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17 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

Mission has yet to consummate on the WNAC acquisition from Super Towers. The FCC approved the deal back in November.

 

The reasoning for filing this 2nd extension is for the seller to "resolve accounting issues related to the closing".

Or...."The left hand can't reach the right hand"

We got 5 WXXA opens in the same year (2001)

(skip to 15:07 & 34:50)
https://youtu.be/G1hROjEDUeY

(skip to 36:17)
https://youtu.be/_NJDgCR-YpM

(skip to 17:35 & 34:31)
https://youtu.be/-41IpeaUdvY

1990 WPIX news open (skip to 27:59)
https://youtu.be/T3AaYazApjY

1998 WXXA News open (skip to 14:56)
https://youtu.be/ROliFtmCkRs

1996 WPBF newscast
https://youtu.be/dVXxrAa99-0

Oh boy, this could get ugly. It looks like Kim is blowing the whistle tho due to not getting his way. It's a little grimy but heads gotta roll somehow either way 

1 hour ago, DENDude said:

Is it me or does Nexstar seem to be afraid of digital?  What I mean is, you don't see nexstar stations trying new digital things & live streaming appears to be very inconsistent across nexstar stations .   While KDVR did launch "FOX31 NOW" that is just an online stream & it's minimal effort at that, mainly traffic accidents, weather ect.  

 

For example: KXRM has very little in the way of live streaming on it's website, it does stream all of it's newscasts but that is about it.   KREX & KFQX have no live streaming options available at there website.   Again inconsistent across there footprint.  I think that should be focus for Nexstar instead of pet projects like News Nation, which is a dumpster fire in of it's self.

Yeah...but as you said...Nexstar's priorities are out of whack.

Cable (and network) news in general are a joke. Theres barely any news there. But I digress 

4 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

More HC2 LP-permit shedding.

 

Major Market Broadcasting (owner of Fargo, ND station KRDK-TV) is getting six of them for $100K.

• W19DN-D Macon, GA
• W22DW-D Lafayette, IN 
• K22OG-D Fargo, ND
• K25LY-D Fargo, ND
• K27LX-D Minot, ND
• K23MB-D Minot, ND

Another one I forgot to mention, Waypoint Media (Jonesboro TV, LLC) is getting two for $28K.

• K14SW-D Jonesboro, AR
• K34QK-D Jonesboro, AR

I can easily see Waypoint (which will be inevitably be scooped up by Kim) using those two LPs as repeaters 

18 minutes ago, JCB4TV said:

In Tulsa, KTPX apparently used the space vacated by Qubo, 44.2, with a UHF simulcast of KJRH.

 

Now...that's useful 

47 minutes ago, CubsFan79 said:

Did not surprise me Sinclair sold KGBT TV to Mission Broadcasting. Will the sale be approved, and will CBS return to KGBT.

I imagine so as its Nexstar sidecar buying that station.

45 minutes ago, Samantha said:

Sinclair is selling its de-CBS'd station in the Rio Grande Valley: KGBT is going to Mission Broadcasting in a $2 million transaction.

 

Today was unusually busy:

 

Weigel is buying six LPTV permits from HC2 for $145,333:

 

K15IQ-D Portland, Oregon

WZDS-LD Evansville, Indiana

W30EM-D Orlando, Florida

W32EQ-D Birmingham, Alabama

K36LI-D Portland, Oregon

K20OO-D Sacramento, California

 

Little Rock's KTV Media is snagging two HC2 permits in Paragould, Arkansas (K36MT-D and K35LN-D) for $20,000.

I imagine Nexstar will reinstate the CBS affiliation on KGBT as they used their sidecar to buy it instead of them proper...

1 minute ago, mvcg66b3r said:

Fort Wayne and Terre Haute are different markets.

Then I don't get buying those LPs.

4 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

More HC2 LP-permit shedding. 

 

DuJuan McCoy's Circle City Broadcasting is buying five LPs in Indiana for $60K.

• W28EY-D Fort Wayne, IN

• W31ET-D Fort Wayne, IN

• WEDX-LD Fort Wayne, IN

• W29FI-D Terre Haute, IN

• W16CZ-D Terre Haute, IN

And Marquee Broadcasting is getting two LPs in Albany, GA for $28K.

• WDRJ-LD Albany, GA
• WFDY-LD Albany, GA

This deal would make total sense for Marquee. Most folks in the immediate part of Albany can't receive WSWG (CBS) since its OTA signal far to the east.

 

 

WISH/WNDY TV repeaters for McCoy? 

10 minutes ago, Roadrunner said:

Five Buffalo stations adapt to NextGen on March 18, 2021.

Scripps' WKBW (ABC)

Tegna's WGRZ (NBC)

Sinclair's WUTV (Fox)

Sinclair's WNYO (MyNetworkTV)

Nexstar's WIVB (CBS)

It's a lucky for them Maple Leafs if they have a HDHomerun 4K. Easy access to American stations

2 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

 

No. I'm sure SagamoreHill bought these permits for themselves. LPs don't count in the main ownership limits like full powers. And there is no numerical limit on the amount of LPs (built or unbuilt) a single owner can get. 

 

Why use a sidecar to get an LP? That doesn't make any sense.

______________________________________

 

Anywho, Gray has filed another PRM.

 

They want to move Weston, WV's WDTV from VHF 5 to UHF 33.

 

It doesn't make much sense otherwise for them to grab the stations...and low and behold guess who owns the stations in those markets 

ATSC 3.0 repeaters coming in?

26 minutes ago, AaronQ said:

Thankfully everyone at WGHP FOX8 are ok, and the station didn't sustained any damages.
https://myfox8.com/news/its-over-us-fox8-anchors-flee-tv-studio-in-high-point-when-possible-tornado-moves-across-the-station/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=socialflow

Well...thank God they're ok

2 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

HC2 is shedding more of its unbuilt permits. Just like Gray, SagamoreHill is acquiring some for $260K.

 

SagamoreHill may as well be acting like a Gray sidecar as usual by scooping up translators for them...

19 hours ago, Nelson R. said:

Ooops 

 

Modern technology

I'll sure miss that when the pandemic is over

3 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Some of these Gray pickups could be 3.0 related.  As for the ones in the Greenville-Greenwood DMA, it wouldn't surprise me to see Gray pick up an affiliation or two since Cox owns the entire market.  NBC being the likeliest since it's low power, and adjacent to WMC in Memphis and WLBT in Jackson, two stations that could be used to relay NBC to the market via Gray.

 

As for the two stations in Jackson, their NBC affiliation is owned by SagamoreHill...the same people who SSAed themselves to Gray in Columbus, GA with WLTZ.  Enter WMC possibly again to take over these stations....

 

Speaking of relaying Gray, does KAIT's NBC subchannel still air some of WMC's newscasts?  WMC was the default station there before KAIT also got NBC for the market.

 

 

No. KAITDT-2 only simulcast the newscasts from KAITDT-1

On 3/15/2021 at 11:45 PM, Georgie56 said:

Certainly didn't take long for Mark to resurface. 

 

 

Ehh...gotta do something to get out of the house now. I wonder if he'll open up shop for a podcast. I cant see any station in Chicago picking him up ATM (maybe WGN?).

What in the blue hell, WLTF? This is a bad knockoff of the O&Os graphics 

2 hours ago, dman748 said:

Now union members are looking into legal action against Sinclair over the layoffs

 

https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/3/12/the-union-looks-at-legal-action-in-regards-to-the-sinclair-layoffs

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take

4 hours ago, mvcg66b3r said:

The Paragould and Jackson LPTVs can't relay WMC because those markets already have NBC affiliates.

Paragould? Doesn't KAIT (owned by Gray) cover that area? So they can just relay KAIT...

31 minutes ago, CircleSeven said:

New M&A. Looks like Gray is LP-picking again.

 

They're acquiring some un-built permits of ten LPs owned by HC2 Holdings for $475K.

• K24NY-D Paragould, AR 
• W23EF-D Tallahassee, FL 
• W20DW-D Clarksdale, MS
• WDDY-LD Jackson, TN 
• WHJK-LD Jackson, TN 
• KMZB-LD Amarillo, TX
• K31PR-D Tyler, TX 
• W33DH-D Eau Claire, WI
• W14ER-D Eau Claire, WI
• W31EV-D Wausau, WI

Hmm...planning to make some repeaters maybe?

12 hours ago, newsbot said:

Perhaps the outcome colors perception of the ethics of the situation, but it things had ended badly for the hostages...meanwhile, the media chin-stroking continues...
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/03/11/police-posed-as-reporter-in-phone-call-with-hostage-taker/

Hmm??? This is the same story 

38 minutes ago, channel2 said:

Can't believe Weigel lost ground to themselves...

They certainly played themselves there

2 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

 

They've now withdrawn its petition. Why even file in the first place?

Theres a bit of dysfunction at that Junction it seems...

24 minutes ago, newsbot said:

Portland, Maine's Sinclair station found itself in an ethical dilemma when it allowed a police negotiator to pose as a WGME reporter in a hostage situation
https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/police-pose-as-local-reporter-in-hostage-situation/228780/

Hmmm....this is rather tame tho. In the end, that actually helped solved that situation so I give it a pass.