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United Kingdom Today's the day. Even if they don't celebrate it on the air, its still worth mentioning. September 22nd, 1955. Happy 70th birthday to the BBC's biggest competitor...

That looks like a well-done, homerun kind of broadcast.

Florida Live has been like a streaming newscast, and The 407 just debuted, apparently. https://www.fox35orlando.com/shows/the-407 According to the schedules, WOGX also airs Florida Live at 2 pm, but doesn't air "The 407" (and it doesn't make sense to do that anyway). Neither do they air the 10am hour of Good Day Orlando (Xtra) in favor of Live with Kelly and Mark (which WOFL doesn't air; WESH does instead). WRBW is the one that airs The Jason Show in Orlando at 9 am.

United Kingdom Very very sad news to report. John Stapleton, one of the country's great journalists, and one half of the GMTV NewsHour dream team alongside Penny Smith, has passed away after battling with parkinson's. He was 79. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9300xw27vgo.amp

Well, it looks like the same people who own a majority stake in Cox Media Group (WSB, WFTV, WSOC, WPXI, WHIO, etc.) also want to own a majority stake in Atletico Madrid. https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/atletico-de-madrid-owners-advanced-talks-sell-majority-stake-apollo-sources-say-2025-09-19/

It will be before Sept. 30th, says The Wrap.

Update: KCTV's tower is relit once more. It was just after 9 pm when it was relit. It even brought back its 1999-2002 logo on its time/temp bug with the current logo to mark the occasion. https://www.kctv5.com/2025/09/18/history-rekindled-iconic-kctv5-tower-once-again-shine-over-kansas-city/

Just announced minutes ago... WYFF's Carol Clarke is stepping down after 40 years to enter retirement. Her last day will be in mid-December, so just before Christmas. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1328049702276776&id=100052152768666

12 years was more than enough for Nicole Nalepa. After mainly being on early mornings, but later trading for dayside hours last year, she has decided to depart from Gray's WFSB Hartford. Her last day will be at the end of the week, so more than likely on Friday. https://patch.com/connecticut/across-ct/beloved-tv-anchor-announces-shes-leaving-her-ct-station

WCVB went an hour tonight at 11pm with a repeat of a Chronicle episode at midnight. Sounds like ABC will keep Nightline at 12:35am for the time being.

KSAT San Antonio will NOT follow ABC's lead. Instead, the weeknight Nightbeat at 10:00 goes back to an hour for the first time since 2019. https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1229793872520385&id=100064693507876

Its part non-news but part news actually. Its Showtime promos from February 1993. But mixed in... and All News Channel Update on Showtime with KSTP's Stan Turner.

WMAR posted news involving this on their Facebook page and one of the comments said that ABC would rerun Celebrity Family Feud in that timeslot. I mean, it would keep some kind of comedy in the late night slot as its games mixed in with comedy.

I wonder what ABC's late night programming will consist of in the meantime. It'll be just Nightline? Also, airing right after local news or will affiliates be allowed to air something else before Nightline? Like these are questions that are gonna have to be made in such a short notice before the late night hours arrive tonight and I don't think affiliates saw this coming or were ready for it, if this were to happen (as it now has).

Update We now know where Lightning games will be available over the air in Northern Florida. If you're in Panama City or Jacksonville, you're reserved to streaming. Orlando: WRBW 65.1 - FOX 35 Plus Gainesville: WGFL 28.2 - My 11 Gainesville Pensacola: WFGX 35.1 - WFGX 35 Tally: WFXU 57.1/WCTV 6.6 - My WCTV-DT6 https://www.nhl.com/lightning/multimedia/how-to-watch

Australia Former news presenter and television host Roger Climpson has passed away. He first did news bulletins for the Nine Network from 1957-1965 before presenting the Seven Network's news bulletins twice from 1965 to 1980 and then again from 1989 to 1994. He also hosted various TV programs, docs, and even some made-for-TV movies (according to Wikipedia). He was 92, just one month shy of turning 93. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOsZku7AmcD/?igsh=MzZpeXVhMWpmZTh3

Probably is off the air to facilitate the move from Detroit to Atlanta, which of course, takes time especially when you need to drive your whole life from one location to another.

Former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville arrested yet again. This time though, claims of self-defense over an argument with her daughter over her weed habits. https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/former-ktvu-anchor-frank-somerville-arrested-claims-self-defense/?fbclid=IwY2xjawM2luNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHi_IDUanUYe7unzJVfv7BdB34-eCpmkNderDqJXfbUuBTWbzFiYJaghzcvDY_aem_ZcWTHAz93l_2Qy7DTyWzig

Spain This could be the start of a trend. Spain (via RTVE) has become the first of the Big Five broadcasters (France-France Télévisions, Germany-ARD/ZDF, Italy-RAI, Spain-RTVE, and UK-BBC) to pull out of the upcoming 2026 Eurovision Song Contest IF and only IF Israel remains a part of the contest. https://elgeneracionalpost.com/elgen-tv/2025/0916/237865/espana-retirada-eurovision-israel-rtve-2026.html This is RTÉ's report which also states that Ireland (RTÉ) and the Netherlands (NPO) have pulled out as well. Other countries may soon follow. https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.rte.ie/amp/1533757/

101.1 WKQX Chicago is in rare feat by now being in the Illinois Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. https://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n47837

Boy does that building look small for a news department. Yet, they made it happen.

Canada BREAKING and its a really sad one. Longtime Canadian journalist Beverly Thomson, a legendary fixture on Canadian television for three decades with CTV Toronto, Global, CTV Canada A.M., W5, and the CTV News Channel... has passed away after a battle with cancer. She was only 61. RIP to one of the best. 🕯🕯🕯 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/tv-anchor-and-veteran-journalist-beverly-thomson-dies-at-61-after-cancer-battle/

So you decide to criticize her looks? Really?! How derogatory. I say, she has the experience. If she wants to go to Boston, she should. I don't want her career to end because of what's happening with this mess. Kelly is one of the most popular meteorologists in Rhode Island, and I have loved her forecasts over the many years I've gone to Southern New England on vacation. She is absolutely fantastic. I never saw her for her looks. I saw her for her forecasts, her accurate information, and the experience she has to provide complex information in an easy-to-understand way. She should be hired based on her experience, not on her looks. I'm sorry I had to rant but this comment is terrible.

Australia Forgot to mention this, but it was a year ago when the ABC brought back the 1985 theme in a whole new way. Less than two months ago, the theme was remixed for fewer morse code beeps and a fuller sound.

An update... First half will be mainly news and weather, second half will be more lifestyle and fluff pieces. Most importantly, it will be simulcast on both KWCH and WIBW Topeka. https://www.kwch.com/2025/09/12/new-show-kansas-now-celebrating-kansas-air-kwch-wibw/