GoldenShine9

If those are LP's, they don't count towards the national cap. On that thought - Lake Charles is the only market in Louisiana that Nexstar is absent in. Maybe that's something they should look into?

They may be realizing that the WPIX move is a desperation move that likely won't work.

Admittedly based on the sound of that, they were literally stuck. Of the companies in buying moods, the only ones really interested in small markets are Gray and Nexstar. The latter probably was too concerned about the cap, while the former has lots of cap space but was already in the market. As a result, they had no real options.

I could see one unlikely scenario that preserves 2 operations: the ABC and Fox affiliations are essentially held by phantoms in the market. If someone else like Nexstar wanted to step in, they could gain the KTVA license, take those affiliations and keep things with 2 news operations?

I'm not surprised GCI sold, but I didn't expect this. Gray is going to effectively have a monopoly on news in Alaska.

KOKH has always been a very distant last...literally the fourth station in a three-station market.

The last of the Gray legacy stations have had their sites updated. The only ex-Raycom station to have an updated site so far is KYOU.

Yeah that's going to be challenging. They are going to have to really work for this.

This may not go so well...

They could place it on a distant DT, in order to maintain such coverage.

I noticed that too...something that they need to fix. Most of the Gray legacy stations are now updated, the exceptions being KKCO, KTUU, KTVF, WABI, WAGM, WCAX and WTVG.

https://www.kgns.tv/2020/07/07/kgns-news-reports-8-cases-of-covid-19/ KGNS (Laredo, TX) has 8 confirmed cases of COVID-19 within its staff. For a fairly small station, that's enormous. Are they going to be able to even keep doing newscasts? The closest sister station to them is KWTX in Waco.

As far as the site changes go, they have since done it to KFYR and its satellites, KVLY, KWCH, WILX, WJRT and WOWT.

Over the last few days, Gray has changed some more sites: KOLN/KGIN, KNEP, KNOP, KSNB, WIBW, WIFR and WSAW. The legacy Gray stations are rapidly being changed. Next would be the ex-Raycom stations most likely.

New additions: KMVT, WHSV and WTVY. Also added: KWQC, WBAY, WDTV, WEAU, WMTV and WTAP.

Some more just got it: WDBJ, WRDW/WAGT and WSAZ. Mostly Gray legacy stations so far (KYOU is the only ex-Raycom station to have changed).

Probably still working on that.

I can see him ending up across town in a company more suited for him...

A few more: WITN, WCTV, WCJB.

Three others with the new site today: KGNS, KBTX and KOSA. Edit: And two more. KOLO, KXII

KYOU appears to be the first ex-Raycom station with the new design. https://www.kyoutv.com/

I also noticed that WTOK has it, as does KALB, KCRG, KWTX, WBKO, WVLT and WYMT.

KNOE has a new website design - it's not the 2018 Raycom style either. Looks like Gray is starting something brand new. https://www.knoe.com/

It could be a significant upgrade in the position, like from weekends to weeknights.

Is that for good now, or will it go back to affiliates next weekend?