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  1. GoldenShine9
    Unlike in some of these other markets, they do have to worry about WAPT as well. They can't brush Jackson off as an inevitable leader.
  2. GoldenShine9
    It's unlikely they would get both of them.
  3. GoldenShine9
    That would be a MESS in a few markets though. I'd think it would more likely be a full merger with the Tegna name.
  4. GoldenShine9
    I can't see how it will go anywhere, especially since ownership changed in between. The company that hired him no longer exists.
  5. GoldenShine9
    Even among legacy stations, there seems to be a difference - and not just on market size. WOWT Omaha got the Texas-like package, yet many smaller stations like WBKO, WYMT and KMVT got the Memphis-like package.
  6. GoldenShine9
    https://seekingalpha.com/article/4283503-gray-television-inc-gtn-ceo-hilton-howell-q2-2019-results-earnings-call-transcript?page=2 From the Q2 earnings call transcript, Full Court Press (with Greta Van Susteren) has deals now with companies/stations reaching 70% of the nation. Not sure which stations, but presumably groups/independents with limited or no overlap with Gray.
  7. GoldenShine9
    Even though the other two stations aren't exactly doing that well either.
  8. GoldenShine9
    Technically, Tegna owns KMSB outright now, but they are the junior partner in the LMA with Gray doing the heavy lifting. I wonder if they will break apart from Gray and form a news department (although Tucson is quite small for 4 news operations)? Or perhaps join up with another owner (probably Quincy who would be more likely to be friendly with them, since Scripps is literally their biggest rival) on that? Another question - is there a Spanish-language news operation in Tucson? If not, they would be smart to reposition KTTU for that. I'm not sure what the relations between Tegna and Gray are like between the companies.
  9. GoldenShine9
    What more can you expect from a small market independent?
  10. GoldenShine9
    KXLY did a much better job in execution of the new branding.
  11. GoldenShine9
    Speaking of Alan, maybe WALA will take him on after the non-compete expires?
  12. GoldenShine9
    Although, DirecTV was infamous for disputes even before AT&T took over.
  13. GoldenShine9
    It seems 90% of disputes either involve Dish or AT&T.
  14. GoldenShine9
    No, I don't. In fact, Standard (in that form) doesn't even seem to exist anymore, it appears to be a completely different company now.
  15. GoldenShine9
    KIVI/KSAW are ex-Journal stations so they've been with Scripps for several years.
  16. GoldenShine9
    I'm guessing they will settle with a hefty fine (say, $100 million) and additional conditions (i.e. no new acquisitions for x amount of time, like 2 or 3 years). I can't see this ending up like RKO General nor do I see any forced divestments...that would end up going through the SCOTUS and creating a whole new can of worms.
  17. GoldenShine9
    Do I believe them? No. Expect a bunch of offers.
  18. GoldenShine9
    Alpena will be the only market without a home NBC outlet over the air (or through a satellite)...and nothing that Gray can do there.
  19. GoldenShine9
    Several Gray legacy stations have other colors. Indeed it looks to be at full Gray looks now.
  20. GoldenShine9
    That's a good question re: Raycom's system. It has not made it to the Gray legacy stations though, and each of them had their own way of doing it (many did nothing at all). You can't really ask them, since the creators of that system may be working somewhere completely different now.
  21. GoldenShine9
    Today is "Founder's Day of Caring" at the Nexstar stations, and they are promoting it very hard on their social media pages.
  22. GoldenShine9
    They handled this absolutely horrendously. Making no effort to come clean on it, and just stealth moves, is just wrong. It has only made the community angrier. Even the anchors that made worse moves at other statements (like racial slurs or political statements) had stations come clear, apologize and then let them go publicly. I guarantee you he'll find a better job somewhere else at a station not owned by Sinclair.
  23. GoldenShine9
    Since 1/3 of the Cincinnati market is in Kentucky, I think 2/3 is a reasonable estimate. They won't likely get anywhere near 100% in Ohio, since there is no realistic pathway into Dayton, at a minimum, right now. $535M is reasonable market value for two market leading stations in top-40 markets. There really weren't too many other options: Nexstar is in both markets and capped out, Sinclair is in Columbus, Scripps is in Indianapolis, Terrier is probably too busy negotiating with Meredith, Gray is probably looking at better options on the board for less, the rest don't seem to be in a buying mood right now or biding their time (or this was out of their price range).
  24. GoldenShine9
    After all, Scripps would have had no play for Dispatch, while Terrier is probably too busy with Meredith negotiations and Gray is probably looking at other stuff on the board right now. Can't think of anyone else who could have bought them. As much as we had wished for someone like Hearst, many of us see them as a seller too right now.
  25. GoldenShine9
    Still need Dayton (not going to happen anytime soon) and Cincinnati (very possible?) to get close to full coverage of Ohio. It may not be as valuable as we think since the state is trending red so it may not be a swing state in the future...
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