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Tegna's ticker does look a lot like what Hearst uses for it's stations, KUSA & KTVD have been using this style of election ticker since 2020.

CNBC Said on air early today, that most of the cable networks mentioned, especially MSNBC were loosing money. And that according to comcast, MSNBC has been loosing money for quite some time.

WINK says in its own article, they thought they would be moving into there new studio space within a year, that article is dated August 3, 2023. So at this point we are beyond a year. And would Sun Broadcasting's WARO, WHEL, WSFX & WXCW move with them into the new space?? I'm guessing yes, because it's a side car operation.

Sports anchor Jacob Toby is leaving KUSA & KTVD his last day will be October 19th, he will be joining the broadcast booth for the San Antonio Spurs. https://www.9news.com/article/sports/basketball/jacob-tobey-new-announcer-san-antonio-spurs/73-8ae40bc9-cd4c-4a8f-961c-d1c464dff740

Tegna's KUSA (NBC) & KTVD (My Network TV) will carry 20 Colorado Avalanche games over the air this season, on both channels produced by Altitude, according to an email I received this morning. KUSA & KTVD will also carry 20 Nuggets games. [ No word yet on coverage for the Colorado Mammoth (NLL). I'm going to guess Tegna will be involved somehow.] It's kinda full circle for KTVD as they carried NBA & NHL games in the mid 1990s, they were owned by Newsweb corp back then.

Former KUSA Anchor & Investigative reporter Ward Lucas passed away Sunday at 75, no word on his cause of death. He was part of a Netflix Documentary on the serial killer Ted Bundy, he worked at KUSA-TV from 1976--2009 when he retired, and before KUSA he started his career at Seattle's KIRO-TV from 1974-1976.. More at the link below. https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/ward-lucas-reporter-anchor-denver-dies/73-d5119198-5c1f-420f-b2f3-d6387cc4faf9

KUSA has tweaked it's opening sequence a bit with the launch today of a new 3pm newscast, The Peacock while still white is bigger, plus the station is now using a V/O for the opening of the 3pm newscast & for it's long established 4pm newscast.

Denver: KUSA is replacing Daily Blast Live with a new 3PM newscast M-F starting Monday September 9th. KTVD is adding True Crime News at 10PM M-F starting Monday. KMGH no Change. KCDO added Good Morning Football on Friday 9/6, it airs weekdays at 9AM, replacing Kelly Clarkson show. adds "The Flip Side" starting Monday September 9th at 10PM, replacing reruns of Family Feud. KDVR/KFCT: Apparently they are launching a new 3:30PM newscast, that will start Monday (9/16/24). (Their website said it was supposed to start 9/9/24) It will replace a 2nd rerun of Judge Judy. KWGN: adds the Kelly Clarkson show @ Noon M-F. On Wednesdays & Fridays adds a :30min paid program block at 1:00PM replacing a rerun of Friends.

if I remember correct it didn't even last a whole television season. I believe it was on the air maybe like 5 months.

This is just crossing the news wires: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/27/media-exec-bronfman-pulls-out-of-race-to-acquire-paramount.html CBS Corp & Paramount have been sold by National Amusements, Inc to Skydance Media, LLC. https://cordcuttersnews.com/sold-pluto-tv-paramount-have-been-sold-to-skydance-as-all-other-bidders-drop-out/?fbclid=IwY2xjawE6CvhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHcPfkLCj7P_mYT5wi1UWShmtKftpxcF0oiG6mO2s1R9W3Tip0ZEnfXqWQg_aem_APDaa7BxPGjGFZUkrVdwRg

The Graphics are okay, better than Tegna but nothing that stands out..

Update: KDVR/KFCT has returned to FOX NEWS coverage the station, citing some technical issues with the FOX feed, they switched back at 1:30PM.

Don't know if other Nexstar stations have done this or not but KDVR & KFCT dropped a FOX NEWS Special Report, during an interview with Kevin Corke, to go to local coverage for aprox 5 mins before throwing to News Nation to cover Mr. Biden dropping his re-election bid. I find the choice to drop network coverage strange.

The 5pm newscast was the first broadcast from the new studios at least according to what they said at the top of the newscast.

I wonder how this sky dance deal eventually affects CBS NEWS & CBS News & Stations? That will be interesting to watch.