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Although it's not quite the worst virtual set I've seen on a station, it is unacceptable for a CBS affiliate to use a virtual set like that. For something like a college newscast or podcast, that is one thing. But Scripps can and should do better for a station like this.

I like those graphics on WIFR a lot.

That only works if you're within range of the TV signal. Recording off the Internet is trickier. I'm grateful for those who put in the effort to upload news opens and such, regardless of the means of recording it.

His videos are fine.

The set on WTKR now looks really depressing with the dark blues they implemented for the Scripps look (especially at 11pm). I think they need much lighter shades of blue.

I must say...even though I was expecting an overall downgrade in the brand quality, this is just BAD. And hearing those NBC chimes on a CBS station must be quite jarring to say the least.

That logo bug looks really bad.

Has anyone had a chance to watch KTVA 11 News since the announcement? I wonder if the copyright L3 has changed to Gray yet, or if not, what does it say?

I read an article from KTVA's website that said the parent company used someone to find a buyer but couldn't find one. I'm really surprised that even Nexstar didn't buy. Given that Mission is now buying WPIX, I would've thought that Nexstar would be free to buy a station like KTVA. Very unfortunate of what is happening to KTVA.

That isn't clear at the moment. I hope the news dept is allowed to remain (actually I wish both are), though I'm not holding my breath much considering it's Gray.

Just the CBS affiliation. But that entry on NMSA makes me think the (formerly) CBS 11 news dept has moved to KYES. Per Wikipedia, KYES will simulcast on KTVA...for now.

News Music Search Archive now shows Icon News in use on KYES. So it would appear that maybe KTVA's newscasts have, in fact, moved over to KYES. The big question is now whether Gray allows KTUU and KYES (formerly CBS 11) to retain unique news departments. This entire deal makes me really wish Nexstar got KTVA instead. Even if they had bought both KTVA and KTUU, Nexstar would've at least kept both news brands.

Does anyone actually believe Gray will keep the news operations separate? I personally think they'll merge it down the road, although I hope not. And how in the world can this possibly be legal? I know Gray only legally acquired the affiliation and "intellectual" assets (plus the Southeast Alaska stations), but I have a hard time seeing how this is legal. You have one owner with TWO big four affiliated stations at this point--supposedly with two separate news departments? Hello FCC?

It would be a shame of WOIO dumped those graphics this soon. It's the best package they've had since the days of 19 Action News. Nothing in Gray's current graphics portfolio would be nearly as good as the current gfx on WOIO.

I'm glad to hear that Mission is buying WPIX. This is a smart move on Nexstar's part. Hopefully the deal is allowed to go through.

If this is the first sign of CNBC wanting Conservative personalities on its air, it's not a good start.

This should be interesting. I personally will be happy to see a station take the graphics and customize it...as long as they do it right.

They could really do without the big space between Montana's and News Leader.

I'm assuming it was the newsroom setup, or was it from the studio?

I'll admit I actually kinda like that WSFL logo. I don't think it'll work for newscasts though, but we'll see how they choose to brand that.

Here's an article done by NewscastStudio about the new WTSP logo. https://www.newscaststudio.com/2020/05/27/wtsp-new-logo-design/

Although I generally take the laissez-faire approach when it comes to the FCC, there is a part of me that wants to see the requirement (for having a legal counsel attest to the application being made in good order) required of all companies. But I'm glad there is finally some type of resolution to this dispute and Sinclair can finally put the Tribune merger fiasco behind them.

I completely agree. I also think there is a way to implement 2D design without forsaking original creativity (Hearst, Sinclair, Nexstar, and even some Gray pkgs do this very well). Whatever the trend is for news graphics for any given time, maintaining creativity is key. Personally I think the best implementation so far has been at WCPO, because they at least managed to make it slightly original to them by using a custom color scheme on the opens. I still wish that the gfx pkg as a whole could incorporate timelapse or something similar (moving traffic with the skyline in the backdrop, perhaps). The time/temp logo bug is still the #1 issue that needs to be addressed. While I'm not a "fan" of this package to say the least, I have warmed up somewhat as I see some stations do better implementation with the pkg -- unlike the current Tegna branding, which in general has not and will never grow on me.

AMEN.

This is how Tegna's website design appears on my laptop. KFSM: WTSP: