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[NowBergen 707]

5 hours ago, Big Rollo Smokes said:

 

 

 

The conditions that existed 40-plus years ago exist no more. WWOR-TV technically is a UHF station now, and has been since 6/12/2009. And the Secaucus studio is long gone.

 

The FCC doesn't regulate content or anything else for that matter anymore, thus why they didn't apply pressure on Fox when WWOR first replaced its traditional newscast with Chasing New Jersey/Chasing News and why they did nothing when that show went away altogether in spite of protest by New Jersey electeds.

 

Though it doesn't matter much in this era, it's about time to return WWOR's license back to New York City proper. And let Fox rebrand it to "Fox 5 Plus". I'd like to see it happen

 

Except the condition of license, per the NJ Congressional delegation, was not removed, despite the move to UHF for digital TV.  Sadly, NJ still is limited in tv news coverage with Fox in violation of that condition. That is for lawyers to argue, not us.  When their license is up again, watch for some noise from NJ's Congressional delegation and other groups.  Sadly, I see Ch. 9 as a waste of airspace today.  Full of Family Feud reruns and judge shows, plus NBCU content that MyTV broadcasts and can be found elsewhere.  Lots of other choices that are more interesting.

[MediaZone4K 2269]

1 hour ago, NowBergen said:

 

Except the condition of license, per the NJ Congressional delegation, was not removed, despite the move to UHF for digital TV.  Sadly, NJ still is limited in tv news coverage with Fox in violation of that condition. That is for lawyers to argue, not us.  When their license is up again, watch for some noise from NJ's Congressional delegation and other groups.  Sadly, I see Ch. 9 as a waste of airspace today.  Full of Family Feud reruns and judge shows, plus NBCU content that MyTV broadcasts and can be found elsewhere.  Lots of other choices that are more interesting.

Agreed. Other than ad revenue there's no reason for MY 9 to still be on the air. It hasn't been worth watching since UPN went defunct. 

 

When first learning about the industry, I was surprised New Jersey doesn't have it's own DMA. 

 

But again, Jersey is well covered by New York and Philadelphia stations. For those who can still afford cable there's News 12 --assuming they still do a good job. 

 

Likewise, due to the state's geographic and cultural proximity to both cities, is a dedicated DMA necessary?

 

Perhaps any New Jerseyans here feel differently?

Edited October 16, 2024 by MediaZone4K

[GraphicsMan 152]

On 10/16/2024 at 6:55 PM, MediaZone4K said:

Agreed. Other than ad revenue there's no reason for MY 9 to still be on the air. It hasn't been worth watching since UPN went defunct. 

 

When first learning about the industry, I was surprised New Jersey doesn't have it's own DMA. 

 

But again, Jersey is well covered by New York and Philadelphia stations. For those who can still afford cable there's News 12 --assuming they still do a good job. 

 

Likewise, due to the state's geographic and cultural proximity to both cities, is a dedicated DMA necessary?

 

Perhaps any New Jerseyans here feel differently?

There there was WMGM they fought very hard to keep their NBC affiliation. was WMGM-TV s fought hard to stay the only station in the state just couldn’t do it.

[NewsChannelTV 0]

Will WNYW start rostering its weekday anchors on Sundays? Last week there was Natasha Verma alongside Arthur Chi'en and today there's Bianca Peters.

 

[TheNewsTV 262]

FOX5 updated its screen art, and it looks really nice. 

(only Good Day and The Noon)

 

[Recovering Producer 233]

1 hour ago, TheNewsTV said:

FOX5 updated its screen art, and it looks really nice. 

(only Good Day and The Noon)

 

That monitor on the noon is a few pixels away from being forced to air a Sinclair must-run with Boris Epshteyn.

[RealNews18 226]

Noticed on GDNY late last week. It makes it look 1000% better. Hopefully we see similar backdrops make it to other shows 

[NYNewsCoverage 310]

18 hours ago, RealNews18 said:

Noticed on GDNY late last week. It makes it look 1000% better. Hopefully we see similar backdrops make it to other shows 

Agreed, this is a huge improvement over the previous backdrop.

[MisterBill 99]

In an ironic twist, Teresa Priolo won the NY Emmy for news anchor, even though she never officially had the job and was replaced. She told me that they are able to submit their own tapes, and she did. She wasn't even at the awards ceremony. Maybe it gets her an anchor job at another station where they have more brains.

[newsdude 62]

8 hours ago, MisterBill said:

In an ironic twist, Teresa Priolo won the NY Emmy for news anchor, even though she never officially had the job and was replaced. She told me that they are able to submit their own tapes, and she did. She wasn't even at the awards ceremony. Maybe it gets her an anchor job at another station where they have more brains.

I got news for you: local Emmys have ZERO weight on someone's employment. The idea that someone wins a trophy because a producer in Kansas City thinks someone is a great anchor in a market like New York City is pretty wild in the first place.

[Telly Genick 0]

On 10/9/2024 at 12:05 PM, TheNewsTV said:

Chris Welch left WNYW? Bianca Peters is anchoring The Noon alone.

Chris turned up on NY1 this week, as a street reporter.

[MisterBill 99]

On 10/27/2024 at 10:03 AM, newsdude said:

I got news for you: local Emmys have ZERO weight on someone's employment. The idea that someone wins a trophy because a producer in Kansas City thinks someone is a great anchor in a market like New York City is pretty wild in the first place.

 

Did not realize that they vote in markets other than their own. But you're right, it seems like almost everyone gets one. Still, seems kind of ironic that someone who never officially got the anchor position won the award.

 

 

21 hours ago, Telly Genick said:

Chris (Welch)  turned up on NY1 this week, as a street reporter.

 

That seems like a major step down. I wonder what he did to get the boot and have to settle for something like that?

Edited November 8, 2024 by MisterBill

[MisterBill 99]

Lisette Nunez has left the station. Hayley Fixler (most recently in NC) seems to be her replacement. They look fairly similar, at least at a glance. In fact, I was wondering if Lisette had not actually left when I saw Hayley doing a story.

 

Update -- Lisette ended up at the ABC station in Chicago. Seems like she has family there.

Edited January 1 by MisterBill

[IceManNYR 240]

Not sure why Rosanna Scotto needs to be a panelist on the Fox News show The Five today.
She made a notable mistake in U.S. history,

 

[MisterBill 99]

17 hours ago, IceManNYR said:

Not sure why Rosanna Scotto needs to be a panelist on the Fox News show The Five today.
She made a notable mistake in U.S. history,

 

 

So basically, she was perfect for that show.

[MediaZone4K 2269]

 

8 hours ago, MisterBill said:

 

So basically, she was perfect for that show.

 

On 1/7/2025 at 5:49 PM, IceManNYR said:

Not sure why Rosanna Scotto needs to be a panelist on the Fox News show The Five today.
She made a notable mistake in U.S. history

 

So Rosanna isn't even trying to hold up the guise of an objective journalist....not that she's good at hiding her opinions anyway.

 

But from her days with Greg Kelly it was very obvious -- even though not explicitly stated -- that they were Trump supporters. Thats fine for FNC but not for the local broadcasts which already live in the shadow of the "Mother Ship's" bias. 

Edited January 9 by MediaZone4K

[RealNews18 226]

I really gotta say… While I have NOTHING against Curt Menefee, taking time to watch GDNY this week Dan Bowens is really a breath of fresh air with Rosanna. I know it probably won’t happen but seeing Dan paired for the main show permanently might be a really good thing for the show. 

[MorningNews 1518]

How does GDNY perform in the ratings? WNYW has the weakest need operation in the city. If effort was much of an indication, it seems like Fox is just keeping the lights on over there. 

[MisterBill 99]

On 1/8/2025 at 1:31 PM, MediaZone4K said:

So Rosanna isn't even trying to hold up the guise of an objective journalist....not that she's good at hiding her opinions anyway.

 

But from her days with Greg Kelly it was very obvious -- even though not explicitly stated -- that they were Trump supporters. Thats fine for FNC but not for the local broadcasts which already live in the shadow of the "Mother Ship's" bias. 

 

Wasn't she always friends with Trump?

 

As for the rest of the folks at Fox5, I noticed last week that Natasha and Bianca were going after LA mayor Bass after the Post reported that she had rejected the help from NYC firefighters. The Post article was updated to say that she denied that happened (maybe even before it was discussed on the broadcast), but I doubt that was ever reported on the air.

[MediaZone4K 2269]

2 minutes ago, MisterBill said:

 

Wasn't she always friends with Trump?

 

As for the rest of the folks at Fox5, I noticed last week that Natasha and Bianca were going after LA mayor Bass after the Post reported that she had rejected the help from NYC firefighters. The Post article was updated to say that she denied that happened (maybe even before it was discussed on the broadcast), but I doubt that was ever reported on the air.

Yes, they were friends with Trump.

 

I noted in the LA fires thread that former GDNY anchor Jen Lahmers what's doing the same with her co-host on GDLA. 

 

The vitriol against bass seems to be coming from all angles. 

[MediaZone4K 2269]

On 1/10/2025 at 12:51 PM, MorningNews said:

How does GDNY perform in the ratings? WNYW has the weakest need operation in the city. If effort was much of an indication, it seems like Fox is just keeping the lights on over there. 

I'm curious to see the current numbers as well.

 

PIX 11 was once firmly in that weak spot but has certainly improved from 10 years ago. 

 

I also find it interesting that WNYW has the least reporters of the competition. All the other broadcast stations have around 20, Fox 5 has about 11.

[MediaZone4K 2269]

Looks like WNYW is Doing a (daily?) 3 p m online news update, this one was anchored by Linda Schmidt

 

[NYTV 122]

4 hours ago, MediaZone4K said:

Looks like WNYW is Doing a (daily?) 3 p m online news update, this one was anchored by Linda Schmidt

 

They also do news updates on the weekends, including on YouTube.

[TheNewsTV 262]

Chris Welch is on CBS News 24/7

 

[MediaZone4K 2269]

Liking the updated L3 color scheme for GDNY! Very Today Show.

Edited February 14 by MediaZone4K