TheSpeedKing

16 minutes ago, Nelson R. said:

And WATL

 

That too. Also, if Tegna is taking over creative services of these stations (they should), then I would hope to see MCTYW back on WPXI. 

7 hours ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Nah. Nexstar-style and Sinclair-style sidecars pretty much baked in means that they're untouchable.

31 minutes ago, CubsFan79 said:

Would WXIA TV and WSB TV become sister stations.

Not happening. The FCC will see this and force Apollo to divest one of them to a seperate, unrelated owner. They'll divest WXIA.

6 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

Some moronic consultant came up with this.

Raycom's First Alert News was a big hit. Now we have First Alert Weather to match!

38 minutes ago, LOWERCASE GUY said:

Why would WAVE, an NBC affiliate, use CBS Local?

Two reasons: 

1. WLKY uses Strive

2. CBS Local has been used on non-CBS affiliates before

17 minutes ago, LOWERCASE GUY said:

WAVE debuted their new logo on air today. They dropped the long time WAVE 3 branding for just “WAVE”. The graphics and music remain the same.

You would've thought they would drop The Rock for something different. I think CBS Local might've worked.

The new logo on the standard Gray website banner is atrocious. Change the colour of the logo, now.

5 hours ago, PTVNews said:

 

That voiceover sounds like the automated female caption voice from Instagram.

How could they be that cheap?? Again, this station is not worth your time. Watch WRAL or WTVD instead. 

55 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

You can see that Nexstar doesn't put any value into their art direction. That "Local News That Matters" text is just a hastily implemented Video Copilot plugin.

See the "WFLA, but even cheaper" vibe here, and you can see why this station is such an easy divestiture option should Nexstar end up buying The CW.

And WNCN has launched their 4:00 pm newscast. No more temperature, just time. The open seems to be some in-house modifications of the generic Nexstar CBS open. New VO, but I can't tell who. CBS Local remains, but now they're using the same cuts as WKYT.

3 hours ago, Nelson R. said:

That’s when a lot of stations run newscasts produced by CBS, NBC and ABC stations.

Not to mention that there are large market CW affiliates that run newscasts produced by independents (WLVI) or have a standalone news operation (WPIX). WPIX is operated by Nexstar, so NewsNation at 10pm is a no-go if they want to compete with Fox affilates running newscasts at the same time.

2 hours ago, KentBrockman said:

Actually, WKRN launched their new look AFTER WSMV. In fact, by order of launch, WSMV launched their new graphics first, then WTVF got the new Scripps look, then WZTV got the new Sinclair graphics, and finally WKRN got their new look around this time last year.

2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

2 hours ago, TheSpeedKing said:

The KOIN package launched in September of 2019 whereas the WSMV "Gray" look launched in March of 2020 alongside In Sink V.6. However, the time/temp bug on the WSMV look is reused from the WFTV package, which was released way back in 2016.

Nice info there, but to clarify, I wasn't talking about market rollout. Rather, I was talking about packages released overall. Artists can get inspiration for their new packages from anywhere in the world. 

1 minute ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Here's the modified lowers that WKRN is using:

 

Yikes. They could have learned from their previous look to not do L3's this way. It just doesn't look good.

4 minutes ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Who launched first, the original WSMV package that was hubbed or the KOIN/WKRN package?

The KOIN package launched in September of 2019 whereas the WSMV "Gray" look launched in March of 2020 alongside In Sink V.6. However, the time/temp bug on the WSMV look is reused from the WFTV package, which was released way back in 2016.

1 minute ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Maybe Nexstar is on a Mission to bring their operating practices to markets where they don't own a station, and can't because they're at the cap.

Not happening. They’re done gobbling up full power stations, and they even mentioned it. Should a Democratic Party-led FCC eliminate the UHF discount again, the only protection Nexstar has against this is easy divestitures like WDTN. If they simply move their stations to Mission, that’s cause for an investigation.

5 minutes ago, Nelson R. said:

 

 

What about in markets like Columbia, SC where there’s no Nexstar station to take the CW affiliation that WIS 10.2 could theoretically dump in your scenario?

3 minutes ago, GoldenShine9 said:

 

They could either pipe it in via cable or find a somewhat friendly owner to help them out.

Or they could buy an existing LP and build an O&O from scratch.

2 hours ago, ScottSchell said:

Not sure yet they won’t show them but I could vaguely make out the gray standard used in this

I see elements of the WAVE look in here but I can't make out any in-house graphics. 

3 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

Not sure what Gray would use it for, since it already has a larger LP in WECP-LD.

ATSC 3.0 and Univision/Telemundo are saying hi. In the ATSC 3.0 case, WJHG would become the host, keeping the 1.0 channels on W31EP-D

1 hour ago, Adam MadMan said:

Update to the Hearst Media Production Group news: the Litton name is being retired, as HMPG becomes a unified producer for all Hearst-derived TV programming. Litton's website now redirects to a subpage on Hearst's site. Three Litton alumi are taking executive roles in the new subsidiary (founder Dave Morgan and CCO Peter Sniderman retired at the end of last year):

• Former Litton CCO Bryan Curb is now executive vice president and general manager of E/I programming.
• Angelica Rose McDaniel, formerly exectctive VP of strategy and creative development, will oversee entertainment.
• Chris Matthews has been named CFO, more or less the same role he had before.

The More You Know....thanks @Adam MadMan! And bye-bye, Litton Entertainment.

2 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

KPTV (12 > 21)

KPTV was the nation’s first commercial UHF station. They’re now returning to UHF. 
 
And on an unrelated note, WJLP’s MeTV signal has been upgraded to 720p. The Get After It trash remains.

2 hours ago, CircleSeven said:

Sinclair has renewed affiliation agreements with Fox & NBC in 30 markets.

The sad part is that NBC pretty much doesn't like Sinclair, but if they attempt to disaffiliate from these stations a la WHDH, it might cause massive confusion. So NBC is stuck with Sinclair.

8 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

 

I'd say it's a cross between WCCB and "Hello News/Action News" at least by watching the open

The open IMO, is a WPVI clone, not a crossover.

And I checked their website. New logo, new masthead, but no new Nexstar website. What. A. Shame. I'm also shocked that Fox46.com is retained.

13 minutes ago, Kenneth Kissel said:

BTW, If I was vacationing from Cincinnati OH, The Other Queen City, I would be very confused here.

They modified WCPO's colour scheme and the L3's look an awful lot like WLWT. Why wouldn't you be confused?

13 minutes ago, CircleSeven said:

Steven Kamer on the tease.

First. Fair. Everywhere. At least Beau Weaver has a more unique voice.

1 hour ago, phillynewslover said:

The new graphics and branding launched today at 4p.

And the first show is on Studio 31 Media Archive (thanks @sanewsguy). Beyond has been dropped for production music. Steve Kamer and Beau Weaver have been retained as VOs (WJZY has two!). WJZY is the first station to decommission the Fox O&O look in favour of a custom version of the Nexstar Fox look, FOX-G. IMO, that’s a downgrade, but the ticker is now removed.

19 minutes ago, ABC 7 Denver said:

 

And they are going to use The CW as a vehicle for that. Be prepared for The CW to have network newscasts.

IMO, The Hill would be a good branding for CW network newscasts and is a stronger brand compared to NewsNation.