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Looks like WDKY/FOX56 has picked their morning anchors. 

4 hours ago, Yankees4life said:

Along with that and the aforementioned ex-Raycom station i mentioned...

Ex-Quincy stations, KTUU, WBKO, WKYT, WLUC, WTOK, KYTV, WWNY, KOTA and WEAU

Also WYMT since 2014.  Wish they would bring back the previous WYMT logo, but drop the 57. 

Getting closer. 

5 hours ago, Yankees4life said:

WBKB does it again. Man, this station is filled with bad opens

 

I see eyes watching me. 

9 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

 

Could it be launched in time for the opening ceremony?.....

 

 

You get the gold metal if so!

On 7/15/2021 at 9:04 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

What in the Edward Willis Scripps is this... WDTV?

 

Ha. A very directional news station. North central West Virginia. 

Looks like we may be getting close for WLEX. 

Not official... 

WDKY FOX56

We’re creating a brand-new newsroom and want a meteorologist for our evening newscasts who connects with our viewers and values her/his teammates. WDKY is looking for a PM Meteorologist.

AM Meteorologist

Weekend Sports Anchor / Reporter

AM News Producer

Reporter / MMJ

News Photographer / MMJ

News Producer - PM

Sports Anchor/Reporter

News AM Anchor

On 5/3/2021 at 9:11 AM, sanewsguy said:

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/job/Nexstar---WDKY/News-Director_REQ-9296

 

Does this not sound like they are launching an in-house news department? Which if so, is something I've been predicting since the day the ink dried on the transfer from Sinclair. This wording "from near the ground up" makes it seem like the two WDKY-only anchors (Marvin Bartlett and Kristen Pflum), who are contracted to Nexstar, would go to this possible in-house effort, severing the ties with WKYT.

 

Makes me wonder where WDKY would go to do its news. The current office is too small to house a news department (and it's just that, sales and marketing offices; master control had been out of WSYX in Columbus and is now coming from one of the Nexstar hubs, probably Indianapolis). New building?

 

So many questions....

Now looks like an Assistant News Director job. 

How often do you get the chance to build a local TV newsroom? 

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/job/Nexstar---WDKY/Assistant-News-Director_REQ-10326

I do like the new ABC logo, but not the size of it.  Rather the ABC size be same size as the 7 logo and be right beside it. Like CBS 2 for example. 

By 2033, we should have this logo. 

41 minutes ago, CircleSeven said:

 

If a full power station wants an allotment that LP is in, they can basically get it. Because low power & translator stations don't get protection for their allotments (Class A Low Powers do, however). For instance, WYES has petitioned to move to RF 28. That means that LP that's now occupied in that allotment (Daystar's KNLD-LD) has to be displaced & have to find a new channel of their own.

 

.......And almost two weeks later, it has already advanced to NPRM.

 

Three new R&Os.

• KCRG (9 > 32)
• WLUK (12 > 18)
• WFXL (12 > 27)

 

Waiting to see if Gray moves WYMT off channel 12, but they have a huge coverage on that channel. 

54 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

I'd like to know as well ... The 1999 WLBT package looks very similar as well.

I'd almost sat that it has a VDO vibe to it.

 

I don’t think I’d seen that open before. Nice! Yeah that has a VOD feel to it. 

On 5/7/2021 at 12:25 PM, tyrannical bastard said:

Some that come to mind:

 

VDO - They did the original 2000 WFLA package that was later adapted to the Media General stations before the Giant Octopus one they originated for HD.  They also did the 1999 "News Center" package for WSYX and WTTE.

Later they did some of the former Emmis stations including the 2003 packages for WVUE and WALA.

Who did the Media General graphics or as I called it the cloud look (Counterpoint era) graphics for WTVQ/WJHL/WSLS/WNCT/WCBD/KALB in the mid-late 90's? 

6 hours ago, sanewsguy said:

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/job/Nexstar---WDKY/News-Director_REQ-9296

 

Does this not sound like they are launching an in-house news department? Which if so, is something I've been predicting since the day the ink dried on the transfer from Sinclair. This wording "from near the ground up" makes it seem like the two WDKY-only anchors (Marvin Bartlett and Kristen Pflum), who are contracted to Nexstar, would go to this possible in-house effort, severing the ties with WKYT.

 

Makes me wonder where WDKY would go to do its news. The current office is too small to house a news department (and it's just that, sales and marketing offices; master control had been out of WSYX in Columbus and is now coming from one of the Nexstar hubs, probably Indianapolis). New building?

 

So many questions....

Ha, I just saw this and put in the speculation chat. 

Yeah to me, this makes me think this is just the start of ending the relationship with WKYT and nothing against WKYT, just wanting to go out on their own.   Not sure when that ends.

If we start to see anchors/meteorologist job postings for WDKY, then here is our sign. 

8 hours ago, 2cool4air said:

It takes money to implement a new look.  Even though the graphics are essentially designed at the hub, they will still need to be implemented locally.  Custom animations will need to be created for the station.  Signage for vehicles and perhaps on the building itself will need to be changed.  Station promotions using the new designs.  It all comes down to money and whether or not it's important enough to spread the corporate brand into the local market at this time.  I have some confidence it will happen before this year is out but probably not until Q3.  There still is no mandate from corporate though.  I suspect something will come down by mid summer.

I am fine how with how it looks now. Looks great and I am okay with the music too with it. I've gotten used to it.  Shocked they didn't use the NBC cuts though. 

Anyone heard anything on the graphics for KRIS, KATC, WLEX or KERO? 

Currently here in Lexington WTVQ and now Inyo’s WUPX both are carrying LAFF tv. Both equally look like crap. WLEX has court tv in HD and and WUPX doesn’t. Maybe that will change. 

6 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

There's an amendment in one of the Sinclair channel change PRMs.

 

WCYB wanted to move from VHF-low 5 to UHF 30. They now proposed to move to RF 35 instead.

I've always heard low VHF band signal is supposed to "bend" over these mountains? Figured that is why they stayed on channel 5 all these years.  

Going from a 90 mile contour 78.9 mile contour.  

With a lot of the Gray stations moving to from VHF to UHF like listed above, waiting on WYMT to get off channel 12, but at least it's not low VHF.

9 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!

Guessing a lot of the staff isn’t working from home either?

9 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!

Guessing a lot of the staff isn’t working from home either?

Looks like WDKY has a nexstar looking school closing ticker. 

10 minutes ago, MarkBRollins88_v2 said:

KOAA just launched the graphics 

Then there were 4.

KERO, KRIS, KATC and WLEX. 

7 minutes ago, Jakob said:

It's probably still going to be ION Television.

Cool.  Hopefully some different sub channels down the road. 

19 minutes ago, Jakob said:

We don't know yet. All we know is that Qubo and Ion Plus are going away.

Anything going to change with the new owners of the divested/INYO stations? 

11 PM news from last night.