ABC 7 Denver

Just now, DENDude said:

I Was going to not re scann and skip this, but I have had a terrible picture on 2.2 Court TV and on 2.3 Comet TV since Monday. And then this morning I had no picture at all on 9.1, 9.2, 9.4 & 20.1 so I re scanned. 

Ew. Alright. I'll have to check that. My issues tends to be that KMGH has terrible interference on 7.1 and although it has a stronger signal on 30.3 (KZCO-LD), not all of my systems will see that signal. Though strangely, I get KKTV and I live in Douglas. 

There is something I'm generally confused about. Why was the Fox deal only approved with the sale of the Fox RSNs? Fox owns FS1-3, and though it wasn't included in the deal, the RSNs could have been a great side-car for ESPN. Since FS1-3 and ESPN are cable nets, I can't see why the FEC wouldn't have approved the RSNs sold to Disney as ESPN RSNs.

1 hour ago, DENDude said:

KUSA Launched Circle TV this morning, so everyone in Denver needs to Re-Scan there tv's.    Circle TV is a Country network, KUSA has it on 9.6 over the air.

 

https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/television/circle-9news/73-1826f44b-2084-42bf-9358-0de2f95ac4e0

I think I'll skip that, thanks.

8 hours ago, cg41386 said:

WPVI’s is called Chopper 6. Sky 6 is just a sky camera.

Tail Number N606TV.

4 minutes ago, rkolsen said:

Nice video. Who dispatches it or do they all take turns?

 

Also, what do you mean N2QU is grounded - are they doing any aerial footage?

They informally rotate.  There is another partner which would be Newsradio KOA, who's licensed to my hometown ironically.  https://denver.cbslocal.com/2016/06/20/john-morrissey-colon-cancer-screening-koa/

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2020/1/14/grounded-in-atlanta

1 hour ago, newsteam13 said:

In my city - Denver, Colorado - all five stations share one helicopter. They don't have their own choppers like they used to.

 

KUSA had their own chopper called SKY9. At KCNC CBS4, it was Copter 4 piloted by Mike Silva. AirTracker7 was the helicopter for KMGH. When KDVR opened their news department, they had a helicopter called SkyFox. KWGN had no chopper.

 

I know helicopters are expensive. The Bell JetRanger costs $1 million, while the EuroCopter Airbus A350 costs $2 million, plus factor in the high operating costs. 

It's a 2003 Eurocopter AS-350 AStar (single-turboshaft). Tail Number N6UX. It has an internal name at the local stations. If I read you into it, I'd have to kill you. I don't make up the rules. 

https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N6UX

Interestingly, the Bell 407, tail #N2QU, that's currently grounded for WSB-TV, used to fly in Denver under the tail #N90TV for KUSA.

1 hour ago, ns8401 said:

It looks perfectly normal... most stations are doing that now.. instead of giving me hints why don’t you describe what you are complaining about?

Worst voice over!

14 hours ago, MyNewsArchive said:

WOI launched their TEGNA app and website today along with what appears to be a new "Local 5" logo (below the Hourly weather)... 

2 different WOI-5 logos in 5 years. Wow.

11 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

When you multiply that saving across hundreds of WRDS, not to mention the cheap talent, inbred programming, and god willing, the coffee (or lack thereof) and ply of the TP....

And only providing food to staff out of a vending machine. Stay classy, Tegna. 

5 hours ago, J1975am said:

I take it you are not a fan of Ms. Barrett??

Really? What gave you that idea?

8 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

KDVR/KWGN's GM Joan Barrett will become the new President/GM of Charlotte's WCNC.

Oh thank god! She can go the f*ck away!

18 minutes ago, PTVNews said:

 

Really? What about WCSH/News Center Maine?

WLBZ is a semi-satellite of WCSH. I think they still maintain separate IDs.

4 hours ago, TennTV1983 said:

That's a most definite as using Local 'Channel Number' as branding isn't so much of a thing anymore except for maybe a handful of TV stations these days. They'll most likely be re-branded as WATN 24 and WOI 5 on the non-news side of things. As for newscasts, a return to the generic "Channel 5 News" or "News 5" branding would probably be the most logical direction WOI to go at this point. WATN may require some "creativity" to say the least as a means of moving ratings in the right direction.

On a side note, WOITV.com re-directs to WeAreIowa.com, so that should give you an idea on what direction they might be going.

TEGNA mandate requires the use of the PSIP in all branding. So it's most certainly either ABC 5 or WOI 5. So either they pickup WOI5.com or they keep ABC5Iowa.com as the root. The latter is cheaper.

6 hours ago, Working4You said:

Seems basic. Not bad but not amazing. 

 

Maybe the wrong forum for this but million dollar question. Does Tegna drop the "Local" branding from WATN and WOI I know that was a Nexstar thing. Guess we will find out in the coming days and weeks. 

They definitely will. It doesn't comport with their branding policies. ABC24.com redirects to LocalMemphis.com currently. So ABC24.com will become the root domain. WeAreIowa.com may remain the same, but it could redirect to ABC5Iowa.com as well, to align closer to Tegna's branding standards.

On 2/13/2020 at 10:38 AM, JCB4TV said:

New website and, apparently, a new logo for WQAD. See for yourself.

3 hours ago, TheRyan said:

I don't remember if this was discussed but why would WTKR and WTVR be exempted from the new Scripps gfx?  I can perfectly see why at WPIX, but WTKR and WTVR seem mildly random to get exempted.

Unless they are looking to flip those stations?

18 minutes ago, Weeters said:

They have a few. I'm not saying they can't do it, I just can't imagine them actually doing it.

Clearly you need a better imagination! Haha! jk

21 minutes ago, Weeters said:

I wouldn't count on this being a long-term thing. Those stations need to migrate off the homemade Tribune CG and video systems eventually, and I highly doubt Scripps will put in the effort to convert those graphics packages to VizRT.

This is an old post but didn't Scripps hire some VizRT artists are few years ago? https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/graphic-artist-vizrt-at-the-e-w-scripps-company-606772397/

People, what we have here is a mix of the CBS O&O package and the CBSN package. That's what we will see going forward.

On 2/4/2020 at 9:24 AM, CBS11 Weatherboy said:

 

Tegna should've gone with this package.

 

A designer at Tegna told me that if you want to be involved in the collaborative design process, apply for the open motion design position here: https://www.jobs.net/jobs/tegna/en-us/job/United-States/Motion-Graphic-Designer/J3Q5ZX757HK8MCYB7T4/

They would love your great ideas and to provide you with industry experience! 

On 1/31/2020 at 2:30 PM, CBS11 Weatherboy said:

Not just that but Tegna has new website layouts matching their new app layout.

These are super clean and easy to use. They aren't as bulky as Nexstar's website or as clunky as Sinclair's. A step ahead of Scripps too.

31 minutes ago, CircleSeven said:

Actually, former sister-station KJCT uses Counterpoint for its Daybreak (simulcast on KKCO) & 5:30pm shows.

Hmm. You may want to send a note about that to the NMSA.

14 hours ago, NEOMatrix said:

KEYC is using Metropolis...in 2020!

METROPOLIS...IN THE YEAR 2020!

Better than KRDO who's the last station using CounterPoint.

7 hours ago, HoosierNewsie said:

YIKES. I kind of like the black and yellow but that voice over made me cringe so hard. 
 

Can Sinclair stop with the hideous play button/News now logos. 

Sure! Once WFAA stops with it too.

2 hours ago, CBS11 Weatherboy said:

The logo looks much better.

So they're dropping the 'Today's' part?