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    Viewers are outraged over Greg's ouster. And some have feared that the current AM anchor might replace Greg, because its ND is the wife of that anchor.

     

    I can't believe Russ Lewis "liked" some of the posts from angry viewers criticizing him and and his wife, the ND. That seems rather tacky. All it does is further upset viewers of a station whose newscasts are in 3rd place in many timeslots. Not smart.

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    I'm gonna guess now... local news at 11:00pm to kick it off and then will add 6:00pm afterwards. Just my prediction.

     

    Do they have 2 studios and 2 control rooms? Can they go live on both channels at the same time?

    Nexstar...again

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    Question: Nexstar by and large doesn't subscribe to Nielsen. Anyone know if they've told the Media General stations to stop subscribing? If so, sweeps numbers in a growing number of markets are gonna be jacked.

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    But didnt Beaumont have KUIL 64 as a FOX affiliate fot Beaumont?

     

    KVHP initially served both Lake Charles and Beaumont. Then, the same company (National Communications) launched KUIL to serve Beaumont. This, among other things, allowed them to target ads to just Beaumont viewers and let KVHP carry Saints games in Lake Charles and KUIL carry Cowboys games in Beaumont instead of having to choose one or the other. Eventually, KBTV flipped from NBC to Fox, taking the affiliation away from KUIL.

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    Nexstar...again

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    So how many Nexstar markets are carrying this "Big Game" tailgate special? Other than Texas, around New England or Atlanta, or a FOX affiliate, it seems like a power play for them to throw their weight around and sell the living daylights out of it...

     

    In Austin, the newly acquired NBC affiliate (KXAN) is airing it at 5 pm Saturday and their sister CW station (KNVA) is running it at 9:30 pm Saturday. Is the special pay to play, a la your typical local lifestyle show? Or just a chance to grab extra ad dollars?

    Nexstar...again

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    Interesting that this was held at an outside facility and not one of their stations. At the end there were bars and tone saying CRM studios.

     

    Since Nexstar doesn't have a station in Dallas, they'd have to fly/drive somewhere. CRM is a for-rent studio in Dallas. Last broadcast they did, they actually did hit the road and originated from KXAN in Austin, a former LIN/Media General station they've now gobbled up.

    Nexstar...again

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    KWKT has a new open. I don't know if Nexstar actually went through with bringing the news department in-house but you will notice something different that I'm not going to say:

     

    Looks like they're still not producing in house. That anchor and meteorologist are both based out of KETK in Tyler.

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    KVUE in Austin is flipping its female evening anchors: 5 p.m. anchor Quita Culpepper adds the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows. Terri Gruca, current anchor of those 2 newscasts, will anchor at 5 p.m. only now, devoting the rest of her time to investigative reporting. The station is still -- almost a year later -- looking for a male co-anchor for evenings.

     

    http://tvradio.blog.austin360.com/2017/01/11/kvue-anchor-swap-terri-gruca-quita-culpepper-trading-spots/

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    Maybe not that sinister. Chances are it was a condition of the renewal on the affil agreement...AKA a "rider" on the contract.

    Nothing more, nothing less.

    Yes, the whole block will now be aired on 54. But viewers are not being TOLD that. They're only being told that the 4:30-7am block is on 4, and then change it to 54 after 7am. They're not being told that the earlier block will be simulcasted on 54. You don't want to alienate the viewers on "The Mothership" (that's where the lion share of their ratings comes from). But it's already been done by removing the 7-9am block from the mothership. There'll no doubt be some viewer confusion come Monday morning.

     

    Just hope that 4 doesn't air CBS This Morning on the day of Mardi Gras.

     

    Losing viewers to the simulcast on WUPL wouldn't be that big of a deal. As long as 4:30 to 7 is a straight simulcast, they can ask Nielsen to combine the ratings for both stations into a single line and assign that line to the primary station (WWL). Stations in other markets have been doing that for years, including our local NBC/CW duopoly in the mornings.

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    Sad, sad day in New Orleans for this finally happening.....

     

    But it is the LAST CBS affiliate to clear the show on its main station...meaning that CBS has finally found a morning show that works? I prefer local newscasts from 7-9, but CBS's morning show is a great alternative to Today and GMA without all of the hype and lack of substance.

     

    Has to be an edict from the network. Maybe it came up at affiliation renewal time? No way they'd willingly give up that cash cow of a newscast and send viewers in search of local news over to Fox 8, a station that's been gaining on them in most time slots.

    TEGNA Broadcasting and Digital General Discussion

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    Classic Gannett/Tegna. They just spent all that money to move KING, KONG and NWCN to new headquarters. That would have been the ideal time to pull the plug. Instead, they spent lots of money to build a secondary studio, auxiliary control room and dedicated offices specifically for NWCN that will wind up having lasted less than a year. In addition to the money they've already spent, they're in a long-term lease and will be paying rent for that unnecessary space for years. Pure genius.

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