Kenneth Kissel

12 minutes ago, Gavin M. said:

WLFL probably gonna try to get FOX back of Sinclair leave the market in hoping for the latter good riddance. 

WLFL isn't getting FOX back. WRAZ is too strong of a FOX affiliate for that to take place.  I couldn't see WTVD's Newscasts on a FOX Affiliate. It makes more sense for WLFL to be sold to Nexstar. 

41 minutes ago, Nelson R. said:

Like WMYT

The Problem with WMYT is that Bahakel has a stand alone news department for Flagship station WCCB (which is rare for a CW affiliate [Only other 2 on the east coast are WISH and WPIX]). Bahakel would sue Nexstar if they tried to take the CW away from them. It would be similar to WHDH/Sunbeam and NBC.  Nexstar may have to wait for Bahakel's CW contract to run out.

43 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

MNTV is basically a turnkey brand for an independent station, that just happens to have a primetime schedule.   Stations like these rarely exist on their own anymore, and are basically a duopoly partner with another broadcaster in a market to extend newscasts and to air syndicated programming geared towards a different audience or day part from the primary station.   Many places have even cast aside the primetime repeats for something more useful like a primetime newscast (like what WXIA does with WATL).

 

Unless there is some serious decay in the other "Big 4" networks, I don't see Nexstar (or any other owner) casting aside a major affiliation any time soon for the CW, (that is, if this rumored deal happens)...

 

But I could see some if the MNTV stations that Nexstar owns try to switch to the CW and Nexstar acquiring the CBS Owned CW O&Os in addition to selling stations that aren't needed to make that happen. It is the same thing Chris-Craft and Paramount did in the 90s with UPN.

25 minutes ago, tjt24 said:

CBS is not giving up KDKA. Ever. Under any circumstances. I can never see that happening. That is one of their crown jewel stations and they value it. They aren't going to sell it. 

 

Now WPCW on the other hand? That is possibly a different story. If duops aren't CBS' thing and should they want to unload the CW O&Os (which would be a very tricky process), then it's not out of the realm of possibility that they sell WPCW to Nexstar. I don't think or know if it's all that likely, but the possibilty is there. 

 

And to your point, @Kenneth Kissel, Nexstar does own a bunch of stations surrounding the Pittsburgh market, so them having a presence here would only make sense. 

I agree that KDKA is a crown jewel station for CBS and they wouldn't want to give it up. 

However, it would be a tough sell to get rid of WPCW without KDKA attached to it. Unless Nexstar wants to pair WPCW with either WPNT or WPGH from Sinclair. 

59 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

As I was told by a former CBS GM, Doups aren't core to their mission.

If that is true, I could see  KDKA-TV/WPCW along with the solo CW O&Os (KSTW, WTOG [They could sell WTTA to FOX as a MYNetwork O&O] , and WUPA) included in the sale of the CW to Nexstar.  Pittsburgh is one of the biggest markets where Nexstar doesn't own a station. They would have sister stations all around the area as well (WTRF, WKBN, WYTV, WTAJ, and WJET/WFXP).

Here is This Morning's WTKR Newscast with Technical Difficulties. The Newscast didn't actually start till 4:45 AM this morning due to lights being out.

1 hour ago, Greggo said:

Not that long ago, most stations would prevent on-air talent from taking any time off during sweeps months, such as May. The stakes were too high. Now, it seems many bosses are OK with letting anchors take off days or even a week or more. I’m seeing it in multiple markets. Kind of surprising turn of events. An indicator that ratings aren’t as important as they once were? An attempt to keep talent in a tight labor market? Or …

Talent has a lot more power now in many cases then before due to the Great Resignation of people we have seen in the last several years, and it has started well before the pandemic started. https://hbr.org/2022/03/the-great-resignation-didnt-start-with-the-pandemic

Talent can make more money with just social media then with a TV Station backing them up. Stations need to adapt or fall like newspapers.

This could be interesting for anyone who works on a digital team. I actually agree with this BTW. https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2022/5/5/we-warned-you

3 hours ago, Breaking News said:

Does Milwaukee need another 4pm news?

Yes they do. 

21 minutes ago, GodfreyGR said:

WCCO did not go for "First Alert"... But say hello to "Next Weather"!

 

https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/04/21/what-is-next-weather/

And I thought "First Alert Weather" was bad. This is laughable.

8 minutes ago, GoldenShine9 said:

WHIZ is a Zanesville, not a Columbus station. What is more likely is that it poaches additional affiliations for its subchannels.

I hope that can happen but you know Nexstar, Sinclair, and Tegna will put up a fight with Marquee the entire way. If they win, the best thing for Marquee to do, is to put WCMH, WBNS, WSYX, WTTE as subchannels in Zanesville. In addition to that. Sinclair could (if they wanted too) sell WWHO to Marquee so WHIZ would have a presence in Columbus as an news alternative if WHIZ goes Independent from NBC. 

1 hour ago, TheSpeedKing said:

Reception wise, I live northwest of Columbus, and I get a very faint signal (but no video or audio) from Channel 30 (WHIZ). That Channel 17 translator is now WDEM-CD, itself an HC2 wasteland. I'm thinking that WHIZ will remain the NBC affiliate for Zanesville unless Nexstar significantly downsizes and sells to NBC. Only then I can see WHIZ go independent. And yes, being a news intensive independent in that case is an option.

Couldn't Nexstar work with Marquee to make WHIZ a satellite of WCMH and merge the two news departments together? That could be an option. 

2 hours ago, mvcg66b3r said:

Of course, Zanesville is a separate market from Columbus. Marquee could add another Big 4 network to WHIZ's lineup, or at worse try to move WHIZ into Columbus as an independent, marking the end of the Zanesville market.

The latter seems likely (going as an Independent) and then provide the Columbus Stations on a translator in Zanesville. I also know people from that area that have told me that sometimes they can also get WTRF (CBS/ABC/MY) and WTOV (NBC/FOX/CW) from Wheeling/Steubenville when conditions are good.

4 hours ago, nycnewsjunkie said:

I guess they couldn't decide on the branding. They slapped a "KDKA" in a white square next to the CBS News Pittsburgh logo. They clearly spared no expense with that /s.

Here we go . I fixed the awkward white square CBS. Your Welcome. I did a 2nd one with the Group W logo for @newscopter7 and @tjt24.

I wonder when WOIO will switch to the new look. they still have the urgent look with First, Fair, Everywhere since 2019.

Does anyone think the CBS Evening News is prerecorded? Look at the clock on this picture. 4:30 PM? 

6 hours ago, froyo49 said:

From Brian Stelter's Reliable Sources newsletter: Norah O'Donnell renews with CBS News

 

 

The link to the story referenced in the newsletter: https://puck.news/norah-odonnell-makes-her-next-career-move/ 

I'm surprised as well. Good luck continuing to be in 3rd place CBS as I continue to watch David Muir and Lester Holt. 

I have returned to making Videos with a new Youtube Channel and working out the issues with the last channel. The First News open I uploaded was Today's WTOV 5 PM Open.

On 3/20/2022 at 10:28 AM, newscopter7 said:

The irony here is KDKA is the dominate station in its market while most CBS O&Os are anything but.

Not exactly. Pittsburgh is a lot more competitive then you think (as you can see here). KDKA is LAST in the Morning News (they tried to Rebrand as "Your Day Pittsburgh" and that isn't working). 

1 hour ago, Superdude said:

Probably not, IIRC Judy and CBS didn't part on good terms.  That's why CBS decided to "screw it" and just cash in on decades of reruns, figuring the casual viewer wouldn't notice anyway.

Do you think FOX could make a deal with Judy? Judge Judy does air on many FOX O&Os including WTTG Fox 5, WTXF Fox 29, and WTVT Fox 13.

I know Judge Judy is in reruns but do you think the networks (especially CBS) would ask IDMBtv to air Judy Justice on their stations. Judge Judy is still pulling in great ratings in many cities even though the show has ended. 

1 hour ago, Superdude said:

WPXI either doesn't  like KC or it performed poorly at 1pm.  I could see Ch 11 picking up Sherri Shepherd  as that will be spiritual successor to WW.

Then why did WPXI resign KC for 2 years last September? I can see KC being the successor to WW more then Sherri.  Sherri could be a replacement for Judge Judy at 3 PM.

4 minutes ago, tjt24 said:

That's stupid. Maybe since Wendy Williams got cancelled, they can move it to 11am. That would be the smart thing to do. 

that is probably what will happen. 

36 minutes ago, tjt24 said:

Yeah I know, but they air it in the graveyard slot of 3am, so I was hoping maybe WTAE would pick it up and move it to 3pm. 

I doubt it. Rob Owen from TribLIVE told me that WPXI already continued the contract for Kelly Clarkson for 2 more years so it won't move to WTAE. 

15 hours ago, tjt24 said:

I was hoping Kelly Clarkson would replace Ellen on WTAE. I guess it won't.

Kelly Clarkson is already on WPXI so that isn't an option.