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this is still stupid. AM radio stations have so much interference (cellular or otherwise) that it's unlistenable with a regular AM tuner. If you ask me, they should be working on converting AM stations to HD.

We might be reaching that point but I wouldn't expect any radical change, broadcast TV as we once knew it is dead and it's not coming back.

WSB keep pulling the rug like the road runner.

KIRO-TV piece on KNHC (C89.5) from June 1997

It truly is... I kind of figured iHeart getting an increased stake from John Malone was going to be hinting at this. Radio is already down in the dumps and this will push it down even further.

Nexstar must really be trying hard to tank KTLA from its #1 spot in the ratings. That's the only reason that makes sense.

I'm guessing Dr. Phil ran off with the money.

You do know he is a moderator himself right?

my god Corus is in such poor shape. I wonder if they're going to sell stuff soon...

Nexstar back when they were acquiring Tribune seemed like they knew what they were doing. I was completely wrong as they have lost their minds with Trump 2.0. Maybe they've always been like this but I was wrong in thinking they were a well run company. They're doing shit not even Sinclair would think of doing.

that sounds like they're playing with fire, I didn't think they would go ahead and do it but they did. Which network is going to threaten to disaffiliate with Nexstar first?

I don't blame him. He thought he hit the jackpot when The Weather Channel (which was owned by a consortium of Blackrock and NBC at the time) offered him the chance to do his own morning show. Not only did the show not work out but the channel went to shit too under Allen ownership. I would try to get back together with GMA if I were Sam Champion too.

Everyday they focus less on their legacy stations and more on their ION stations.

I can't believe nobody wants to save traditional broadcasting. This is sad.

It kind of had to do with NBC's relationship with Ansin, which was terrible despite Ansin being super loyal to NBC. WSVN at the time was a 3rd placer which pre-empted NBC shows during a time when NBC was less tolerant and NBC thought they could do better and bought WTVJ in 1987, they waited 1 year and a half due to Ansin getting NBC to honor out their contract. WSVN turned out through failed CBS negotiations which resulted in them buying the then WCIX from TVX a Fox affiliate. Ultimately, WSVN had managed to propel itself in the ratings thanks to its highly successful and unique news operation while WTVJ fell due to finding itself under WSVN's shadow and NBC's inconsistent direction whether to make the news department more traditional or more tabloid. While NBC affiliated with WHDH at the time, their relationship still felt unstable and after speaking out against the stupidity of the 10PM Jay Leno show, managed to tank their relationship despite the overall failure of the 10PM Jay Leno show. 7 years later, NBC created a station (WBTS) out of thin air, leaving WHDH to become an independent similar to WSVN. Compared to Nexstar which would involve affiliation switches the likes of which haven't been seen since 1994-1996, Ansin looks tame by comparison.