Jterry 43 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 What WATN has is sort of a hybrid of WKRC's package and the ones WHAM uses (particularly the map portion they use to ID county-specific stories). But it makes sense considering the sets at the two stations are the same, and I don't blame anyone involved in the rebrand and relaunch of the Twin Stations for wanting to mimic WKRC in terms of look and feel (even if they are owned by separate companies now). It may have more to do with Nexstar giving their stations a bit of freedom to use whatever in terms of graphics (whether in-house, from Artworks or another company, etc), but that's just my opinion. I agree, it wasn't necessarily a bad decision and in fact a month and a half into the relaunch I still think it's working quite well - we'll of course see in the months to come whether it's attracted any new viewership though. I do think Nexstar is giving some freedom to stations and in these days of increasing standardization, that's not necessarily a bad thing either. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Sincla!r on their station's websites, now have a new survey up called the "Your Voice Survey". There are eleven categories: then from there, there are subcategories within the categories. You can then vote on a scale of "least interested" to "most interested" and help decide what the newsrooms cover on a daily basis. They won't really listen to you, but go ahead, Sincla!r's "interested in what you think! Take our poll. your answers will help us cover the news that matters most to you." Yeah right. Even if the "Waste of Tax Dollars" and "Government Corruption" categories get low marks, Sincla!r will continue to cover those kinds of stories... That's their specialty and this is a nice way for them to cover themselves... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85711 Share on other sites More sharing options...
broadcastfan9751 140 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 And now, Sinclair is suing Time Warner Cable, claiming that they breached their contract for WNYS in Syracuse by moving it to channel 1225 when all the other stations were assigned channels in the 100-level range. http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2013/07/18/sinclair-accuses-time-warner-of-breach.html Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85768 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Okay. Something Got Approved Today. The FCC has greenlighted the Transfer Of Control of KDBC from Titan Broadcast Management to Cunningham Broadcasting. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85770 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Okay looking through the paperwork Tonight, it appears another firm is going to buy KIDK Idaho Falls. KIDK is being sold by VistaWest Media, LLC. The paperwork didn't state the purchase price. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Okay looking through the paperwork Tonight, it appears another firm is going to buy KIDK Idaho Falls. KIDK is being sold by VistaWest Media, LLC. The paperwork didn't state the purchase price. It's a shell for NPG (note the St. Joseph, MO address listed). I guess Sinclair isn't getting their hands on KIDK... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85896 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 It's a shell for NPG (note the St. Joseph, MO address listed). I guess Sinclair isn't getting their hands on KIDK... UH OH!!! NPG had this LMA between KIFI & KIDK for a minute. It's good news that Sinclair will not be in Idaho Falls. But the bad news is this SSA/JSA/LMA will stay a status quo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper550 291 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 UH OH!!! NPG had this LMA between KIFI & KIDK for a minute. It's good news that Sinclair will not be in Idaho Falls. But the bad news is this SSA/JSA/LMA will stay a status quo. I presume NPG at least puts effort into their operations, right? Might be status quo, but at least its not Sinclair. Good move. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I presume NPG at least puts effort into their operations, right? Might be status quo, but at least its not Sinclair. Good move. The Bradleys probably didn't want to have any dealings with those devils out of Maryland. I said UH OH! because it appears everybody has/is going to have a shell, before its all over. Ever since buying KEYT, they've done a lot of heavy lifting, including placing a digital translator on the northern part of the viewing area, and started HD operations. They've recently had KESQ/KPSP move to some new offices and studios support the two stations, plus the FOX/CW/Telemundo channels. So Yes, News-Press & Gazette has been doing tremendous heavy lifting and doesn't mind putting ALL their effort & time to their stations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 The Bradleys probably didn't want to have any dealings with those devils out of Maryland. I said UH OH! because it appears everybody has/is going to have a shell, before its all over. Ever since buying KEYT, they've done a lot of heavy lifting, including placing a digital translator on the northern part of the viewing area, and started HD operations. They've recently had KESQ/KPSP move to some new offices and studios support the two stations, plus the FOX/CW/Telemundo channels. So Yes, News-Press & Gazette has been doing tremendous heavy lifting and doesn't mind putting ALL their effort & time to their stations. I wonder what the mood at Sinclair's offices are if they are just getting denied now...maybe they bid but were turned down... If they lose Allbritton, I am sure there will be a lot of anger in Hunt Valley! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I wonder what the mood at Sinclair's offices are if they are just getting denied now...maybe they bid but were turned down... If they lose Allbritton, I am sure there will be a lot of anger in Hunt Valley! David would probably have a baby!! LMMFAO!!!!! Seriously, we won't know anything until Allbritton announce it themselves. And a good chunk of this board are hoping who should not get it. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I wonder what the mood at Sinclair's offices are if they are just getting denied now...maybe they bid but were turned down... If they lose Allbritton, I am sure there will be a lot of anger in Hunt Valley! It was probably more of a deal that Sinclair knew it wouldn't have much operational control of KIDK and/or NPG had a clause to buy KIDK through a shell in case Fisher was sold. NPG has significantly expanded in broadcasting, shedding their cable business (which was sold to Suddenlink). In the late 80s and early 90s, it owned a package of stations that it sold to Raycom (and some then were sold on to Media General) — KOLD, WSAV, WJTV-WHLT and WECT. They began owning stations again when they snapped up KVIA in 1995 and really grew from about 2006 onward. They own four radio stations (in Palm Springs and Colorado Springs) and their namesake newspaper, and that's about it outside of TV. They've expanded local news in some markets. They restored a newscast to KECY after not having one since dropping CBS in the mid-90s. When they signed on KNPN (the Fox affiliate in St. Joseph), they included 22 hours of news a week — a 5:30-8am morning news, plus a 5:30pm and 9pm newscast. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-85911 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Okay. I'm kind of puzzled with this. But yesterday. I've seen the status of WSYT application (Form 314) from WSYT Licensee, L.P. (Sinclair) to Syracuse (WSYT-TV) Licensee, Inc. (Cunningham) stating DISMISSED. Now I dunno the reasoning for the dismissal. Are they'll going to file again? Or a new firm is going to apply to acquire WSYT? Or whatever they going to do. Sinclair is buying NBC station WSTM and other stations from outgoing Schaumburg, IL based station group Barrington Broadcasting. And those applications (which was filed March 18) have yet received the greenlight from the FCC. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86036 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Okay. I'm kind of puzzled with this. But yesterday. I've seen the status of WSYT application (Form 314) from WSYT Licensee, L.P. (Sinclair) to Syracuse (WSYT-TV) Licensee, Inc. (Cunningham) stating DISMISSED. Now I dunno the reasoning for the dismissal. Are they'll going to file again? Or a new firm is going to apply to acquire WSYT? Or whatever they going to do. Sinclair is buying NBC station WSTM and other stations from outgoing Schaumburg, IL based station group Barrington Broadcasting. And those applications (which was filed March 18) have yet received the greenlight from the FCC. I'm going to speculate right at this point because I think the FCC dismissed the license transfer from Sinclair to Syracuse (WSYT-TV) Licensee, Inc. (Cunningham) after hearing so many complaints of Sinclair owning more than its share (involving WTVH/WSTQ/WSTM plus WSYT and WMYS) if Sinclair proceeded to operate them, it would be overkill! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86046 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 So what happens next, they are forced on the market and now for sale? Who is buying loose assets anyway? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86055 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I am thankful that the FCC slammed really hard that denial stamp on Sinclair on purpose and fast! I personally think that David "en-masse" Smith should know better than that! So what happens next, they are forced on the market and now for sale? Who is buying loose assets anyway? What loose assets are you speaking about, specificly? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Don't worry, Mission will try to snap up WSYT to pair with WSYR... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I am thankful that the FCC slammed really hard that denial stamp on Sinclair on purpose and fast! I personally think that David "en-masse" Smith should know better than that! What loose assets are you speaking about, specificly? Anything Sinclair is forced by the FCC to divest in these deals. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronQ 282 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Finally the FCC have done something right. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 So I am going to be safe and say that Sinclair is now FORCED to divest WSYT and WNYS without the use of Cunningham Broadcasting (SBGI's shell) and I also wonder about WYZZ as well, I'll predict DENIED or DISMISSAL of transfering licensees for now. Finally the FCC have done something right. Personally speaking from a point of view (yes, they denied the transfer of license from Sinclair to Cunningham Broadcasting Group. I think they had enough common sense to deny it! But yesterday. I've seen the status of WSYT application (Form 314) from WSYT Licensee, L.P. (Sinclair) to Syracuse (WSYT-TV) Licensee, Inc. (Cunningham) stating DISMISSED. Now I dunno the reasoning for the dismissal. Are they'll going to file again? Or a new firm is going to apply to acquire WSYT? Or whatever they going to do. Sinclair is buying NBC station WSTM and other stations from outgoing Schaumburg, IL based station group Barrington Broadcasting. And those applications (which was filed March 18) have yet received the greenlight from the FCC. I would like to say this completely, it might have something to do with them owning way too many stations after Barrington Broadcasting sale went through, However, I personally think that Sinclair is going to do a much better job finding another firm that can take WSYT without the shell corporations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 So I am going to be safe and say that Sinclair is now FORCED to divest WSYT and WNYS without the use of Cunningham Broadcasting (SBGI's shell) and I also wonder about WYZZ as well, I'll predict DENIED or DISMISSAL of transfering licensees for now. Finally the FCC have done something right. Personally speaking from a point of view (yes, they denied the transfer of license from Sinclair to Cunningham Broadcasting Group. I think they had enough common sense to deny it! But yesterday. I've seen the status of WSYT application (Form 314) from WSYT Licensee, L.P. (Sinclair) to Syracuse (WSYT-TV) Licensee, Inc. (Cunningham) stating DISMISSED. Now I dunno the reasoning for the dismissal. Are they'll going to file again? Or a new firm is going to apply to acquire WSYT? Or whatever they going to do. Sinclair is buying NBC station WSTM and other stations from outgoing Schaumburg, IL based station group Barrington Broadcasting. And those applications (which was filed March 18) have yet received the greenlight from the FCC. I would like to say this completely, it might have something to do with them owning way too many stations after Barrington Broadcasting sale went through, However, I personally think that Sinclair is going to do a much better job finding another firm that can take WSYT without the shell corporations. Who is willing to buy them? They are low-rated stations in weak markets that don't seem too attractive to buyers. They may try another loophole: make the stations go dark, and move the affiliations to a .2 subchannel. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Maybe they'll create a new shell to acquire WSYT? Sucks Sinclair couldn't get WSYT and I imagine they'll refile or let Nexstar have a try at it. As much as you guys hate shell companies (full disclosure: I am in support of them when the situation makes sense), WSYT is going to end up with one... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3951 Posted July 26, 2013 Share Posted July 26, 2013 I'm noticing some minor tweaks on WPMI as of late.... They have started to use a new voiceover on promos and their news opens. The news opens & talent intro are slightly different with different cuts of the NBC collection that have been used in the past (under their old SD look). I also noticed that they are no longer referring to themselves as "The Weather Authority" and took out the "WeatherRate Most Accurate Forecast" reference during the newscast. (But they are still running promos with both) They still have their current graphics package and theme, so it looks like that's not going away any time soon....the old promos are probably in the process of either being updated or weeded out for newer stuff.... Probably just some cosmetic tweaks now that Sinclair is calling the shots...the only noticeable change in news coverage is a lot of "Reality Check" stuff (otherwise known as "Waste Watch" in other Sinclair markets) Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Who is willing to buy them? They are low-rated stations in weak markets that don't seem too attractive to buyers. They may try another loophole: make the stations go dark, and move the affiliations to a .2 subchannel. hmmmmmm...to the first question they are really really weak stations and as far as I remember right, WSYT-TV used to run newscasts until it was cancelled in april of 2006 and second of all I'll speculate that Raycom Media steps in, but otherwise I have to agree with you about another loophole: cancel the licences of both WSYT and WNYS-TV and move both the FOX and MYNET affiliations to .2 subchannel. WIBW-TV does this with their 13.2 subchannel, however that is an different story and situation. I'm noticing some minor tweaks on WPMI as of late.... They have started to use a new voiceover on promos and their news opens. The news opens & talent intro are slightly different with different cuts of the NBC collection that have been used in the past (under their old SD look). I also noticed that they are no longer referring to themselves as "The Weather Authority" and took out the "WeatherRate Most Accurate Forecast" reference during the newscast. (But they are still running promos with both) They still have their current graphics package and theme, so it looks like that's not going away any time soon....the old promos are probably in the process of either being updated or weeded out for newer stuff.... Probably just some cosmetic tweaks now that Sinclair is calling the shots...the only noticeable change in news coverage is a lot of "Reality Check" stuff (otherwise known as "Waste Watch" in other Sinclair markets) would that be Richard Malmos or an different announcer? I have heard of Richard Malmos through the NMSA. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Maybe they'll create a new shell to acquire WSYT? Sucks Sinclair couldn't get WSYT and I imagine they'll refile or let Nexstar have a try at it. As much as you guys hate shell companies (full disclosure: I am in support of them when the situation makes sense), WSYT is going to end up with one... Agreed! but who is going to run the shell company that is created for both WSYT/WNYS and who's going to buy those stations in particular since they are low rated stations that Sinclair owns. Look at KSMO-TV, it was bought by Meredith from Sinclair in 2005 not just because of the duopoly, because KSMO-TV was not gathering any revenue or was producing any advertising and/or station revenues and did not have any sister stations until that particular time. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/20/#findComment-86149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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