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    At the FCC

    in General TV

    Posted

    3 hours ago, CubsFan79 said:

    Did not surprise me Sinclair sold KGBT TV to Mission Broadcasting. Will the sale be approved, and will CBS return to KGBT.

    I wonder if that was the plan all along, as Nexstar kept the CBS 4 branding on the station, even though it was on 23.2...

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    Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

    in Classic Video

    Posted

    Glad to see that I'm not the only crazy person out there!

     

    If YouTube starts giving you trouble, you may consider what I did - a Vimeo (or other hosting provider) account.  I pay for the "Plus" account, which lets me upload 5GB/week - I paid about $60 for the year with an on-line coupon at the time.  5 GB/week covers 12-13 newscasts, which I convert to mp4 and sit at about 400MB for a 30 minute program - it's a good balance of compression and quality.  From there I usually post 10 newscasts/week (and am building up a reserve for when I'm out of town and can't upload...).  The best part is if someone complains, I just take the offending video private - I can still share with folks (via a password), but it's not "out in the wild"...

     

    Jim 

    Nexstar...again

    in Corporate Chat

    Posted

    On 3/3/2021 at 9:21 AM, NEPANews said:

    It seems in the past week or so that newscasts on WBRE/WYOU now have the reporters referencing the channel numbers of the two stations for the first time in roughly 15~ years.

     

    It's VERY awkward when you hear it spoken in a toss to a package like: "WBRE 28 WYOU 22 Eyewitness News reporter, Chris Bohinski tells us..."

     

    What could have prompted this change?

     

    Not sure, but WDVM (formerly WHAG) has added the "25" back into promotions - not part of the logo or the newscast name (yet), but I suspect it's to re-emphasize the channel number, as more people cut the cord, plus WDVM is being introduced OTA into the DC market proper via both a transmitter relocation as well as being added as "guest" subchannel on WFDC (which has WDCA as a channel-share)...

     

    Jim

    YouTube discussion

    in Classic Video

    Posted · Edited by compubit
    Unmerging...

    3 hours ago, bmasters1 said:

     

    What happened? Did the stations embargo their old newscasts?

    When I posted full newscasts (and even just some clips) on YT years ago, CBS threw a fit regarding KCNC's newscast (even though it wasn't owned by CBS when the newscast was recorded...), and had it pulled.  At that point, I decided to go elsewhere for hosting (where I control the content better...). 

     

    Jim

    Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

    in Classic Video

    Posted · Edited by compubit

    I've uploaded a few more classic newscasts to my 2021 channel:

     

    2021 Videos on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/channels/1672797) 

     

    WCSH May 2005

    KSAZ March 1999

    WOIO May 2002

    Amarillo 2004: KAMR, KVII, KFDA, and KCIT

     

    Jim

    (p.s., is there a way to embed Vimeo videos - similar to how YouTube videos can be embedded?)

     

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    Ion Media Networks - General Discussion

    in Corporate Chat

    Posted

    On 1/18/2021 at 4:26 PM, rkolsen said:

    I shudder to think of the picture quality on that channel. 

    Interesting, as WDVM also has a Transmitter change in work that will finally provide a signal into metro DC itself - I live on the top of a hill, with an antenna in my attic and am looking forward to finally (re)getting WDVM, now that I’ve dropped cable...

     

    J

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    Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

    in Classic Video

    Posted · Edited by compubit

    To let everyone know who hasn’t figured it out, my Vimeo account is back, and all of the old videos have been resurrected...

     

    Here’s the link to my 2021 channel (new stuff as it’s posted...):

    https://vimeo.com/channels/1672797
     

    Recent additions include:

    WRC from 1998

    Binghamton/Utica from 2001

    Jackson, MS from 2004

    KDUH from 2005 (Near the end of local newscasts On this incarnation of the station - the newscasts we’re going by the KOTA Territory Name at this time, but we’re being done out of KDUH, except the weather from KOTA/Mike Modrick )


    The full site is here:

    https://vimeo.com/compubit

     

    Enjoy!

    Jim

     

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    Spectrum News 1?

    in US Cable News

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    6 minutes ago, JohnnyNews said:

    I watched SPN1 here in DFW and in the evenings they talk about Austin San Antonio and even Corpus Christi. But the weather segments are specifically for the DFW and North Texas Region.

    I think the model is pretty much statewide news, then a local weather insert. I know in New York, SN1 seems to be “vertically aligned” in the upstate: Buffalo, then Corning-Elmira/Rochester, Binghamton/Syracuse/Watertown, and Albany/Hudson River Valley...

     

    I’ll try to login tonight to “watch” Austin on the computer, and likewise DFW on the TV...

     

    J

    Spectrum News 1?

    in US Cable News

    Posted

    Spectrum News 1 DFW is running (I’m watching it right now at my parents in McKinney). 
     

    From what I’ve read, the mornings and late afternoons are region specific, but I suspect middays are state-wide - I’m seeing stories based out of Austin/San Antonio (2pm CT), rather than local DFW info... 

     

    When I get a chance, I’ll login and run 2 streams (Austin and Dallas) to see where the content is identical vs. the same...

     

    Jim

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    Gray TV takes over CBS in Anchorage, AK

    in General TV

    Posted · Edited by compubit

    13 minutes ago, CubsFan79 said:

    I’m surprised that KTUU and Gray TV didn’t just stay with KTVA. Then Gray TV would have to sell KYES TV. The format for news would be Alaska News Now. Much like with KSFY and KDLT TV.


    It’s probably just easier to move CBS (and the intellectual property to KYES/5. They may not have been able to purchase KTVA, as it’s top 4, and IIRC, KYES was purchased as a failing station... (Unless more rules have changed - I haven’t kept track of what they are today - vs. yesterday...)

     

    As for Spectrum bait, The auctions are over... ???

     

    I’m sure Gray made GCI an offer they couldn’t refuse for the non-license assets...

     

    I could see them keeping 2 newsrooms/newscasts - one focused on Anchorage, and the other focused on Statewide content, particularly Southeast, as there is no local TV coverage in the area...

     

    Jim

    Out & About

    in General TV

    Posted

    18 hours ago, east-tx-tv said:

     

    I remember back when KDFW was a CBS station, they'd buy up Dallas Cowboys tickets so there wouldn't be a blackout.  Sometimes there was anyway; many with antennas would try to swivel them around to try to pick up KXII from Sherman, or even KLTV (back in their cherry-picking days) in Tyler.


    Or KWTX in Waco - I remember during the 80s heading back to College Station from Dallas, there would be folks parked at rest stops along I-35 “tailgating” with a TV to watch the Cowboys on a Sunday afternoon when the Cowboys didn’t sell out....

    Classic Video Thread (pre-2008)

    in Classic Video

    Posted

    4 hours ago, bmasters1 said:

     

    Of what affiliation was KDUH at the time of this noon edition in '84?

    I believe it was NBC Primary  at that time, based on both the news theme (which included the NBC sonic logo in it), as well as NBC programming (Tonight Show) - but I think this timeframe was close to the network switch, as there weren’t any network identifying promotions, but just generic slides for the network programs, and the Open didn’t include the earlier video with the shots including the Proud N logo

     

    J

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    Holy Graphics Knockoff Batman!!

    in Graphics

    Posted

    On 3/30/2020 at 11:46 AM, Jared DiCarlo said:

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    Here’s WTWO in Terre Haute with a logo that looks suspiciously similar to the one that WMAR in Baltimore was using at the time. 
     

     

    Speaking of which, the logo that they’re using now is a rip-off of WGRZ!

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    I wouldn’t call these rip-offs. They’re numbers in a specific font - that’s the same as saying WJLA’s circle 7 logo is a rip-off of WABC, KABC, KGO, WLS’s logo, since WJLA isn’t an ABC owned and operated station...

     

    A rip-off isn’t using the same package as another unrelated station. A rip-off is trying to create a similar looking package (usually on the cheap),  but not pulling it off well.

     

    For example, this KALB newscast open (not sure if it was used on air or not):

    https://youtu.be/dLlFpX68s68

     

    at duplicating the WNBC’s 2010 open: 

    https://youtu.be/5Mk0FFM8nrE
     

    IMHO is a distinct ripoff...

     

    Jim

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    Out & About

    in General TV

    Posted · Edited by compubit

    15 minutes ago, TheRolyPoly said:

    Why is WATN there? What station represents the First News at 9:00 mic flag? I don't remember that one.

    It appears to be LaCrosse, WI (based on the sticker barely visible).

     

    J

    Retransmission Consent squabbles

    in General TV

    Posted

    My parents (70s) have their routine (Dallas):

    TV is never on before noon

    Noon is CNN

    Off mid-afternoon

    4pm - CBS11

    5pm - WFAA8

    5:30 - ABC World New Tonight

    6pm - Jeopardy (TXA21)

    6:30 - Wheel of Fortune (CBS11)

    Prime time varies, but usually the TV is off at 7 - unless Dad goes upstairs for a Ranger’s Game; Mom stays downstairs reading, knitting or possibly watching something previously recorded.

    10pm - CBS11 News

    10:35 - Colbert

     

    They complain about the cost, but when I suggest a cheaper package - that shuts down the conversation...  Because they might want to watch HBO or Showtime or VOD or...

     

    Whereas I’ve become television’s worst nightmare: someone in their 50s who doesn’t watch TV...

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    The Ever-Evolving Gray Graphics Situation...Thread

    in Graphics

    Posted

    3 hours ago, PTVNews said:

     

    I know it's small market but that news writing is terrible! Almost as if the anchor is reading the press release itself. Doesn't help that she sounds robotic and bored.

    Amarillo is a “fresh out” market - kiddos right out of college. I had a couple of college mates who started there right out of school (and then moved up and out after a year or two) - especially on the weekend, where crews are very thin.

     

    i’d just chalk it up to lack of experience.

     

    J

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