solidscooter 3 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 That, and KDVR can keep their distinctive look without being re-standardized back into the Fox O&O motif. That would have been awkward. Big fan of their look, that would have been awkward. Watching WAGA in Atlanta recently, it's god-awful. The noises the wipes make are just plain weird. Really excited for folks that work at LocalTV stations! Tribune will be a great momma and will (hopefully) let them keep their distinctive looks and feels. It's really cool to see Tribune coming to Alabama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 According to the KTVI application, Tribune can own both KTVI and KPLR because apparently, WPXS is considered part of the St. Louis market even though its city of license is in the Cape Girardeau, Mo market, and there wiil be eight unique station owners left in the market after the transaction. Also, despite KDNL being one of the weakest ABC affiliates, KPLR isn't ranked in the top four. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101561073&qnum=5190©num=1&exhcnum=1 Tribune will also seek a failing station waiver to own KFSM and KXNW in the Fort Smith, Ark market. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101561000&qnum=5190©num=1&exhcnum=1 I'm shocked about KPLR not being #4. CW's ratings must finally be having a negative affect on KPLR. Either that or they caught KDNL on a good month, because historically, KPLR has been 3rd and KDNL is 4th. Either way this works to Tribune's advantage. Wonder when Nielson last measured audience share in St. Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Tribune will also seek a failing station waiver to own KFSM and KXNW in the Fort Smith, Ark market. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101561000&qnum=5190©num=1&exhcnum=1 Local TV got approval for the failed station waiver. With the new ownership, Tribune basically wants to keep it a status quo. Sinclair had to reapply for that failed station waiver with WCWN with the Freedom acquisition. So this is nothing new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Local TV got approval for the failed station waiver. With the new ownership, Tribune basically wants to keep it a status quo. Sinclair had to reapply for that failed station waiver with WCWN with the Freedom acquisition. So this is nothing new. I'm surprised they aren't calling the shell "Local TV" since they are using that name in a lot of the licensees. It seems they are trying to keep everything as orderly as possible and preserve the identities of the stations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I'm just looking through - is this an outright purchase, or a merger of sorts? Will the current Local TV directors, such as Bobby Lawrence, be given spots with Tribune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I'm just looking through - is this an outright purchase, or a merger of sorts? Will the current Local TV directors, such as Bobby Lawrence, be given spots with Tribune? It appears to be an outright purchase. https://licensing.fcc.gov/cdbs/CDBS_Attachment/getattachment.jsp?appn=101560996&qnum=5140©num=1&exhcnum=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvweatherman 0 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Local Tv's website isn't working. http://www.localtvllc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhratbrat 423 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 its back on this morning. Interesting read with their employee handbook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 The FTC gave its early termination on the Tribune/Local TV acquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Side deal in the works? So Dreamcatcher may be just a holding company? Key words: "after the acquisition closes" http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/494770-Tribune_to_Put_Local_TV_s_WNEP_Scranton_Norfolk_Stations_Up_for_Sale.php That can't be good for WNEP and WTKR...they're better off selling the newspapers instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Side deal in the works? So Dreamcatcher may be just a holding company? http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/494770-Tribune_to_Put_Local_TV_s_WNEP_Scranton_Norfolk_Stations_Up_for_Sale.php http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/tribune-looks-to-sell-wnep-1.1527680 http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-tribune-sells-stations-20130726,0,3988609.story No, the story is about their sale to Dreamcatcher. They're just treating it like it isn't a shell of Tribune for some reason (probably because The Morning Call is a Tribune owned newspaper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1945 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Side deal in the works? So Dreamcatcher may be just a holding company? http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/494770-Tribune_to_Put_Local_TV_s_WNEP_Scranton_Norfolk_Stations_Up_for_Sale.php So I don't get it. Are they're clueless of the Dreamcatcher shell, or the spin-off of the paper business? Or are they're going to follow through with selling it to an outside source? http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/business/tribune-looks-to-sell-wnep-1.1527680 http://www.mcall.com/business/mc-tribune-sells-stations-20130726,0,3988609.story No, the story is about their sale to Dreamcatcher. They're just treating it like it isn't a shell for Tribune. Yeah, they surely trying to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 So I don't get it. Are they're clueless of the Dreamcatcher shell, or the spin-off of the paper business? Or are they're going to follow through with selling it to an outside source? Not sure, but it sounds like they are using Dreamcatcher as a holding company while they let an outside company purchase those two stations in a side deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 The B&C article could use better wording then, since from my appearance, it sounded like they were selling them outright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 136 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Well, in a rarity, the FCC has docketed the sale. http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db0731/DOC-322491A1.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2878 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 ...Finally, Tribune seeks a continuing failing station waiver in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and a continuing satellite television waiver in Ft. Collins, Colorado. (FCC statement) So there is a mechanism of the "satellite television waiver" in play. But that seems like a formality. There's also a spelling error in the table, in which KSTU becomes "KTSU". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted July 31, 2013 Share Posted July 31, 2013 Well, in a rarity, the FCC has docketed the sale. http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2013/db0731/DOC-322491A1.pdf This should be a formality, since there is nothing really objectionable in the deal - the TV conflicts becoming duopolies were already LMA partners so they are essentially status quo now. The newspapers in conflict are expected to be sold soon anyway. I'm thinking the $2.7B price tag from Tribune was a safety valve since the expectations were around $2B or so, they were worried they would lose the stations (including their LMAs) to Sinclair (who almost certainly came in 2nd in the offer) so they got aggressive to keep it as it is now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 920 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Tribune is having a "town hall" meeting for all the new stations today. Tribune is planning on creating its own daytime and access content for local stations too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Tribune is having a "town hall" meeting for all the new stations today. Tribune is planning on creating its own daytime and access content for local stations too. Are they going to sacrifice syndicated programming to do it like Scripps did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRob 920 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Are they going to sacrifice syndicated programming to do it like Scripps did? That's the impression I got. They spent a solid chunk of the meeting hammering "we have to control our content." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 That's the impression I got. They spent a solid chunk of the meeting hammering "we have to control our content." Hopefully you won't have to sacrifice Wheel of Fortune after you snagged it away from KSHB. The other syndicated programming that both KTVI and WDAF have are court shows so replacing those won't be a huge loss (minus Judge Judy which is probably a strong lead-in to both KTVI and WDAF's 5pm newscast). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVIntheDesert 183 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Are they going to sacrifice syndicated programming to do it like Scripps did? I don't think it's going be like Scripps. Tribune actually has some expertise at creating and distributing oriignal content. Plus, they have access to talent in the major media centers (not like Scripps, which produces "The List" in Phoenix) so the product will look more professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 737 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I don't think it's going be like Scripps. Tribune actually has some expertise at creating and distributing oriignal content. Plus, they have access to talent in the major media centers (not like Scripps, which produces "The List" in Phoenix) so the product will look more professional. That's a good point. I always loved the local content that WGN produces and think it's pretty high in quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestTV 1177 Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hopefully you won't have to sacrifice Wheel of Fortune after you snagged it away from KSHB. The other syndicated programming that both KTVI and WDAF have are court shows so replacing those won't be a huge loss (minus Judge Judy which is probably a strong lead-in to both KTVI and WDAF's 5pm newscast). It would be funny if they did. I would imagine that either a) KSHB would beg and plead with Scripps to bring it back or b) KCTV or KMBC, probably the former, would try to take it. That would screw things up royally, making an already strong station even stronger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1509 Posted August 20, 2013 Share Posted August 20, 2013 http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=6017463984 Free Press and another interest group have filed a petition to deny, mainly because of the Dreamcatcher shell, but also because it goes over the 39% cap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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