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  1. GoldenShine9
    With all that is going on in Cleveland, could WOIO be the big winner?
  2. GoldenShine9
    As for the graphics, this would be a good package for all Gray stations, although they should have the ability to change colors depending on local demands and logos (I know KKTV has a red base and WVLT uses orange in their color scheme). The blue base works well for WBTV though, but would look awful at WCSC, for example.
  3. GoldenShine9
    It seems Gray doesn't have any real standards for the news layouts, other than weather.
  4. GoldenShine9
    It might just be becoming a trend.
  5. GoldenShine9
    There seems to be a bunch of reasons that they can't get any of their stuff into non-Sinclair markets.
  6. GoldenShine9
    One question on Sinclair's show Full Measure with Sharyl Atkinson. It is on practically no non-Sinclair stations, yet Soledad O'Brien and Greta Van Susteren have been able to get good coverage outside their companies. Does the toxic nature of Sinclair extend down to sales offices?
  7. GoldenShine9
    I think WLBT could use a different logo too. The color scheme looks awkward with those graphics. A yellow or orange touch, like WVLT has, would look better.
  8. GoldenShine9
    Did Gray decide to ship it out to other companies? I wonder what royalties they would be getting.
  9. 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.
  10. GoldenShine9
    It's unlikely they would get both of them.
  11. 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.
  12. GoldenShine9
    I can't see how it will go anywhere, especially since ownership changed in between. The company that hired him no longer exists.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. GoldenShine9
    Even though the other two stations aren't exactly doing that well either.
  16. 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.
  17. GoldenShine9
    What more can you expect from a small market independent?
  18. GoldenShine9
    KXLY did a much better job in execution of the new branding.
  19. GoldenShine9
    Speaking of Alan, maybe WALA will take him on after the non-compete expires?
  20. GoldenShine9
    Although, DirecTV was infamous for disputes even before AT&T took over.
  21. GoldenShine9
    It seems 90% of disputes either involve Dish or AT&T.
  22. 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.
  23. GoldenShine9
    KIVI/KSAW are ex-Journal stations so they've been with Scripps for several years.
  24. 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.
  25. GoldenShine9
    Do I believe them? No. Expect a bunch of offers.
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