I can't imaging that the current lot would be serviceable for that purpose. It is centrally located, however, so we shall see.
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4 hours ago, channel2 said:
They're that centralized, huh? I figured they'd operated on autopilot for a while...
I mean, this is the same company that formed Scripps Interactive. I don't think they play that kind of game.
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14 minutes ago, Weeters said:
They've indicated a few times that they intend to run the Ion stations separate from the rest of their portfolio. I'd be surprised if they tried to do news on them.
At least a newscast like NewsNation.
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2 hours ago, MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie said:
Meteorologist Laura Velasquez is coming back home to Grand Rapids, MI as a meteorologist for WXMI -- she's taking over for Ty Shesky who is leaving the business...
She previously worked for WOOD, then KDVR, then Weather Nation
Laura was at AccuWeather not Weather Nation. Also she was at KDVR for 3 months. It was brief. When she was offered AccuWeather, she couldn't pass up the opportunity to move to PA.
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I get the distinct sense that the new WKYC branding didn't work....http://tegna.jobs.net/jdp/marketing-director-j3w3146glglcz7tycjr?ipath=CRJR8
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15 minutes ago, DesertNewsGeek said:
KLAS is now using the KOIN graphics package.
What a waste.
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22 minutes ago, Jakob said:
Nope. MyNetworkTV isn't available either.
You'd think they'd carry even just the network feed.
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34 minutes ago, who?cares said:
A number of Scripps stations are doing this.
Soon the ENG tower will be hidden.
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1 hour ago, CircleSeven said:
If any of you missed it, KCDO is back as an indie station. Grit moved to 3.2.
Local3... Ok, Nexstar. Taking a national view. Seriously dumb branding. Akin to Kraft saying "Homemade Goodness From Our Factories"
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28 minutes ago, channel2 said:
I can't imagine Scripps would've been excited about Qubo eating up spectrum on their new stations if they didn't own it...
The KCDO deal doesn't make a lot of sense, but I suppose Scripps thought Grit deserved a .1 here because we're Out West.
As for the Katz-Univision deal, the press release does say the migration will happen over the next five years...I'm sure Scripps's thinking is like Disney's seeming patience with regards to Marvel screen rights reversion...
Lmao! I'll tell you what Grit looks like after I look at the book.
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11 minutes ago, channel2 said:
re: Qubo
Dozens of Canadian media executives cried out in terror...
I'm not sure why Scripps didn't at least attempt to sell it to Litton. The distribution deals baked into the original charter have some value.
It seems to me that ION is moving toward the same category as MyNetworkTV, as it will be strictly syndicated primetime programming blocks and local media partners will fill in the rest of the content, likely with locally produced content and syndicated repeats (e.g. The List, Right This Minute).
From a Denver perspective, I'm not sure why Scripps acquired KCDO. Grit, like NewsNet and significantly less so than TEGNA's Quest, doesn't exactly attract a wide, relevant audience. Even if their target demo is men between 25 and 55 years old, that's pretty much in line with the sweet spot of a lot of first run network programs anyway, and those networks aren't producing new westerns. Also, KCDO-TV is the only full power station, O&O or otherwise, for Grit broadcasting on it's main channel... I'm wondering if this acquisition has more to do with ATSC 3.0. KMGH has had signal issues on their main tower due to VHF interference, but that was solved when the signal was duplicated on UHF KZCO-LD (though I'm not quite sure why Scripps didn't piggy back a UHF simulcast onto 7.4 like KUSA did on KTVD's UHF signal).
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10 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:
I could see the WDVM move-in, but would it affect retransmission consent with WDCW? Could the same owner opt for must-carry for one station and retransmission consent for the other?
I highly doubt Meredith would part with WGCL, yet alone sell out entirely to Nexstar (or Mission). That would be a Sinclair-level shell game as there are many markets where Nexstar and Meredith compete, and the FCC would be amiss to allow some triopolies (along with the Sinclair/Deerfield cluster-f$#% in Mobile/Pensacola.) Atlanta may be a place to buy a stick and start anew. Maybe Meredith would be willing to sell WPCH? The irony in that is that the former W(TBS) and WGN (America) could all be under the same owner.
Don't put I past them to try. They'd sooner divide all stations, each one station under it's own sidecar, controlled by Perry Sook's dog. And a fine for them to try is a slap on the wrist.
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5 hours ago, Yankees4life said:
I guess the GM over there doesn't fancy it
I don't blame him TBF
The CSD wants something with...erm...detail, creativity and visual appeal.
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2 hours ago, Yankees4life said:
Either way, we all know who really runs the show anyways. It doesn't mean much as the FCC lets it slide. Don't hate the player, hate the game...
I could see every station being acquired this way and operated by Nexstar. Every. One. Of. Them.
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Idk if it was mentioned, but the Pix11 website officially lists Nexstar as the station owner.
And here's the slate:
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2 hours ago, Yankees4life said:
Is this a movie or a newscast? Who knows but those who run WHIZ
It doesn't sound like they even own a license for The Rock. SAM needs to sue them.
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20 hours ago, susquvalleywgal said:
FOX Weather: First you didn't believe the news ... now you won't believe the weather!
-- Matt
Counter-programming the real effects of the Climate Crisis.
10 hours ago, Weeters said:I'll summarize my thoughts from the Discord:
I don't think this is an attempt at a new OTA weather channel or anything close to WeatherPlus. I think this is a vehicle to enable the hubbing of weather. The press release says "Fox Weather will feature local, regional and national updates... [Drawing] on more than 75 meteorologists across 17 stations and Fox News Channel’s news gathering teams." and makes no mention of affiliate stations. This is a project that involves only the O&O group.
Rebrand all the local weather departments under the "Fox Weather" banner (Which would be similar to WeatherPlus) and now you have a unified brand that anyone can appear in front of. Do you really need weekend meteorologists at both WITI and WFLD? Or can you just "regionalize" these markets and do both out of one station from time to time? Oh no! A Tornado warning has been issued on a Sunday morning, and nobody's at the station! Not to worry, the Mothership in NYC has somebody on duty, and they were going to cover the Tornado warning anyways, so they might as well just simulcast Fox Weather on the local FOX O&O.
I would not be the least bit surprised if midway through next year, they announce they're "streamlining" the O&O's and are taking advantage of "operational efficiencies" presented with a network of meteorologists and suddenly some stations lose their weekend/fill in mets. I've said for some time now that Weather and Sports were ripe for hubbing, and I think this might be the start of that.
Completely agreed. I think that, creative and sales will be hubbed.
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54 minutes ago, DENDude said:
Cool, I'll be curious to see how well it does. (It will be NBC Weather Plus 2.0, with search lights
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I'm pretty sure that they no longer own the rights to the search lights. That was sold to Disney. I mean, even The X2 Package doesn't belong on a Fox station anymore.
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This is an idea that's waaaaay late. I don't honestly see the point.
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6 minutes ago, DirtyHarry said:
First of all, he didn't lie. The FBI Agents themselves even said he didn't lie.
Second of all, Faux News is a neocon outfit. They represent the war division of Government, Inc. and the offshoring division of Globalist, Inc., not Trump's base.
Third, have you heard of selective prosecution? None of the Democrats were hammered for failing to register, namely the Podestas. They went after Flynn to get something on Trump. Flynn didn't have anything because Trump is clean.
But see what I mean about the fake news? That's why only a minority of people believe it anymore. It's just propaganda via the JournOlist for the Deep State. Tegna (since this is the Tegna thread) is a small part of it.
Ahahahahahaha! Trump is clean!? Hilarious. E.g. You do know that claiming Corporate property as Private Property to dodge taxes is illegal, right? He's not smarter than any of us by doing that. The tax code isn't a game.
Cite your sources in line with this chart (just so we're clear what's considered neutral), where the FBI Agents say Flynn didn't lie.
There's no evidence to support a deep state, only conspiracy theories. Did you hear about 'The Fake News' any time before Trump was put in by the Electoral College? No.
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47 minutes ago, DirtyHarry said:
You see, this is where the media has changed. They used to at least try to speak truth to power and tried to expose wrongs committed by "the man." Now the national media is in bed with "the man." Flynn was railroaded. Back in the old days, the media would have caused a stink about railroading people. But I guess now that they are the PR department of Government, Inc. they're not allowed to do that anymore.
This is the worst part about media consolidation. Fewer voices = more of this uniparty garbage.
Flynn was railroaded? That's a Fox News talking point. Flynn didn't register as a Ukrainian foreign agent, which he legally had to and he lied to the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he had met with the Russian Ambassador to discuss lifting sanctions on Russia, a country with a deeply troubling human rights record. Nothing railroaded about it.
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10 hours ago, DirtyHarry said:
MSM doesn't push agendas? LOL! What's the old saying about whenever there's a vacuum, something will always go in to fill it? The vacuum is relevant, accurate, unbiased news. Very few places to find it, if any. (And no, I don't mean Faux News, which is neocon central, not to mention boring.) The national news media is the PR department of the largest employer in their company town (the federal government). When you see who is going to be president for the next four years and you see what the MSM has been deliberately hiding from you, it will be the MSM's final nail in the coffin and good riddance. Their baseline assumptions are awful, their propaganda is stale and only a minority of people believe them anymore.
Local media is halfway decent when it comes to news--boring, but decent. But the national media sucks big time.
Enjoy this link because it's not too far off from what's about to unfold. The "Great Awakening" is coming very soon. General Flynn (probably the next President after Trump) and General McInerney are both heavy hitters and the 305th Military Cyber Battalion McInerney mentions in this interview has all the goods on the attempted election steal. Fireworks are coming.
This is all conspiracy theories. The cult of personality isn't going to vote for someone without one.
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I mean, I would love to see it relocated to Larkspur and the true Garden's returned. Six Flags added a ton of concrete to it and management has been meh.