dman748

Most likely KFDX (and the other Nexstar stations throughout the Lone Star State) carry the original report from KXAN (Austin) and I imagine when they're covering issues affecting Oklahoma they'll use KFOR (same for KNWA, KSNF/KODE, KTAL and KAMR since their markets cover portions of Oklahoma)

I think KFDX must've collaborated with KFOR to cover the shooting at the Walmart in Duncan which KFOR DID send a reporter to Duncan (Stephens County, which is assigned to the Wichita Falls-Lawton DMA) and then perhaps the KFOR reporter filed the report for KFDX

Nexstar will probably leave KFOR alone for the most part. If they can leave stations like WFLA, WOOD and WAVY well enough alone, they should be able to leave KFOR well enough alone as well.

That in itself was the most interesting part about Nexstar buying KRBK

Not only as an overflow newscast for KRBK but also maybe perhaps as an overflow newscast for KOLR in the event a CBS Sports telecast ran long as well. I think Nexstar made the right call with the regulations the FCC had in place at the time to pull off a triopoly by acquiring KRBK

Now that I think about it maybe perhaps KOZL reruns KRBK's 6:30pm newscast in case KRBK airs a Fox Sports telecast that runs into the 9pm newscast they can just simply air the newscast on KOZL

Either that or have KOZL do a 7pm newscast and shift MNT to 8-10pm that I'm sure would solve that problem

I was looking at both KOZL's and KRBK's schedules and you are correct about KRBK being weeknights only. As for KOZL they replay KRBK's 6:30pm newscast every weeknight at 9

Is KOLR STILL doing the 9pm news for KOZL even though they litterally compete against KRBK's own efforts at 9pm?

Not neccesaily, both KWTV and KOTV have their own chopper but they will often times collaborate especially on a big severe weather day (Prime example would be May 20th of this year where litterally the entire storm chasing staff of KOTV including Osage SkyNews 6) came to my side of the state to cover what was supposed to be a big severe weather event but (fortunately) never materialized

KOTV would like a word with you

Which that remains unchanged even now with KFOR's partnership with Air Comfort Solutions and it was the same amount of time that Mike Morgan mentioned "Air Comfort Solutions Chopper 4" as it was with "Bob Moore Chopper 4" Ironically enough KFOR formed a partnership with the Bob Moore Auto Group for Chopper 4 when KFOR was owned by Local TV and they may have done so out of fear that KFOR would face the same demise that KDVR faced with SkyFox after KDVR was sold to Local TV (albeit KDVR's and KFOR's cases are 2 very different cases and are also two very different situations)

Boone County is probably more lieniant on those types of cases than what Benton County is.

That would probably depend on the judge in this case because see if this is a Freedom of the Press issue then the Judge in this instance went a bit too far within his powers. If the Judge told the Reporter to knock it off more than once and she didn't do then yeah I could see why the Judge would do that. Whatever the case may be, I would appeal the contempt charge if I were in the reporter's shoes.

Some judges are leaniant on the recorded notetaking other judges not so much and the Benton County Judge apparently has an issue with that.

I didn't know that just using audio recording for a reporter's note taking is considered to be a Contempt of Court charge. What's going to be so bad for that reporter is that now she now has a criminal record for that contempt charge which means it's going to be difficult to land a future job anywhere (it's obtainable but now it's going to be difficult) This is something to look out for when I take my News Reporting course for my Mass Communication degree.

Did KTUL ever utilized their Chopper for Severe Weather coverage? Because I know KOTV HEAVILY utilizes Osage SkyNews 6 for Severe Weather coverage

Exactly it'd be foolish if Nexstar got rid of Air Comfort Solutions Chopper 4 for those reasons you mentioned. I'm surprised in general that none of the other station groups in the state's 2 largest cities (especially Tulsa) have never invested into having a news helicopter.

Which that is literally right around the corner from where my parents and I have our Condos are at and also we go by there often when we're up in Branson. I live about 4 to 5 hours or so outside of Branson so we try to go up there at least once a year, do Sight and Sound, the Showboat and also eat at Lambert's in Ozark, MO.

So that's been going on since at least the 80s/90s

I think they may have started doing that in the late 2000s or something like that I remember when I went to Branson with my parents around 2007/08 (I was about 9 to 10 years old at the time) KOLR did a lake level report at the time so it could've been after 2004/05 when KOLR and the other Ozarks stations started doing that

I'm curious to know when did KOLR and the other Springfield stations started doing the lake level reports on the lakes around the viewing area?

Most likely the policy varies from station to station, for example KFOR has had the sponsor attached to the Chopper 4 name since the tail end of the Local TV era. Because of that I expect KFOR to keep their bird, I know several ex-MG stations most notably WFLA and WAVY still have their birds.

I probably remember the Springfield 33 News era during the times my parents and I would make that 4 hour trip to Branson for a Vacation

Meanwhile in Indianapolis, WISH-TV is expanding the Saturday edition of their 10pm newscast to a full hour beginning November 23rd. https://tvnewscheck.com/article/more-news/241473/wish-adds-another-weekend-newscast/