Nelson R.

https://deadline.com/2020/06/sinclair-broadcast-group-headline-news-service-1202961647/#comments They eventually plan to expand it to “afternoons and then evenings.” Wow. So maybe 3-4pm and 7-8pm Eastern? Or 6-7pm? The evening slot would take away sitcom rerun time. Maybe it would just be 30 minutes each in the afternoon and evening. Sounds like overkill.

Really should only be 2 hours, and not 3. Will it be 6-9 in all time zones? The stations that air Big 3 10/9pm news productions by their duopoly partner should air morning news from those stations instead if they do not already. Looking at you WMYA. Not sure which station it will be on in Raleigh/Durham, WLFL or WRDC. Probably the former if I had to guess. WLFL could air morning news from WTVD since they air their 10:00 news but they are not the station in a duopoly with them. If it does expand to other affiliates I’d like to see WMYT pick it up, but I’m not sure if Nexstar would want it going against its own Good Day Charlotte.

New site looks great. Hope WBTV gets it.

Nexstar Remains Firmly Atop Station Groups

Thank you @Weeters for finally killing off the Nexstar/Tribune thread

On an unrelated note, it’s stunning that a station in Tennessee doesn’t have those call letters.

https://tvnewscheck.com/article/top-news/249596/ron-romines-new-vp-gm-of-wjzy-wmyt/ Ron Romines new WJZY/WMYT GM

Above is why automatic merging of replies needs to go away or at least needs to be optional.

https://www.facebook.com/1941151582692956/posts/3275958862545548/?d=n Please keep WSOC anchor Allison Latos and her husband and family in your thoughts and prayers. On May 13 she lost her baby girl Hannah due to an inoperable brain condition. Either TBS or at least bring back the short lived syndicated Braves Southeast Network. The games were on WAXN in Charlotte.

WBTV called, it wants its slogan back

News Nation set to debut September 1

Well we know Nexstar won’t be getting WCNC or WFMY...

Should have a choice, the subjects could be totally unrelated.

WOW!!! You think @oknewsguy actually wants Kim to take over the stations?

https://www.facebook.com/130159617072026/posts/2885827961505164/ Maureen O’Boyle has explained why she has been off air for the past 2 weeks. She had been sick since March 17, but thankfully tested negative for the flu, strep and COVID-19. She has now been cleared. Jamie Boll has filled in for her on WBTV News Prime Time at 7. This is certainly good news.

WCNC temporally shortened Charlotte Today to 30 minutes and started their noon newscast at 11:30 am.

Good move.

John Carter and Mary King distancing themselves on the WBTV morning show

It looks like WJZY has done the same

Don’t know where else to put this now that the COVID19 thread has been moved to Speculatron, but WCNC has moved at least its sports reports out of the studio and will be working remotely. I wonder if all Tegna stations have done this? https://www.facebook.com/1463114260592588/posts/2591684131068923/?d=n

Diana Alvear has left WJZY. She has decided to be a stay at home mom. She had just returned from maternity leave with her second child. I had picked up on this and was thinking about posting something. I had not seen her on the news lately. And her Twitter bio had said “former Fox 46 news anchor.” She just put up that Facebook post today. She anchored the South Carolina Presidential Debate Special at 11:00 on February 25 and then disappeared shortly thereafter. I must have missed her on air announcement if there was one. Nexstar has not updated the website (it even still says FTS on the bottom) and her bio remains on there for now but she is gone. I am glad this is not a Nexstar decision. Lindsey Clein has replaced her at 6 and 10. She is also very good. Best of luck Diana, you will be missed.

I live in the Charlotte market but I think it has helped both stations.

Meteorologist Britney Hamilton is leaving WJZY. She hasn’t announced where she is going.

I am surprised they are not airing news in the entire 4:00 hour. But I guess they have to air Divorce Court sometime, no sister station to move it to. So much news on WAGA.

https://www.sportschannel8.com/media-musings-from-wrestling-to-wral-meet-the-triangles-newest-sports-anchor/ Chris Lea will move from WXII to WRAL (not far) to replace Jeff Gravley as sports anchor, who has taken a job with NC State Athletics.