Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 You know what would shock the hell out of me? And what would start up a whole lot of mess? As if Sinclair write up a letter on that NPRM docket (13-236), and state their disapproval about the elimination of the UHF discount. I would be shocked if they do that. Or to beg the FCC (the one who's responsible for getting rid of the discount) to raise the ownership cap higher than 39%, which I don't think that would happen anytime soon. They didn't specifically direct it at the FCC but they've publicly expressed their disapproval at the possibility of the elimination of the UHF discount. During an analyst conference call in August, David Smith, CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group, downplayed a possible new federal rule that could prevent the fast-growing company from buying up more stations. "I am not concerned about it right now," he said. Pressed on the issue, Smith struck a more defiant note. "When you look at trying to constrain broadcasters in this competitive landscape today, to me, it doesn't make a lot of sense," he said. "We really need to be unshackled from that in order to compete against these (cable, satellite and phone) companies." ... Smith vows to fight the change. Cable and phone companies are increasingly encroaching on broadcasters' business territory without such restrictions, he said. "Frankly, I am OK with that," Smith said during the August call. "But let us go. Let us go compete." http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/09/19/sinclair-broadcast/2819599/ Even if you get rid of the discount, all Sinclair will do is move their stations to ownership groups that are independent of Sinclair *wink wink nudge nudge* like Cunningham and Deerfield. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-92870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrannical bastard 3953 Posted November 14, 2013 Share Posted November 14, 2013 WJTC just ran a Christine Frazao package where her stand-up was mis-edited....she flubbed her line and did the 3...2...1... before the station cut back to the anchor on camera. :bang: I wonder if other stations fell for it too! Watch for a story about Obamacare and how few have actually enrolled! Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93065 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Another video from KCRG whom are very happy to welcome Sinclair as their new owners (whenever this deal gets approved, unless Barrington has been paying Sinclair to run the station): [yt]c6yZvPKesNU[/yt] Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 That's a great find. There's another one from last month, as well, with much the same things to say. The second one has footage of a Mizzou football game from this year (September against Toledo). I wonder if these are being prepared just in case, or if as sometimes happens in these acquisitions Barrington has handed over operational control already (which does not seem to be the case). I read through the Barrington asset purchase agreement and found there's a clause (in Article XI, Termination) where if this thing doesn't close within twelve months, either the seller or the buyer can terminate the APA. We're at eight or so. EDIT: Oh wait, there's actually more videos like that for Barrington and Fisher stations on that account! This is a big gold mine you just hit. There's "Chesapeake PKG KVII"—which appears to be stating that KVII/KVIH could be going to Chesapeake. The connection is furthered by this press release from the day Sinclair announced its Barrington acquisition, about a new executive tapped to lead Chesapeake: "This week, we launched our small market television group when we announced we would be acquiring certain of the COX Media television stations, commented David Smith, President and CEO of Sinclair. The Barrington stations are an important part of that strategy, providing meaningful scale to the group." One, KEPR/KIMA, says it's "for Charlotte". There are other clues that there was a Chesapeake News Directors Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 15. Apparently these are all introduction packages. Here are the stations included: KBAK/KBFX, KBOI, KHQA, KIMA/KEPR, KLEW, KRCG, KTVO, KVAL/KMTR, KVII, KXRM, WLUC, WPBN-WTOM/WGTU-WGTQ, WPDE. These are all from the Barrington and Fisher acquisitions. We haven't heard much of Chesapeake, and that's because it's not a separate company but rather a *unit* that intends to serve the smaller market ops (DMA 100+) that SBGI has. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 8 months is a long time for waiting for a deal to be approved? I wonder what the hold up is? Couldn't the FCC have just rejected the deal completely? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93163 Share on other sites More sharing options...
compubit 673 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 That's a great find. There's another one from last month, as well, with much the same things to say. KBAK/KBFX, KBOI, KHQA, KIMA/KEPR, KLEW, KRCG, KTVO, KVAL/KMTR, KVII, KXRM, WLUC, WPBN-WTOM/WGTU-WGTQ, WPDE. These are all from the Barrington and Fisher acquisitions. We haven't heard much of Chesapeake, and that's because it's not a separate company but rather a *unit* that intends to serve the smaller market ops (DMA 100+) that SBGI has. Just watching the WPBN "feature" - when talking about social media, saw a brief flash about Obama. Going back it mentions "Impeach Obama" - think that was left or put in for the folks in Hunt Valley??? J Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93165 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just watching the WPBN "feature" - when talking about social media, saw a brief flash about Obama. Going back it mentions "Impeach Obama" - think that was left or put in for the folks in Hunt Valley??? J Watch WWTV-WWUP become the dominant station in the market, even if they are independently owned. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93166 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 8 months is a long time for waiting for a deal to be approved? I wonder what the hold up is? Couldn't the FCC have just rejected the deal completely? Monday will be exactly eight months (March 18) since the paperwork have been filed. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93168 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Some other things: -We missed Sinclair reporting its 3Q earnings last week. Profits were up 38% on strength in advertising and rising retrans consent fees. They came in 13 cents a share above the Street thanks to Fisher's acquisition. Their shares are at $33.60; their 52-week low is just $10 and the stock has traded as high as $36.57. No matter what we may think of Sinclair, the numbers are proving that these have been solid business acquisitions for them (so far). -If you want, you can also read a transcript of Sinclair's earnings conference call (woo-hoo! — you may need to view source to read the whole thing which is behind free registration). Subject to approval, the Barrington acquisition is expected to close on December 1, while New Age will close in 1Q 2014 and Allbritton possibly in late 1Q/early 2Q 2014 (delayed due to the current regulatory hurdles). Both programming payments and capital expenditure projections had to be lowered because of the timing. -On that conference call, someone asked about Sinclair's ability to continue in M&A with the discontinuation of the UHF discount. This is David D. Smith's take on it: "Marci, with regard to the forward-looking M&A, given that we're essentially at the cap, I think it's safe to say that there's still plenty of work for us to do from the standpoint of creating structures inside marketplaces. A perfect example there is the transaction which we just did in Portland, Maine [WPFO]. I kind of refer to these as almost bolt-ons to the primary stations of the marketplace. So I think when you think about just the kind of work that's got to be done, let alone of the possibility of creating alternative structures and partnerships with other companies to put businesses together, will provide us over the longer term a lot of opportunity to, certainly, create more value." -Another caller asked about integrating all the Sinclair stations. Steven Marks: "...The stations that we've been matriculating into our portfolio are performing outstanding. And these are some of our biggest billing stations in our resume. Salt Lake City had a banner third quarter, maybe the highest revenue share that they ever had. Cincinnati, same thing; a banner third quarter, maybe the highest revenue share that they've had in years. Albany, New York, a banner third quarter, highest revenue share that they've had in years. Grand Rapids, same thing. West Palm Beach, same thing. Harrisburg, same thing. So the one thing that has been truly interesting is matriculating these properties into our culture. And I'm reading you the results. They're performing absolutely outstanding. So we're very excited about our new properties and having them fold into our culture and the performance has been the exceptional." David Smith: "I think the mechanics of integrating this business is always a challenge, but the fact of the matter is it's something we do. We do it very well." -David Amy on Allbritton: "We would love to be able to close it January 1, but since we're currently under a second review here with the Justice [Department], that won't be practical opportunity for us. It will be delayed further into the quarter." -I went looking for more info on Chesapeake. Couldn't find much, but I did find that they had hired some people from the Granite and ComCorp structures, according to LinkedIn profiles. -Chesapeake is not a sidecar or shell; it is a division of Sinclair. The point of Chesapeake is to serve as a small-market management group within the Sinclair system. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 WJTC just ran a Christine Frazao package where her stand-up was mis-edited....she flubbed her line and did the 3...2...1... before the station cut back to the anchor on camera. :bang: I wonder if other stations fell for it too! Watch for a story about Obamacare and how few have actually enrolled! I saw this clip ( ) and I was trying to figure out her name, thanks for clearing that up. Further Googling led me to find out that not only is she Sinclair's Washington Correspondent, she also works for Russia Today ( ). I don't know why but I found the idea that Sinclair would hire someone who also worked for the Kremlin (so to speak, it's run by the Russian Government) to be quite humorous. I admit, I find humor in odd things. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Hmm. Something still got to be greenlighted first. What happens if they don't get the greenlight on the Barrington apps. It's basically more than two weeks before December 1. And I don't think they added to any of the paperwork, that if a certain point that the FCC doesn't approve it be a certain date, Sinclair would operate all the Barrington stations under a Time Brokerage agreement. So basically they're gambling themselves that it would close it in two weeks. Those heads are realizing that the Allbritton deal is going to take even longer than expected. So they don't have any other choice but to play the waiting game. It could maybe a reason why the New Age deal didn't include the Chattanooga properties, because I think if the deal gets to a certain dollar amount, than the FTC would have to give it a greenlight before the FCC. They probably may not want to have a really long wait like the Allbritton deal. So should the New Age deal get the greenlight, then they'll try to pursue the Chattanooga duo afterwards, which they would have to use his Banker friends to each buy the license of both stations. The Barrington apps and the Anderson Cunningham TOC apps are the only two Sinclair related apps who've been sitting their for at least eight months. I've said this before. But it would be interesting which other Sinclair stations would be reassigned or realigned with the new Chesapeake entity, including Medford (which is right next door to Eugene), Beaumont, Sioux City, and one of their legacy markets, Tallahassee. But of course the main question many folks are going to ponder is... How are they're going to deal with all these 77 plus markets when all these deals be finalized, should it ever get finalized? Nearly all but one station from Barrington is not in HD. It would be wise if the bigger markets get new equipment, especially in Baltimore, Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Seattle, Portland, etc, etc, and maybe send the older equipment to the smaller cities where they're in dire need for it. But eventually all stations would probably need new equipment. I'm shocked that they've haven't contemplating a new standardized graphics looks, while they constantly buying everything but the kitchen sink. So one more time, the Cunningham Anderson TOC Apps, the Barrington Apps, the Allbritton Apps, the New Age Apps and the WWCP App is still waiting for the greenlight. The former two should've saw the greenlight by now. The latter two might see the greenlight. And the middle one, even though I have a feeling this might get approved, Sincrap better hope that the "Carma" don't strike twice, thanks to the DOJ/FTC. EDIT! 8:26pm/EST: I almost forgot, if Sinclair wants to tell the FCC why they disappove the elimination of the UHF discount, they have until December 16 to do so. If they're gutsy enough to tell the FCC why they want the discount so bad. The truth should set you free. Or if anyone who wants to agree with what the west chapter of the Writers Guild said, go ahead and send those comments to the FCC. But I really want to see if Sinclair is gutsy enough to send a comment, showing their disapproving the elimination of their gateway to buy more stations. And they about "Let us go compete", and their eliminating the competition, buy using their banker friends to shell out the competiting stations. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93182 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 That's a great find. There's another one from last month, as well, with much the same things to say. The second one has footage of a Mizzou football game from this year (September against Toledo). I wonder if these are being prepared just in case, or if as sometimes happens in these acquisitions Barrington has handed over operational control already (which does not seem to be the case). I read through the Barrington asset purchase agreement and found there's a clause (in Article XI, Termination) where if this thing doesn't close within twelve months, either the seller or the buyer can terminate the APA. We're at eight or so. EDIT: Oh wait, there's actually more videos like that for Barrington and Fisher stations on that account! This is a big gold mine you just hit. There's "Chesapeake PKG KVII"—which appears to be stating that KVII/KVIH could be going to Chesapeake. The connection is furthered by this press release from the day Sinclair announced its Barrington acquisition, about a new executive tapped to lead Chesapeake: "This week, we launched our small market television group when we announced we would be acquiring certain of the COX Media television stations, commented David Smith, President and CEO of Sinclair. The Barrington stations are an important part of that strategy, providing meaningful scale to the group." One, KEPR/KIMA, says it's "for Charlotte". There are other clues that there was a Chesapeake News Directors Conference in Charlotte, North Carolina, on October 15. Apparently these are all introduction packages. Here are the stations included: KBAK/KBFX, KBOI, KHQA, KIMA/KEPR, KLEW, KRCG, KTVO, KVAL/KMTR, KVII, KXRM, WLUC, WPBN-WTOM/WGTU-WGTQ, WPDE. These are all from the Barrington and Fisher acquisitions. We haven't heard much of Chesapeake, and that's because it's not a separate company but rather a *unit* that intends to serve the smaller market ops (DMA 100+) that SBGI has. As someone who went to school in the Kirksville, MO market, I was pleasantly surprised to see how professional KTVO's presentation video looked compared to some of the larger market stations. Barrington actually did a good job running that station while I was there (minus the fact the newscasts still aren't in HD, but it's a very small and rural market so I guess it's not that big of a priority) let's just hope Sinclair/Chesapeake keeps that tradition going and won't slack just because they're the only game in town (KTVO has the ABC/CBS affiliation, Fox is out of Ottumwa, IA on KYOU, and NBC is either picked up OTA via WGEM in Quincy, IL or on cable from Kansas City/Des Moines depending on what side of the MO/IA border you're on). Quincy and Columbia will also be interesting markets to watch because KHQA and KRCG have strong competition in the form of WGEM and KOMU respectively. KRCG has finally managed to beat KOMU in the ratings due to the stronger network affiliation but since KOMU is run by the University of Missouri's journalism school, it still has a lot of resources on hand to compete with KRCG. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 BREAKING NEWS!!!! After exactly eight months, the FCC has FINALLY!!! greenlighted the Barrington assignments of license applications to Sinclair. This just happened within minutes. A couple of stations that have approval papers, KRCG, WHOI. WPBN/WGTU, WLUC. Others will be posted soon. The FCC also approved the WSYT app from Sinclair to Brian Brady, through Bristlecone Broadcasting. But the long wait is over. And I assume they will close this sucker fairly quickly. I doubt they will wait until December 1st. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93273 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Indeed, so it has happened. I find it very unusual, but Sinclair will probably be a better owner of these stations than Barrington. Until 2012 KTVO was using a modified version of a news open from the mid-2000s that was made while Raycom owned them, an even better demonstration than the almost-total lack of HD news at these stations. While I may disagree with the slant that Sinclair will take with these stations, it will probably be in tune with viewership in markets like mid-Missouri (especially Jefferson City where KRCG is based), Florence-Myrtle Beach, Amarillo and Albany, Georgia. The acquisition of WFXL will (importantly) give Sinclair a synergy between its Albany and Tallahassee stations, especially with Sinclair's pickup of most of New Age's stations. In the same event, I am left to posit how Nexstar, if it looks at acquiring Granite (perhaps they are waiting until Sinclair closes on Barrington to make the acquisition happen), will work with Sinclair to solve the Peoria and Syracuse hornet's nests. It might be too much investment for either of them in these sub-75 DMAs, especially to split the stations from each other and keeping in mind (between Nexstar, Sinclair and Granite) their near-total control of commercial television in those three markets. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hathawaynson2 39 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Indeed, so it has happened. I find it very unusual, but Sinclair will probably be a better owner of these stations than Barrington. Until 2012 KTVO was using a modified version of a news open from the mid-2000s that was made while Raycom owned them, an even better demonstration than the almost-total lack of HD news at these stations. While I may disagree with the slant that Sinclair will take with these stations, it will probably be in tune with viewership in markets like mid-Missouri (especially Jefferson City where KRCG is based), Florence-Myrtle Beach, Amarillo and Albany, Georgia. The acquisition of WFXL will (importantly) give Sinclair a synergy between its Albany and Tallahassee stations, especially with Sinclair's pickup of most of New Age's stations. In the same event, I am left to posit how Nexstar, if it looks at acquiring Granite (perhaps they are waiting until Sinclair closes on Barrington to make the acquisition happen), will work with Sinclair to solve the Peoria and Syracuse hornet's nests. It might be too much investment for either of them in these sub-75 DMAs, especially to split the stations from each other and keeping in mind (between Nexstar, Sinclair and Granite) their near-total control of commercial television in those three markets. so basically Sinclair is building an statewide network with the stations in florida as well? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93278 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 While I may disagree with the slant that Sinclair will take with these stations, it will probably be in tune with viewership in markets like mid-Missouri (especially Jefferson City where KRCG is based), Florence-Myrtle Beach, Amarillo and Albany, Georgia. As much as I hate seeing these stations being subjected to Sinclair's political agenda, I can't argue with you, most viewers in these markets are in tune with Sinclair's political beliefs so they'll be fine. It'll be interesting to see what happens to stations like KHQA, KRCG and KTVO under Sinclair's control but I imagine they won't look the same anymore. Still, the thought of seeing that terrible Sinclair website layout and those stupid Christine Frazo pieces on stations like KTVO makes me a little sick to my stomach (slight exaggeration but I don't like it). Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cg41386 132 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Watch WWTV-WWUP become the dominant station in the market, even if they are independently owned. They already are, and have been for a long time. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanewsguy 511 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 While I may disagree with the slant that Sinclair will take with these stations, it will probably be in tune with viewership in markets like mid-Missouri (especially Jefferson City where KRCG is based), Florence-Myrtle Beach, Amarillo and Albany, Georgia. As much as I hate seeing these stations being subjected to Sinclair's political agenda, I can't argue with you, most viewers in these markets are in tune with Sinclair's political beliefs so they'll be fine. It'll be interesting to see what happens to stations like KHQA, KRCG and KTVO under Sinclair's control but I imagine they won't look the same anymore. Still, the thought of seeing that terrible Sinclair website layout and those stupid Christine Frazo pieces on stations like KTVO makes me a little sick to my stomach (slight exaggeration but I don't like it). You've got to be kidding me. You two obviously have not watched a Sinclair produced newscast. I'm sick of everyone mixing up the local newscasts and Sinclair's national PKGs as if they were one in the same. WOAI is actually very liberal with their local news product even under Sinclair. They also pass on almost all of Kristine Frazao's stuff and only air her if Sinclair labels the PKGs as "MUST RUN" which they do occasionally. Sinclair is more adamant about their "Waste Watch" pieces (known on WOAI as "You Paid for It", WPMI as "Reality Check"). In contrast KABB clears almost all of them. Neither air Sheila Gray's stuff (even though her bio is on their, and all Sinclair's, sites). Aside from that and their poorly redesigned site (and some other minor things I won't bother pointing out) it still feels like 'OAI is owned by Newport. It's almost like nothing's changed. I also don't see anything changing with the soon to be former Barrington properties. Most of them have decent equipment as a result of switching to 16:9 widescreen (all of them did BTW except WACH which is in true HD). Barrington definitely invested in their stations right before ceding control to Sinclair. Sinclair will probably invest more money into these stations than Barrington ever did. Barrington was one of the cheapest owners in the business. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 18, 2013 Share Posted November 18, 2013 Indeed, so it has happened. I find it very unusual, but Sinclair will probably be a better owner of these stations than Barrington. Until 2012 KTVO was using a modified version of a news open from the mid-2000s that was made while Raycom owned them, an even better demonstration than the almost-total lack of HD news at these stations. While I may disagree with the slant that Sinclair will take with these stations, it will probably be in tune with viewership in markets like mid-Missouri (especially Jefferson City where KRCG is based), Florence-Myrtle Beach, Amarillo and Albany, Georgia. The acquisition of WFXL will (importantly) give Sinclair a synergy between its Albany and Tallahassee stations, especially with Sinclair's pickup of most of New Age's stations. In the same event, I am left to posit how Nexstar, if it looks at acquiring Granite (perhaps they are waiting until Sinclair closes on Barrington to make the acquisition happen), will work with Sinclair to solve the Peoria and Syracuse hornet's nests. It might be too much investment for either of them in these sub-75 DMAs, especially to split the stations from each other and keeping in mind (between Nexstar, Sinclair and Granite) their near-total control of commercial television in those three markets. I'm going to say this. I still think Nexstar will get Granite. And you said, they're probably going to wait for Sinclair to finish up the Barrington acquisition. But my guess it, they'll probably going to wait until the ComCorp deal gets the greenlight, since both ComCorp & Granite parents are Silver Point Capital. Of course should Nexstar gets Granite, the Peoria situation will become clear. Sinclair would no doubt do some heavy capital than Nexstar. I also don't see anything changing with the soon to be former Barrington properties. Most of them have decent equipment as a result of switching to 16:9 widescreen (all of them did BTW except WACH which is in true HD). Barrington definitely invested in their stations right before ceding control to Sinclair. Sinclair will probably invest more money into these stations than Barrington ever did. Barrington was one of the cheapest owners in the business. Yeah, in the interim, they won't do anything. But you know they are going to eventually going to have do heavy investment to have all these stations in HD. I know that would probably take a couple of years, but something has got to give. Raycom, Gray and even Nexstar have played heavy catch-up, getting most of their portfolio (Gray & Raycom almost got ALL of theirs) in HD. If Barrington would've done some investing back then, most of their stations (not just WACH 57 in Columbia) would've been in HD, not just enhanced widescreen. You can say they've invested, but I don't think they'd did enough. So the "Heathens of Hunt Valley" would have to do some heavy investing on the Barrington stations. Now since the deal is almost coming to the finish line, Sinclair should come up with the list of stations that would be under this new Chesapeake Television banner. They would be dumb if it didn't include KTVL in Medford and KFDM in Beaumont, to go with the Cox & Fisher lowers and the Barrington cluster. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samantha 2895 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 I'm going to say this. I still think Nexstar will get Granite. And you said, they're probably going to wait for Sinclair to finish up the Barrington acquisition. But my guess it, they'll probably going to wait until the ComCorp deal gets the greenlight, since both ComCorp & Granite parents are Silver Point Capital. Of course should Nexstar gets Granite, the Peoria situation will become clear. Sinclair would no doubt do some heavy capital than Nexstar. In that event, I could see WYZZ and WAOE swapping so that Nexstar has WMBD and WAOE (which could go to Mission) while Sinclair gets WHOI, WEEK and WYZZ. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 WNWO couldn't possibly get any worse under S!nclair. It's always been the misfit in a market where WTOL and WTVG rule the roost, but Barrington did not distinguish themselves in any way. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CircleSeven 1955 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 In that event, I could see WYZZ and WAOE swapping so that Nexstar has WMBD and WAOE (which could go to Mission) while Sinclair gets WHOI, WEEK and WYZZ. I'm looking more into the lines Nexstar joining WEEK with WMBD (one of them could produce news for WAOE (I seriously think Venture could be another one that could cash in on those auctions next year. Nexstar could (longshot) place a MyNet subchannel on WEEK, should WAOE goes away.)), and Sinclair can join WYZZ with WHOI. I dunno why but I get the impression that Nexstar does well with a CBS/NBC combo, and basically any (virtual) duopoly for that matter. And they'll probably add some personnel in the process so both news can be produced simultaneously, and not on the weekends where one newscasts would otherwise be simulcasted on both channels. Sinclair is better off with an ABC/Fox combo. Other than heavy capital in building its new facilities, they probably don't have to have a huge force of personnel for any of the newscast on both channels. I'm not too sure when the LMA between WHOI & WEEK, and between WMBD & WYZZ would end, but if it does end soon, I wouldn't be shocked if they switch the LMAs so Nexstar would have WEEK/WMBD and Sinclair would have WHOI/WYZZ. In either scenario, heavy investing is needed in that market. It would be nice if Nexstar come up with a decision on the location, it'll probably be nice if Sinclair would take the other location (example, should WEEK move to WMBD's studios, Sinclair should buy WEEK's studios to facilitate WHOI/WYZZ). But I still think WHOI have their previous facility prior to the consolidation as well. I'm not too sure if its big enough to build a brand news set for the two stations or not. So we shall see about that. WNWO couldn't possibly get any worse under S!nclair. It's always been the misfit in a market where WTOL and WTVG rule the roost, but Barrington did not distinguish themselves in any way. I could see them getting rid of that blue "phone app" looking logo. And have almost like a real logo. I'm not saying bring back the old NBC 24 logo back, but get a logo that at least decent. As for the rest of the product, even if they change it up, it will still be a status quo. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenShine9 1513 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Most of the Barrington stations were low rated? There are no market leaders in that cluster? Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93315 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Muck 4374 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Most of the Barrington stations were low rated? There are no market leaders in that cluster? In the case of WNWO, it literally has been the also-ran in Toledo since Don Overmeyer signed it on in 1968. They had some upward momentum in the mid-1990s after taking the NBC affiliation, but that's about it... Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtraveler01 738 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Most of the Barrington stations were low rated? There are no market leaders in that cluster? KTVO is, but that's mostly because they're the only station in that market that carries news (KTVO has the ABC/CBS affiliation, KYOU has Fox but no news, and the market gets NBC either from Quincy, Kansas City, or Des Moines depending on where in the market you are and who your provider is). It's also now the smallest market station in Sinclair's portfolio. KRCG has also been challenging KOMU's dominance in that market as well. But I think that's more because of the CBS affiliation than it is because of KRCG's actual news product. Link to comment https://localnewstalk.net/topic/12568-sinclairagain/page/39/#findComment-93335 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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