NewsMaster

ASN has picked up another rights package, and it's a big one IMO. They've acquired the rights to televise the American Athletic Conference's men's basketball games starting this upcoming season. To me this fuels speculation that Sinclair will pick up whichever station M-MG divests in Connecticut since UConn is in that conference and is one of, if not the strongest school in the conference in that sport.

WTVF and KTNV have picked up the Scripps template as well.

WVLA is now Local 33. It was mentioned on the Out and About thread but I figured I'd post it here too.

That's the best set I've seen for a Nexstar station. Hopefully KTSM will get something similar (but I hope they keep the NC9 branding). Here's some vid.

I was thinking Raycom when I first saw it. Their weather graphics are a mashup of the two IMO.

Yeah, those colors might be an issue. Everyone in NEO is probably irate about it. Lol. Interesting change of music to TITP. I still don't know who the VO guy is (I think I said earlier that it was John Beach, but after listening to more clips it doesn't sound like him). Sounds like the guy that does promos and teases on TNT for shows such as Rizzoli and Isles, and Major Crimes.

That's what I was thinking. KYW/KTVA instantly came to mind.

Well these deals are interesting. I guess that puts a kibosh on Gray buying Bonten's NBC Montana cluster. Expect the white '12' on a red square to come to KTVH.

For those who need proof,

Your move, KMID.

Can't say I'm surprised. Fields has been seen less and less at KTVK since the duop with KPHO was formed.

And does this mean that there will FINALLY be both new graphics and a 9pm newscast on KPEJ??? I've noticed that KMID has been referring itself in articles as "Local Big 2" as of late.

Former WKYC anchor Kris Pickel is headed to KPHO. As a WKYC viewer when I lived in Cleveland, it'll be nice to see a familiar face at a Phoenix station.

KASW took an almost identical path of another Nexstar CW standalone, WCWJ in Jacksonville, which is YourJax.com. Can't wait to see what kind of stuff that YourPHX.com will have.

I would think so. KULX's signal only covers the greater Salt Lake area, while KTMW covers almost all of northern Utah, including Logan and Spanish Fork. I think the motive to the deal is to eventually get rid of the LP stations.

Probably something similar (if not identical) to WJMN's set.

This one is definitely a head-scratcher. Marquee seems to be investing in WMDT, with new graphics, music and logo since taking over. Yet they're buying stations close to large markets. I'll have to wait and see... I really want to see the WNEG calls return, but it's a long shot...

Apparently Nexstar is feeling proud. I give you the new sites for WVLA, KVEO and KWKT. I also mentioned in the No Emotion Box that KMSS's newscasts have been taken over by KTAL.

This is true. Then again it also doesn't mean that they won't. Just take WFXR.

Looks like the Nexstar sites for the ComCorp stations are beginning to take shape. KADN: cajunfirst.com WNTZ: cenlanow.com I will update this post as I see more sites up and running.

Larry McCarren, WGBA sports anchor and Packers Hall of Famer, has announced that he is leaving broadcast television. He will still announce Packer games on radio alongside Wayne Larrivee. http://www.jrn.com/nbc26/news/Larry-McCarren-Its-Time-297795411.html

I think you're right. WIVT only produces one newscast at 6:00 which is repeated at 11:00 and WIVT still does not have a weather department, instead having taped forecasts from WSYR. Nexstar probably thought that WIVT is in such awful shape that it would be cheaper buying another station to assume an existing news department instead of basically starting a new one from scratch.

Not surprised. Could WEYI beat WACH and WNWO and become the first former Barrington station to get the new graphics then? We will wait and see... EDIT: WEYI would be the third.

Looks like Olivia Fierro is returning to KTVK from sister station KVVU. Olivia tweeted this and KTVK posted this video on their FB page.

I'm shocked. It's a good theme but it's dated. CBS Local would have been a better choice. I'm not sure if this was mentioned already or not, but the weather graphics at WHBF's sister station down I-74 have been updated. Shouldn't be too much longer...