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I'm hoping someone records tonight's 10 p.m. newscast at WOWT as it will be John Knicely's last newscast. Today is retirement day for the man who spent 50 years in broadcasting, 47 of that at WOWT in two separate stints. https://www.wowt.com/2025/03/12/knicely-done-wowt-bids-farewell-longtime-anchor-john-knicely/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI-b75leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdtixFgnQK0rghGPkIsPhOiUTsGtaMuE8RdKVCdv1beQTNZ4ZY6EYHSkyw_aem_Fdr0lEmJjRQGsNgA8uaM3A

Its been nearly 25 years, but KHQ is finally getting some new digs at their studios on West Sprague Avenue. Dan Kleckner and Stephanie Vigil were there when the then-new studio (and new building) was unveiled in 2001, and they've used it ever since... until Monday. https://www.khq.com/news/nonstop-local-studio-to-undergo-major-makeover/article_38b5598a-fddf-11ef-b2e2-973c2ed914e3.html

44 years in the business, the last 15 years at WPTV, and at WTVJ for a good chunk before that... Michael Williams is finally hanging it up and retiring on Friday. One of the true great anchors and guys in all of broadcasting. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1206938464130401&id=100044427759775 CORRECTION: I said a dozen years at WPTV, but actually joined in 2010 so 15 years.

So they're finally selling some stations huh? Why couldn't they do this earlier? Regardless, this is something Scripps should be doing too considering their financial situation. EDIT: I wonder what will happen to the news on WRSP/WCCU if they won't sell those stations.

This is off-topic, but wow. Such a beautiful home, all destroyed. Ugh. I feel for the folks who lived there.

I think the radio side of this forum needs an Out and About section of its own, so I'm starting it now. Starting Monday, March 24th, KMOX will gain a full-time signal on the FM dial at 104.1 WHHL, where they laid off the entire staff last week. https://radioinsight.com/headlines/296285/kmox-makes-addition-of-104-1-simulcast-official/ Also, the popular Los 40 brand is well known in Latin America but most popular in Spain, the original country where the brand was created. Its finally expanding to the U.S. While it has been in the states since last year (mainly as a digital platform), only now has the radio side expanded via distribution from Hispanic Radio Network. https://los40.us/ https://radioinsight.com/headlines/296301/hispanic-radio-network-launches-pair-of-24-7-networks/

And captured live on television...

WKMG finally found a way to compete against WKCF (via WESH), WRDQ (via WFTV), and WOFL at 7am... streaming via News 6+. Today was the first day. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/erik-sandoval-8980197_what-a-great-team-this-morning-we-launched-activity-7304829537811349505-5f4S?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&rcm=ACoAABqGw-0BrOQ_9csrv95OAtvM37gqLkE_dSc

I had to record this from Friday night because 1... its WRAL. 2... its In-Sink. 3... the teaser and breaking news cuts together is just pure magic. More details are in the description of this video.

And speaking of KELOLand, they're following sister WGN's footsteps... in opening their own merch shop. https://keloland.threadless.com/

KELOLand is reairing Captain 11 once again. The longtime local children's show from 1955-1996 is getting a Sunday marathon on KELO Xtra. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.keloland.com/news/local-news/captain-11-day-in-sioux-falls/amp/

Here's something that I missed from last month... KOIN and KRCW are carrying 20 Oregon State Beavers baseball home games this season. One is airing now as we speak on KOIN but the majority of the games will be on KRCW. https://www.koin.com/sports/all-20-oregon-state-home-baseball-games-airing-on-koin-6-portlands-cw/

WNYW struck it rich with the New York Liberty last season as it ended up being a Championship season for them. Now, the the rights have been extended and are expanding. https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/wnyw-wnba-n-y-liberty-set-multi-year-partnership-extension/?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=WNYW+%26amp%3b+WNBA+N.Y.+Liberty Set+Multi-Year+Partnership+Extension&utm_campaign=Democrats+Introduce+Bill+To+Defang+Carr’s+Aggressive+FCC

Here's the 11:00pm announcement.

ABC and FOX are now gone in Guam. Sorensen Media Group has filed with the FCC to cancel the licenses of both KTGM and KEQI-LD. All that Guam has left is NBC (KUAM), CBS (KUAM.2), PBS (KGTF), and, oddly enough, The CW (KTKB). KTGM: https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff394e080a001951a1c648e4791&id=25076ff394e080a001951a1c648e4791&goBack=N KEQI-LD: https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/draftCopy.html?displayType=html&appKey=25076ff394e080a001951a8a48a44902&id=25076ff394e080a001951a8a48a44902&goBack=N

Say it with me... I won't this time. It's Gray, KMOV, and the St. Louis Cardinals. For the first time since KSDK had longtime OTA rights to them before giving it up in 2010 (KPLR before that), KMOV will be carrying a select few telecasts of the birds this upcoming season, whether it's Channel 4 or Matrix Midwest. KFVS, KYTV, KSPR or KYCW; WMC, KAIT, WIFR or WSLN; WEEK, WGEM, WFIE, KTIV, KCRG, KYOU, KWQC, and KTTC or KXLT (either on their main channels or on a digitnet) will carry these games as well. https://tvnewscheck.com/programming/article/st-louis-cardinals-partner-with-gray-media-kmov-matrix-midwest/?utm_source=Listrak&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=St.+Louis+Cardinals+Partner+With+Gray+Media%2c+KMOV+%26amp%3b+Matrix+Midwest&utm_campaign=Less+Hype%2c+More+Hybridity+For+Cloud+Vendors+In+2025

I warned y'all a month ago. I knew we were being duped. Don't be surprised if more stations do this because Allen was planning to do this all along.

Two things from ESPN... Today is the 20th anniversary of ESPN-U. https://www.espnfrontrow.com/2025/03/espnu-turns-20-two-decades-of-elevating-college-sports/ Around The Horn has its final episode date... Friday, May 23rd at 5:00 p.m. ET. https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2025/03/espns-around-the-horn-to-host-its-final-episode-on-may-23/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=espns-around-the-horn-to-host-its-final-episode-on-may-23&utm_source=ESPN+Front+Row&utm_campaign=2f5babd7ce-MediaZone_Daily_RSSFed_Digest&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d3cee178e6-2f5babd7ce-138324565

Sticking to the nearby region, longtime anchor/reporter Elizabeth Peterson has left WLUC. It was her second stint there. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.uppermichiganssource.com/2025/02/28/elizabeth-peterson-shares-message-gratitude-with-upper-michigan-she-wraps-up-her-final-newscast/%3foutputType=amp

A new program like that won't convince me to watch CNN anytime soon. Besides, WSVN is on.

Let's welcome KKCO/KJCT Grand Junction to the GrayONE party.

You're right. CBS News Roundup CBS News Mornings (CBS News 24/7) CBS News Mornings (CBS) CBS Mornings CBS Mornings Plus Like... huh?!

So its CBS News Mornings or the CBS Morning News (as it says on the set)? Which is it?

France Thanks to last summer's decisions made by ARCOM (one third of France's FCC), C8 and NRJ12 have shutdown and are out of service on DTT. The French government channel Le Chaine Parlementaire (the C-SPAN France equivalent), replaced C8 on Channel 8, and the kids channel Gulli replaced NRJ12 on, you guessed it, Channel 12. The new channel list for FREE OTA TV in France starting in March is posted here: https://www.arcom.fr/presse/nouvelle-numerotation-des-chaines-de-la-tnt-compter-du-6-juin-2025 It includes moving France 4 to Channel 4 and the news channels (BFM TV, CNews, LCI, and Franceinfo) to Channels 13-16.

WMDT has replaced its weekday morning news at 5am (still starting at 6am) and instead, replaced it with Wake Up Weather, a simulcast of WGDV-LD 32.1 which is WeatherNation with local inserts from WMDT added inside it. Those inserts are at 5:07 and 5:47 a.m. with GMA's Tech Bytes at 5:27 a.m. (as per the on-demand clips at WMDT.com).