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  1. 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.
  2. GoldenShine9
    Several Gray legacy stations have other colors. Indeed it looks to be at full Gray looks now.
  3. 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.
  4. GoldenShine9
    Today is "Founder's Day of Caring" at the Nexstar stations, and they are promoting it very hard on their social media pages.
  5. 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.
  6. 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).
  7. 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.
  8. 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...
  9. GoldenShine9
    I know a lot of people are calling on WAND to hire Joe Crain, since they have an opening. However, that would be a legal disaster due to non-compete clauses - Sinclair would sue the heck out of them. Do adjacent markets trigger non-competes as well (say, if he took a job in Peoria?) As a top free agent though, he'll find a job somewhere else much sooner most likely, my guess as a low to mid-market Chief Met. Unless The Weather Channel, WeatherNation or someone else wants to take him on?
  10. GoldenShine9
    Sounds like Gray is trying to actually work the station, even though a lot of their lead is due to the self-destruction of WWL.
  11. GoldenShine9
    They do have the advantage of two transmitters, so I can't see them being that low. I thought Nexstar's WCIA was always the leader, but I think WICS (and its satellite WICD) are 2nd ahead of Block's WAND, which is location-challenged.
  12. GoldenShine9
    I wonder if he even wants to go back there after all that has happened, although there is probably a 2 week notice rule, unless Sinclair is extra strict on self-termination. That said, I can't see him off the market long enough for the non-compete to expire if WAND or WCIA wanted him.
  13. GoldenShine9
    I know KGNS is the only Gray-owned station located in a position that its signal easily gets into Mexico; Gray is absent from the other 4 markets that directly abut the border (Brownsville, El Paso, San Diego and Yuma), while Tucson is too far to get much coverage. The northern Plains stations don't really penetrate into Canada either signal-wise. KGNS (and its major subchannels) are all on cable in Nuevo Laredo, and the city-grade signal definitely gets there. Not sure how far into Mexico they get though.
  14. GoldenShine9
    I would assume the same, and given its age, it would probably be one of the first priorities (after WOIO which needed more than a graphical change).
  15. GoldenShine9
    I wonder if the border stations like WAGM and KGNS will play more than one anthem?
  16. GoldenShine9
    This is interesting: KEYC and WWNY, acquired through the United purchase, have had their website changed - to the 2018 Raycom style (which was adapted while the Gray acquisition was underway, including to stations that were divested - which have mostly changed a second time). It means we can assume that website look is going to be the primary Gray design moving forward, although I haven't seen any legacy Gray stations receive it yet.
  17. GoldenShine9
    Somehow, I don't see him out of a job for long. A rival station, or a station in another market, will probably hire him very quickly.
  18. GoldenShine9
    Except WFAA wasn't in the basement in the last sweeps. WWL has definitely dropped to 3rd though (but has so much open water ahead of WGNO...)
  19. GoldenShine9
    If that's the issue, they would likely have to add KXNW to the deal.
  20. GoldenShine9
    So far WOIO has been doing the right things since Gray took over. I know we were wondering how it would work out, but Raycom definitely did not treat them well in its last few years. WKYC in 4th place is definitely not unrealistic...
  21. GoldenShine9
    Are any other Gray stations - either legacy or ex-Raycom - changing into this style or something similar? I think, with different colors adjusted to the logo and local needs, it would look good on all of them.
  22. GoldenShine9
    If non-contract, yes. If under contract, I think Nexstar has to maintain the Tribune contract until it comes up again, but they can let you go then?
  23. GoldenShine9
    The FCC and DOJ are irrelevant here since cable doesn't fall in their jurisdiction?
  24. GoldenShine9
    KWES now has the Tegna website layout. Pretty much all traces of Raycom are gone from it too now. I agree that Jacksonville is not a good place for a hub. If I were to pick somewhere, either Denver or Phoenix would be best, since they aren't in big hurricane, tornado or seismic areas that could immobilize a station.
  25. GoldenShine9
    WTOL also has the Tegna website layout now (but not KWES yet - that should be very soon). That would eliminate pretty much any traces of Raycom at those stations.
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