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Does anybody know of any stations that still have CBS News Radio until 11pm tonight? I have a friend that is trying to record the final broadcast and it seems that a ton of stations have already dumped it, most of them in favor of ABC News Radio.

Kyle Busch, legendary NASCAR driver, dies at 41

Less than two months after the Angels acquired what was FanDuel Sports Network West (now Angels Broadcast Television), the club is parting ways with longtime broadcaster Patrick O'Neal. https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/angels-move-on-from-longtime-broadcaster-patrick-o-neal-after-13-seasons/ar-AA23761B?uxmode=ruby&ocid=edgntpruby&pc=U531&cvid=6a04f38cfd5241b595f31e1e65f7ffac&ei=9

Some sad news out of the world of syndicated radio. Radio icon Bob Kevoian of 'The Bob & Tom Show' fame dies at 75 after cancer battle

My YouTube buddy, Scott Allen Brown, has posted a video montage with the final WPMT broadcast using the tag with the Tegna logo and the first with the Nexstar one.

Yeah, I would not be surprised is Savannah leaves Today, but her departure would probably be a huge blow to the show.

Obviously, an enormous blow to the RSN business. You have to wonder what the future holds for the NBC RSNs and the independents. I know a few of them, including SportsNet Pittsburgh, NESN, and Space City Home Network, have DTC apps, which are pretty pricey.

And for the Tigers, it's now official as MLB will of course take over. The Red Wings rights are (believe it or not) also being taken over by MLB. https://www.mlb.com/news/tigers-red-wings-enter-broadcast-partnership-with-major-league-baseball

Not sure if this belongs on here, but Scott Allen Brown on YouTube (who as some of you know runs his Mashup Museum and Pittsburgh Penguins-esc channels) sent me this clip via WeTransfer. This was an owl ID as seen on New York's WCBS-TV (and possibly the other CBS O&O's) during the Grammys last Sunday. Can anyone on here figure out what it's about? It looks like a promo for a show on Nickelodeon or something. Can anyone identify this.mp4

Speaking of WNBC, their weekend morning mainstay, Peter Napolitano (aka Produce Pete), has passed on at the age of 80 following weeks of health issues. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/produce-pete/produce-pete-napolitano-dies-at-80/6450239/

Thought I'd keep this thread alive to let the gang know that Kev The Ripper's YouTube channel is the latest to go down due to copyright issues. Hopefully he'll come back. https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/21203/kev-rippers-youtube-channel-terminated

Another dispute involving YouTube TV, this time involving Disney-owned networks. https://nypost.com/2025/10/24/business/espn-abc-risk-going-dark-on-youtube-tv-as-disney-contract-fight-heats-up/

Well YouTube is now involved in another retrans dispute, this time with NBCUniversal. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/youtube-tv-nbcuniversal-impending-carriage-dispute.html

Just saw online that Brianna Ruffalo was on fill-in duties with KABC's New York sister station WABC on Sunday night. She may have done Saturday as well, but I didn't get to watch that day because I was helping out a friend.

I'm not sure if this should go to either the WCAU NBC 10 thread, the KYW Thread, or the Speculatron 9000 thread, but I kinda thought this one deserves its own. Anyway, September 10th marks 30 years since both WCAU-TV and KYW-TV traded their CBS and NBC affiliations respectively. Channel 10 was sold to NBC and became NBC 10 while KYW became part of CBS and later an O&O of the latter following the merger of CBS and Group W/Westinghouse. This was all the result of a nationwide network affiliation realignment that affected Philadelphia and many other markets as a result of the Rupert Murdoch clan at Fox snagging the NFL away from CBS. This makes me wonder if 'CAU and/or KYW is doing a 30th anniversary retrospective on The Big Switch. I don't think I should expect KYW to do anything on it though since they didn't do so for the 25th anniversary back in 2020.

I actually miss both. I even miss the days when TBS had Braves games as well as WCW Wrestling. As for WGN, fans of Chicago teams out of market could get some Cubs, White Sox, and Bulls games without having to pay out the ass for a league subscription package to follow them, while the same could not be said for Braves games on TBS. It's sad that those days are long gone.

I just noticed that NBC is now using a side-by-side style bumper for their Nightly News commercial breaks with a 'Headlines Now' slide on the right. When did they start using this? I'm assuming it debuted on a Monday if I were to guess. It's been a while since I watched network news.

Surprised this wasn't posted yet. Former WCAU reporter Orion Reid passed away last week. https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/orien-reid-philadelphia-wcau-tv-channel-10-reporter-dies/4213726/

Two departures in the Harrisburg/Lancaster/Lebanon York, PA market, both announced today (6/17). Anne Shannon is leaving WGAL, after 25 years with the station. Her last day is Friday. https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1287192696306556&set=a.253106666381836 Also, Jasmine Brooks is departing WHP-TV for what appears to be a job in another market (Philadelphia perhaps?). Her last day is a week from Friday. https://www.facebook.com/JasmineCBS21/videos/1081628803818139

Since there isn't a thread for the CBS O&O's yet, I thought of creating one here, especially with all the speculation regarding their parent company Paramount Global's potential merger with Skydance, which as of this moment, appears to be on life support if I'm not mistaken. Former O&O's (KEYE, KMOV, KUTV, WGNT, etc.), as long as they're still CBS affiliates or former O&O's that were part of UPN and/or The CW and are still affiliated with the latter even after Nexstar took over the network, can also be covered under this thread. Replies of CBS/Paramount purchasing or selling a station, a new graphics package being adopted, etc., or anything else that's related, can also be included.

Central New York has lost a broadcast legend. Mike Price has passed at age 87. https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/known-for-baron-daemon-and-good-news-local-tv-icon-mike-price-dies-at-age-87/

Obviously not the first time NBC has used talent from their key station on a national level

Correct me if I'm wrong, but WPLG was the last station in Miami-Ft. Lauderdale to have not switched affiliations. As some of us remember, WTVJ switched from CBS to NBC in 1989 (since the latter bought them out two years earlier), and WSVN switched from NBC to Independence, then Fox that same year or so.

You can rest assured that Sinclair and NBC are locked into a multi-year agreement, according to the link below. I didn't hear anything regarding The Hearst Corporation and their NBC affiliates, though I'm guessing they could be the ones involved in the potential dispute. Sinclair Announces Renewals of NBC Affiliation Agreements | Business Wire

Reminiscent of what happened at CBS regarding the Jaguars/Chiefs Week 1 NFL game back in 2019, ESPN suffered a malfunction of their own during the Auburn/Kentucky College Basketball game earlier today. https://awfulannouncing.com/college-basketball/abc-auburn-kentucky-technical-difficulties.html