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Mike really is destined to become the face of Channel 7 by 2027 or 2028.

This happens a lot one of the perks of working in New York local news station you can appear on national news. And if you’re really lucky you can land a spot like Al Roker and Matt Lauer did. Not so new anymore since MSNBC has been using it.

Ha! I wish. Yeah I think this is a business decision. Nothing else. But hey maybe someday FOX would buy WRAZ, there talking about baseball in Raleigh don’t wanna get to off topic, but they’ve been talking about it.

Interesting very interesting.

WSVN got competition alright. The only difference one station got an affiliation the other doesn’t. And when there breaking news WPLG can be first on the air whenever because they have free rein programming wise. Speaking of that I wonder if they take a cue of WJXT program schedule and use their syndies I know they still have Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune they’ll probably remain at their respective timeslots but I wonder what else they’ll acquire.

I think that’ll continue under the ABC affiliation. Except I remember some ABC stations when they air national reports would have their reporters say the station brand instead of ABC News. WABC used to do it a lot.

I don’t think this is gonna be a forever thing. I don’t think ABC is gonna like being on a digital subchannel. Again this would be understandable if Miami was a smaller market but I have a feeling something else is in the works for WSVN and Sunbeam. I just don’t see it lasting for long give this till 2028 and we’ll see what happens. Yeah FOX I don’t know if this will sit well with them. One scenario could be FOX ends up purchasing WPLG. And WSVN becomes a full time ABC affiliate in fact I’ll go further not just do they become a full timer but Sunbeam their owner also affiliates their Boston station WHDH with ABC. Meaning that Boston current affilate WCVB becomes independent. Most likely they buy WSFL that give WSVN a duopoly.

They don’t even air the networks cut ins, except for the prime time SOTU. Last time WSVN aired anything Fox related was during 9/11. Yes.

Keep in mind WSVN almost lost it FOX affiliation in 2017-18 when that failed Sinclair-Tribune was in progress of happening because Tribune had to spin of WSFL to FOX.

Wow. That’s crazy didn’t think I’d see this happening. I wonder how WSVN gonna program news on the new ABC affiliate. Miami will be the largest market without full time affiliate. If this happens here in Miami than other markets could face something like this in the future, large markets with no big 3 full time affiliate with them being sub channel with another station. Now in some small markets there a big 3 is on a subchannel but not in a market as large as Miami. This means this will happen to other ownership groups, will go through this. Essentially I could see this happening with stations group that are locally owned or under some investment firm.

That is so disorganized.

I don’t think they’ll be a talent opening so I’m not worried when Bill Ritter leaves in 3 years. Then we can talk about it. Sade isn’t the most senior anchor I like Mike too some degree, wild thought what if his wife joined the station and became a husband and wife team like they did in Kansas City. That would be nice!

I assume it be Mike and Sade though if it were Sade and Mike that isn’t bad either when Bill Ritter took over in 1999 it was Diana and Bill.

I’m kinda sad about him leaving. I know he isn’t gone and probably won’t retire for awhile it sad to see change happen.